Another World

The Roches

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1985
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000008K38
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #204,984 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fine, Underrated Album, August 8, 2006

By	gengen (Franklin, NC) - See all my reviews

I overrated this. Four stars is probably more accurate, but those negative reviewers really threw out the babes with the bathwater. I have to wonder if they even listened to this CD or just glanced at the song titles and other reviews.

Many fine songs here, "Love To See You" being one of the best. A simple but beautiful love (or lust) song written by Suzzy, it's a great ode to unrequited love (or lust). Then again, for all I know, it could be about a puppy. For some reason it's stuck in the dreaded next-to-last-song slot on the CD, usually a place for throwaways. (There's also a great video of "Love To See You" from the mid-80's Robert Klein cable show that you can find at the Roches web site)

"Face Down At Folk City" (written by all three) is of course classic Roches: funny lyrics and great vocals, plus a dreamy Fmaj7th piano hook that follows the chorus.

The opener "Love Radiates Around" (a non-Roche composition) sounds almost like a hymn. Very pretty, and aurally the best thing on Another World. Reminds me of "Hymn To Her" (which came later) by the Pretenders, but this one was written by a man-guy.

"Another World" is a solid tune - in their tradition of complaints about the modern (usually female) world - but suffers from the "modern" 80's production, which shows up in varying degrees throughout the album. Here, I am in partial agreement with the negative reviewers. The generic rock guitars and drum machines sound like they are bleeding over from another studio and were accidentally mixed into a Roches recording.

As for the other tracks, "Come Softly To Me" - one of their reworkings of a classic/traditional song, this time The Fleetwoods' 1959 chart topper - is a highlight. The remaining songs are not bad - I particularly like "Weeded Out" - but the aforementioned (over-) production tends to stomp them out before they can be "heard."

I recently saw the Roches in Atlanta (Variety Playhouse) and I don't think they sang anything from Another World. Too bad. Some of these songs would sound great live - just the girls with three guitars (and a piano). Nevertheless, they sounded just as good as the last time I saw them - in 1979.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars yes, yes, yes!, April 21, 2004

By	Thomas P. Krafft "thomaskrafft" (Eaton, Colorado) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I couldn't disagree more with the previous reviewer. I loved this album when it came out and have been looking for it for years. Another World is completely quirky, funny, and yet true. It's a tune that stays with you and makes you feel good--so much so that I began to think it had possitive subliminal messages. Just a look at the price makes me think others agree...

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Underappreciated, April 18, 2007

By	lb136 "lb136" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

Hmm . . . I see this one still generates disagreement among Roches' fans. I've always adored it. even though I've never been face down in Folk City. Donnez-moi un slice, s'il vous plait.