Lovebubble

Book Of Love | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: July 29, 2008
• Release Date: July 29, 2008
• Label: Rhino/Warner Bros.
• Copyright: 1992 Sire Records, a Label of Warner Bros. Records, Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company
• Total Length: 43:11
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• ASIN: B001CP3PJK
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #255,128 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better after all these years, June 8, 2009

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T. Pancoast (BR, La) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lovebubble (Audio CD)

I agree with the previous reviewer that this CD was underrated and overlooked by critics and fans (including myself) when it was originally released. But 16 years later with a fresh new remastering and with a more historical perspective I find that the album holds its own in the BOL catalog. While some of the better known tracks released as singles departed from the classic BOL formula, you can understand how the band was attempting to adapt to the musical landscape of the 90s. However, there are some real forgotten gems here that could have easily found their place on any of the first three albums. Flower in my Hand, Sound and Vision or Enchanted are unmistakably BOL and had they received Ivan Ivan like remixes they would have been fervently embraced by fans of the early works. The remastering sounds great here on the Noble Rot reissue and the bonus tracks make this a must have CD for all Book of Love fans.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Re-Issue!....not so excellent packaging!, June 4, 2009

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David Tiberi "Anthony999" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lovebubble (Audio CD)

this, their fourth and final cd, is their swansong to their music history. I feel that this album was underrated by the critics and some fans as well. True the album did feel a little disjointed, but I think it was because the whole group was involved with this album, which is usually Ted and Jade. This re issue sounds terrific, and the bonus remixes are a nice touch...alas again the somewhat flimsy "digipack" is not so hot, you have to handle the disc with the utmost care...my advice is to rip this, and the other cds from the BOL collection to your Mp3 player, and hard drive....NO SHARING PLEASE!!!...and keep your cds in mint shape, as well as these "digipacks".....

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BOL or SOL, August 25, 2009

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A. J. BOOTON "AJ-san" (Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lovebubble (Audio CD)

Wow. Although I subscribe to several alt music magazines and get my weekly EW, I was not aware of these releases until quite recently when BOL sent out an email flyer about their NY gig to promote the reissues. Any re-release is a "good" release in my opinion; it brings awareness to new collecters and music enthusiasts. Not to mention the material is re-mastered; 'loud' isn't always for the better, I don't have to turn the music level on my iPod higher when listening to these newer BOL releases.

I do agree with some reviewers, the packaging could have been better, with a booklet showcasing all of the LP artwork; singles; etcetera; the historical write-up for all four reissues is informative and fantastic though. At least the Amazon track listing is correct for this album. I remember back in-the-day giving up entirely on another BOL album until I walked into my local independent music store and ran straight into a wall-sized poster of the album cover. I felt the album itself was grossly overlooked by reviewers and fans; I thought the mixed potpourri of different, although distinctive, BOL songs were excellent. Seriously, the only song I skip on the album, dare I say, is "Boy Pop"; several songs even had the darker over and undertones of their earlier work, and others like "Trouble In A Bubble" I thought for sure would be a single.

For the fourth BOL album, already running quite long, really got robbed of some fantastic mixes and "rarities"; the later BOL merchandise is still quite easy and cheap to find on CD, although, not mastered. The last two BOL releases, as well as "Lullaby", should also have contained a second, supplement disc of extras. The version of "Hunny Hunny" (Tribal Rock Mix), much like the darker, more playful version of "Alice Everyday" (Sam The Butcher Mix) is sorely missed from this track listing; I believe the "Hunny Hunny" (Radio Remix) was heavily guitared down to be more listener friendly to the moodier music of the day. The CD single should be hunted down for the "Tribal Rock Mix" track alone and the plethora of "Chatterbox" mixes found on it.

Had I been in charge of this reissue and disc compilation, here's what the extended track listing or additional disc listing would have been; maybe an iTunes Playlist:

Disc 2:
01. Hunny Hunny (Radio Remix)
02. Chatterbox Pt.2 (Late Nite Chat Edit)
03. Boy Pop (Extended Radio Mix)
04. Hunny Hunny (Sweet & Sticky Edit)
05. Chatterbox Pt.2 (Translator Mix)
06. Hunny Hunny (Tribal Rock Mix)
07. Boy Pop (... various other mixes)

Extremely excited about these reissues and ANY BOL release.