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Tribute to Soft Cell

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there's about 3 decent covers here. most of the artists have bad vocals , which is ok if they're great musicians, which most are not. most of the artists have no soul. they're different artists, but the singers sound very similiar. nuthin' groundbreaking. makes me wanna listen to marc's vocal treatment of the originals. i would pay $4 for this cd. marc's live version of 'say hello...' is most likely the same as that found on the berlin dvd. can't understand why soft cell condone this thing. buy the live in milan dvd.

The Great Ones:
- Torch (Inertia) a touching tribute; offered a fresh variation without the trumpet. Great! Danceable. Fun. I love it.
- Bedsitter (Fairlight Children) offered an oxygen-infused Danceable Donna-Summer disco beat with surreal vocals. It needs to be heard. Trippy stuff.
- Memorabilia (Sigue Sigue Sputnik) Haunting, hypnotizing, techno. Well-developed sound. Nice.

The mediocre ones:
- Sex Dwarf (Dirty Sanchez) naughty and dirty suggestions, but it ends up being flat.
- Chips on My Shoulder (Ganymede) very cosmic and synthetic, but limp, fails to pack a punch. This version does not grab because it is too distant.
- Persuasion (Transmutator) Almost the same as the original, except without the sound effects. The vocals end up being hoarse. It just doesn't bring the same sense of trance-like menace the original managed to do.
- Say Hello Wave Goodbye (Marc Almond, Live) Tinkly piano and a bored Marc make for an afternoon cocktail version of Soft Cell's hit. Nothing special.

The awful ones:
- Numbers (Lolita's Lips) empty vocals and repetitive droning synth music; a cotton-ball compared to the hammer-impacting original.
- Loving You Hating Me (Electro Pink) okay synth, but whiny, whispering and weak vocals. Pathetic.
- Seedy Films (Queen of Japan) truly a pale Karaoke rendition.
- Tainted Love (Ambra Red) I'm sure many people are curious how Tainted Love has covered. Ambra Red RUINED everybody's "favorite" song with distortion, weak bass, hollow vocals, overpowering techno noise. This should've been discarded. The band should not be allowed to take part in any more tribute albums. This is not the Tainted Love we all know.
- The Girl With the Patent Leather Face (DKAY.com) Dull instrumentation and whispering vocals make for a boring tribute. It doesn't have the candy-coated-chaos the original had.