| 1. Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head |
| 2. Look of Love |
| 3. I'll Never Fall in Love Again |
| 4. Do You Know the Way to San Jose? |
| 5. What the World Needs Now Is Love |
| 6. Alfie |
| 7. Reach Out for Me |
| 8. Promises, Promises |
| 9. (They Long to Be) Close to You |
| 10. Make It Easy on Yourself |
| 11. I Say a Little Prayer |
| 12. April Fools |
| 13. Any Day Now |
| 14. Pacific Coast Highway |
| 15. House Is Not a Home |
| 16. Wives and Lovers |
| 17. Living Together, Growing Together |
| 18. Knowing When to Leave |
Editorial Reviews
Digitally Remastered. New Artwork. Gold Foil Print.
Millennium Edition,Burt Bacharach,Universal Int'l,Baroque Pop,Brill Building Pop,Easy Listening,Pop,Pop Vocals
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Millennium Edition
Opus Manufacturer: Universal/Polydor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004R9CQ Release Date: 2001-12-05 |
Tracks:
- Night in Vienna
- Live Is Life
- Can You Hear Me
- Whiteland
- Over and Over (The Watersong)
- Every Now and Then
- When the Night Comes
- Somewhere - Somehow
- Faster and Faster
- Idolater
- On the Surface
- Very Nice Lady
- Day of the Dawn
- Curtain Down
- Anytime at All
Customer Reviews:
Opus Is Magnificent.......2002-08-22
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Millennium Edition
John Miles Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00003W84I Release Date: 1999-12-28 |
Tracks:
- Music
- Slow Down
- Remember Yesterday
- Highfly
- Can't Keep A Good Man Down
- No Hard Feelings
- C'est La Vie
- It's Not Called Angel
- Manhattan Skyline
- Don't Give Me Your Sympathy
- Do It Anyway
- Satisfied
- If You Don't Need Lovin'
- Everybody Wants Some More
- Bad Blood
- Stand Up (And Give Me A Reason)
- Oh Dear!
- Rebel
Album Details
Digitally Remastered. New Artwork. Gold Foil Print. Same Tracks as the Master Series Release.Customer Reviews:
I need More Miles.......2005-08-24
As they say, 2 out of 3 ain't bad..........2004-11-28
not include "you have it all" ?.......2000-08-10
John Miles is still nr 1.......2000-06-26
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Millennium Edition
Liza Minnelli Manufacturer: Inter ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00003W85A Release Date: 1999-12-28 |
Tracks:
- Introduction
- Everybody's Talking/Good Morning Starshine
- Liza (With a "Z")
- I Will Wait for You
- Cabaret
- Man I Love
- Love Story
- Married
- You'd Better Sit Down Kids
- Leavin' on a Jet Plane
- Come Saturday Morning
- Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You)
- Lazy Bones
- Come Rain or Come Shine
- My Mammy
- Waiting for My Friend
- MacArthur Park/Didn't We
- Maybe This Time
- God Bless the Child
Album Details
Digitally remastered. New artwork; gold foil print.Customer Reviews:
Good Starter Album.......2004-08-13
Import version of Liza's "Foursider".......2002-12-26
Supercharged LiZa.......2000-06-03
ALTER EGO in Tulsa OK
money, money.......2000-03-12
because of the effect it had on me- all those years, i would like to use this soundtrack as the fitting theme song for our forthcoming management conference, themed: make much more money.
it's a real classic! it's fantastic! superb! what more can i say...
