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Bros' Best Of showcases arguably the first ever Pop Idols. Pop stars are nothing new but Bros were admittedly manufactured and with their first hit single "When Will I Be Famous?" displayed the naked craving for celebrity that now characterises modern pop culture. But that driving first hit, with its vague house flavour, still stands up, as do other tracks such as the powerful "I Owe You Nothing". What's surprising is that the twins achieved eight Top 10 hits (all contained here)--this in an era when it was truly difficult to reach the high end of the charts. Whether they wrote these songs or indeed sang them has often been a subject of debate. One thing was for sure. As quickly as Bros rose they fell, and, as individuals, swamped in debts and tales of woe. Bros were part of a package of acts made by the wildly successful company PWL, that included Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan and many now defunct names (e.g. Sonya). Nearly all relied on a formula of high-pitched vocals, bits of watered down electro and wholesale steals from 60s hits. Bros were the label's signature act with their Aryan looks and glossy style sense and as an example of mainstream pop in the 80s there can be few better examples. --Jake Barnes
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
People usually remember Bros mainly for their "When Will I Be Famous", "Drop The Boy" & the fantastic "I Owe You Nothing" tracks, however their was a lot more to Bros than the first album, which followed up in the second & third albums "The Time" & "Changing Faces" (Respectively).
From the anthemic "Famous" to the funky gospel inspired "Try" this album has some fantastic tracks on it, tracks such as "Money" & "Changing Faces" that were never singles, however fantastic tracks (Money being a planbned single to be later replaced by Chocolate Box) - the album does definately have some fantastic tracks.
It also shows Matt's fantatsic vocals as a youngster aswell, and both Matt & Luke who are very talented lads, have gone to achieve success (As has Craig by managing Pink & co.. now).
Listen out for the very funky & rocky "Too Much", the infectious "Madly In Love" (Remix) , to the lovely crafted ballad "Are You Mine" - the album really is fantastic value for money (No pun intended lol) & it's a great album to have, wether you want to reminsice, or just basically play loud & enjoy, it's a wicked album & also has a fantastic booklet to go with it.
Check out Matt's latest album "Early Side Of Later" if you want to hear a FANTASTIC album, and see how AWESOME Luke is in the films Blade II, Charlie, The Man & more ... both going on to bring quality material & success.
The "Big Picture DVD" that goes with this is also an amazing item, see my review on that... as it's truly is the "Best Thing Since Sliced Bread" & is highly packaged also with content & goods !!!
FANTASTIC STUFF !!!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Call me sad, but i feel it needs to be said. Bros were not manufactured. Matt definitely sang all the vocals as anyone who's heard him live will agree. And,the biggest insult of all,they certainly were not PWL.Any way,fabulous compilation. All the tracks we Brosettes know and love. Great to have them on c.d after all these years. If you think you're a Bros/Matt Goss fan, you should be ashamed if you don't own this already.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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well a best of has finally been released it has all the hit singles from WHEN WILL I BE FAMOUS through to the final bros single TRY it even inlcudes the b-side to sister il count the hours and a few album tracks from previous releases. The best track on the album is sister where bros show their maturity at their best if you want a album with fun songs and great ballads then this one is for you i think everyone should have this is thier colection look out for matt goss new album FACE the WIND. MaTT goss is a truly underated singer i beleive one of the finest vioces to come from england out of the 80's
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Bros
I'd really love it if the Amazon reviewer, Jake Barnes, could get his facts straight. Bros were never a part of the PWL label - Push, the band's first album, was on CBS. Read more
Published 12 months ago by anonymous
The Best of Bros
A must have for any fan! I loved these in my teens and still love them now! This album will have you up dancing and brings back wonderful memories!
Published 18 months ago by Ab
AWFULL
The 'Best Of' is a timely reminder of just how mind blowingly awfull this 'bands' music really was.
If you are a fan of music please avoid this CD at all costs.
If you are a fan of music please avoid this CD at all costs.
Published on 18 July 2006 by P. Jones
What A Load Of ABSOLUTE trash!
I do not apologise for what I'm about to say. This "band" and I use the term loosely were rubbish and extremely manufactured when they first came out in 1988. Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2005 by "monkeysausage2"
Coooool!!
I decided to purchase this after being a massive Bros fan in the 80's. When i played the CD, i was suprised at how many songs i remember and even the words.... Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2004 by Tallie
BROS RULES
Matt, Luke, and Craig stormed onto the British charts in 1988, and ruled the british music scene for the next two years. Read more
Published on 12 May 2004
Its almost Karaoke!
Gossette, Brosette, this is for you.
I have sung and danced, thought about the videos, envisioned Matt on stage going (ooouuughh) and at times, remembering him sound slightly... Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2004 by M. Cameron
'Bros' With A Suprise Best Of Album......!!
THIS IS A LATE 80'S POP UK BOYBAND.... I REMEMBER THEM WHEN THEY WERE AROUND ALL THOSE YEARS AGO...AND THEY HAVE RELEASED A SUPRISING 'BEST OF' ALBUM IN 2004..... Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2004
Fantastic Memories
Having waited for months for the release of this CD i was sooooo proud to purchase it on Monday!!
It is 19 tracks of absolute greatness!! Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2004 by "chakacha76"
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