Instead: Onetwo: Amazon.co.uk: Music

Special Offers and Product Promotions

Discover millions of songs and albums in our MP3 music downloads store.

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Laughter, Tears and Rage

~ Act

4.0 out of 5 stars (1) �13.49

Outside World

~ Propaganda

4.7 out of 5 stars (3)

A Secret Wish

~ Propaganda

4.6 out of 5 stars (14)

Another Language

~ Claudia Br�cken

3.2 out of 5 stars (5)

Item

~ Claudia Brucken

4.8 out of 5 stars (4)

› Explore similar items

1. Theory Of Everything

2. Theory Of Everything

3. Sequential

4. Home (Tonight)

5. Signals

6. Have A Cigar

7. I Don't Blame You

8. Cloud Nine

9. Anonymous

10. Heaven

11. Kein Anschluss

12. Weakness In Me

13. Vision In The Sky

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

(What's this?)

Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.

ambient(1)

electronic(1)

omd(1)

propaganda(1)

See all 7 tags...

Customer Reviews

14 Reviews

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

Average Customer Review

4.3 out of 5 stars (14 customer reviews)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Synth Heaven from excellent artists, 18 May 2007

By	Mr. Ps Bellamy "psbboy" (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

What can I say that hasn't already been said!

This is a fantastic album. Great writing, great production, great vocals. Anyone who enjoys music produced by Trevor Horn, or music by Pet Shop Boys, OMD, Propaganda, Erasure, Trademark, Moodswings and similar will love this.

Item was a good EP but Instead steps up many gears to give you an album that you just won't be able to switch off. The 2 versions of Sister on Item though are worthy of a mention here as both are great. So buy Item too!

The new version of Signals is great, some bizarre key shifts that work brilliantly.

I recommend this to anyone reading it because you came this far so won't be disappointed!

PSB.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Return long overdue - but worth it!, 1 Mar 2007

By	M. B. Wilson "crushtrash" (Bristol) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

After their 2 yr old "Item" ep I was wondering if an album would ever surface - but this 13 tracker (only one track, the single "Cloud 9", overlaps - as Signals is completely remixed) is a pleasant and long-overdue follow-up for Ms Brucken and Mr Humphreys. Nicely packed in digipack with booklet (all very fluid design) the album starts with the only piece of mood music, which morphs perfectly into Part 2, which is a vocal. The melodies are good, and Claudia's vocals sound as fresh as they did all those years ago (unlike some vocalists who struggle nowadays to retain the tone and diction). Paul has one lead vocal Contribution "Not To Blame", and this sits well after "Have A Cigar" due to the related topics. Perhaps a few more uptempo tracks could've been included, but the production is smooth and yet often edgey (if that makes sense). Bob Kruashaar is mainly at the mixing desk, apart from the heavily remixed and slightly extended version of the wonderful "Signals", and "Heaven".
All in all this is nearly an hour of polished pop that straddles the 80s and 2k's comfortably, and deserves a wider audience than it's low profile is likely to offer it. A really nice piece of work, guys!

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the femme fatale is back!, 1 April 2007

By	Mr. Nathan Armstrong - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

so nearly twenty years on we at last get a follow up to claudias solo album...the onetwo ep was a pleasant experience! the "another language" not so! miss brucken has provided some fantastic music - the amazing propaganda album. the equally amazing "act" album and her own solo album are all amoung my most favourite albums of all time!

on this album she teams up with paul humphries ex-omd and the pairing works wonderfully! it has to be said either age or paul has calmed to angst of the young claudia! but the voice is still amazing! claudia has always had limited appeal in the uk...more due to the music industry than talent or providing great music..so this album, unfortunately wont change it!

fans of propaganda, frankie goes to hollywood, the human league, depeche mode, 80s music will love it as will people who like atmospheric pop chill out!

the packaging is good...but would have liked the lyrics to be included!

so to the album....its great...more laid back than i was expecting "theory part 2" "sequential" "cloud 9"...."have a cigar" sees the claudia of old and the nearest we get to the angst of previous songs - it blends into "i dont blame you" which paul sings wonderfully..which returns to the laid back feel of the album.

the production is first class..what would you expect!

its a wonderful album..maybe less punchy that i expected..quiter, poppier, and happier! i doubt any younger fans will get to here it..but for us who grew up with omd and cluadia its a wonderful experience.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all 14 customer reviews...

Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars A hidden gem - slightly flawed but the benefits outweigh the faults
In September 2007 I was fortunate enough to be invited to see Erasure in concert by some friends. One of their number had dropped out at the last minute so the ticket was offered... Read more

Published 1 month ago by Mr. P. Childs

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
I liked OMD and Propoganda so I bought the Item EP when that was released and liked that, especially "Sister".

Instead is a very good album. Read more

Published 21 months ago by MHC

2.0 out of 5 stars Boring
I can see why AndyMCcluskey had commercial success when he continued with omd after the split. This album lacks melody and it's just tiresome paul humphries just writes boring... Read more

Published on 24 Oct 2007 by Mr. J. D. Windeatt

4.0 out of 5 stars Best CD of the year.
As title, this is the best CD of the year by my ranking so far, but why only 4 stars? The reasons are 1) One week song - I don't blame you; and 2) Some songs seem a bit outdated,... Read more

Published on 11 Jul 2007 by M. SHING

5.0 out of 5 stars Non-tronica Fan Review - Bring an Oxygen Mask . . .
. . . because the air is thin in the Van Allen Belts, where this album will transport and hold you in its all to brief duration. Read more

Published on 14 May 2007 by Sundreamer

4.0 out of 5 stars Have a Cigar!
I've always loved Claudia's voice, the way it swoops to pick up those low notes never fails to hit me square in the solar plexus, and the years have not dimmed it! Read more

Published on 17 Mar 2007 by muz

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice
It's not often that I'll buy an album before I've heard a single note of it but in this case the pedigree of the artists was enough to make me shell out. Read more

Published on 7 Mar 2007 by M. Marshall

4.0 out of 5 stars ein zwei?
lush electro cult pop. you will either have been waiting for this album for a couple of years and bought it immediately (4 of the tracks have been previewed for a while on... Read more

Published on 27 Feb 2007 by P. Addyman

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the wait!
I waited patiently for ages for Paul and Claudia to finsish this debut album and they did not disappoint! It's lush, beautiful and oh, just...sublime. Read more

Published on 27 Feb 2007 by Leepy

5.0 out of 5 stars A new twist on nostalgia
Ok, I'm biased. Propaganda and OMD were two of my favourite bands of the '80s, so the anticipation for this album has been building for some years now since I heard that Claudia... Read more

Published on 27 Feb 2007 by IainN8

› See all 14 customer reviews...

Listmania!

80s Electric - Off the Beaten Path: A list by Grumpy Old Goth "Old Goths Never Die"
Another one: A list by �ivind Petersen "ORP"
bamalama: A list by T.S. "loveamnesia"

	60% buy the item featured on this page: Instead 4.3 out of 5 stars (14) �22.39
	13% buy Outside World 4.7 out of 5 stars (3)
	11% buy A Secret Wish 4.6 out of 5 stars (14)
	9% buy Laughter, Tears and Rage 4.0 out of 5 stars (1) �13.49

Instead

Special Offers and Product Promotions

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Product details

Track Listings

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

Customer Reviews

Customer Discussions

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight

Start a new discussion

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Listmania!

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject

Feedback

Your Recent History