Thrill

Eleni Mandell

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 24, 2004)
• Original Release Date: October 24, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Zedtone
• ASIN: B00005OMB9
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #167,800 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ELENI IS AMAZING!, January 8, 2006

By	Sarah Dixie Laite (NEW YORK, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Very simply, Eleni Mandell writes and performs remarkable music. Her music is definitely some of the best to come out of the last 10 years and I'm so grateful I discovered her.

I'm a HUGE fan, and THRILL is one my favorites. Her lyrics are so evocative and her performance of her songs is fantastic.There really isn't anyone I can compare her to because she's THAT original. Her lyrics are poetic yet gritty, her songs are sophistocated yet authentic and primitive too.

I feel about her the way some people feel about Fiona Apple, Billie Holiday or Joni Mitchell. Maybe some would find her music idiosyncratic but I find it soulful, smart, moving, clever and entertaining.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Eleni should be *way* more popular!, June 15, 2005

By	Natalie "Wickeddoll" (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

This is a woman who never fails to be adventurous, tantalizing, and innovative. I first heard cuts from this CD on the soundtrack for 'Monkeybone' (A perfectly ghastly film, starring Brendon Fraser). Her song, "Pauline" plays during the dreamworld scene of that film, and I went bananas, just trying to track it down. I read the credits to the film, but since the name "Pauline" wasn't mentioned very clearly in the film, it was not easy to figure out who/what the song was. I have all of Eleni's CDs except her foray into country (Sorry, but I can't listen to that, even from Eleni). "Thrill" is my favorite of her CDs, with numerous sly, funky, and mysterious songs. The only other artist as mercurial as Eleni would be my all-time favorite musician, David Byrne, late of the group "Talking Heads"

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A real treat!, June 20, 2004

By	dp the martian (new york, ny USA) - See all my reviews

Not one bad song on the album. (Heavily influenced by the music of Tom Waits but without the gravily voice!!!) I think it's awesome. An eclectic mix. I've heard her other albums too, all good, but this one is my favorite. An unsung hero! You know how you get when you hear someone great that is not in the mainstream, you feel like you discovered them. That's how I feel.