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The Annual: Millennium Edition
Various Artists Manufacturer: Ministry of Sound UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000300PV Release Date: 2001-03-06 |
Tracks:
- Hey Boy He Girl - The Chemical Brothers
- In and Out of My Life - One Phat Deeva
- Right Here, Right Now - Fatboy Slim
- Sing It Back [Boris Dlugosch Musical Mix] - Moloko
- What You Need [Power Mix] - Duane Harden, Powerhouse
- Feel the Same - Triple X
- Makes Me Love You - Eclipse
- On the Run [Big Ron Mix] - Big Time Charlie
- Big Love [The Dronez Mix] - Pete Heller's Big Love
- Freak It - Studio 45
- (You Got Me) Burning Up - Cevin Fisher, Loleatta Holloway
- Sun Is Shinning - Funkstar de Luxe, Bob Marley
- Is It Love - Chili Hi Fly
- You Don't Know Me - Duane Harden, Armand Van Helden
- To Be in Love [Full Intention Dub] - India
- Turn Around - Mutant Disco
- Communication [Mas Mix] - Mario Piu
- Pitchin' - Hi-Gate
- Happiness Happening [Lange Mix] - Lost Witness
- Awakening - York
- Out of the Blue - System F
- 9pm (Till I Come) - ATB
- Better off Alone - Alice Deejay
Tracks:
- Rendez-Vu - Basement Jaxx
- Can't Get Enough [Vocal Club Mix] - Soulsearcher
- Drop the Bass - Ashram
- Get Get Down [Choo Choo's Digital Pimp Mix] - Paul Johnson
- (Mucho Mambo) Sway [Johan's Toxic Club Mix] - Shaft
- Push That Thing - Dave Aud
- Bullet in the Gun - Planet Perfecto
- Be There [Tormentor Mix] - Tall Paul
- King of Snake - Underworld
- Apache - Starfighter
- Everyday - Agnelli & Nelson
- Liberation (Temptation-Fly Like an Angel) [Ferry Corsten Mix]
- Synth and Strings - Yomanda
- Launch [Yomanda Mix] - DJ Jean
- Don't Stop [Quake Mix] - ATB
- Toca Me - Fragma
- Feel the Beat [Tall Paul Mix] - Camisra
- 1999 [Gouryella Mix] - Binary Finary
- Sanctuary - DeJure
- Grooveline [Matt Darey Mix] - Blockster
Album Description
43 track collection with Judge Jules mixing up the first disc & Tall Paul taking care of the second. Features hit grooves by Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, Moloko, Bob Marley Vs. Funkstar De Luxe, Armand Van Helden featuring Duane Harden, Masters At Work presenting India, Phats & Small Presents Mutant Disco, Basement Jaxx, Tall Paul, Underworld, ATB, Blockster and more. Comes housed in a double slimline jewel case with a 46 page full color photo booklet inside of a colorful CD-sized slipcase sleeve. 1999 release.Album Details
Mixed by Judge Jules and Tall Paul. All the Big Tracks of the Year Are on this Double CD Compilation and Comes Complete with a Booklet Containing the Story of the Year in Dance. Classic Ministry Quality Packaging.Customer Reviews:
For those new to the scene..........2001-05-07
I feel what sets this 2 CD comp apart is its superior choice of song selection and mixing. Those really are the two most important things when it comes to albums like this. I would say this album fuses together the perfect mix of house and trance, with a little bit of electronica put in ala Chemical Bros.
For me to say whether a mix album is good or not, I simply have to ask myself the question, "Do I only like tracks x, y, and z? Or, could I seek to any part of the album and really get into it?" NEVER by a mix album if you DONT LIKE EVERY PART OF THE MIX. The skill of a club DJ is in the song selection and cross fading abilities.
And again, for those wondering what type of techno they can expect, I would say the first disc definetly emphasizes House music, with even some Garage mixed in (look at track 8). If the first disc doesn't make you LOVE house, then nothing will. The end of the first disc starts hitting upon hard house (look at track 17). The second disc has more progressive house/trance leanings. This is where the two genres (of house and trance) most closely merge. Especially pay attention to the end of the first album, which I would say is the apex of the collection.
Which brings me to my final point. This album takes you on a journey. It really does. Some people I know listen to mix albums by pressing the 'seek' button until they get to that special bass drop or build up. In the MOS millenium edition, the DJ knows when to turn down the tempo, when to build it up, and when to break it down.
GET THIS ALBUM.
Big hits, mixed with mediocre fillers.......2001-03-19
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20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection (Eco-Friendly Packaging)
New Edition Manufacturer: Geffen Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000MDH8UK Release Date: 2007-01-30 |
Tracks:
- Cool It Now
- Mr. Telephone Man
- Lost in Love
- Count Me Out
- Little Bit of Love (Is All It Takes)
- With You All the Way
- Earth Angel
- If It Isn't Love
- Can You Stand the Rain
- Hit Me Off
- I'm Still in Love With You
Album Description
The 20th Century Masters series is the best-selling single-artist line in music history and is being re-released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green." To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered. Official liner notes are easily accessible on the Internet at http://www.ilovethatsong.com/green. UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®.
