Nukleopatra

Dead Or Alive | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 25, 1998)
• Original Release Date: August 25, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cleopatra
• ASIN: B000009THW
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #215,569 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Nukleopatra

2. Sex Drive

3. You Spin Me 'Round (Like a Record) [Sugar Pumpers Radio Remix]

4. International Thing [*]

5. Picture This

6. Unhappy Birthday [12" Remix]

7. Rebel Rebel

8. I'm a Star

9. Sleep With You

10. The Right Stuff

11. Gone Too Long

12. Getting It On [Instrumental]

13. Spend the Night Together

14. You Spin Me 'Round (Like a Record) [Jail House Mix]

15. Sex Drive [Scream Driven Mix][*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars He never went away...PETE BURNS RULES!, February 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Nukleopatra (Audio CD)

This album is actually not new, i have had it for over 2 years (I have the Japanes and Australian versions). I believe that Sony/Epic is trying to milk the 80's Band thing that is getting so much hype these days in the press (with the other gender bender & 80's bands touring: i.e Culture Club, and Duran Duran). Anyhoo... about the disc: it rocks, it's very HI NRG and the "boys" have progressed on to a much more deeper and sophisticated sound (God love technology). The song "Sex Drive" was actually a side project done by Pete Burns about 4 years ago in a "band" called Glam. Other tracks on the CD, such as "Unhappy Birthday" was originally released in 1990 as a Japanese Import, "Fan The Flame, Part 1". The "Flame" CD is awesome but not dancey, its very melancholy and almost all songs are torch songs (who hurt you so bad Pete?). Anyways, I am a HUGE fan of Dead Or Alive and nothing they do can disappoint me, but this CD is awesome with its intense beats and Pete's burlesques-style singing... it is totally different from the 80's sound they used to have. The disco anthem "You Spin Me Round" has been remixed as well for the new flava. Like Dead Or Alive too ???? E-mail me at Bleu Mode2aol.com

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nukleopatra one of the best!, June 12, 2005

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C. J. Clontz "Cult film fan" (Orlando, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nukleopatra (Audio CD)

This is a very very good CD by this band!! I was surprised actually at how good it really is! The title song is phenomenal as well as all of the other songs! The band proves that they still have what it takes in Spades to make a great dance album and stay creative and interesting! If only they could get America to get over You Spin Me Round and move on to the new music they are producing! Still a great great band!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dead or Alive in the 90s: the same, yet different, April 6, 2000

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Flaming Fan (Grungy Seattle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nukleopatra (Audio CD)

Wow. This album rocks, and a big way. It's amazing that Pete and Co. have even lived, let alone triumphed, into the 21st century. "Nukleoptra" perfectly marries DOA's trademark 80s synth/glam/HiNRG style with a modern, 90s sound. Especially noticible on the "You Spin Me Round" and "Sex Drive" remixes, the sounds are familiar, yet very fresh. But what really shocked me was the new (well, new to us fans in the US who didn't know about the imports) tunes. The title anthem, "Nukleopatra," is so perfectly Pete, with hilarious lyrics and a great 90s dancehall wall of sound. Be sure to crank up the volume on this, and the rest of the tracks. "Unhappy Birthday" is wonderfully dark and tragic, yet you still can't help shaking it. A very different sound than what we're used to hearing from the bad boy from Liverpool. "Rebel Rebel" is dripping with irony and the lyrics seem eerily perfect for Pete. "The Right Stuff" is simply funky. Yes, there probably isn't much new ground broken here, but it's just so great hearing one of my (and practically everybody else's) favorite 80s groups make a successful metamorphosis into the 90s. Only now it's the 00s, so what could be in store? There are rumors of a new album, but Pete is famous for being flaky. Their 1998 US mini-tour miscarried before they ever left Europe, alas. I can't believe I waited so long to check out this CD... it's really strong and, in some ways, the most cohesive work from DOA in a decade and a half. Petey Boy hasn't lost his Ethel Merman-like ability to pound out pathos. When he sings "I'm a Star," I'm believing it. But alright already with the cosmetic surgery!