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Bare by: Annie Lennox List Price: £9.99 CD-Charts Price: £4.98 You Save: £5.01 (50%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0828765240529 Label: RCA Manufacturer: RCA Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: RCA Release Date: June 09, 2003 Studio: RCA Sales Rank: 6681 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: Bare, Annie Lennox's first album of original songs in 11 years, is a stylish tour de force that showcases the former Eurythmics chanteuse in all her chilly, shimmering splendour. Her formidable voice is still a supple and intriguing instrument, lithely shape-shifting between emotions, personas and musical forms. Lennox moves effortlessly from the sparse and pristine lament of "A Thousand Beautiful Things" to the deceptively simple "Pavement Cracks", a solemn ballad that is transformed by electro dance beats that recall some of the best of the Eurythmics. But Lennox's quixotic voice is best utilised as an old-school soul instrument; she makes a metaphorical journey to Motown on "Hurting Time", a reflective ballad that could have been lifted off a Miracles album. "Honesty" finds the Scottish diva at her well-mannered best, occupying the sophisticated space formerly held by Carly Simon. --Jaan Uhelszki Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - At first I was afraid, I was petrified ...Annie's scary, powdered face looking out at me, the angst of the songs clearly evident in the titles alone ... but wait, this is wonderful, moving, beautiful music which speaks to me deeply on every listen. Forget 'Medusa' which was fairly thin gruel, this is the real deal - profound, energised, intelligent, synth-based music. Buy it (especially with the DVD thrown in). It's a thousand beautiful things. Rating:  - Vert nice, but in small dosesI have always found the voice of Annie Lennox, ex of Eurythmics, fantastically powerful yet very warm and clear. So it was not difficult to immediately buy this album when it first appeared. At the end of the day I'm not certain if I like this disc or not - let me explain. I love tracks such as "A Thousand Beautiful Things", but I find that the collection of tracks is just a little too soft and sad. Each track has its merits and her voice is superb, but as a collection, played one after another, it is just a little too depressing for my taste (others might consider it mellow rather than depressing). Maybe, the production relies a little too much on the quality of her voice. It's nice when one of the tracks pops up in a random play-list, but ... Read More: Rating: - Annie's still got her gunA fabulously mature album that reflects life, love and loss. Counteractive beats give each song it's own pace. The song over a song, 'Honestly' was a gift, a powerful undertone with almost manic over the top of lyrics makes this song a prime example of why Annie never needed to be part of a band, she can sing front row and centre and carry herself well. 'Pavement cracks' is another example of how people try to find love in the strangest of places. 'Saddest song' is maybe the most deeply upsetting song I have ever heard her sing and she did it masterfully. You feel it. It's fair to say the album reflects maturity and a sharpened talent, the songs themselves give her powerful voice the ideal platform to raise with 'Erased' ... Read More: Rating: - An album to keep foreverThis album contains some of the most beautifuly sung music ever. Not only do songs like Erased, 1000 beautiful things, Pavement cracks (best song on the album), the hurting time, loneliness have amazing melodies but because of her voice these songs are haunting yet beautiful. Other songs like 'Honesty' are quite complex with annie lennox singing but also with her head voice over the top. This album is without a doubt, in my opinion, one of the best albums ever written. 11/10 Rating:  - WARNING! - Copy Control"This CD includes anti-copying technology that is intended to prevent unlawful copying of the CD with a PC. This may affect playability of the CD on certain computer devices such as PCs and gaming platforms. " - so says the warning. The truth is, this product did not play properly on my 3 year old TEAC Hi-Fi, due to the Copy Control system deployed. Try searching the web for "Copy Control" and you will find many other instances of CDs using these systems that do not work in standard domestic or in-car players. I've sent mine back - still waiting for a refund 3 weeks later.... |
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