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Track Listings
| 1. It Sparkles! |
| 2. Transitoire I |
| 3. Natalie |
| 4. Transitoire II |
| 5. She Wants To Share Her Magic |
| 6. Transitoire III |
| 7. Music In Colours |
| 8. Galaxy |
| 9. Transitoire IV |
| 10. Totem |
| 11. Transitoire V |
| 12. Hotle End Hotel |
| 13. Transitoire VI |
| 14. Charlotte's Conversations |
| 15. Transitoire VII |
| 16. A Fall From The Sky |
| 17. It Sparkles! (Demo) |
| 18. Holte End Hotel (Demo) |
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
At last! This truly great album has been re-released. People didn't get it first time round; but the combination of Duffy's outstanding songwriting and composing and Nigel Kennedy's (yes him!) extraordinarily diverse violin accompaniment is pure gold. Experimental in places (covering styles ranging from delicate pizzacato to Indian raga in the adjoining instrumental Transitoires), but never losing sight of melody, this album flows beautifully. And the songs...romantic, but not a cliche in sight, from a songwriter at the very pinnacle of his craft. Recent magazine reviewers of the album (Q, Mojo) have seen the light this time round. Those who bought it in 1993, have had a decade of pleasure. Those intrigued by Duffy's songwriting for Robbie Williams, should investigate the sheer panache and passion of Music in Colours........and then check out Duffy's band, The Lilac Time.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Stephen Duffy and Nigel Kennedy were both suffering from a public image problem at the time of this release. Duffy was that Tintin bloke who wanted you to kiss him, while the violinist was a virtuoso in the body of a scruffy berk. For the narrow of mind it obscured the fact that both men were touched with rare talent.
Duffy's sombre-yet-catchy folk-inflected songs reached a cult audience via his band the Lilac Time; the indifference of the wider public had left him on his own again. Kennedy was an elemental violinist, itching to experiment but boxed in by his reputation and major label deal.
Here, one of Duffy's finest collections of songs gives Kennedy the platform from which to soar. His violin is unleashed, drenched with wah-wah and distortion, but still informed by his classical background. The sometimes maligned "transitoires" are perfect bridges between the songs, and have the effect of making the whole album a coherent piece rather than just a series of tracks.
The result is an extremely moving musical experience which falls somewhere between Bruch and The Waterboys. It ranks among the best work that either artist has produced.
Duffy's sombre-yet-catchy folk-inflected songs reached a cult audience via his band the Lilac Time; the indifference of the wider public had left him on his own again. Kennedy was an elemental violinist, itching to experiment but boxed in by his reputation and major label deal.
Here, one of Duffy's finest collections of songs gives Kennedy the platform from which to soar. His violin is unleashed, drenched with wah-wah and distortion, but still informed by his classical background. The sometimes maligned "transitoires" are perfect bridges between the songs, and have the effect of making the whole album a coherent piece rather than just a series of tracks.
The result is an extremely moving musical experience which falls somewhere between Bruch and The Waterboys. It ranks among the best work that either artist has produced.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
It's easy to knock this release - the addition of Nigel Kennedy's violin in the form of fairly unlistenable transition tracks between Duffy's compositions is more than enough to put some people off. Kennedy was always something of a joke figure, so slapping him on this album was commercial suicide.
But I think the collaboration is fabulous. Duffy's songs are given sparse but incredibly effective arrangements, presumably to make space for Kennedy's violin accompaniments, but as a result you get some of the songwriter's finest songs ever sung with a real simplicity that makes them hypnotic.
It's not all solid gold, but Natalie is one of my favourite songs full stop, and Charlotte's Conversations, She Wants To Share Her Magic and Totem are also pop perfection.
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