Aussie Ninja sings along without knowing the words
Publisher: Shock Records
Fri, 17 November 2006
by: Australian Ninja
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You are walking backwards through time; suddenly you are entranced by a mysterious sound. A strange man looks at you knowingly. A repetitive beat has you within its thrall - when you realise you have entered...The Bristols Zone
Ah, time for another merry old Buttonhole music review.
This fine album comes to us courtesy of the shocking people at Shock.The good thing about reviewing the odd music CD for planet Buttonhole is that I get to hear music I would not normally listen to. Some of it is fantastic stuff and this 'Fabienne Delsol and The Bristols' CD is by far my favourite review album. I guess I say that about a lot of things, because I like so many films/music/games etc - but honestly this album is just smashing, baby. Play it loud or don't play it all.
So who are these Bristols and what are they about then? Good question. I don't know the answer, so go ask somebody else. Oh okay then, if you really must pry - "Oh I must" - I hear you reply in your best Gene Wilder voice.
The Bristols are /were a London based band that released two albums, one in 1998, another in 2000 along with various singles. The PR tells us that:
"The majority of their songs were interpretations of classic 60's pop/beat records plus a few original compositions penned in that style.
This compilation features tracks from both albums as well as hard to find singles all of which have been remastered. [For this collection]"
 | | Guess which one of them is Fabienne |
The songs are mostly short with more than enough fast paced groove to get you going. To me it's the kind of music that would be right at home in an Austin Powers film.
It is funny I thought that, because one of the artists on another 60's related album I reviewed, Under The Covers, actually did have some songs in the Austin Powers films.
But I'm digressing, what matters is that the unique sound of The Bristols music really gets into your mind and refuses to leave. Frequently after listening I found myself involuntarily tapping my foot to the non-existent music, or humming a tune from one of the songs. Along with that came my usual "I know we'll still.. something something, da dada da" singing.
Favourite songs on this collection? I could cheat and just say all of them, but the ones I really dug were:
Questions I Can't Answer, Our Love Will Still Be There, and I'll Be Gone Again.
As much as I'd like to throw in some lyrics from these tracks, it was too hard to get the wording right, and I had no luck finding the lyrics online. Oh well. Mostly the songs are singing about love - some guy, some girl and that sort of thing. Where the lyrics differ from the usual is in the creative use of descriptive words that evoke lucid imagery in the mind of the listener.
The Best of Fabienne Delsol and the Bristols is music that I would happily pay for, and I can't recommend it highly enough. Unless maybe I turned up at your door with the CD in my hand and flung at it at you, like a deadly ninja shuriken. Or perhaps a frisbee style throw. I'm open to possibilities on this one, but don't take all day to decide, I'm a busy crustacean.
Anyhow, this is top stuff. The entrancing voice of Fabienne Delsol is like nectar to your ears.
by: Australian Ninja
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