Kissproof World

Jane Wiedlin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 31, 2000)
• Original Release Date: October 31, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Painful Discs
• ASIN: B0000508ED
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #123,926 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Icicle

2. Feeling Like Flying

3. Die Now, Pay Later - Jane Wiedlin

4. Fallen

5. Kissproof World

6. The Good Wife

7. Sooner or Later

8. My Lovely Revenge

9. Drain

10. Messy

11. Muse

12. He's Not Talking (With Matthew Sweet)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jane Rocks!, November 7, 2000

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Daniel James Thome (Comstock Park, Michigan USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kissproof World (Audio CD)

This is the best of all Jane's cd's. Her writing has only improved over the years and her talent shines on her latest recording. There are a couple songs, "Icicle" and "Feeling Like Flying" that were co-written with Charlotte Caffey of the Go-Go's. If this is an insight to the direction of the Go-Go's new album, they will have no problem competing with today's alternative bands. The guitars and overall recording have the driving punk-edge which come from her L.A. roots. Other favorites are "Die Now! Pay Later!", "My Lovely Revenge" and "Drain". Since her writings focus a lot on relationships, this sets her apart from a lot of the current musicians on the charts. This gives the album more content than the top teeny-bop, cookie-cutter music that's infested radio.

A DEFINATE must-have. Not only of Jane or Go-Go's fans, but of fans of quality rock-n-roll. You won't be disappointed!!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars terrific effort, January 3, 2006

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Jonathan Mincis "Jersey J" (Englewood, New Jersey United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kissproof World (Audio CD)

This is the only CD I have heard from Jane Wieldin's solo efforts and personally I think that its a great CD. I like every song on the album and I think she did a marvelous job. In some ways she sings just as well as Belinda Carlisle. Until I stumbled accross this CD I was only familiar with her involvement with the GO GO's and I have always enjoyed their music. I really wanted to give this CD a spin and purchased it used from amazon. It is definately worth a listen. Unlike a lot of the other reviewers I think that she put a lot of thought into her songs and she has a good singing voice. In my opinion, I think this CD is evidence that she is just as talented as her colleague Ms. Carlisle. If you like the Go GO's, then I think that you will enjoy this CD, because it is similar in many ways. The songs are pleasant to listen to and the tunes are very catchy. I highly recommend this CD and intend to check out some of her other solo material.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A CD Salvo of Rock 'n Roll Cruise Missles, July 1, 2002

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William Dienna (Valley Forge, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kissproof World (Audio CD)

I was never a great fan of The Go-Go's. Their music always seemed a bit too perky for me, a little too upbeat and almost premeditatedly catchy. At the same time, I always had some idea that Jane Wiedlin, one of the creative forces of that "Girl Group", had other directions in which to "go-go" if it were ever possible for her to do so. Recently I heard excerpts from "Kissproof World" and promptly purchased the CD. It may yet provide evidence that these discs are not indestructable, that they CAN be worn out with repeated playing. These songs are an amazing combination of genuine, drive-with-the-top-down rock 'n roll, and remarkably compelling lyrics. Every one of these compositions lauches off of the disc and cuts directly to its target, propelled by Jane's voice, her superb skills with a Gibson guitar, a strong beat, and extraordinary arrangements. This is 21st Century Rock. There are only two major exceptions to this musical pattern. When those songs spin, the beat slows and the voice softens, but the music remains on course, and carries an impact as great as anything else on the album. In "The Good Wife" we hear a woman sing, with brutal honesty, of her own failures as a spouse. In "He's Not Talking" Wiedlin offers a soft, simple, but achingly moving performance that will resonate with every man who has ever felt the need to retreat within himself and every woman who has been unable to reach him when he has drawn inside. It is a song that is both a narrative and a warning. It is also the only song on this CD for which I have found myself frequently using the "skip" button on the CD player. It is a beautiful song. It is a remarkable song. It can just be too painful to hear.