TFF + (3 x int'l) = ???
COMRADES! WE ARE PARTYING LIKE IT'S 1985 HERE AT CARAVCOM CENTRAL! DELUXE REISSUE OF TEARS FOR FEARS--COUNT US IN!.....Artist: Tears for Fears
Title: Songs from the Big Chair [Deluxe Edition]
Label: Mercury
Genre: mainstream
Grade: A-
80s completists rejoice (but tread lightly)! First off, the original 1985 album gets an unqualified “A” from me—go beyond the hits and revisit tracks like “I Believe,” “Broken,” and “Listen.” The remaining 1 ½ discs are a definitive rag and bone buffet of everything else released in association with TFF’s sophomore release. There are believable alternate versions of nearly every song on the record: the best of the lot are probably the ambient revisit of “Everybody Wants” [on a track inexplicably named “Pharaohs”], the 7” remix of “Mothers Talk,” and the 12” of “Broken/Head Over Heels.”
Reviewer: bjorn ingvoldstad
Artist: Enter the Haggis
Title: Soapbox Heroes
Label: UFO
Genre: int’l / Celtic rock
Grade: B+
As a calling card for their scheduled 8/12/06 gig at the Indiana State Fair, Soapbox Heroes is enticing enough. The band mixes straight-ahead rock with bagpipes and such to particularly fine effect on the instrumental “Lancaster Gate” (01). Those looking for something a little slower should check out the lyrically arresting track “The Barfly” (06). These guys would kick Lotusfest’s buttocks, full stop.
Reviewer: bjorn ingvoldstad
Artist: Marta Gómez
Title: Entre Cada Palabra
Label: Chesky
Genre: int’l / Columbia
Grade: A
Colombian singer/songwriter Marta Gomez is a wonderful, enigmatic talent. Her voice has the lulling softness that evokes Brazil's female vocal icons, yet there's a depth to her writing that goes far beneath the surface. Her last album saw her labeled as a jazz singer, but there's little evidence of that here, possibly quite deliberately. Instead it's an album of low-key Latin music that at times edges toward a more straightforward singer/songwriter stance. Gomez is a rapidly rising star of genuine quality and inspiration.
Reviewer: Chris Nickson, All Music Guide
Artist: v / a
Title: The Rough Guide to Bachata
Label: WMN
Genre: int’l / Dominican Republic +
Grade: A-
Dancefloor-beckoning rhythms, nimble fretwork, and Romantic vocal delivery are all calling cards of bachata, here pleasingly given the Rough Guide treatment. Highlights include the bubbly swagger of Luis Vargas (04), the tuneful guitar-vocal counterpoint of Anthony Santos (05), and the duet of Monchy & Alexandra (11), who bring the only female vocal work to the compilation.
Reviewer: bjorn ingvoldstad
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