E-Mail From Eternity: The Best of

Sad Lovers and Giants | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 9, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Anagram UK
• ASIN: B0000081VM
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #358,388 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good guitar pop from overlooked 80s band, December 14, 2001

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Glenn R. Boston (Silver Spring, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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Sad Lovers and Giants were a British guitar-pop band with an interesting sound that never really quite caught on in the U.S. Good, atmospheric music--great for quiet nights at home and those introspective moments when "something you can dance to" is definitely not the order of the day. This compilation is a pretty good overview and introduction to the band, though it does contain a few duds (the instrumentals). Most of their records and CDs are long out of print, so if you are curious about this band, this is pretty much your only option.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost the perfect compilation that shortens their career., August 25, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: E-Mail From Eternity: The Best of (Audio CD)

For those who have something of them and want to explore more of the melancholic landscapes they build with their pop it's the perfect CD to get lost in the forest of SAD LOVERS & GIANTS.

For those who don't know anything about them and enjoy the deep atmospheres created by The Chameleons,The Sound or even The Cure, it's the perfect CD to start with.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Glad It's Back, September 29, 2003

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matt (the reading room) - See all my reviews

This review is from: E-Mail From Eternity: The Best of (Audio CD)

S L & G is indeed an overlooked group from the 80s. Not the best technical musicians, but they certainly tapped the root of that pre-grunge, introspective sound that is found in those groups like The Damned, The Chameleons, and The Church. Mellow with an edge. House of Love may be of interest for some S L & G fans, too! Heck, maybe some Smiths as well. Why not?