Torch the Moon [Import]

Whitlams (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Wea International
• ASIN: B00006BT3G
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,545,493 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Cries Too Hard

2. Fall For You

3. The Lights Are Back On

4. I Will Not Go Quietly (Duffy's Song)

5. Kate Kelly

6. Royal in the Afternoon

7. Gone Surfing

8. Best Work

9. Start My Cellar Again [For Miranda]

10. Coming Over [For Pinky]

11. Out the Back

12. Breathing You In

13. Ease of the Midnight Visit

14. Don't Believe Anymore

15. Last Life

Editorial Reviews

Featuring the First Single 'fall for You', this Strictly Limited Format Comes with a Bonus Disc and Will Be Housed in a Commemorative Slipcase.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Typical Whitlams, September 11, 2002

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Edwin Michell (Adelaide, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Torch the Moon (Audio CD)

Tim Freedman delivers once again what weve come to expect of the Whitlams - an album full of mellow ballads and the occasional brighter tune. Some of their best work, I believe, are the more upbeat tunes like "Back into the Wild", as opposed to their classic semi-depressing songs like the Charlie series from Eternal Nightcap. "gone Surfing" and "Out The Back" are two songs perfect for a slack sunny afternoon lying on the grass. My personal favourite is the final song, "Ease of the Midnight Visit" which wraps up the main CD flawlessly.
Interestingly, perhaps the five best songs, in my opinion, were not included in the main CD, instead being relegated to the bonus CD. "Witness Protection Scheme" is a great song to chill to, whereas the final two are the more upbeat type I was talking about.
This is a great CD, but make sure you buy the one with the bonus CD to get five more gems.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful CD - Play It Over and Over, August 5, 2002

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Rob. Charlton (Elanora Heights, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Torch the Moon (Audio CD)

At first listening, I wasn't as impressed with "Torch the Moon" as with the Whitlam's previous album "Love This City". Having listened several times, the depth of lyrics and sheer power of much of the music on "Torch the Moon" has won me over. It's the best CD yet from the talented Tim Freedman.

The tracks range from the melancholy to the humorous. The title song is a moving insight into a suicidal mind. The emotional "Kate Kelly", perhaps the most powerful song on the album, is a reflection on the thoughts of the sister of Australia's most notorious bushranger after his execution and the death under police fire of her suspected lover, another of the Kelly gang. On the lighter side, "Gone Surfing" is an upbeat echo of the 1960s (and sounds a little like The Cruel Sea), whilst there are a number of quieter ballads, mostly about aspects of love.

The vocals are strong and backing singers fill out the sound in a number of tracks, much more than on previous Whitlams' albums. The instrumentation, especially some of the piano lines, ranges from the pretty to the dramatic. There's good use of lead guitar in parts, and wide variation in the types of rhythm featured on different songs.

All in all, a terrific album, one that will be played over and over. There are no dud tracks, and a couple that will get lots and lots of airplay, I suspect.

4.0 out of 5 stars great new whitlams, August 7, 2002

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Kieran Hegarty (Toowoomba, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Torch the Moon (Audio CD)

I really enjoy listening to this album, as I feel it is different to other whitlams albums. The Guitar is featured more and adds a great touch to the songs. My personal favorite tracks are "Royal In The Afternoon" & "I Will Not Go Quietly", these songs are fun to listen to and have great lyrics.