Wild Zone: The Essential Parachute Club [Import]

The Parachute Club | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 22, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Import
• ASIN: B0000072S8
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #225,890 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Rise Up

2. Slip Away

3. Alienation

4. She Tell You

5. Free Up Yourself

6. Boy's Club

7. At The Feet Of The Moon

8. Innuendo

9. Sexual Intelligence

10. Walls & Laws

11. Love Is Fire

12. Small Victories

13. Cheat The Prophecy

14. Love & Compassion

15. Rise Up Wild Zone Remix '

Editorial Reviews

15 track best of release from BMG Canada.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Canada's Premier Pop/Political Band at its Best!, October 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Wild Zone: The Essential Parachute Club (Audio CD)

The "Wild Zone" is the Parachute Club's Greatest Hits Collection. What is the Parachute Club, you ask? Only the best act to ever grace the airwaves in Canada!

Although largely ignored by American Radio Programmers, the Parachute Club hit the International Airwaves in the early 80s with their smash hit "Rise Up". They had a unique and fun-loving style of music (sort of dance/reggae)combined with lyrics that addressed serious concerns; women's right, gay rights, oppression of developing countries, etc. And like many bands of the 80s, they probably hit their commercial peak with their first single.

Their first album, "Parachute Club" contained the hits "Rise Up", "Alienation", and "Boy's Club", all of which contained sharp criticism of the status quo. "At The Feet Of The Moon" was their sophmore effort and it contained the title track and "Sexual Intelligence". Their third and final set "Small Victories" was co-produced and co-written by John Oates. It was their most polished effort and the highlight of their creativity. It fostered "Love is Fire" and "Love and Compassion". Unfortunately, at this point, the sales were dropping off and it was getting hard to support the seven member band.

The "Wild Zone" contains all the big hits and singles from their three albums, plus a few essential album tracks and a remix of "Rise Up". It also has a pretty comprehensive history of the band and final "Thank you" section written by Loraine Segato and Billy Bryans.

The "Wild Zone" is an excellent tribute to one of the greatest Canadian Bands ever assembled. A treat for music fans everywhere.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good to know this collection exists..., August 2, 2010

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Oliasdoug "Progressive Rock/Electronic New Ag... (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wild Zone: The Essential Parachute Club (Audio CD)

I remember hearing & seeing the video "Rise Up" for the first time on MTV back in the days when MTV still played music. The song blew my mind with its energy, its optimistic message for women's rights, and the band's incredibly tight musicianship. Had to run out immediately & buy the PARACHUTE CLUB cassette, and though it got a LOT of play on my decks, it's still in reasonably good shape; I'm glad it's still in my collection. I kept hoping against hope that this, their first album, would eventually find its way to CD, but to my knowledge, that doesn't seem to be the case. Most unfortunate. I'm glad that MTV gave them a fair amount of rotation and it saddened me that not enough people in in my homeland woke up to what an absolutely amazing band they were. I also regret never having had the chance to see them in concert. I didn't particularly care for their collaborating with John Oates on their follow-up album (their "redone" version of "Rise Up" was amateurish & completely unnecessary), but it never sullied my overall respect for them. Every song on the first album was catchy as hell--not a bad one in the bunch.

At any rate, I am glad that--if for no other reason than posterity--this CD exists. For those not familiar with their music, and who still have an appreciation for far-above-average 80s music, I urge you to check this band out. They were a truly unique collective of talented musicians who deserved far more recognition than they received.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars They are one of the best bands of the eighties!!!, February 22, 2006

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Dan Praydis "Dan" (Baltimore MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wild Zone: The Essential Parachute Club (Audio CD)

I love and cannot say enough about the song at the feet of the moon its one of the greatest songs I've ever heard this band is just underated and diserves a hell of alot more respect for being at that time a teen band.