This Is Cinerama

Cinerama | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 17, 2000)
• Original Release Date: October 17, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Spin Art
• ASIN: B00004Z42I
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #373,988 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Kerry Kerry

2. Love

3. Au Pair

4. 7X

5. Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

6. Dance, Girl, Dance

7. Model Spy

8. Crusoe

9. Pacific

10. King's Cross

11. Manhattan

12. Film

13. London

14. Ears [Valvola Remix]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For completists--but also a very good starting point, December 27, 2000

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Joe "Bagga" (Overseas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: This Is Cinerama (Audio CD)

30% of this CD is on Va Va Voom, but the other B-Sides and unreleased tracks are a treat for fans and those unfamiliar with Cinerama's majestic sound. This is pop bliss--much as I like the Wedding Present, there is simply a better variety of songs and melodies on Cinerama's (now 3) CDs. And don't buy the reviews that compare Cinerama exclusively with John Barry and Burt Bacharach. At times they're closer to the more sophisticated (but delightful) Squeeze, Costello, songs from the 70s/early 80s, but with Gedge's more earthy vocals. When listening, I also have flashbacks of the Field Mice, early Morrissey, Shane MacGowan's more lush direction--hell I'd even throw in a nod to some of the more British sounding Paul McCartney recordings from the 70s. If you love wonderfully melodic Wedding Present songs such as "Spangle" off of Watusi, remove the subtle but annoying 78 RPM sound and add wonderful pop production techniques--that should get you in Cinerama's ballpark. Terry Hall used to make pop music this perfect...Cinerama's got the hot hand as we turn this new decade.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If You Already Own Va Va Voom ...., April 21, 2001

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R.G. (Dana Point, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: This Is Cinerama (Audio CD)

Despite being a big Cinerama fan, and loving everything they've done, I was hesitant to purchase "This is Cinerama." I already owned the U.S. release of "Va Va Voom," and there appeared to be quite a bit of overlap (around 6 songs) between the two CD's.

As it turned out, there's plenty of original, superb, material on "This is Cinerama," making it absolutely worth the separate purchase. The CD even contains an interesting cover of the Smith's "London."

By the way, the converse hold's true. If you already own "This is Cinerama," and have been hesitant to purchase "Va Va Voom," well .... again, plenty of great stuff on "Va Va Voom," making it worth the separate purchase.

The only thing that I don't love about the CD--yet--is a couple of the re-mixes of Cinerama songs. However, they do seem to be slowly growing on me.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars brit pop galore, December 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: This Is Cinerama (Audio CD)

if you love brit pop and mod styles, then this is the album for you. the first bands that i thought of when i first heard cinerama was the smiths with a little bit of jarvis cocker-inspired attitude. very poppy! hearing it makes me want to go out to a nice, smokey, dim-lighted club and dance till my heart melts away...