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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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Only Yazoo is really a record-company executives compilation of Yazoo's 1982-1983 work as opposed to a decent retrospective covering the best of their two album's worth of recordings. This comes through when you see the number of needless remixes and filler-fodder onboard.
It really is a crime against music that whoever compiled this collection did not include their single finest moment, the incredible 'Don't You Bring Your Love Down', one of the great 'lost singles' of the 1980s. However, with great singles such as Situation (a decent enough 1990 mix), Only You (a Depeche Mode reject song), Don't Go and Nobody's Diary all present and correct, it's still nevertheless worth a gander.
Vince Clarke would go onto greater things, forming Erasure with Andy Bell in 1985 (OK, maybe they've had their day now !) while classy singer Alison Moyet produced a fine selection of albums and singles throughout the rest of the 1980s. All in all, not bad, but their best song just is'nt there ! (digitally remastered re-issues of their two albums would have been a better idea!)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this along with "In Your Room" boxset so to have the whole collection of hits. Throw it a couple of remixes and it's a perfect retrospective on one CD. It you're a fan of Erasure or Alison Moyet - buy this CD!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Back in the early '80's, when I was a teenager, it was frilly synthy effects that really moved me. So, Depeche and Human League and OMD were in - Yazoo weren't.
Whilst the songs of those great outfits seemed to fit in and around their snynthesizer hooks and pretty melodies and glossy productions, Yazoo's didn't. For a fifteen year old lad, soppy (or otherwise) lyrics don't count for image, hype and glamour.
Of course, I've now got those relatively throw-away other band's LPs on CD, as they're part of me. I hardly ever play them though, if at all. (Except, maybe OMD's Architecture & Mortality).
Vince Clark has the requisite synthy 'bobbly and swooshy' bits and now, Alison Moyet's vocals reach into my more (hopefully) mature appreciation of such vocal warmth and dexterity and with songs to boot. Some of those songs and that, THAT voice can emotionally fire me, or discharge me in seconds. Stick me in a blacked-out room and have Winter Kills playing and I'm in agony - and awe.
I've got no other Yazoo CDs, but do have an Alsion Moyet 'Best Of'. I'm not going to (nor wish to, or care enough to) compare this album with others from either her or with Vince - too much is going on in the world for that. Having said that, any compilation is going to have tracks that some find superfluous and others that aren't featured.
If, like me, you just want a good example of what Yazoo were of and sounded like, then this'll most probably fit the bill nicely. It certainly did me.
Whilst the songs of those great outfits seemed to fit in and around their snynthesizer hooks and pretty melodies and glossy productions, Yazoo's didn't. For a fifteen year old lad, soppy (or otherwise) lyrics don't count for image, hype and glamour.
Of course, I've now got those relatively throw-away other band's LPs on CD, as they're part of me. I hardly ever play them though, if at all. (Except, maybe OMD's Architecture & Mortality).
Vince Clark has the requisite synthy 'bobbly and swooshy' bits and now, Alison Moyet's vocals reach into my more (hopefully) mature appreciation of such vocal warmth and dexterity and with songs to boot. Some of those songs and that, THAT voice can emotionally fire me, or discharge me in seconds. Stick me in a blacked-out room and have Winter Kills playing and I'm in agony - and awe.
I've got no other Yazoo CDs, but do have an Alsion Moyet 'Best Of'. I'm not going to (nor wish to, or care enough to) compare this album with others from either her or with Vince - too much is going on in the world for that. Having said that, any compilation is going to have tracks that some find superfluous and others that aren't featured.
If, like me, you just want a good example of what Yazoo were of and sounded like, then this'll most probably fit the bill nicely. It certainly did me.
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Yazoo
I ordered this for myself as I love electro pop, Vince Clark and especially Erasure. A fantastic cd with all the 80's hits (most of which I remembered !). Read more
Published 2 months ago by lyallie33
wish I'd bought Upstairs at Eric's!
Good but not what I remembered from the 80s. Don't Go and Situation absolutely superb but the rest a bit flat.
Published 2 months ago by Yiddo
Classic Electro Pop
Absolutely classic electro pop. Still sounds relevant and shows just how good this pair were.
Published 19 months ago by D. W. Lomas
Fab!
Got this CD and listened to it over and over again and still play it. Excellent dance and 80's memory's.
Published on 5 Jun 2009 by Ms. D. J. Commins
very good, but could of been even better
Fair play, there are some very fine tracks on this album. Her voice and his playing are absolute top draw quality. Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2008 by Red Rose
Sound level recorded too high
1. I think it's better to rerelease Upstair At Eric's and You And Me Both in one package digitally remastered in HDCD.
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Published on 24 Nov 2001 by J. Kandany
Part brilliant, part mediocre
The songs are half written by Vince Clark, half by Alison Moyet; does this explain the summary? Well no, about half of Clark's songs are brilliant and half average and the same... Read more
Published on 5 May 2000
Some Classics, but never given a chance to compete.
This album has some 80's classics from the group who have so much history between them. Unfortunatley, this album has nver been given the chance to flourish to a possible new... Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2000 by gambone1@dialstart.com
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