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Grandmix: The Millennium Edition
Various Artists Manufacturer: Import [Generic] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004S2QP Release Date: 2000-12-12 |
Tracks:
- Intro-Grandmix Of The Millennium
- Girl You Know It's True-Milli Vanilli
- Wee Rule-Wee Papa Girl Rappers
- Roadblock-Stock Aitken Waterman
- Lovely Day-Bill Withers
- All Around The World-Lisa Stansfield
- Somebody Else's Guy-Jocelyn Brown
- Just An Illusion-Imagination
- I Can't Wait-Nu Shooz
- Tribute (Right On)-The Pasadenas
- Going Back To My Roots-Odyssey
- Close To Perfection-Miquel Brown
- Do It Any Way You Wanna-People's Choice
- Rock It-Herbie Hancock
- The Medicine Song-Stephanie Mills
- Sex-O-Matic-Bar-Kays
- Back By Dope Demand-King Bee
- Class/Style (I've Got It)-Linda Lewis
- Never Gonna Give You Up-Rick Astley
- I've Been Thinking About You-London Beat
- I Will Survive-Gloria Gaynor
- Pump Up The Volume-M/A/R/R/S
- Let It All Blow-Dazz Band
- Baby Talk-Alisha
- All Fall Down-Five Star
- Shake Your Body Down (To The Ground)-The Jacksons
- Sueno Latino-Sueno Latino
- Love Sensation-Loleatta Holloway
- Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood-Santa Esmeralda
- Let No Man Put Us Under-first Choice
- Rock Your World-Weeks & Company
- Love 4 Love-Robin S
- Fire-Pointer Sisters
- Jack To The Sound Of The Underground-Hithouse
- Break 4 Love-Raze
- It's On You-MC Sar & The Real Mccoy
- Do What You Want-2 In A Room
- Gypsy Woman-Crystal Waters
- Finally-CD CD Peniston
- Wanna Get Your Love-Jenny Bee
- Happy Station-Fun Fun
- They Only Come Out At Night-Peter Brown
- Hit & Run Lover-Carol Jiani
- Relight My Fire-Dan Hartman
- Tell Everybody-Herbie Hancock
- Let's All Chant-Michael Zager Band
- Come On And Do It-Poussez
- If You Could Read My Mind-Viola Wills
- Funky Town-Lipps Inc
- Sing It Back-Moloko
- I Can't Stand It-Twenty 4 Seven
- Horny '98-Mousse T
- Put Your Hands Up-The Black & White Brothers
- Say Yeah-The Limit
- What Is Love-Haddaway
- Rhythm Is A Dancer-Snap
- Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)-Technotronic
- Ready Or Not-The Course
- Moving On Up-M-People
- Give It Up-The Goodmen
- King Of My Castle-Wamdue Project
- Can You Feel It-The Jacksons
- Ring My Bell-Anita Ward
- I Love The NightLife-Alicia Bridges
- Go-Moby
- What You Need-Powerhouse Featuring Duane Harden
- Gotta Let You Go-Dominica
- Feel What You Want-Kristine W
- Insomnia-Faithless
- Anasthasia-T99
- Spin Me Around (Like A Record)-Dead Or Alive
- Free-Ultra Nate
- It's My Life-Dr Alban
- Freed From Desire-Gala
- It's Like That-RUN-DMC Versus Jason Nevins
- Plastic Dreams-Jaydee
- Quadrophonia-Quadrophonia
- September '99 (Phats & Small Remix)-Earth Wind &
- Feel Good-Phats & Small
- Whoomp! (There It Is)-Tag Team
- Get Down-Avantgarde
- 2 Times-Ann Lee
- Killin' Time-Tina Cousins
- 9 PM-ATB
- Oh La La La-2 Eivissa
- Boogie Wonderland-Earth Wind & Fire
- Encore Une Fois-Sash!
- Fiesta-The Sunclub
- Move On Baby-Cappella
- Waterfall-Atlantic Ocean
- Water Verve-Mark Van Dale With Enrico
- Mr Vain-Culture Beat
- Instant Moments-ROOS
- No Time To Waste-T-Spoon
- I Give My Life-DJ Jean & Peran
- Be My Lover-LA Bouche
- On The Run-De Bos
- Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)-Scatman John
- We Like To Party-Vengaboys
- The Launch-DJ Jean
- Right In The Night-Jam & Spoon
- Children-Robert Miles
- 7 Days And One Week-BBE
- Gouryella-Gouryella
- The Nighttrain-Kadoc
- Out Of The Blue-System F
- Grandmix Of The Millennium-Outro
Album Description
107 track dance compilation featuring some of the biggest hits of the past 25 years from artists like Stock, Aitken, Waterman, Gloria Gaynor, M/A/R/R/S, Lipps Inc., M-People, Snap,Anita Ward, Moby, Dead or Alive, Sash!, Robert Miles and many more. 1999 release. Double standard jewel case.Album Details
Triple CD Box Mixed by Ben Liebrand (Radio 538 /101. 2 FM). Very Fine Megamix of 107 Big Hits By: Run Dmc, Ann Lee, Imagination, Earth Wind and Fire, Vengaboys, Pointer Sisters, Phats and Small, Bill Withers, Atb and More.
