I Touch Roses: The Best Of

Book Of Love | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 13, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Reprise / Wea
• ASIN: B00005A0AV
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,328 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best of a great band, November 12, 2002

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Chris D. (Ocean Grove, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Touch Roses: The Best Of (Audio CD)

Let me preface my review by saying that I think that the first three Book Of Love albums are fantastic. I saw them live in '86 and went to a "Candy Carol" album release party, so you could say that I have been a long-time fan. Having said that...I picked this album up as soon as I saw it, but I am more than a bit disappointed with it. The new tracks are not particularly interesting (where are all the chimes and bells?), the remixes of "Hunny Hunny" and "Sunny Day" are no improvement on the original versions, and the dance remix of "Boy" is a total waste of a track. Instead of these (and "Chatterbox"), they should have included "Witchcraft", "Turn The World", "Sunday AM", or "Book Of Love" (to pick one from each album). One track that should have definitely made the cut is the amazing 1991 version of "With A Little Love".
The rest of "I Touch Roses" is excellent (I agree that the separation of "Tubular Bells" and "Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls" was a great idea) but, as a whole, this is not one of the better "Best Of" albums out there.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite book to listen to, June 23, 2001

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Erica Anderson (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Touch Roses: The Best Of (Audio CD)

This is my first exposure to Book of Love. I must say I absolutely adore this group. I love that new wave sound from the '80s so I knew somewhat I was getting into when I bought this cd. As I am listening to this cd, I am reminded of Dead or Alive, Yaz, Erasure, the Pet Shop Boys, Human League and Information Society. All those great synth-pop bands. "I Touch Roses" is filled with infectious, contagious, catchy synth-pop songs that any '80s music fan would love. I can't really pick a favorite track off this cd because I love all the songs on this cd. One of my favorites is "Lullaby". The cover of Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells" is heavenly to listen to, very techno. "Boy" just screams out the Pet Shop Boys. Fantastic pop album with a retro sound. It can't get any better than this.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Love to Love Book of Love, March 20, 2001

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Bobby Routh (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Touch Roses: The Best Of (Audio CD)

Book of Love is one of my favorite bands of the late 80's/early 90's!!!! I was SOOOO HAPPY to find out that they've re-grouped and recorded new material! HOWEVER, I was slightly disappointed in this "Best of..." collection, only because of the track selection. Sunny Day 2001??? There was NOTHING wrong with the original version. In fact, it's BETTER than the one here. And WHERE is Witchcraft and Boy Pop? They should have strung Tubular Bells and Pretty Boys & Pretty Girls together like they are on the Lullaby instead of separating them, left off Chatterbox Pt. 2 off in favor of Sunday A.M. All in all, the new tracks make up for the lack of the above and I would DEFINITELY recommend this CD to anyone who wants to hear "Happy Music".