Fox [Import]

Fox (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 5, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Cherry Red UK
• ASIN: B00006JXYY
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #305,097 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 Nooossshhhaaa where are you?, December 10, 2002

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This review is from: Fox (Audio CD)

Fox were a British based band from the second half of the 1970's. Their lead singer 'Noosha' had one of those voices you could recognise instantly, anywhere. The only problem is that last time I recognised it, it was playing on a pub juke box in Bangkok in 2002 and it turned out to be Macy Gray, not Noosha Fox.
This album is a high quality remastering of the first Fox album, which originally came out on Vinyl. This CD retains a warmth that does justice to the vinyl version. There are also four bonus tracks.
Fox produced some very catchy little numbers, some of which were hits in the 1970s. Their musical style is interesting, with some wierd intro's and some even wierder vocals.
Don't let me mentioneing the wierd bits put you off. I discovered Fox entirely by accident and have enjoyed their music during the 25+ years which have since passed.
I believe any budding musician would find lots of inspiring ideas by listening to Fox - Hopefully they will listen to it and do something about making today's bland offerings more interesting.
The big mystery is, where is Noosha now?

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Classic? Nah. Guilty pleasure? No doubt, July 21, 2006

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Jeremy Diringer "dabbler" (Fredonia, New York, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fox (Audio CD)

The first time I heard this album, I thought it was absurd. The kitchen-sink production is terribly cheesy; if the songs aren't drenched in reverb or augmented with strings, they're overfull of flanged guitars, phased vocals, and no end of tacky instrumentation, be it a weepy pedal-steel guitar on "Patient Tigers" or both the amateurish harmonica solo and the inappropriately sunny synth on the opening "Love Letters".

The lyrics are even more ridiculous; If the song titles ("Pisces Babies," "Patient Tigers," "Love Ship," "The Juggler") don't give it away, a look through the booklet will. Case in point, "The Juggler": a story about a man who's "A juggler by day/He's a juggler by night/See him juggle, juggle your mind/See him juggle, juggle your life." They don't sound like the craft of the man who co-wrote "Under the Boardwalk", they sound like bad high-school poetry about love ("Love Ship" "Imagine Me, Imagine You," "Only You Can"), drama ("The Juggler," "Patient Tigers,") and...erm, Pisces babies, whatever those are.

It's so bad that it's good. And the main reason why is singer Noosha Fox, whose overly girly, sultry-yet-chirpy vocals certainly belie the fact that she isn't a Japanese schoolgirl trying to sound sexy. Anything less ridiculous than this would have fallen flat on its face, but her giddy warbling has an irresitible charm to it. Chirpy come-ons like "Imagine me, imagine you/Inside each others arms, what--what would we do?", dotted with wistful gasps and sighs, are too campy to take seriously--and that's what makes this album as fun as it is. Most of the album bubbles with an effervescent pop spirit--even in the darkest moments, it sounds bright and cheerful.

The remastered version is a bit of a mixed blessing. While much of the album sounds clearer, they cut the cute little false-start intro of "He's Got Magic" and added a bizarre, overlong intro based on "Strange Ships" (a track from their next album, 'Tales of Illusion') to "Only You Can." "Red Letter Day" also features a tacked-on introduction, this one an orchestral rendition of "Pisces Babies" which fades into the main track. The bonus tracks sound like old demos, with less cheesy synthesizer and more cheesy organ; sound quality varies from decent to sketchy; if you cringe when you can hear the tape speed falter, skip "Pretty Boy", but those who appreciate the camp of the rest of the album will find "Georgina Bailey" to be a treat.

It seems over-the-top, even for pop music, and it probably shouldn't work, but it does. Most of the appeal of this album is in how utterly silly it is, from the rampant abuse of flangers to the goofy lyrics and Noosha's irresistible warbling. It isn't anywhere near a lost classic, but it's certainly a minor glam-pop gem, and it could grow on you.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgic, August 20, 2004

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Mike Hovorka (Coronach, SK Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fox (Audio CD)

Like a previous reviewer "a music fan" from Singapore, I found out about Fox purely by accident.
I bought the vinyl from a discount bargain bin....the first time I played it I couldn't believe that these guys were not more popular. Noosha has an incredible voice and the band has a nice variety of beats.
I am very pleased that I was able to find it on an Audio CD.
Brings back good memories.

Mike