- Audio CD (1 Feb 1997)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Mercury
- ASIN: B000001EQI
- Other Editions: Audio Cassette | Vinyl | CD-ROM | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 54,850 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Great pop music is driven as much by raw emotion as it is classic textures. While this Scottish band excels in the latter trait, Texas has grappled with finding its own voice ever since making its 1988 debut. White on Blonde is the perfect example of an album that sounds right, but feels wrong. The band may borrow key traits from pop history in constructing its gentle blues style, but it woefully fails to give its songs any resonance. From the Motown influenced "Black-Eyed Boy" to the delicately gritty "Halo", the grooves fall into place just fine, but the sentiments ring hollow. Singer Sharleen Spiteri's voice--radiating warmth and soft-focus edginess--is still sweet on the ears; and the band's impenetrable sound will make radio programmers get down on their knees and praise the album-oriented rock gods. --Aidin Vaziri
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TEXAS White On Blonde (1997 UK 14-track CD album including Say What You Want Halo Black Eyed Boy & Put Your Arms Around Me picture sleeve)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sharleen Spiteri has a wonderful voice,
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This review is from: White On Blonde (Audio CD)
The first song I heard by Texas was "Say What You Want" and I have been a convert ever since. The song still remains one of my favourites on the cd, but there are certainly a lot of other terrific songs to be heard. Sharleen Spiteri's voice (I think) is absolutely wonderful and almost everyone I know who has listened to the band's music has taken a liking to it almost immediately. There are a couple of instrumental type interludes that I don't dig too much, but they are over before you know what is happening - now that I know I instantly skip ahead so I can once again hear Sharleen's singing. I now have this cd and the more recent cd "The Hush" and would easily recommend them both to almost any listener.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just a jewel!!,
This review is from: White On Blonde (Audio CD)
This album is simply a jewel, from the first to the last track Sharleen's voice is a gift for your ears, full of emotions and registers. All the songs are stylysh and powerful, specially amazing are Halo, Say what you want and White on Blonde. The lyrics are extraordinary, pure poetry and. The more you listen to it, the more you like it, that's for sure. If you buy this cd you won't regret at all, you'll scream for more Texas' music!!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
WOW!!!,
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This review is from: White On Blonde (Audio CD)
In some ways, it is a shame that Texas had to wait for this album to make them BIG!! It amazes me that it took 4 albums for the amazing talent of this group, and the beautiful voice of Sharleen Spiteri to be realised fully. I absolutley love "put your arms around me", it really is a beautiful song and I can listen to it over and over without growing tired of it at all. In an era ruled by teeny-pop its a shame that bands like Texas often get ignored by so many (although I do own some "pop" albums myself) and I would urge any music fan to purchase this album.
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