I Too Have Seen the Woods

Kid Creole & the Coconuts (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 2, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Wounded Bird Records
• ASIN: B0009Y26FY
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #383,375 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD, October 4, 2009

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melomane75 (Paris) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Too Have Seen the Woods (Audio CD)

I bought it in tape, then vinyl and CD. I can't stop to listen to this CD. I like a leting groove og August Darnell. It is good CD obscured by the success of the precedent CD. I miss his concerts in Paris. For me, it is great CD and I like the production, the sound so rare now in music. Buy it ! a pearl 4 me !

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3.0 out of 5 stars A welcome re-issue..., September 13, 2005

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Paul Edwards "eddiep_maddie" (Brighton, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Too Have Seen the Woods (Audio CD)

I was still at school back in 1982 when I first heard of Kid Creole and the Coconuts. The singles "I'm a wonderful thing, baby", "Stool Pigeon" & "Annie, i'm not your daddy" blew me away so much I was immediately a fan. I thought they were original, different and absolutely brilliant.

Why only 3 stars? well, it has to be said that this album, originally from 1987, is not the best August Darnell has created and after repeated listens, time has not really improved it much. The 3 great tracks (only in my opinion of course), "Dancin' at the Bains Douches", "Part of my design" & "Call it a day", have already been made available on a best of CD "Redux", released in the early 90's. Unfortunately the rest (including two tracks that only run for 2 about minutes) isn't that special.

The kid has been very prolific over the years (similar to Prince), releasing many albums which do vary in quality (again, like Prince). 1995's "Kiss me before the light changes" & 1997's "The conquest of you" being the the most strongest of recent years, indeed "The conquest of you" is one of his very best, yet ironically, this was an album Darnell had the least involvement in with regards to writing and producing.

Back to "I, too, have seen the woods". The sound quality is still good in a mid-80's sort of way. Thankfully there has been no re-mastering so the original master tapes have not been messed around with. This album is very much a collectable for Darnell enthusiasts and, although not all the songs are particularly strong, is still a welcome addition to any Kid Creole collection.

It's 2005 now, i'm 37 years old and still a fan.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I, Too, Have seen The Woods!, October 5, 2009

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M. Mccray "Mr Marky202" (Wash., DC, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Too Have Seen the Woods (Audio CD)

I bought this because of the Track Midsummers Madness!! This track has been slept on by a many a slow jams collection!!! Classic 80'2 SexTalkAndSlowJams!!DJ's...Slow this track down a bite for the Ultimate in slow grooves!! And there are many other workable tracks on this gem for a creative beat junkie!!