Goodbye

Dubstar | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: EMI
• ASIN: B000006UWS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,130,157 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Like Saint Etienne and Deee-Lite before them, Dubstar specialize in capturing the perfect pop moment. The British trio's domestic debut, Goodbye, is highlighted by its celestial lead-off track "Stars." Built out of sultry dance floor beats, shimmering synths, and a heart-melting melody, it serves as the logical bridge between pop classicism and trendy club rhythms. Likewise, songs like the flamenco guitar accented "No More Talk" and the tumbling "Just a Girl She Said" offer euphoric variations on the same formula. Unfortunately, Goodbye also proves that mixing these elements can be a precarious business, as there are several casualties that litter the otherwise impressive collection. Still, it is hard to resist the maudlin, runny mascara sentiments of singer Sarah Blackwood. --Aidin Vaziri

Product Description

Special edition of the band's 1997 & second album in alimited edition fold out digipak. Contains 15 tracks,including the singles 'Cathedral Park' and 'No More Talk'.Stephen Hague, who produced their debut, also did 'Goodbye'.A Food release. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Goodbye is an unfortunate mish-mash, July 8, 1998

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Agen GN Schmitz (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Goodbye (Audio CD)

I dig Goodbye, the new album by Dubstar. Unfortunately, that album is not the American release. It seems, due to Dubstar's first album (Disgraceful) not making it across the Atlantic, their American label thought it best to include some of those tracks on the new album (as well as some remixes). What this does, however, is break up the flow of both albums and water down the content of each one. If you're a Dubstar fan, I highly recommend acquiring the British versions of Disgraceful and Goodbye. While the US version is (I hate to admit it) a fine way to check out the band, I really do recommend buying the UK versions of both albums to get the full flavor of Dubstar's wonderful (sometimes haunting) pop. **** (4 stars) for UK/Goodbye/*** (3 stars) for US/Goodbye.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No better expression of the high point of a dead order, August 27, 2002

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spencer klein "Independent Bookstores Rule" (Cape Cod, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Goodbye (Audio CD)

This CD is a seamless final addition to the body of work typified by the Cure's "Disintegration" cross-bred with "There is a light that never goes out" or "Please Please Please let me get what I want" from the Ever-Beloved Smiths. Fine, clean work that brings elements of the last two decades of electronica to the deserved fore while all the while sidestepping the worst excesses of the early 80s adolescent "I'm afraid of Girls" techo-pop as well as the equisitely ethereal, untouchable sounds as typified by the Cocteau twins, among other late contributors. This stands alongside "get lost" by Magnetic Fields as one of the ever-fewer holdouts for the glories of pure GlumPop. Excites and Depresses! Excellent.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Secret, March 26, 2001

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stephen Garry (Manchester England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Goodbye (Audio CD)

Dubstar are one of the biggest kept secrets in the music business. Goodbye is Dubstars best album and it contains the hit singles, No More Talk, I Will Be Your Girlfriend, Cathedral Park and Stars. This album is worth a listen even if you dont buy it