Apartment Life

Ivy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 6, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000DCHR
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #239,371 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As their website says "pop without that bitter aftertaste"!, November 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Apartment Life (Audio CD)

I was snowed in last winter in Minneapolis, just killing time & stopped in a CD shop. This album, which I had never heard before, was spinning & I walked in as "Never Do That Again" was playing. Immediately, Dominique's voice was hauntingly beautiful, as was the song hauntingly sad. As I continued to browse, I was amazed at how catchy every song was and purchased "Apartment Life" right on the spot. Almost a year later, it is still refreshing every time I hear it. "Realistic" was not quite as good, and I eagerly await a new release.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Stuff, November 13, 2002

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Justarasta (Coral Gables, FL United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Apartment Life (Audio CD)

Ivy has become one of my favorite listens. This is really probably their best CD but Long Distance is also excellent. The biggest compliment I can pay this CD is that it has not left my car CD player for a long time. I've got lots of CD's to play and a very short attention span so staying on the platter is a major feat.

Apartment Life is less "cutesy" than Long Distance and while it is still basically pop music (whatever that means), there is a depth to it that transcends the obvious. Like clear warm water, the depth of the music is not apparent from its transparency. Ignore the fact that one song was used in "Something About Mary" - it just means that the producers of that movie found some good music.

While Guest Room still leaves me uninspired, I have to give my highest recommendation to this CD and to a slightly lesser degree Long Distance. While pop music is not normally raised to this level there are other examples, most notably to me Todd Rundgren's music, where it can achieve extraordinary heights by being that tune - or here tunes - that keep you moving through life.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ivy never disappoints me, June 19, 2001

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Michael E. McKinley (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Apartment Life (Audio CD)

From the time I first heard clips from Realistic on a Launch CD years ago, I've been hooked on their music. So haunting, beautiful and engaging. This is perfect pop music, folks. It takes me to another place entirely. Well done Dom, Andy and Adam! Their recent release, Long Distance, is another exquisite example of this trio's work. I highly recommend all three of their releases: Realistic, Apartment Life, and Long Distance. Also, Dominique and Andy have a side project called Paco with an EP release of the same name. Also highly recommended.