Odyshape

The Raincoats

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 2, 1997)
• Original Release Date: 1981
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Geffen Gold Line Sp.
• ASIN: B000000P1C
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #220,950 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
2003 reissue of the influential post-punk act's 1981 album,fans included Kurt Cobain. Rough Trade. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, pure emotion, July 6, 2001

By	Sara G. (Mamou, LA USA) - See all my reviews

At first I didn't like this Raincoats album as much as their first one. The songs were so ethereal, insubstantial. Later I came to love it for just those same reasons. The music wraps around you, beautiful and airy, and pulls you along with it. You'll find yourself crying and rejoicing with these songs, and not because of the profound lyrics. The music itself seems like pure emotion- for instance, "Baby" is a tale of longing, but you don't have to listen to the lyrics to find out. It pulls you, the intensity of the longing. Listening to this album is a spiritual experience.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moving!, January 21, 2000

By	Cathy (Olympia, WA) - See all my reviews

the best record you probably don't have. these records are out of print as far as i know, so buy what you can now, because this may be your only chance. the raincoats also have a live album called "the kitchen tapes" and are probably one of the most influential bands ever. "odyshape" is beautiful and spectacular and echoes sentiments so beautiful that you can only listen to it over and over again to understand the full effect and impact of their music.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Zounds!, July 30, 1999

By A Customer

This is so perfect. Madness made manifest, shaped in the air, anchored along fret-vectors and finally exorcised for good. I've gone through half a dozen copies in fifteen years and not once gotten bored with it. "Only Loved at Night" is one of the greatest songs ever recorded. Gotta give Mssr. Cobain a posthumous nod for using his Geffen creds to get these reissued. Thanks, Kurt. Thanks, Ladies.