Love / Stray

Aztec Camera | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 18, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Wounded Bird Records
• ASIN: B0006Q0XWI
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #315,792 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "In a Sentimental Mood", September 9, 2005

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paula b "paula" (surrey, england!) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love / Stray (Audio CD)

I was actually looking to review Stray, but it was not available; Love is a good album, but I thought a bit too commercial, whilst Stray to me is an outstanding piece of work:
I love all the tracks, the title track (Stray) is so sensitive & gentle, & "song for a friend" is almost like a reprise.
"Good Morning Britain" i guess does sound a little dated, but the collaboration with Mick Jones was a treat for me as an old skool Clash fan. The songs are all politically & socially aware, interspersed with shameless romance - "The Gentle Kind" being the best & "over my head" showing Roddy's extensive skill as a musician - "Notting Hill Blues" sounding like the sequel to this track. "The Crying Scene" & "How it is" both have a similar sound but I like the melodic energy sound that Roddy does so well. Finally, maybe a sequel to "Good Morning Britain" - "Get Outta London" - a well put-together album with an important message!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Roddy Frame At His Peak, April 21, 2005

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Marshall Boswell (Memphis, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love / Stray (Audio CD)

These are two of the most disparate albums Aztec Camera ever made: Love is a superslick 80s pop and r&b record so neticulously produced it gleams, whereas Stray is a stripped down affair with a bigger rock sound and even a duet with Mick Jones of the Clash. But Frame's outstanding songwriting and his inventive, lush melodies form a common thread linking these two very different records. Stray in particularly contains two of Frame's best songs, the title cut and the Wes Montgomery tribute "Over My Head."