Customer Reviews:
Grand mix of dance songs from 1975 up to 2000.......2002-03-17
The Grandmix - Millenium Edition consists of 3CDs with the best dance songs from 1975 up to 2000. Each CD has a playtime of about one hour, giving a playtime of about 1.5 minute per song. Since Ben Liebrand's mixing technique is based on BPM (beats-per-minute) and not scratching and sampling, you can enjoy your favorite childhood/teenage dance song. (I better stop here since I am showing my age.)
For people that enjoy these CDs I also recommend the summer edition, which is based on the same principle by the same mastermixer. For fans I recommend Ben Liebrand's website (Liebrand.nl) on which he explains his mixing techniques and equipment used.
Unbelievable!!.......2001-12-01
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Flicker Like a Candle (Millennium Edition)
Manufacturer: WTII Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002Z9UH2 Release Date: 2004-07-01 |
Tracks:
- The Mercy Seat
- Heretic II (Visionary)
- Metatron
- The Mercy Seat (Agendacide Remix by Attrition)
- Heretic I (Inquisition)
- The Surgeon
- Hardwire (A New Form of Beauty)
- Konzentratienslagen
- Aussicht Vom Rande der Nacht
- Terminal State
- Flicker Like a Candle
Album Description
The long awaited domestic release of Stromkern's 1997 debut Flicker Like a Candle. This is the reissue of the Millennium edition of this album which was actually released in 2000 and includes all of the tracks found on the original Flicker Like a Candle plus four additional tracks that were added for the Millennium release. Flicker Like a Candle features the international club hits "Heretic" and "Mercy Seat" which set the tone for the Stromkern of the future.
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Salsa en la Calle 8 Millennium Edition
Various Artists Manufacturer: Protel / Umgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000457F8 Release Date: 2000-02-15 |
Tracks:
- Nunca Voy A Olvidarte - India
- Lluvia - Eddie Santiago
- Ven, Devorame Otra Vez - Lalo Rodriguez
- Bailando - Frankie Ruiz
- Sensual - Tito Rojas
- Aparentemente - Tony Vega
- La Novia - Willie Rosario
- La Sopa En La Botella - Celia Cruz
- Hasta El Sol De Hoy - Edgar Joel
- El Cantante - Hector Lavoe
- Deseo Salvaje - Eddie Palmeri
- Amor Pirata - Willie Gonzalez
- Mi Mambo Pide Campana - Roberto Roena
- Richie's Jala Jala - Richie Rey/Bobby Cruz
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20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of New Edition
New Edition Manufacturer: Geffen Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0007TKHZC Release Date: 2005-03-22 |
Tracks:
- Cool It Now
- Mr. Telephone Man
- Lost in Love
- Count Me Out
- Little Bit of Love (Is All It Takes)
- With You All the Way
- Earth Angel
- If It Isn't Love
- Can You Stand the Rain
- Hit Me Off
- I'm Still in Love With You
Customer Reviews:
Another great collection from 20th century.......2005-05-21
This is another excellent collection from 20th Century Masters who keep their collections short in length (generally 40 to 60 minutes), but always high in quality.
