Odyshape

The Raincoats | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 2, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Geffen Gold Line Sp.
• ASIN: B000000P1C
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #272,395 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Shouting Out Loud

2. Family Tree

3. Only Loved At Night

4. Dancing In My Head

5. Odyshape

6. And Then It's O.K.

7. Baby Song

8. Red Shoes

9. Go Away

Editorial Reviews

Re-mastered from original masters. Heavyweight 180 gram vinyl. CD special edition. Liner notes by Kim Gordon. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, pure emotion, July 6, 2001

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Sara G. (Mamou, LA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Odyshape (Audio CD)

At first I didn't like this Raincoats album as much as their first one. The songs were so ethereal, insubstantial. Later I came to love it for just those same reasons. The music wraps around you, beautiful and airy, and pulls you along with it. You'll find yourself crying and rejoicing with these songs, and not because of the profound lyrics. The music itself seems like pure emotion- for instance, "Baby" is a tale of longing, but you don't have to listen to the lyrics to find out. It pulls you, the intensity of the longing. Listening to this album is a spiritual experience.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moving!, January 21, 2000

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Cathy (Olympia, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Odyshape (Audio CD)

the best record you probably don't have. these records are out of print as far as i know, so buy what you can now, because this may be your only chance. the raincoats also have a live album called "the kitchen tapes" and are probably one of the most influential bands ever. "odyshape" is beautiful and spectacular and echoes sentiments so beautiful that you can only listen to it over and over again to understand the full effect and impact of their music.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Zounds!, July 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Odyshape (Audio CD)

This is so perfect. Madness made manifest, shaped in the air, anchored along fret-vectors and finally exorcised for good. I've gone through half a dozen copies in fifteen years and not once gotten bored with it. "Only Loved at Night" is one of the greatest songs ever recorded. Gotta give Mssr. Cobain a posthumous nod for using his Geffen creds to get these reissued. Thanks, Kurt. Thanks, Ladies.