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Lloyd Cole | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B000A2PH6A
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,487,468 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken? - Lloyd Cole, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions,

2. Perfect Skin - Lloyd Cole, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions,

3. Forest Fire - Lloyd Cole, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions,

4. Rattlesnakes - Lloyd Cole, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions,

5. Brand New Friend - Lloyd Cole, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions,

6. Lost Weekend - Lloyd Cole, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions,

7. My Bag - Lloyd Cole, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions,

8. Jennifer She Said - Lloyd Cole, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions,

9. No Blue Skies - Lloyd Cole

10. Don't Look Back - Lloyd Cole

11. Downtown - Lloyd Cole

12. Undressed - Lloyd Cole

13. She's a Girl and I'm a Man - Lloyd Cole

14. Butterfly - Lloyd Cole

15. So You'd Like to Save the World - Lloyd Cole

16. My Way to You - Lloyd Cole

17. Like Lovers Do [Stephen Street Mix] - Lloyd Cole

18. Baby - Lloyd Cole

19. Fool You Are - Lloyd Cole

20. That Boy [LP Version] - Lloyd Cole

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars That rare thing..., March 9, 2000

By 

Tim Stevens - See all my reviews

This review is from: Collection (Audio CD)

The title of this review refers to the seldom-encountered phenomenon of the 'best of' collection that is exactly that: a perfect selection of the finest work of this cruelly unrecognised genius. If the last sentence sounds a little wordy, a little pretentious, it's intentional; Lloyd is wordy, sometimes pretentious, and that's his great charm, along with some of the most beautiful songwriting of the last twenty years. From the magnificent guitar introduction of the opening track, Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken, through the tragic and hypnotising accordion-like synth of Brand New Friend, to the wrenching sadness of That Boy, these songs represent the voice of a decent soul tormented by the bittersweet tension of love and accompanying doubt. Cole is a first-rate songwriter and lyricist, and a surprisingly good guitarist and live performer. Buy this collection, then buy all the back catalogue (all superb, with one exception), and track him down so you can see him in concert before you die. Dylan meets Cohen with a touch of Reed, with a crucial difference: Lloyd can sing.