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Make You Happy (1981-93)

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WoW! Christina is a real knockout, and, boy, can she sing! Even though the sound is coming out of your stereo, you get the feeling you're in a live gig in a club somewhere! This cd always makes me feel good, and sexy, no less. I recommend it to all of you who wish to experience real rock made by a ripe female performer.

The Divinyls created a string of minor hits before they finally made it big with "I touch myself". Amphlett and McEntee had spent a decade as the Divinyls by then, and this compilation shows they had a distinctive style right from the beginning.

Make You Happy is quite a good representation of the Divinyls career, however this CD does seem to peter out, with a definite change of direction in the nineties. Perhaps songs such as "Im jealous", "Only human on the inside" and "lay your body down" would have amounted to a more satisfying ending to this cd.

The Divinyls have more to offer on their albums Monkey Grip( the film soundtrack), Desperate (the original version as released in Australia in 1982) and Temperamental. Don't be fooled by the mediocre live version of "Only Lonely".

It's good anyway.

This is a great overview of the Divinyls' work. It also shows how much stronger n fierce their earlier material could be. The last part of the disc is filled with unoriginal and tame covers. Their only redeeming quality is Christina Amphlett's unique voice which combines Bon Scott's growl with Lene Lovich's yelps. Highlights: everything from Desperate, Pleasure and Pain, everything from Temperamental, 9:50. They should've chose Gonna Get You from Monkey Grip and If Love Was a Gun from diVinyls.

This is a great overview of the Divinyls' work. It also shows how much stronger n fierce their earlier material could be. The last part of the disc is filled with unoriginal and tame covers. Their only redeeming quality is Christina Amphlett's unique voice which combines Bon Scott's growl with Lene Lovich's yelps. Highlights: everything from Desperate, Pleasure and Pain, everything from Temperamental, 9:50. They should've chose Gonna Get You from Monkey Grip and If Love Was a Gun from diVinyls.

ALL 20 SONGS ARE THE VERY BEST BY CHRISTINA AND THE GREAT BAND--THE DIVINYLS..FROM 1981--1993,THEY HAVE PROVED TO BE ONE OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE BANDS..BOYS IN TOWN--ONLY LONELY--MAKE YOU HAPPY--PLEASURE AND PAIN--BACK TO THE WALL--I TOUCHED MY SELF--ONE OF MY FAVORITE CDS--MAKE THIS ONE OF YOUR FAVORITES ALSO--THE DIVINYLS ARE A PURE AND RAW ROCK N'ROLL BAND.