Another excellent NE collection!.......2005-04-06
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Ovo: Millennium +1 (Ltd Edition)
Peter Gabriel Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004TKZO Release Date: 2000-06-12 |
Tracks:
- Low Light
- Time of the Turning
- Man Who Loved the Earth/The Hand That Sold Shadows
- Time of the Turning (Reprise)/The Weavers Reel
- Father, Son
- Tower That Ate People
- Revenge
- White Ashes
- Downside-Up
- Nest That Sailed the Sky
- Tree That Went Up
- Make Tomorrow
Amazon.com
Created for the performance area situated at the center of London's Millennium Dome, Ovo is an ambitious concept piece that attempts to address the stages of human evolution through a family saga. That it fails is not all that surprising, given the project it's associated with. Never one to be intimidated by a concept or a challenge (see Genesis, the early years, or The Last Temptation of Christ), Gabriel may have been the ideal choice for a multicultural, technology-focused show, and his general instincts seem sound. But even Cirque du Soleil, whose work this most resembles, never had to contend with the blending of Gaelic folk and tribal overtones, techno-futuristic soundscapes, gentle ballads, or a sludgy reworking of "Digging in the Dirt," complete with a rapped story line. Though there are some fine, interesting moments here, they're too often lost in the shuffle--which sounds as much like a requiem for the Dome as it does for Ovo. --Randy SilverAlbum Description
Dutch limited edition version of the artist's soundtrack tothe show he created for the Millenium Dome in London. This special edition includes a bonus CD single, comic book, multimedia tracks, a bonus track and comes packaged in a slipcasewith a standardAlbum Details
Extremely Limited Edition Exclusive Slipcase Package with Bonus Disc of 'the Story of Ovo' by Neneh Cherry and 'ovo Time Lapse Video' plus Deluxe Color Booklet. Music is from the Millennium Dome Show in London. Guest Vocalists Include Richie Havens AndmoreCustomer Reviews:
Millenium hopes.......2003-08-11
If you already have the standard OVO disc, you won't be getting much new here. It all depends on how serious a collector you are. Fortunately, I hadn't bought OVO yet, so the import, though a little pricey, filled the bill. Unlike some Peter Gabriel fans, I happen to like OVO very much. I think it is one of the most interesting and innovative musical projects he has designed. Hopefully one day he will release a DVD of the show (certainly someone must have filmed it!). It was an historic occasion, apparently a very big show, and many of us Gabriel fans across the world were unable to see it.
C'mon Peter. Share the fun.
OVO/Millennium -- underrated and worth discovering.......2002-10-28
It would have been nicer to have Peter take all the lead vocals, given that his voice is one of his best strengths. However, he appears more director than performer in the project, playing and arranging the music rather than being the rock star behind the mic, and his vocal stand-ins, Ritchie Havens and Paul "Blue Nile" Buchanan, are perfect analogs for him. Standout tracks are "Downside Up," " Make Tomorrow," "The Time of the Turning," and the hard-edged "The Tower That Ate People."
Millennium makes a better listening experience, so I'd start with it if buying it for the first time, but people who already bought OVO don't really need to trade up. Millennium gives a better package (comic book for the kids, cardboard slipcover, different artwork, expanded CD booklet with photos and commentary on the Millennium Dome Show) and improves the playing sequence slightly by adding a brief extra tune, the celebratory marching-band number "The Tree That Went Up," while placing "The Story of OVO" rap on a separate CD single. This also features the same video clip of the Show, scored with "Nest that Sailed the Sky," as that on both versions of the album. The brief time-lapse video can't do the Show justice but is still lovely to watch and the only way most people will ever get to see it.
OVO/Millennium is great listening, especially once the details of the story are sorted out. The atmospheric, polyrhythmic, mostly instrumental melodies shouldn't be considered a commercial follow-up to Us, but they fit nicely in the sequence of Gabriel's music, continuing his same rough alternation between pop album and non-commercial project.
The great "lost" album in PG's career.......2002-10-01
"Ovo" was completely overlooked in the USA, where most people believe his first studio project since "Us" was the 2002 ambient instrumental soundtrack "The Long Walk Home", and then finally the proper rock/pop followup "Up" which has now just been released. However, like all Gabriel projects "Ovo" is an essential purchase, and one which will delight and surprise in unexpected places. First, although it is the soundtrack to the "Millenium Dome" project, it is not an instrumental work--8 of its 12 cuts feature lyrics and vocals, which would make it the proper studio followup to "Us" (indeed, several of the songs for this and "Long Walk Home" actually derive from the initial sessions for "Up"), the only deviation being that Gabriel chose several other singers to work with him on his songs. Second, it has a narrative storyline, which would be the first time he has attempted such a thing since Genesis' "The Lamb" (or maybe the abandonded late 70s concept "Mozo"). Thus, "Ovo"'s ambitions are indeed quite grand; the amazon[.com] reviewer is right in that it is at times over its head, with bright moments getting lost in a tapestry that may be a little *too* eclectic, but there are more than just a few "OK" songs here.
