- Audio CD (20 Oct 1998)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: World Domination
- ASIN: B00000DCKD
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 85,315 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Reaching One |
| 2. Love & Trouble |
| 3. I Will |
| 4. All Nite |
| 5. Bring You Back |
| 6. I've Got A Big Bowl Of Cherries |
| 7. Uh-Uh, Don't Look Down |
| 8. All I Wonder/Anyway |
| 9. If I Were Brave |
| 10. Jonathan |
| 11. Let's Say |
| 12. I've Got No Strings |
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Wounded Love,
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This review is from: Girl Bros (Audio CD)
"Subdued" is the best way to describe this album and that is not necessarily a complaint. Sure, those of you that loved the enthusiasm and fun of Wendy & Lisa's first three albums are going to be a little nonplussed, maybe even disappointed with Girl Bros, but stick with it. Girl Bros is a very personal offering from the girls. It's gentle, sentimental and emotional. There's a tiredness to it that is quite palpable but it's not an uncaring "whatever" kind of tiredness - it's more of a "too tired to fake it anymore, too tired to be anything but honest and simple and direct" kind of tiredness. And that's cool. That's good.
The result is a very intimate, very modest, very unpretentious album. This is a whisper not a brazen shout. But it feels like an end. There's a note of finality about Girl Bros. It sounds like a goodbye. It's hard to see where Wendy and Lisa can progress to after this. The album feels like they're letting go of the crazy world of the music industry. And who can blame them? The album is also obviously a musical tribute to Wendy's brother who died before the album was recorded. I'm sure this accounts for the wounded gentleness that pervades nearly all of the tracks and also adds an affecting rawness to many of the lyrics. This is an album that sighs its own grief whilst rocking itself to sleep... though there are flashes of the old Wendy and Lisa funkiness and ebullience. However, these flashes are few and far between. Musically everything is very stripped down and uncluttered. There are Folk and Country influences here. It's quite reminiscent of some of XTC's latter day output. Do I like it? Yeah. I do. It's nice to hear Wendy and Lisa's voices again and this album completes the collection. But it's a sad end to the story. Like losing two friends. They sound a little battered and blue... but it's OK, they're getting over it. It's just that unfortunately things aren't going to be quite the same anymore. Cue soft watery smiles. I wish them both well. I thank them for sharing. And they will always have an honoured place on my MP3 player.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The dynamic duo's 4th and final l.p to date.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Girl Bros (Audio CD)
Wendy and Lisa's 4th great l.p is less experimental than their previous album's but this does not disappoint by any means.The electric guitar's are collaborated with accoustic guitar's on some track's but in an upbeat way,not a bland one.If u got W+L's 3rd l.p "Eroica" then the track's "Valley Vista","Mother Of Pearl",and "Why Wait For Heaven" off that l.p would best describe the style of the song's here."Jonathan" is not uninspired whatsoever but an excellent vocal/accoustic guitar tribute to Wendy's brother who sadly died during his time as Smashing Pumpkins keyboardist.There's a unique cover of "I got no strings" from Pinnochio which is followed by a catchy hidden track at the end of the cd.If u liked Wendy and Lisa's other l.p's u'll like this too-and play it a lot!!!More music please lady's!!!
5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A BIT OF A LET DOWN,
By Mark53 (BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Girl Bros (Audio CD)
If you're expecting the gritty funk of 'fruit at the bottom' or the grungy rock of 'erotica' forget it. Wendy and Lisa have not only changed their moniker but are relying now on atmospheric balladry. Not that that is a bad thing. Several of the tracks notably 'i've got a bowl of cherries' and 'i will' are up to the standard of say 'waterfall' and the c.d is still littered with those little rhythm changes that makes them stand out from the competition. The singing is great, but somewhere toward the end they seem to run out of ideas 'Jonathan' is uninspired and meandering and 'let's say' and 'if i were brave'are just fillers. So all in all a bit of a let down after so long a wait. One gets the impression that changing the name and no details on the cover that they've lost interest in the sucess side of things. A pity others don't follow their example. Anyway if you've got the other albums its still worth having.
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