Retail therapy coffee table crap.
Well, it's not really crap, but it's obviously a compilation put together for a 'mood'. Lots of non-threatening music with a variety of singers with a diverse range of talents.
I like to put these things on random to cock a snook at the compiler. Especially when the compiler is marketer not a musician.
Bland. Let's pick some singers that people like, and find their blandest songs - Madonna, Alanis, Joan Armatrading. Let's ignore the fact that they are liked partly for their attitude. Well, I suppose Better Midler isn't bland. Sentimental schmultz can never be described as bland. On a record with sentimental schmulz, bland suddenly seems attractive.
I have never been able to take Natalia Imbruglia seriously since I heard she dated Liam Fox; I hadn't heard of her prior to learning that fact. Apparently, she was in Neighbours, in the days I used to watch it. Her presence clearly entirely passed me by.
On the plus side, there's some Sinead, but it's hardly her best song. Bonnie Raitt - now there's a woman with a voice. I always liked stuff by her I've heard. But never enough to rush out and buy an album.
The above was written after playing Disc 1. Fortunately Disc 2 is considerably better - or my mood and more ears more open to the selection.
Morcheeba. Not bad. I used to almost know Morcheeba very well. But that's a whole other story...! On the second disc are some very good tracks, by kd lang, Pretenders, Shakespear's Sister, Everything But The girl etc etc.
But the original draft of this is dated 19/5/2005 and it's now 19/8/2007. You calculate...it's not as if I have exactly been drawn to this CD in the past two years and three months.
Although, listening to it this evening, I have discovered a rather nice song I was not previously aware of - Where Have All The Cowboys Gone by Paula Cole, of whom I have never heard.
On the other hand, it also includes The Corrs. I mean, that should be against the law shouldn't it. I think buying this CD was the final stage of aversion therapy and I have never bought a pop compilation CD since. I don't think. In fact, I don't remember buying it. I supposed I might have shoplifted it in a drug-induced trance. But, somehow, I doubt it...
My copy says £15.99; Amazon has it available at its market value of a whole 97p. Gahhhh.
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