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Born [Enhanced] [Extra tracks]

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Audio CD (25 Aug 2003)
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 2
Format: Enhanced, Extra tracks
Label: Decca (UMO)
ASIN: B00005LIQ5
Other Editions: Audio CD

Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (31 customer reviews)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Born, the debut album by four conservatoire-trained young women has little to do with classical music. It's a gimmick, fusing a string quartet of frivolous femmes, spicy girls who all want to be "Posh", with dance beats, a big production mixing their violins, viola and cello with polished electronics. Add an enormous marketing budget and watch them top the charts. Taking themselves less than seriously--they played the James Bond theme at their Royal Albert Hall debut gig--pop "Victory" looks assured. This single bounces along with a dash of Rossini's Barber of Seville and a real sense of pop melodrama, in spirit little different from what guitarist John Williams did with his rather less photogenic band Sky in the late 1970s. What may surprise is that tracks such as the frenetic world-dance "Quixote" are penned by the film composer Magnus Fiennes, brother of the more famous Ralph and Joseph. "Winter" adds Jean Michel Jarre-style synth and voice-over to the ghost of Vivaldi and the infectious beat goes on, and on, and on. Sex sells, and Bond's success seems assured: this is a state-of-the-art product, but with Mike Batt of Wombles fame's bonus remix of "Victory" just don't expect it to be art. --Gary S Dalkin

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, 22 April 2001

By	ian.kidd@tinyworld.co.uk (Stoke- on- Trent, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Born (Audio CD)

After having heard 'Victory' on a classics compilation (seeing as it IS classical, only with enw ilfe breathed in!), I knew Bond were going to be something good, and the samples I have heard are fantastic!! Born is something that classical music needs; a invigoration, taking inspiration and energy from so many differen worlds of music, to create something that is new, alive and very refreshing.

Buy this CD, and you will NEVER regret it!!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is the most exiting album i have heard in a long time, 26 Nov 2000

By	J. A. Bourne "tonybourne" (Manchester, England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Born (Audio CD)

I have to admit to buying this cd after seeing these stunning girls on tv playing victory.I was completly blown away by their performance, they were so sexy and they looked so much to be enjoying playing their music. The production on the album is stunning and I can't say there is a single bad track, which in its self is an achievement. It is a great album to put on when you are feeling a bit down, if this dosent lift your spirits, nothing will. If you are a lover of good, exiting music I suggest you put this on your christmas list.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!, 1 Jun 2001

By	jenniehmc@hotmail.com (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Born (Audio CD)

This is an amazing CD - hardly 'pop' as previously described, closer to the dance music so popular these days. The tracks range from folk through true classical to music that would not sound out of place in a film score. I adore 'Oceanic' and find it one of the most relexing pieces I have ever listened to. Keep an open mind - don't knock it as classical trash, but don't try and label it as pop either. This is far far more than that. Absolutely brilliant!

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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Bond's Best
This album is my third Bond album and it is in my opinion their best, all the tracks are good. This version has 14 tracks.
Tracks 1,2,3,7,10,11 are my favourite. Read more

Published 4 months ago by Iain Barber

4.0 out of 5 stars Not just pretty faces
I'm a hardened, dyed-in-the-wool classical music lover. I have hundreds of classical cds and maybe one shelf of what you'd call pop. Read more

Published on 28 Sep 2006 by H.L. Berry

2.0 out of 5 stars Bond - Born
I bought this with very high expectations, having seen them on Classic FMTV I was impressed with these performances. Read more

Published on 13 Nov 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a way for plebs like myself to enjoy classical music
I typically don't have the stomach to listen to classical music, though I do enjoy the tunes, I often find them interspersed with dozens of minutes of near silence, maybe I've... Read more

Published on 6 May 2002

3.0 out of 5 stars NOT BAD!!!
This is an album which, to be honest has so much potential, it is just a shame it hasn't fulfilled it. Read more

Published on 22 Oct 2001 by bond007a@aol.com

5.0 out of 5 stars absolutely amazing!!!
wow!!! where do i start??? these four ladies are some of the most talented i have ever heard! their mix of clasical/instrumental is to say the least, out of this time period! Read more

Published on 15 Oct 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous!
I thought this album was absolutely brilliant! It's turned old classical tunes into modern up-beat hits. Victory, Oceanic, Kismet, The 1812 and Hymn have to be my favourites.

Published on 5 Aug 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Uplifting
Although, as stated by a previous reviewer, Bond's music is not strictly "classical" in nature it is nevertheless an inspiring and uplifting album and is certain to... Read more

Published on 26 Jul 2001 by mikemoore24@aol.com

1.0 out of 5 stars buy it if you liked hooked on classics!!
I saw the reviews and thought, this is a must. Having listened to it I'm not very impressed with this CD at all. Read more

Published on 17 Jun 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Born
This album is totally brillait. Bond are often refered to as pop music rather then classical music. For a start to music is closer to modern dance music then pop (as in Britany)... Read more

Published on 15 Jun 2001

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