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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
There is a Zang Tumb Tumb re-issue campaign currently going on through the Salvo record label, which has seen the likes of Propaganda's "A Secret Wish" receive welcome and somewhat lavish re-packaging, and Claudia's own "Love: And A Million Other Things" has recently received the re-issue treatment from Cherry Red.
This sits rather well with these recent releases. Very nicely put together in a fold-out digipack with a glossy booklet containing a decent write-up and some good photos; this is however not an re-issue of an old album; it is a brand new compilation, showcasing the career of Claudia (and that voice) through the various acts and collaborations she has been involved with, as well as some of her solo material. It includes tracks from Propaganda, Act, OneTwo, and Chrome Seduction, along with duets with Andy Bell, Paul Rutherford and Andrew Poppy (but not Glenn Gregory) and four solo tracks.
Almost without exception these are brilliant tracks; in particular Propaganda's classic "Duel" and Brucken's own "Kiss Like Ether" stand out. Once again, I find myself wondering why, with a voice like this, Brucken never became a major star.
Nevertheless, it is a bit of a mixed bag, a clash of styles, and this CD possibly works best as a sampler, rather than a coherent career overview. Hearing these tracks, the obvious thing to do would be to hunt out the albums they came from, and hopefully Salvo (or Cherry Red, or any other company willing to put in the effort) will be able to make more of this back catalogue available - how about a re-issue of the compilation triple CD "Laughter Tears and Rage" from Act?
So, to sum up, a great showcase of a great talent, an excellent taster.
This sits rather well with these recent releases. Very nicely put together in a fold-out digipack with a glossy booklet containing a decent write-up and some good photos; this is however not an re-issue of an old album; it is a brand new compilation, showcasing the career of Claudia (and that voice) through the various acts and collaborations she has been involved with, as well as some of her solo material. It includes tracks from Propaganda, Act, OneTwo, and Chrome Seduction, along with duets with Andy Bell, Paul Rutherford and Andrew Poppy (but not Glenn Gregory) and four solo tracks.
Almost without exception these are brilliant tracks; in particular Propaganda's classic "Duel" and Brucken's own "Kiss Like Ether" stand out. Once again, I find myself wondering why, with a voice like this, Brucken never became a major star.
Nevertheless, it is a bit of a mixed bag, a clash of styles, and this CD possibly works best as a sampler, rather than a coherent career overview. Hearing these tracks, the obvious thing to do would be to hunt out the albums they came from, and hopefully Salvo (or Cherry Red, or any other company willing to put in the effort) will be able to make more of this back catalogue available - how about a re-issue of the compilation triple CD "Laughter Tears and Rage" from Act?
So, to sum up, a great showcase of a great talent, an excellent taster.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Having happened upon Dr Mabuse via Dr Beat (don't ask!), I have been a fan of Claudia since '85. The classic Propaganda singles are here, ACT highpoints and her classic singles from Love.. and all those other semi-solo gems with other collaboraters making this an unmissable collection for me and thousands others. Volume 2 to come perhaps? Oh, we'll take whatever we can get, believe me..!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Claudia Brucken has fronted both Propaganda and ACT as a vocalist as well as working with OMD's Paul Humphries as the duo - OneTwo. This best of includes tracks from all three as well as solo material and new tracks including a collaboration with Andy Bell of Erasure. The album kick off with two propaganda tracks and its Duel that is the most memorable from the 80's a great single. The 80's synth sound still sounds fresh today. The rest of the album can never reach the heights of the first two tracks but the style remains quite similar and the Onetwo material is worthy of repeat listening. Overall its a good compilation showcasing the distinctive German style of Brucken and how many female German vocalists can you name , Nena ? , check it out.
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A "Best Of" that is actually quite gut
This 64-minute compilation packs all the best songs featuring Claudia BRÜCKEN, from the mid-1980s to now. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Stan FREDO
Neat Compilation
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Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
Published 14 months ago by R. Nicklin
Surprisingly Listenable
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