Interlude [ENHANCED]

Saint Etienne

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 20, 2001)
• Original Release Date: March 20, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Sub Pop
• ASIN: B0000589GG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #101,896 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
The follow up to their last full-length 'Sound Of Water', this is a collection of b-sides, instrumentals and exclusive new tracks. Includes CD-ROM video with two versions of 'How We Used To Live'. 12 tracks 'Roseneck', 'Northwestern', Queen of Polythene', 'Stevie', 'Red Setter', 'Shoot Out The Lights', 'Mountain Rain', 'Bar Conscience', 'Le Ballade De Saint Etienne', 'Thank You', 'Boy Is Crying' and 'Lose That Girl'.Standard jewel case. 2001 release.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You could do no wrong with Saint Etienne, April 26, 2002

By	M. OYoung - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

... "Queen of Polythene" is just absolutely dreamy, something you expect to hear in a cool breezy jazz bar on a Saturday night. If you love Sarah Cracknell's honey-smooth voice (and who doesn't?), hearing her sing in Francaise in "Le Ballade de Saint Etienne" will make your heart melt with delight. "Northwestern" continues the Etienne's tradition of creating fabulous pop music with a dash of evil mixed in. Yes, it's an album of B-sides, but the flow is still surprisingly smooth. And finally, the included video for "How We Used to Live" is worth the purchase alone. Because, hey, where else in the States can you find a SE video?

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars B Sides Never Sounded This Good, March 25, 2001

By	Kevin Razban (Dana Point, California) - See all my reviews

After spending considerable effort and money buying British imports of hard-to-find Saint Etienne records, I'm relieved to have in my collection this set of songs released for Saint Etienne's American fans. The liner notes explain exactly what this CD is: "Interlude, aka the flipside to Sound of Water." With the exception of four tracks, the songs on the CD are culled from B-sides taken from the "Sound of Water" singles. The liner notes go on to inform us that the many songs which were written for the "Water" project simply didn't fit into the record's final, ethereal sound. Hence, superb songs like the dancy, catchy "Shoot Out the Lights" (which Etienne played live last year during their U.S. tour), "Northwestern," and "Thank You" didn't make it on the album. The songs are strong enough to likely have made any other Etienne album, however, and many easily evoke the casual charm of 1994's "Tiger Bay" (the group's third record). The "bonus" tracks (re-mixes of "Boy Is Crying" and "Lose That Girl") are fine additions. The CD has its own atmosphere, much like "Water" has. Songs like Brian Wilson's "Stevie" and "Roseneck" have the feel of a cool, late-night drink. One qualm: For whatever reason, Sup-Pop printed the track listing on the back of the jewel box slightly out of order with what's on the CD. There was an attempt to compensate for this flaw by including an insertion inside the jewel box which lists the correct track listing, but does not accurately list the song titles. The listings "Boy Is Crying" and "Lose That Girl" omit the "Remix" names listed on the back of the jewel box. All in all, however, this is a fine addition to any Saint Etienne fan's CD collection.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a subtle symphony, June 24, 2001

By	jorio (Seattle WA United States) - See all my reviews

Interlude provides further insight into Saint Etienne in 2000, revealing the quiet experimentalism of Sound of Water set into more standard 3 minute dreampop contexts. Not as grandiose as Sound of Water, nor as sublime as their previous b-side collections (You need a mess of help to stand alone, Continental, and Fairfax High) but a fine stopgap collection as we all await the next album. Too bad Sub Pop got the track listing wrong, and the remixes are guilty but unnecessary pleasures.