Lonely Is an Eyesore

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: 4ad / Ada
• ASIN: B000007SPZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  VHS Tape
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #137,602 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hot Doggie

2. Acid, Bitter and Sad

3. Cut the Tree

4. Fish

5. Frontier

6. Crushed

7. No Motion

8. Muscoviet Musquito

9. The Protagonist

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Compilation Ever, November 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Lonely Is an Eyesore (Audio CD)

This is one of the most cohesive compilations ever put together regarding overall sound as well as packaging. I still regret passing over the deluxe edition album, which included the 24 page book, in favor of the standard album that saved me a whole five dollars or so. Regardless, I still get chills listening to "Frontier" and "Muscoviet Mosquito" after twelve years. The comp. as a whole has a dark, atmospheric, post-punk sound that successfully documents 4AD's hey-day. I would recommend releases by any of the bands on the album, especially MEDUSA from Clan of Xymox, SPLEEN AND IDEAL from Dead Can Dance, IT'LL END IN TEARS and FILIGREE & SHADOW from This Mortal Coil, THROWING MUSES from Throwing Muses (available as IN A DOGHOUSE), VICTORIALAND from the Cocteau Twins, and THE LEGENDARY WOLFGANG PRESS AND OTHER TALL STORIES from The Wolfgang Press (if you can find it). Do not hesitate to buy this, the video of the same name is excellent as well and worth seeking out.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CLASSIC ALTERNATIVE, January 22, 2002

By 

Simon (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Is an Eyesore (Audio CD)

My first taste of Alternative Music when this album came out and the damage had been done, there was no turning back.
A mixture of Electro-sampling of Colourbox to the gurgle delights of Cocteau Twins and the atmospheric Dead Can Dance just signifies this as an undeniable classic. It has a blend of ambient music which mesmerizes the listener in many ways. Friends have borrowed it from me due to speculation of not understanding. Hence they purchased the album and further more, some of the bands forth coming LPs.
The a few tracks may sound slightly dated (e.g.Colourbox) but this is nearly 20 years ago and very few bands would even get close to becoming timeless in music form.
This compilation came in five forms, LP, CD, Cassette, Video and a limited edition wooden box set. Get any, listen for yourself and be hypnotised.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect candidate for a DVD special release, November 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Lonely Is An Eyesore [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a seminal piece of audiovisual art; the music from some of the label's most successful acts: Dead Can Dance, Throwing Muses (award winning vid "Fish"), This Mortal Coil, Wolfgang Press and more. The music is exceptional in its own right, and the videos are among the best ever made. One of the few collections of music video in the world worth delivering on DVD and owning (Bjork's Volumen is another). Would love to see 4AD re-release this, or team with another company to get this material on the medium that would suit it best (DVD).