Lindy's Party [Import]

The Bolshoi | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 4, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Beg
• ASIN: B00003INJ0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #507,239 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lindy's Party / The Bolshoi, August 3, 2000

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Jon Field (Cornwall. UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lindy's Party (Audio CD)

No, not the well known Ballet crowd! The Bolshoi were around in the late 80's and I believe this album sounds like a mix of Duran Duran with a healthy dash of Gothic and Yello thrown in.

The little heard of group have over the last two years had some of their work re-released and a "The Best Of" also compiled. Rightly so as they produced good music that was different from the general mish mash of over commercial tripe that was around at the time.

Lindi's Party is one of those albums that grows on you. Contains much variety ranging from the eerily sounding "Barrowlands" to the eminently listenable "T.V. Man" with it's catchy rhythm. "Crack In Smile" shows the full range of Tevor Tanner's remarkable talent in the vocal department.

If you're wanting music with lyrics that say something more than "boy meets girl" with good music thrown in, then this could be for you. Definitely one for the collection that won't sit idly on the shelf.

Also of note by "The Bolshoi" is "Friends". A more sureal flavour with awesome sounds and lyrics.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Forgotten Gem That Waits To Be Discoverd., October 13, 2009

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Vinny (Jersey City, NJ) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lindy's Party (Audio CD)

One of those great bands that got away. If you are just getting into The Bolshoi you won't be disapointed no matter what album it is. Once you give this album a good listen their music and lyrics will forever burn into your brain. It is full of catchy hooks and melodies. You'll be singing along to their music in no time.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good, but Different Than 'Friends', February 18, 2005

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SandmanVI (Glen Allen, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lindy's Party (Audio CD)

'Friends' was a classic 80's album, raw and bursting with Tanner's biting saracsm, stinging wit and focused angst. This album still has lots of that too but it's more smoothed out and more emotionally mature. Mind you, maturity doesn't mean better necessarily but it's a shift. This album has a number of solid tracks, but it clearly is building to its release in the concluding title track.

The leadoff "Auntie Jean" packs some energy feeling like the a carryover from 'Friends' with its theme of questioning organized religion.... "Do you still believe in the big machine?" The second song "Please" was the big hit on alternative radio at the time but it isn't one of my favorites. It just feels too poppy to be Bolshoi. A friend of mine used to say it sounded like Duran Duran, and that's not how Bolshoi should sound. "Crack In Smile" is an excellent slow, haunting piece that talks about a woman who wants so badly to be happy but just can't seem to get there emotionally; The lyrics here are top notch and display typical Trevor Tanner. "Swings & Roundabouts" lies halfway between the edge of the previous album and the upbeat side of "Please". "She Don't Know" feels a bit like "Crack In Smile" and describes the tale of a man unhappy in his relationship with a shallow, ignorant woman. The next few tracks are medicore but have their moments.

The album exits with the masterful "Lindy's Party"; in my opinion, the purpose for the entire album. The song starts with evenly paced beauty and gradually builds in intensity as Trevor drives the point home. At first, he is recounting tales of his carefree youth and specifcally detailing the exploits of a woman for whom he obviously had strong feelings. He then begins to speak about how she's changed, let her dreams die away and begins guessing why she's faded from her former glory. Toward the end he is surging with vim and vigor railing against the forces that perform this feat on nearly all of us. The design is magnificent.

All told, a wonderful album that probably falls a bit short of its predecessor but still has much to offer. It's a requirement just for the title track and "Crack In Smile".