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Other Peoples Songs
Erasure
Other Peoples Songs
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
 
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Erasure's tenth studio album, & the follow up to 2000s critically acclaimed 'Loveboat', features the duo's unique take on some of their favorite songs. Recorded over 2001 with Gareth Jones, best known for his work with...  more »

     
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All Artists: Erasure
Title: Other Peoples Songs
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI Europe Generic
Release Date: 2/5/2003
Album Type: Import
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Style: Dance Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 724358031324

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Erasure's tenth studio album, & the follow up to 2000s critically acclaimed 'Loveboat', features the duo's unique take on some of their favorite songs. Recorded over 2001 with Gareth Jones, best known for his work with Depeche Mode, the album includes a diverse selection of tracks originally made famous by the likes of Buggles, Cockney Rebel, Buddy Holly, The Righteous Brothers & The Korgis. Mute.

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CD Reviews

Avoid this
Comment man | Omaha, Ne | 11/22/2007
(1 out of 5 stars)

"I stumbled on this travesty while seeking a version of Video killed the radio star, and found the selection of songs intriguing. I love versions of good songs and erasure had chosen some excellent songs to cover.

Unfortunately, their mechanical synthpop approach to this classic material is worse than annoying--it is slapdash and heretical. Particularly, their Solisbury Hill tackles one of the finest songs of the rock era and facemasks the profound meaning of Gabriel's original--one suspects the group didn't even understand the mystical meaning of the song! If an appropriate group of pop music mavens convened in a college and appointed a theologically correct pop music pope

(is Paul McCartney available? He isn't doing anything except battling messy divorce cases.), he would excommunicate erasure and condemn them to the Muzak inferno.



Just seek out the originals of these songs."
Buy Solsbury Hill, skip the others
Josh Lehan | Castro Valley, CA USA | 12/09/2007
(3 out of 5 stars)

"The "Solsbury Hill" song, the first track on this CD, is absolutely mind-blowing. It has a power and punch that even surpasses the original song. Get it!



However, can't say the rest about the other songs on this CD. Many of them are just blah. They feel generic and uninspired, with random synthesizer beeps and boops that seem to be prevalent in Erasure's later sound. Is it music or an old video game? Who knows. By contrast, the first song, "Solsbury Hill", instead captures the great high-energy sound of Erasure's early hits.



I bought this CD merely for completeness, but if I had it to do over again, I'd just buy "Solsbury Hill" individually online and skip the others."