The only real regret I have about "Ovo" is that, although I like Paul Buchanan, Richie Havens and Elizabeth Frazer, I think Gabriel should've taken the lead on every track and used them only for backup vocalists. This would have made the album sound more consistent, for his voice is still supreme and these are his songs; they all bear his stamp so vividly that even when someone else is singing, I hear Peter. The songwriting is very strong, the melodies are as melodic and the rhythms as innovative as ever, with all of it reminding one of his past work while pointing to a further evolution of the sound: one
unexpected feature of the album is that while Gabriel has been particularly fond of Middle Eastern and North African world music elements in his music for nearly two decades now, in the attempt to be truly global for "Ovo"'s millenial aspirations, elements of indigenous Western forms are blended to the mix to
create a fusion unique to the record but that would then inspire the sound of the following "Up".
Highlights include the touching minimal piano ballad "Father Son" (which could be on any of his albums), the grindingly energetic and innovative techno-rocker "The Tower That Ate People" (a potential hit if only it had been promoted more), the graceful opening "Low Life", "Downside-Up" (Frazer's best moment here) and the 10 minute (!) closing "Make Tomorrow", an epic which involves all four singers and the kind of atmospheric, multi-sectional writing that would mark "Up". This edition of the CD is better than the other, which opens with a rap rendition of "The Story Of Ovo" that is unnecessary, and is replaced with the innocuous but better-fitting instrumental "The Tree That Went Up". I don't understand the couple of reviewers who charge this album is boring--"Long Walk Home"'s ambient instrumentals may have provoked a snooze or two, but "Ovo" is constantly changing styles, moods and singers, and at least one track ("The Tower That Ate People") ranks with his toughest and most danceable rockers. In short, "Ovo" is a great PG album, and makes a good pair with "Up"; I just wish he had sang all the leads.
Unexpected and Superb - I reveled in this album........2001-11-07
It's not all Gabriel. He appears on several tracks but not all of them. This is very much a group effort. He has chosen a group of singers each of whose voices is immedately distinctive and beautiful, yet all of whom fit in perfectly with his of music. Paul Buchanan, Elisabeth Fraser, Richie Havens, Alison Goldfrapp, and others.
Gabriel did write all the music and lyrics on the album and it shows. From the soft opening notes of "Low Light" (I still want to know what those Gaelic lyrics mean!) until the closing chorus of "Make Tomorrow" this album is Pure Gabriel. In my opinion, it's the best work he's done since "Passion". It's not quite the collection of singles that "So" was nor does it evoke the atmosphere of "Passion". Still it is super. This album is sometimes catchy and melodic, other times moody, but always superb.
If you liked "So", if you absolutely loved "Passion", I think you will love "Ovo" as well. To me, those three albums represent the peaks of Peter Gabriel's solo career.
By the way, prefer THIS version of the album (the limited edition version with the red and blue "tower" cover), over the American version (the one with the green cover). This version has an extra track and wisely dispenses with "The Story Of Ovo" track (and relegates a terrible rap version of it to a separate disc where it belongs). It's the only bad thing about the American version.
Unexpected and Superb - I reveled in this album........2001-11-07
It's not all Gabriel. He appears on several tracks but not all of them. This is very much a group effort. He has chosen a group of singers each of whose voices is immedately distinctive and beautiful, yet all of whom fit in perfectly with his of music. Paul Buchanan, Elisabeth Fraser, Richie Havens, Alison Goldfrapp, and others.
He did write all the music and lyrics on the album and it shows. From the soft opening notes of "Low Light" (I still want to know what those Gaelic lyrics mean!) until the closing chorus of "Make Tomorrow" this album is Pure Gabriel. In my opinion, it's the best work he's done since "Passion".
If you liked "So", if you absolutely loved "Passion", I think you will love "Ovo" as well. To me, those three albums represent the peaks of Peter Gabriel's solo career.
By the way, prefer THIS version of the album (the limited edition version with the red and blue "tower" cover), over the American version (the one with the green cover). This version has an extra track and wisely relegates the hip-hop-ish "The Story Of Ovo" track to a separate disc where it belongs. It's the only bad thing about the American version.
Meditation Music:
- Mirror Mirror [Import]
- Missundaztood [Limited Edition with Bonus DVD]
- Moonlight Kiss
- Move.meant EP
- My 'Magination
- Nasty Girl [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
- Never Had a Dream Come True / Spiritual Love [CD-single]
- On The Country Side
- Once Upon A Rhyme
- Perfect Smile
Meditation Music
If It Makes You Happy [CD-single]
Walter Gieseking Plays Mozart & Beethoven
The English Orpheus, Volume 6: An Englishman Abroard
Woodworking (Cricklewood Remixes)
World of Italo Bootmixes [Import]