Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline [ENHANCED]

Gomez

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 10, 2000)
• Original Release Date: October 10, 2000
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Virgin Records Us
• ASIN: B00004YWVD
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #50,790 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Shitbag 9

2. Bring Your Lovin' Back Here

3. Emergency Surgery

4. Hit on the Head

5. Flavors

6. 78 Stone Shuffle

7. We Haven't Turned Around [X-Ray Mix]

8. Buena Vista

9. Shitbag

10. Steve McCroski

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Machismo

2. Do's and Don'ts

3. Touchin' Up

4. Waster

5. Dajon Song

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

England's critically acclaimed quintet Gomez create music steeped in rock, pop, blues, funk, soul, and just about anything else they can get their crafty hands on. The use of three lead singers never varies the sound by much--they mostly recall Eddie Vedder and Joe Cocker with a pinch of Tom Waits on the rough end. Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline is a compilation of oddball tracks that have been accumulating as import single B-sides and outtakes. "Shitbag 9," the opening track, is a spontaneous studio field holler, whereas "Buena Vista" is an atmospheric nine-minute psychedelic suite. Two BBC live recordings ("78 Stone Shuffle," "Steve McCroski") feature the band in a refreshingly loose groove, stumbling around with a sense of mischief and energy absent from their carefully considered studio productions. Perhaps, most intriguingly, the band's included their version of the Beatles' "Getting Better," (recorded by Gomez at Abbey Road Studios), which became familiar to most of us as part of Phillips Electronics ad campaign. --Rob O'Connor

Product Description

New 2000 Release from Lo Riders Gomez. A 15 Track Compilation featuring 12 Previously Unavailable Recordings, Including Seven Unreleased Songs, Three Radio Sessions and a Remix --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the best of Gomez, December 28, 2000

By	Gomez fan (Melrose Park, Il USA) - See all my reviews

I am a huge fan of Gomez. The first 2 albums are classics and are completely overlooked. I can't believe that this album is getting such good reviews. Buena Vista is the only song which is at the level of Bring it on or Liquid Skin. These are almost all songs that they didn't think were good enough to put on the first 2 albums but they had enough of them to make some money. I am sure that there next studio album will be another masterpiece but, this one is far from the best Gomez.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars diamond in the rough, November 12, 2003

By	Brian Cookson "brutus daoson" (Greenville, RI United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

if only to hear buena vista alone, it is worth it to pick this album up. i would give it 5 stars, but i need to be realistic in that, sure, this album is meant for the fans in particular. the other reviewers who say they are "the hugest" fans and loved the first two albums but can't get a feel for this one... well, they really aren't such fans as they say, and that's all.

so obviously you need more reasons than just buena vista to buy this, cuz you're skeptical enough to be reading this. ok, then listen for waster, flavors, getting better, bring your lovin back here, touchin' up, and machismo.

and rosemary. simply amazing. the atmosphere that this song creates is simply astounding. each note sinks deep into your veins, and penetrates your senses.

so buy it.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars For thee hardcore, April 5, 2001

By	tokyo111 (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

I don't agree with the reviewer above (or is it below? How are these reviews listed? In chronological order? whatever...) who finds only a couple of gems on this release. There's easily half an LP worth of great stuff in here, especially the super groovy "Flavors." I also don't fault the band for not putting every import B-side on this thing. Those of us who shelled out big bucks for the original import singles are happy not to be asked to buy them all again just so we can also have a few "never before released" cuts (although in buying this release I did end up re-purchasing the appended, previously released 5-cut "Machismo" EP, dammit).

On the other hand, there *is* a fair amount of self-indulgent noodling on this thing, so unless you're a completist Gomez fanboy like myself, you might want to start with "Bring It On" or "Liquid Skin." And before you purchase any Gomez recordings, really, I suggest you get quite stoned and see the band live. THEN and only then will you understand...