What Are You Listening To?

[CRAZY-HORSE]

good "best track" MH...i also remember Bermuda Triangle being played on the radio back in the day...

also,
i am a bit partial to Barry,especially his early material

[CRAZY-HORSE]

CYNDI LAUPER "she's so unusual" cd,1983.

Cyndi's debut set...
very 1980s pop IMO, but in a good way!, eighties pop from the US really doesnt get much better than Cyndi and Madonna IMO(Michael Jackson being the only one better!).
great little tunes on this one, from the universally acclaimed smash hit and original Girl Power anthem "girls just wanna have fun" through to my favourite ballad "time after time", shame she didnt go on much longer as a chart success, but has still released many quality songs since then...
this album hasnt fared as well as i expected it to when i put it on,was hoping and expecting a "love" rating, but not to be!

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: money changes everything
best track: time after time

tracks:

1. money changes everything *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aK-UjR3Oj4 audio
2. girls just want to have fun **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIb6AZdTr-A vevo video
3. when you were mine **
4. time after time ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdQY7BusJNU video
5. she bop **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFq4E9XTueY video
6. all through the night ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgtpsdHPgas live
7. witness **
8. i'll kiss you **
9. he's so unusual **
10.yeah,yeah **

3s=2
2s=7
1s=1

rating: 2.1

[CRAZY-HORSE]

GOTYE "like drawing blood" cd,2006.

debut solo set from 'somebody that i used to know'....
well, most people know him now,but not then or for the first decade of his career..
this one has the same sparse feel as his Making Mirrors album, but overall, a whole lot less catchy...and certainly not as good overall, but still,that said, more consistant(ie:less aweful tracks).
nothing great on here,just ok tracks IMO, and certainly not good enough to have made an impact on the Aussie charts back in the day neither, but somehow managed to be nominated for "album of the year" at the 2007 ARIA Awards...

at least my two favourite tracks have links available!!!

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: seven hours with a backseat driver
best track: learnalilgivanlovin'

tracks:

1. like drawing blood **
2. the only way *
3. heart's a mess **
4. coming back **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfV2iVJqwwU video
5. thanks for your time **
6. learnalilgivanlovin' **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDxvgyyek6U live
7. puzzle with a piece missing **
8. seven hours with a backseat driver *
9. the only thing i know **
10.nightdance/worn out blues **

3s=0
2s=8
1s=2

rating: 1.8

[hatchetman]

Still need to listen to more of his earlier stuff.

[SteveO]

I like all of Gotye's material!...very impressive artist!

[hatchetman]

I like all of Gotye's material!...very impressive artist!

He is definitely. I like everything I've heard. I have his current album and have listened to older stuff on Youtube.

[Music Head]

from my library (vinyl)



The diva steps out of her comfort zone to team up with Barry Gibb on this one. Surprised he didn't get his name on
the cover as producer. The Bee Gees were hot at this point. Producer, duet on two tracks, backing vocals throughout,
and writing credit on all tracks. Not much of my Bee Gee's sound on here. This is Barry after he developed that
indescribable voice for disco. But then this is a Barbra Streisand album. It is her best selling of her career. A
grammy and a #3 hit for the title track, one of the two duets with Barry. The other, What Kind Of Fool, reached #10.
Best for me and the only love track is Woman In Love, a #1 hit. The fourth single, Promises, was released as a 12"
disco single for club play. The album had four grammy nominations for the year, only taking the one for Best Pop
Vocal Performance. A #1 album in twelve countries, and now 5 times platinum.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Never Give Up

Best Track - Woman In Love

Life is a moment in space
When the dream is gone
it's a lonelier place

I kissed the morning goodbye
But down inside, you know we never know why
The road is narrow and long
When eyes meet eyes and the feeling is strong
I turn away from the wall,
I stumble and fall, but I give you it all

I am a woman in love
And I'd do anything to get you into my world and hold you within
It's a right I defend, over and over again
What do I do?

With you eternally mine
In love there is no measure of time
We planned it all at the start
That you and I live in each other's heart
We may be oceans away
You feel my love, I hear what you say.
No truth is ever a lie,
I stumble and fall, but I give you it all.

I am a woman in love
And I'd do anything to get you into my world and hold you within
It's a right I defend, over and over again
What do I do?

OOOOO I am a woman in love and I'm talking to you,
You know I know how you feel, what a woman can do.
It's a right, I defend, over and over again.
What do I do.
I'm a woman in love
And I'll do anything to get you into my world
And hold you within
It's a right I defend, over and over again….

1) Guilty **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE8JXVyt50Q - very nice performance with Barry
2) Woman In Love ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KJ60uJZ3-Q
3) Run Wild **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KJaP9PJZSQ
4) Promises **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfVCF4pgeS4
5) The Love Inside *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_kMGVzx_K4
6) What Kind Of Fool **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdQ6o9Aig9o - the other duet with Barry
7) Life Story **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YaR0W-k_a8
8) Never Give Up *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zoKKAhg5wk
9) Make It Like A Memory **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrFPPDLLP8k

3's - 1
2's - 6
1's - 2

Grade - 1.9
allmusic - 2.6

[CRAZY-HORSE]

only know the first two tracks...i like 'em

[Music Head]

from my library (vinyl)



The lads had started to hit it big here with I Started A Joke. Time to go to the vault while they worked on their
little known masterpiece, Odessa. The first of their three albums titled Rare Precious And Beautiful. Material
recorded from 64-66, when they were still unknowns and living in Australia I think. The beautiful harmonizing that I
love has not peaked on most of these for me. Still getting it together maybe. Four love tracks out of it though,
which isn't bad for this kind of album. Spicks And Specks comes out the best with an excellent live clip for it from
some Aussie tv show. Never came out here, but a single elsewhere. Not sure if any other tracks were singles.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Playdown

Best Track - Spicks And Specks

Where is the sun
That shone on my head
The sun in my life
It is dead
it is dead
Where is the light
That would play
In my streets
And where are the friends
I could meet
I could meet

Where are the girls
I left far behind
The spicks and the specks
Of the girls on my mind
Where is the sun
That shone on my head
The sun in my life
It is dead
it is dead

Where are the girls
I left far behind
The spicks and the specks
Of the girls on my mind

Where is the girl I loved
all along
The girl that I loved
she's gone
she's gone

All of my life
I call yesterday
The spicks and the specks
of my life 've gone away
All of my life
I call yesterday
The spicks and the specks
of my life 've gone away

Spicks and Specks!

1) Where Are You **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhcecKu7gk4
2) Spicks And Specks *** - excellent clip, love the dancing girls, back then they wore clothes
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-e8QjU2WRM
3) Playdown ** - that thing at 1:55 is unbearable
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r243XNlqqzg
4) Big Chance **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b12ek-666X4
5) Glass House **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aktv2whGq-A
6) How Many Birds **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5RUDrs5byg
7) Second Hand People ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybcq4sPYE4k
8) I Don't Know Why I Bother With Myself ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fSfW5O56ho
9) Mondays Rain ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLVt6u9eItg
10) Tint Of Blue **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iFJ1n23RPY
11) Jingle Jangle **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0chZyI6kzlM
12) Born A Man **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c93NYPRPIrc

3's - 4
2's - 8
1's - 0

Grade - 2.3

[CRAZY-HORSE]

i recall "second hand people" being a single here back in the day, not sure about the others...will check them for your question MH....stay tuned!