Lipslide

Sarah Cracknell | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: April 30, 1997
• Label: Gut Records
• Copyright: (c) 1997 Gut Records
• Genres: Alternative Rock/Indie & Lo-Fi, Hard Rock & Metal/Death Metal, Pop/Pop Rock
• ASIN: B0018CKEQ4
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #586,447 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I would have given this 5 stars BUT...., August 3, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Lipslide (Audio CD)

Without question, "Lipslide" is a fantastic, uplifting, 5-star album..... in its original form. For folks in the U.S. who are interested in purchasing this, I suggest a) buying the U.K. version, or b) buying this U.S. release PLUS the follow-up "Kelly's Locker" EP.

For some inane reason, the U.S. record label removed some of the best tracks from the import and substituted them with tracks that really aren't as good. Thankfully, the omitted songs do show up on "Kelly's Locker".... either way people are stuck shelling out a little more cash, but in the end its worth it.

WHY the U.S. record companies continuously ignore good music because of its "lack of commerciality" is beyond me, and why there was a 2 1/2 year gap between the British release of the album and the American release is an even bigger mystery.

If you want REAL sunny, breezy, intelligent POP music, throw out that awful Christina Aguilera & Mandy Moore - this chick this the REAL DEAL.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pop out of the youth market, February 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Lipslide (Audio CD)

Sarah Cracknell provides a CD full of pop music for adults. Continuing along the lines of her day job as lead singer for Saint Etienne she crafts the best songs depicting love and loss heard in a very long time. "Desert Baby", with the refrain 'Every night, every day, every second you're away I'm in a desert baby, don't make me wait. Every night, every day, every second you're away Feels like a desert baby, come home to stay' proves that dance music can be listenable. Buy it now. You'll never hear this on American radio.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pop Fans, Buy This Now!, February 11, 2000

By 

J. Hamilton (Western PA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lipslide (Audio CD)

Sarah Cracknell's Lipslide has been floating about on import for about three years now, in various configurations, but the long-awaited US release by INSTINCT nails it. The artwork is divine, the bonus video is superb, and the tracklisting remains stunning. Songs like Anymore, Coastal Town, and Home are above-average pop symphonies, and Ready or Not,4 Months, 2 Weeks show the warm heart beating below the synths. The Japanese version of this album contains many more tracks and B-sides, but I feel the US release is more consistent. I can't wait to hear Sarah's next album with Saint Etienne, but until then, Lipslide will more than tide me over. Excellent, buy it now!