Poles Apart [Import]

Karen Zoid | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI
• ASIN: B0000648O4
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,499,901 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Set of Wheels (Karoo Anthem)

2. All My Friends Are Yuppie Scum

3. Afrikaners Is Pleserig

4. Southern Skies

5. Waitress

6. Maak Nie Regtig Saak Nie

7. Whore

8. Whole in One

9. Katriena

10. Inspector Holmes

11. Engel

12. Callback

13. Vleesbaai

14. Taxi [*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everlasting Zoid - South Africa's Rock and Roll Queen, March 25, 2005

By 

deepspark "JH" (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Poles Apart (Audio CD)

The wonder girl of South African rock. From busking in Johannesburg to national treasure to ultimate superstardom. Karen Zoid's first album POLES APART was a massive success and attracted an audience of wide range. Her incredible voice, both tender and Joplin-like powerful, pared with her gift for lyrics, takes her up there with the best of international rock.

POLES APART include some of my favourite Zoid songs. Her first and greatest hit, Afrikaners is Plesierig, was a radio and TV phenomenon. Engel ( Angel ) is quite possibly the most beautiful love song ever written in Afrkaans. It reminds me of good old days. On the upbeat and funky track Waitress, she sings about the ups and downs of working in a restaurant : I'm just a waitress/the food here is tasteless/I'm smiling 'cause it pays/I cry on my off days/You better be nice to me/I'll spit in your coffee/I'll spit in your tea. She really is the best. And equally brilliant live. A live show by Karen Zoid is an unforgettable experience. I'm hoping Amazon will sell Zoid's 2002
2nd album , CHASING THE SUN, soon. It really is another winner.
Favourite tracks : Callback, Waitress, Engel (Angel), Southern Sky.

Long live the Zoid !

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent New Album -- Best I've heard in ages, July 14, 2004

By 

William Byerly (Hillsborough, NC United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Poles Apart (Audio CD)

I brought this album back from South Africa after a recent
trip, and I can't believe she's not exploding on the US
scene as well.

She has Sheryl Crowe's voice, to some extent, but is better
in the high register. She also reminds me a great deal of
Liz Phair, in her sense of straightforward musical fun, although
I think she's got a much better voice.

The album has excellent diversity, with some slow guitar ballads
(Southern Skies) and some good straightforward rock songs (Set
of Wheels). She plays briefly with Hip Hop on 'Afrikaans is
pleserig', and the album doesn't get old -- I think I've listened
to it about four consecutive times on the car stereo.

-Boyce Byerly

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rock chick with feel, July 8, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Poles Apart (Audio CD)

This South AFrican Diva first came to attention when she was busking on a street corner in Melville, Joburgh. Ever since she has rised above all expectations, crowned with various music awards, including album of the year and best new artist.
The album kicks off with a rocking "Set of Wheels" which is inspired by the national main route ,the N1. Karen then builds up to viby, modern and cinic atmosphere in "yuppie scum" in which the lyrics go "all my friends are yuppie scum/they got the money and i got the fun/ the labels on my cloths say made in taiwan/theirs say versace and dolce cabanna."

Karen seem to remind you of someone like Sheryl Crow, and then again, not realy. SHe is truly the only South African Rock artist with true export quality.

Rock on Zoid!