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One Second

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Take it from someone who knows: buy this album and you will be hooked on Yello for life!

In the '80's I had heard "Oh Yeah" quite often, especially in Twix candy bar commercials, but I never thought the song was actually on any kind of album. Then I heard it on the radio two or three times. Then I saw "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and knew I had to find "Oh Yeah" and/or the band that made it!

There is no soundtrack album for "Ferris Bueller" that I know of, but I found out that "Oh Yeah" was done by a band called Yello from reading the credits at the end of the movie. So the next chance I got to be in a music store, I found One Second. (I must have kept the thought of owning "Oh Yeah" in my head for months!)

When I brought "One Second" home, there was no letdown. "Oh Yeah" was there, all right, but I was surprised by the diverse sound of the other tracks: the Latin flair of "La Habanera" and "Call It Love"; the French "Le Secret Farida"; the drum-happy "Goldrush"; the heavy metal-style love song "Si Senor the Hairy Grill". "The Rhythm Divine", which could be a perfect title for a James Bond movie; it's sung by no less a Bond chanteuse than Shirley Bassey. I could go on and on.

Bottom line: if you want to hear an album that doesn't fit in any kind of mold, and if you want an all-around fun filled experience in sound.....buy this one!

Not everyone can like every album. But, for me, One Second is my all-time favorite. I have listed to it regularly since it was first released and have never tired of the complex rhythms and musical variety that it offers. One Second is different from Yello's other albums and, in my opinion, doesn't hold as much appeal for someone looking for pure techno. While the drum machines and sequencers are certainly there (and brilliantly done), the sound is less annalog and has more feel. It is not background music, but rather must be listened to to be enjoyed. The latin influence is wonderful and the music sounds as if it were made for Shirley Bassey's style and voice. In my mind, this album creates its own genre of music which I have yet to find elsewhere. It is different, but it is very very good!

Great tunes dripping with latin up beat melodies and smooth syncopation. One track could have easily appeared in a 007 flick.
Slick production and sound makes for great party music ; dancing or sitting ! "Oh yeah" will always turn an ear with or without the accompaning movie.......

This CD has the song Oh Yeah! that is most commonly recognized from Ferris Bueller's Day Off. But, you cannot judge this CD by that song alone. Compared to the rest of the CD, 'Oh Yeah!' is a horribly boring track.

The music is timeless. Each track is different, different style, different language. There are great rhythms, some latin, some electronic, some heavy metal. Far from boring. Great music to accompany just about any activity.

Take time to listen to the samples [....] If you do not own this album, then get it. Get it any way you can. The music is beyond innovative. The sounds remain timeles. If you are going to have a party get this CD. Your friends will love it. I personaly have thousands of Cd's and this is by far one of the most important ones. Just listen to it. I assure you, you will not be disappointed.

It doesn't have Oh Yeah on it. Get over it.

To the best of my knowledge, the original European release never had it either. It was on Stella, and still is in two versions (thanks to the remaster). Buy that album instead if you have to have Oh Yeah. If you don't own that track already, shame on you.

With great tracks like La Habanera, Moon On Ice and The Rhythm Divine, this album doesn't need that overplayed song. In fact, it detracts from the album as a whole because it was so stylistically different. We got it on the American version because the marketing types figured it would boost sales. It worked, but I am glad to see them get rid of it on the remaster. This is a moodly, atmosphere filled, eclectic electronic album that makes one think they've gone back 30 years and are visiting a smoked filled cantina in Morroco. Or maybe that is just me... But the point is, it is another of Yello's great releases, and the remaster is even better than the original.

This is one of my favourite Yello albums. It is inventive, amusing, creative and fun to listen to. Some of the songs are very moody and atmospheric, others are upbeat. It's better than older Yello in my opinion and a good place to start if you are new to their sound.

This is THE album of my life, and that is not an overstatement. It is a production masterpiece. When you listen to the tracks from this album, you start to appreciate months that Boris Blank spent in the studio mixing it. Being around studio and production people, I know that many people share my opinion. As a fan of synthetic techno-pop music (my second favorite are machine-sterile Erasure), I still favor this semi-synthetic album, on which real musicians are featured. Most of the Yello albums are not melodious - Boris gives musicians their freedom, relieving them of the constraints of sampler. I would like to emphasize production wise perfect match with Shirley Basey, a singer who knows HOW to sing. This is the album of atmosphere, sea, the seagulls and summer evenings by the sea with the sound of waves. Album full of life, which perfectly blends into Mediterranean flavor (as does the forthcoming "Flag"), and I believe also with Hawaii. I thank Boris Blank for this album, and I wish to send him the following message: the work you have done in the late eighties is really extraordinary, and I am sorry that you think that evolution must be so drastic. I am waiting for Yello to return to their style, and I know that I am not the only one who thinks so.

The is just a great album, when you listen to this you can just visualize everything. Like a movie being played out in your mind...trippy right! lol But it's true, the drums are amazing and vocals rock - the music is very latin but still very all over the map everything seems to seemlessly go together smoothly. I "borrowed" this from my Dad one day when I was a teenager (in my 30's now) & needless to say he never did get this back.The songs on here age well too, I still enjoy it. Over all this is a very fun, dramatic, heart pounding music. Great to listen to whenever, just be careful driving....you might just lean on that gas pedal just a bit too hard.

I got goosebumps in 1987 the first time I heard Dr. Van Steiner @ 1'26", still today in 2011 the same.

Let me take this CD to heaven.