Rialto

Rialto | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 15, 1998)
• Original Release Date: September 15, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sire / London/Rhino
• ASIN: B0000065K0
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #197,830 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Monday Morning 5:19

2. Dream Another Dream

3. Broken Barbie Doll

4. Summer's Over

5. Untouchable

6. Hard Candy

7. Quarantine

8. Lucky Number

9. Love Like Semtex

10. When We're Together

11. The Underdogs

12. Milk of Amnesia

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most underrated, and best, CD's ever, April 14, 2002

By 

Margaret Eppstein (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rialto (Audio CD)

Rialto is the self-titled debut album of the British pop band Rialto, released in September 1998. They have since made two new albums, Night on Earth and Anything Could Happen. I heard about Night on Earth first, and it has the best reviews. However, all the sample songs I liked best came from Rialto.
Rialto is often compared to and undermined by Pulp's famous album This is Hardcore, but I listened to that entire album and wasn't impressed by a single song. Rialto is criticized for having too much filler. The feature songs are Monday Morning 5 19 (the first song on the album, and Rialto's best-known song), Summer's Over, and Untouchable. All three songs are excellent; Monday Morning has a great resigned-love tune, Summer's Over is reminiscent of yet better than Strawberry Field's Forever, and Untouchable's bold disco-style lyrics are on par with Mansun. However, the reviewers have got their summary of this CD all wrong; the songs mistaken for filler are simply more subtle.

They don't all start out with a catchy tune, and are easily skimmed over through the first few listenings. However, they all develop with unique twists of tune that will keep you coming back for more. In the end, it is always the more subtle songs that grow on you. After repeated listenings, Quarantine, Lucky Number, and When We're Together surface as the dominant tracks. Lucky Number is a true gem; the violent funky beat is a true surprise, and has become one of my favorite overall songs. Most CD's have only one or two quality songs, but this album has at least six really compelling songs - and the others aren't bad (by any means), they just aren't Earth-shattering.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite CDs, September 13, 2002

By 

Des N. "dunderspitz" (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rialto (Audio CD)

Most albums have 1 or 2 good songs in it but this album has more than that. I keep playing this album over and over and I never get sick of it. Their songs have classic melodies. It gives you a sense of being in European cinema. Film Noir Music. It's dark, moody and cinematic but the melodies are so catchy. This is one of my favorite albums!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dazzling..., November 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Rialto (Audio CD)

One of the best albums no one will ever hear. Rialto is terribly underrated, but worth checking out. The songs are beautiful, and not overbearing. A good mix, decent lyrics, and incredibly sexy. 'When we're together' is tops. That's all I can say. Buy it and see for yourself.