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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Kylie's 2 best albums in one!, 7 Jun 2002
By A Customer
Hits+ takes the 6 UK single releases from Kylie Minogue and Impossible Princess, plus the duet Where The Wild Roses Grow (with Nick Cave). Add to this a handfull of unreleased tracks (exceptional songs being the "Where Is The Feeling - alike" Gotta Move On and Difficult By Design from the 1994 period, and This Girl from the 1997 period), and a few remixes (Automatic Love acoustic being exceptionally different from the album version, with Kylie's vocal sounding a lot stronger) and you have an album that is a complete must for any Kylie fan's collection.However, despite containing the singles and the unreleased recordings mentioned above, this is not the album i would recommend for a new Kylie fan. Understated Kylie classics such as Dangerous Game (KM94), Falling (KM94), I Don't Need Anyone (IP) and Dreams (IP) played a significant part in making the 2 DeCon albums the critical success they were, and are much more valuable than any of the singles or unreleased material (apart from Confide In Me and Wild Roses). In 1994, Kylie Minogue (the album) was deemed a commercial success (albeit not a huge success, the album did as well as Light Years in the UK and was a convincing start). It is only now, with the huge comeback, that critics are writing off her entire DeCon period as a flop. In my opinion Impossible Princess should have been a commercial success, despite the unfortunate timing of the initial release. Some Kind Of Bliss is the worst track on the album, and not at all indicative of the other 11 tracks. The album is not really Indie, and the Manics did not play a huge part on the album (although the other track I Don't Need Anyone is a stand out classic). The wrong singles were chosen, Kylie looked terrible, and where was the promotion? This album is more Kylie than anything she has ever done - it is the only album where she has cowritten every track (all the lyrics) and the only album where she has completely written some of the songs. It is very personal and emotional, and if that makes it dark and uncommercial, so be it. It is still by far the best Kylie album around (and has not aged the same way Light Years has). If you don't have any of the DeCon albums, I would recommend buying Impossible Princess (and) Kylie Minogue. Hits+ is definately more for fans.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A breath of fresh air after 'Fever', 25 April 2002
By A Customer
After listening to 'Hits' for the first time I wasnt sure if I loved the album or hated it, which is usually a good sign. With pop music these days being instantly likeable I feel like good music should take a little longer to settle in. Well, this album delivers. The first and last track clearly show how eclectic Kylie's musical tastes are (were?). It's a far cry from the Love Boat and Robbie Williams Kylie we know and love today. I'm happy this CD is part of my collection. It will surprise you.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A True Revelation, 2 Feb 2002
By A Customer
The 90's Kylie period passed me by, but with the number of positive criticism of her work, I chose to buy this CD. It was a welcome surprise, and is now a prized asset in my CD collection.
Confide In Me is a song I had already heard and loved; its haunting vocals and acoustics are chillingly good.
Put Yourself In My Place is a fantastic strong number, but the incessant crashing beat in the background marrs it somewhat, as it sounds out of time, and out of place. If you ever get a chance to hear the 'Live Lounge' version, it is far superior.
Where Is The Feeling? is a brilliantly dark track, with its stalker-like lyrics and impending climax.
Some Kind Of Bliss grew on me, but has now grown off me! Its a Kylie-Goes-Rock platform, with dramatic overtones that don's sit well together. Not the best track perhaps.
Did It Again starts off sounding poor, but by the chorus you understand what the song's getting at, and its rather good.
Breathe is by far my favourite track on this CD. An unconventional, classy pop song, its electric space-age feel is crisp, clean and polished. It is a beautifully executed song that is one of Kylie's unappreciated classics.
Where The Wild Roses Go is often praised, but is a song that I have never had the urge to listen all the way through. Perhaps that is why I have not witnessed its so-called beauty. As it stands, its the track I will always skip.
If You Dont Love Me is very sweet and very Kylie-Goes-Ballad. Not the best song on the CD, and not one I listen to much, but still a nice song.
Tears and Gotta Move On follows the trend in the middle part of the CD of being Ok, but not great. Nothing too special.
Difficult By Design brings back the high standards. It is a great track, and very sleek.
Stay This Way is a song I always skip, and one that is rather monotonous.
This Girl is quite good, but remains at the lower end of the scale.
Automatic Love is a wonderful song. Its chilled beginning is very sexy and very Kylie, and grows to an even sexier finish.
Where Has The Love Gone? is a good clubbing track, and though perhaps alittle dated now, the lyrics are strong and does not drag, despite clocking in at 9 minutes.
Take Me With You allows the album to come full-circle. It is perhaps reminiscent of Confide In Me with its dark tone and mournful lyrics. It is a gorgeous song, and though rather long, and perhaps even indulgent at 9 minutes, it is still very, very good.
The album is by no means perfect, but the good tracks are very, very, very good, and justify Kylie's praise for this period in her music career. Though no commericial success, the songs on this album are ones that deserve critical acclaim for their ingenuity, class and beauty.
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