London Conversations: The Best of Saint Etienne_音乐专辑
London Conversations: The Best of Saint Etienne
表演者: Saint Etienne
专辑类型: 专辑
介质: CD
发行时间: 2008-10-10
唱片数: 3
出版者: Universal
条形码: 0602517817029
专辑简介
It's hard to believe that nearly two decades have passed since one time Heavenly Social mainstay Bob Stanley started Saint Etienne with fellow capital based DJ Pete Wiggs. Initially
nothing more than a side-project for their more dance-orientated pop, Saint Etienne went on to become something of a household name by making easy-listening 1960s pop fashionable again, simultaneously adding 'kitsch' to the list of sub-genres we still see bandied around today.
Somewhat surprisingly, Saint Etienne never actually achieved a Top Ten single - but even though their commercial success never quite matched the critical platitudes, their music
continues to attract a whole new generation of followers, particularly now, in the dance-heavy climate the UK's guitar underground currently finds itself in.
London Conversations compiles thirty-five of their best known songs, making it the nearest thing to a Saint Etienne anthology you're likely to find. Although some may argue that
their presence in the grand scheme of musical development is hardly worthy of such a hefty collection, it would be fair to say that the majority of this record stands the test of time well, the older material even more so than those songs taken from most recent record Tales From Turnpike House.
Their first two releases, 'Only Love Can Break Your Heart' and 'Kiss And Make Up' (both cover versions) still sound as fresh and invigorating as they did back then without ever falling into X-Factor pastiche territory, while the glorious post-rave comedown of 'Nothing Can Stop Us' - ex-model and long-time cohort Sarah Cracknell's first contribution to Saint Etienne -
and spine tingling kitchen-sink drama of 'Like A Motorway' are frankly untouchable pieces of avant-garde pop that haven't been matched by anyone since. Elsewhere, 'Join Our Club' and 'You're In A Bad Way' are prototype Girls Aloud, while 'Who Do You Think You Are' is mid-nineties London's classier yin to Pulp's grittier South Yorkshire yang.
All in all, then, London Conversations is a fitting tribute to one of Britpop's most underrated survivors.
曲目
DISC 1:
1. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
2. Nothing Can Stop Us
3. Join Our Club
4. Avenue
5. You're In A Bad Way
6. Hobart Paving
7. Who Do You Think You Are
8. Pale Movie
9. Like A Motorway
10. Hug My Soul
11. He's On The Phone
12. Sylvie
13. Heart Failed (In The Back Of A Taxi)
14. Action
15. A Good Thing
16. Side Streets
17. Burnt Out Car
18. This Is Tomorrow
DISC 2:
1. Kiss And Make Up
2. Filthy
3. Spring
4. People Get Real
5. Mario's Cafe
6. Goodnight Jack
7. The Bad Photographer
8. Lose That Girl
9. Lover Plays The Bass
10. How We Used To Live
11. Boy Is Crying
12. Finisterre
13. Soft Like Me
14. Shower Scene
15. Star Above Us
16. Teenage Winter
17. I Was Born On Christmas Day
DVD
Tracklist:
01. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
02. Kiss And Make Up
03. Nothing Can Stop Us
04. Avenue
05. You're In A Bad Way
06. Hobart Paving
07. Who Do You Think You Are
08. I Was Born On Christmas Day
09. Pale Movie
10. Like A Motorway
11. Hug My Soul
12. He's On The Phone
13. Sylvie
14. The Bad Photographer
15. How We Used To Live
16. Heart Failed (In The Back Of A Taxi)
17. Action
18. Side Streets
