Lulu

Trip Shakespeare | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (September 3, 1991)
• Label: A&M
• ASIN: B00000EAQM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,534,782 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A superb tour de force, majestic, soaring, April 30, 2002

By 

johnnyqb (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lulu (Audio CD)

I am glad to read that there are others who think Lulu is one of the greatest albums of all time. You know how when you see a movie once in a while that makes you think, "now THAT is why I watch movies"? Well, Lulu is why I listen to rock and roll. This is perhaps the most tragically overlooked record in rock history, with the exception of all three records by Big Star. Trip Shakespeare was an incredibly magical unit, and their live shows were just devastating. I saw them at the Cubby Bear in November '91, and I still get chills recalling how they opened with Bonneville from Lulu, and it was just SHIMMERING with beauty. Their concerts were the best shows--the sound was so wonderful, and they could sing, and they could jam. And they were happy and funny and full of life. It is one of those strange ironies of music that Semisonic is ten times more popular than Trip ever was, because Trip is so much better. I mean, Feeling Strangely Fine doesn't have any songs that are good enough to be on Lulu. This album is in my top 5 of all time. They are, in no particular order: Lulu by Trip Shakespeare; #1 Record/Radio City by Big Star; Songs From Northern Britain by Teenage Fanclub; The Who Sell Out; and Quadrophenia, also by the Who. Get Lulu if you love harmonies, and melodies, and guitars. It is essential and indescribably wonderful.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of a kind, April 9, 2000

By 

Matthew Parks (DURHAM, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lulu (Audio CD)

Having produced such wildly different acts as Prince and the Revolution and the Replacements, for a while in the late 80's and early 90's, the Minneapolis music scene was the next big thing. Among the best bands to come out of that was the eccentric pop quartet Trip Shakespeare. The bands music was strongly influenced by the more experimental pop and rock of the 60's and 70's--the Beatles of Revolver and later albums; The Beach Boys circa Pet Sounds; with perhaps a little Todd Rundgren and Queen thrown in. But the band's sound is always its own, and based solidly on the band's vocal talents, which include brothers Matt and Dan Wilson, and bassist John Munson, all three capable lead vocalists. Lulu is chocked full of pop gems. Check out the title track, along with "Bachelorette," "Down My Block," "Jill Can Drive," and "Look at the Moon," as well as the lyrically incoherent but brilliant "Your Mouth."

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate desert island CD, November 5, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Lulu (Audio CD)

Honestly, you could be trapped on a desert island for years and years with only this CD and you would be just fine (provided the discman's batteries kept going). The album is filled, start to finish, with brilliant pop numbers, amazing instrumental works, and 2 or 3 part harmonies sung by great singers. This band can absolutely rock - it is unfortunate that Semisonic has not succeeded in capturing the magic of Trip Shakespeare. It is even more unfortunate that the record companies have decided not to reissue this CD as well. But, if you can get lucky, pick up a copy - ebay, perhaps?