- Audio CD (2 Feb 1995)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Warner
- ASIN: B000006YFD
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 31,948 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Bought this after reading about it in Q's Top 50 albums of the year way back when it was released. I was launching a magazine at the time and by the time it hit the stands all the team were completely, completely hooked. We never got bored with it, played it again and again and again and I'm sure it still holds really fond memories for all of them. Poor Eg, poor Alice - they created a total masterpiece and nobody's ever heard of either them or it. Wonderful for driving to in the dead of night. Mojo should do it as a Buried Treasure.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The second paragraph below I wrote back in 2001. Now almost 10 years later I'm still listening to this album. Rockets just came up on the iPod and I love it as much as ever. It's all been said more eloquently in the other reviews here, but apart from Joni Mitchell and Nick Drake, this is the only album I keep going back to years after its release. And it sounds nothing like either of them. But the elegaic, driving-at-night-in-the-rain sound of it all is wonderful, wistful, beautiful. A must have.
This is as good as music gets. It's as simple as that. Some beautiful lyrics, haunting sounds and great atmosphere. The 'whoooooooow' at the start of Indian is worth the money alone. Rockets is lovely too. Recommended to anyone who was ever into Nick Drake or Frazier Chorus, but in fact much more soul/jazzy than either. Eg's solo work is kinda sweet too.
This is as good as music gets. It's as simple as that. Some beautiful lyrics, haunting sounds and great atmosphere. The 'whoooooooow' at the start of Indian is worth the money alone. Rockets is lovely too. Recommended to anyone who was ever into Nick Drake or Frazier Chorus, but in fact much more soul/jazzy than either. Eg's solo work is kinda sweet too.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I can't agree more with the comments of other reviewers. I bought this before going to university and the haunting melodies caught my attention straight away. It is the only album I have had for over 10 years that I still listen too - and indeed look forward to coming up on my i-Pod. There isn't a duff track on it and it is a tragedy that the duo haven't recorded anything else.
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24 years of hunger
I must say I totally agree with everything that has been said. This album still sounds so beautiful, fresh and glorious now as it did when it first came out. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Brian Watt
Years ahead of their time
This album is golden. Even though it now costs a small fortune to clap your hands on this gem, it's worth every penny. Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2009 by P. Ben-David
Eg-cellent
How to describe the sound of Eg and Alice? I would suggest it to be one part Blue Nile (plaintive vocals and urban themes) mixed with an equal measure of Steely Dan (glossy... Read more
Published on 27 April 2008 by Mr. M. J. Cole
eg and alice
Bought this on the strength on Indians, not the greatest song on the cd, but thats cause the rest are just so brilliant. Its one of those CD s thats alway near to hand, i.e. Read more
Published on 5 Nov 2007 by Elizabeth Redmond
WEA records - please reissue
just the most fantastic album
The prices fetched by second hand versions tell it all - going price second hand in 2007 for the CD is £60/100!- a private masterpiece. Read more
The prices fetched by second hand versions tell it all - going price second hand in 2007 for the CD is £60/100!- a private masterpiece. Read more
Published on 13 Oct 2007 by P. G. Cornes
Just Brilliant
I wholly endorse the other comments. I have this on cassette, and much as I love it, I am loathe to play it too much, as I don't want to wear it out. Read more
Published on 30 Sep 2007 by M. Olyett
Undiscovered Classic
My best friend got me into this album in the early nineties and it is one of only 2 or 3 albums that I listen to regularly, even now, 15 years later. it is simply a classic album. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2007 by C. Kerrecoe
Like Troubled Angels Kissing You While You Sleep...
This album is truly remarkable. I too bought it after hearing "Indian" on the radio and finding that single on CD. Read more
Published on 14 Sep 2000 by "samueldreadnought"
The best album I have every bought!
I bought this album approximately eight years ago having heard it at a friend's house. I was immediately taken with it and it is the only album in my collection of 1,200 or so has... Read more
Published on 7 July 2000 by TW
One of the great forgotten 90's albums
I can remember hearing Indian on the radio exactly twice, and on the second occasion phoning the radio station (BBC GLR in London) demanding that this time they tell me who it was... Read more
Published on 9 Jun 2000 by chris_utting@hotmail.com
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