- Mini-Disc (23 Oct 2000)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Mute
- ASIN: B00004YTZM
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 880,084 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Along with the Pet Shop Boys, Erasure long-ago cornered the market in pure synth pop. While credited as early exponents of house, techno and club culture, both duos have at their core an unashamed love of the catchy hooks and anthemic choruses of pop, but their latter day releases have featured an added component: subtly. For Erasure--considering the hands in the air exuberance of hits "Stop!", "A Little Respect" and the sequins and glitter of their Abba tribute EP "Abba-esque"--Loveboat's seductive tunes and sensitive words are almost excessively subtle. Despite the pounding beats of "Perchance To Dream", the sci-fi electronica of "Here In My Heart" and the album's title, their ninth studio album isn't about the joy of love, but the pain that goes with it and indulges in melancholic melodies and a sense of longing that takes the pair straight back to those early bitter sweet hits "Oh L'Amour", "Sometimes" and "Victim Of Love". Sequin-free and relatively sedate, Loveboat, for all its subtleties, still has its share of addictive tunes--"Aliens" and "Freedom" prove that they've lost none of their penchant for pop and can still write a catchy classic when they put their minds to it. --Dan Gennoe
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album contains in my opinion the two best Erasure songs ever,'Alien' and 'Love is the Rage'- two stunningly beautiful songs. Each time listening to this album, I have discovered something new.The mixture of guitar sounds and synths works very well, the album has a variety of moods, a mixture of ballads and stomping dancy tunes. Andy Bell's vocals are fresh and gutsy,the music sounds at time fun and sometimes serious. There is a strong theme of love in the lyrics, I could imagine 'Catch 22'being played at a wedding !:-)
If you are looking for an album of great pop tunes,then 'Loveboat' is definitely a must buy.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This has got to be the darkest album Erasure have ever released! It's moody, it's atmospheric, sombre but still very much POP! Instead of giving you what you expect, they give you more than you could hope for. This is Erasure being alternative but still very much melodic. The bass is much heavier and the drums are pounding. If you want them to do the same old thing then listen to your old albums! If you want a pleasant surprise with tunes and all then spend your dosh on this Treasure! It has hidden depths that will not disapoint! Promise.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Like a lot of people, it took me a couple of listens to really appreciate Loveboat. This album seems like it would have fit right in the space where Cowboy sits on the Erasure discography as it is a perfect complement to the brilliant, but sales deficient ERASURE. My favorites include the very Erasuresque Freedom, the somber Where in the world, and the song that sounds like it belongs at a high school prom, Surreal. I was put off at first by Perchance to Dream, but now I love it!
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not as bad as has been stated!
I've had this album since it was released in 2000 and I still listen to it (especially Where In The World- brilliant track). Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2009 by D. Bloomfield
horrible
If you're expecting catchy songs and colourful production then this is not the album for you. It starts with a mediocre single then descends quickly downhill reaching shocking... Read more
Published on 30 Sep 2007 by jaybravo
A moody masterpiece!
I've been an avid Erasure fan since "The Innocents" almost twenty years ago. I think Loveboat was so poorly received upon release in 2000 because it was a comeback album, and... Read more
Published on 7 July 2007 by A. McDonald
More of a tramp steamer than a passenger liner!
I love them. I genuinely have a deep and abiding faith in Vince Clarke (especially) and Andy Bell. As a follower of 'Nobby' from the early eighties, he's produced a vast amount... Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2005 by sonik57
Erasure's worst album
I can't believe some people are saying this is their best album! Face up to the fact that they will never do better than Chorus which is a masterpiece. Read more
Published on 4 Dec 2004 by Phil Carr
They just sound so overwhelmingly knackered!
Firstly, being a musician myself, I give full respect to them for having tried "something different" here, as repetition is also the death of creativity. Read more
Published on 3 July 2004 by Mr. S. R. Dhain
I love Erasure, but...
As a die-hard Erasure fan since the 1980s, the boys can do no wrong in my eyes (despite the recent 'flop' albums, which I really loved). Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2003 by J. Spicer
Where's the captain?
With the release of "Erasure" in 1995 there seemed to be a new future for the group with longer tracks, an almost ambient approach and more drama. Read more
Published on 22 May 2002
Somewhat of a letdown
I was really really excited about a new album finally coming out, but when I got this one, it just didn't click with me. Read more
Published on 29 May 2001 by dehruncn@aol.com
I hope this is not the Titanic!
Not too hot. I live in Dallas Texas and Erasure has been huge here for years, but this might push off even their oldest and most faithful fans! Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2001
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