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Heroine

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the first time i heard of the wild strawberries was when i heard the song 'i don't want to think about it' on the foxfire soundtrack. it was a great song, so i decided to get the cd, hoping there were a few other good songs on the album. heroine turned out to be a very pleasant surprise. i found that as much as i loved the first track, it was way down on my list of favorites from the cd. heroine is one of those rare cds that i can listen to without wanting to skip a single track. the title track is great, and the true gem on this cd is the haunting 'everybody loves you when you're dead' which keeps you thinking long after you've finished listening to the cd. combined, the richness of the music, the poetic lyrics, and her beautiful accent make this a must have for any collection... i'd bet that long after i've sold my other cds from the time period, i'll still be listening to heroine.

An excellent album from Canadian couple Ken and Roberta Harrison. Roberta's voice is very dreamy in the Margot Timmins (Cowboy Junkies) style. Ken plays a variety of instruments on this album, including piano, organ, and guitars, plus he wrote all the songs. On the first 2 tracks Sarah McLachlan plays guitars, and on various tracks Ashwin Sood (Sarah's husband) plays the drums and other instruments. This is a dreamy album...synth rock/pop at its best. The booklet contains all lyrics.

Both this album and Quiver are excellent. The instrumention, sound and mix are something like Bjork - modern, clever, sophisticated - but where Bjork would go operatic, the Wild Strawberries have gone '60s black-girl electro-pop. A lot of quirky character in the music and a lot of fun. A truly great electro-pop band.

Saw the Wild Strawberries at Lilith Fair in Vanc,BC last August 98. Although I was not familiar with the band-I loved their performance and their music was so unique and melodious. The lyrics are great. Any friend I've lent the CD to buys their own because it becomes one of their faves too.Favorite song: "Heroine" but all the songs are great!

I discovered this CD years ago and liked it so much I just recently repurchased it.

The music is catchy and had me humming along on the first listening.

"I Don't Want To Think About It" and the title track "Heroine" are by far the most popular, but make sure to check out some of the other songs like "On My Own","Give It Up" and "Everything That Rises."

If you like pop music you will discover this album is full of great tunes!!

This is the Canadian answer to PORTISHEAD, BJORG and LACUNA COIL melted into one: melodic Trip-Hop with a slow, hypnotic undercurrent, strong feminine vocals and poetic lyrics that cut like ice.

Discovered them during my University years with this album - HEROINE is one of the albums I will never cease to keep pulling out of my media library and revisiting its magic every so often. WILD STRAWBERRIES albums not only stay with but also grow with you.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

I picked up this album because I was making a point of having all of the current CDs by all of the artists I heard at all three of the Lilith Fairs I attended. This might explain Canadian couple Ken and Roberta Harrison are supported by Sarah McLachlan, Ashwin Sood, and Brian Minato on various tracks on this 1995 album. Ken Harrison might have been the most prominent male performer in the three-year history of Lilith Fair, but the really interesting thing is that he wrote the words and music. The lyrics clearly reflect a woman's perspective and there is a lot of bitterness involved in most of these songs. "I Dont' Want to Think About It" and "Heroine" are the two best known tracks. The former is about an abusive relationship and the latter is about a failed relationship, with the album's most evocative lyrics:

I played the fool
I played the drowning man
I will play your heroine
I know the rules
You wrote them on my veins
I will play your heroine

Ultimately the lyrics are more captivating that the music and although they are far from poetic there is a heavy-handed sense of symbolism that is impossible to ignore. Just check out the lyrics of "Everybody Loves You When You're Dead," which is actually one of the more upbeat songs on the album. This is one of those albums where you simply have to pay attention to the words.