Desperate (Reis) (Mlps) [Original recording remastered]

Divinyls | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 5, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Caroline
• ASIN: B0011WMHSY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #229,807 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Limited Edition, Remastered!!!!!, August 26, 2008

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Tom Dixon (St. Louis, MO United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Desperate (Reis) (Mlps) (Audio CD)

I recently purchased this cd. It is "Lovingly Remastered".

"Desperate" was a solid rock album all the way through. Highlight is "Elsie". An intimate(dark) look inside an isolated disturbed mind. I purchased this disc before I knew whether or not it was a remaster. I already own the original release, it was worth the risk of duplication!

After Desperate "The Divinyls" were oriented towards singles, all albums pale in comparison.

When an individual reads a review, one hopes the reviewer will tell kindred spirits about the product in hand. Instead, often we get a unoriginal run down of what is already posted on a web site, printed in the liner notes or published in an autobiography.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must own for this rocker, January 9, 2009

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Lars Kristiansson (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Desperate (Reis) (Mlps) (Audio CD)

Nearly every song on this effort is a rockin' good time. Great guitar timbres, powerful and tasteful drumming, fused to bouncy and fun melodies. But for me, it is the vocals that really take this into the "Classic" status. Christina Amphlett's phrasing is fierce, frustrated, nearly out of control - yet presented with incredible skill and taste. The well-placed squeaks and falsetto lapses seem to emerge from some emotional depth that can only hint at the singer's desperate passion. Now I'll admit to not liking ballads too much, but every up-tempo song on this CD is a real keeper. When was the last time you could say that about an album? A stunning effort and worth adding to your collection!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Their best, June 19, 2007

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Michael J. Mathes "paintedwrasse" (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Desperate (Audio CD)

I bought this as an album back in 1983. Great album and their best by far. Elsie, Boys in Town, Take a Chance, are the highlights. Not a bad song on here. Very hard to find which is a shame. The rest of their discs are pretty good to.