Lovelife

Editorial Reviews
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If you haven't caught up with Lush for a while, you may be astonished when you put this on. Songs. Hooks. Choruses. Singing--more or less in tune. Looks like Lush stopped glanced up from gazing at their shoes and saw that there was an audience wanting to be entertained. So they dug out their old new wave albums and got themselves inspired. The opener, "Ladykiller," is just that: a stone killer that sets the lyrical mood for the whole record--relationships gone sour, the way "boys" act, and how women can be strong. Real life or what? Musically, it's as though a picture has just finally come into focus. Lush always denied their poppy side. Here they've given it full rein, and the effect is glorious, catchy as hell, filled with clever arrangements, and only "Last Night" has any kind of spook quotient. Wonderful stuff. The new wave of new wave of new wave? No, just a new lease on life for Lush. Welcome back. --Chris Nickson --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Average customer rating:

Most popular Lush album, but not the best.

Love this CD

great girl-power music

Queens of the ethereal finally go pop

It was Lovelife

Lovelife
Lush
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
Britpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
Dream Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
Shoegazing | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
General | Rock | Styles | Music
Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
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Split

Spooky

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Ciao! Best of Lush

Sing-Sing and I

ASIN: B000002N4Z
Release Date: 1996-03-05

Tracks:

Ladykillers
Heavenly Nobodies
500
I've Been Here Before
Papasan
Single Girl
Ciao
Tralala
Last Night
Runaway
The Childcatcher
Olympia

Amazon.com

If you haven't caught up with Lush for a while, you may be astonished when you put this on. Songs. Hooks. Choruses. Singing--more or less in tune. Looks like Lush stopped glanced up from gazing at their shoes and saw that there was an audience wanting to be entertained. So they dug out their old new wave albums and got themselves inspired. The opener, "Ladykiller," is just that: a stone killer that sets the lyrical mood for the whole record--relationships gone sour, the way "boys" act, and how women can be strong. Real life or what? Musically, it's as though a picture has just finally come into focus. Lush always denied their poppy side. Here they've given it full rein, and the effect is glorious, catchy as hell, filled with clever arrangements, and only "Last Night" has any kind of spook quotient. Wonderful stuff. The new wave of new wave of new wave? No, just a new lease on life for Lush. Welcome back. --Chris Nickson

Album Description

Out of print in the U.S.! Moody and ethereal guitar-fueled 'shoegazing' band led by Miki Berenyi and Emma Anderson. Originally released in 1995, this was their fourth album for the 4AD label.

Customer Reviews:

Most popular Lush album, but not the best........2006-12-10

As I said, Lush becomes increasingly less blurry through each of their albums. Spooky and Split had the best balance between clearness and echoey/blurriness. By the time Lovelife came out, they had lost most of their dreamy effects that made them truly "lush". I think Lovelife must have been their most popular album, but I don't think they really sound like themselves. They took on a kind of Austin Powers-like sound, complete with horns (like in Olympia). This also has their most punkish songs, and I am not into that.
It's not a bad album...I did get into pretty many songs. Ladykiller has some great energy. The Childcatcher has a simliar energetic feeling, and I really appreciated the lyrics, being 16 and having a friend lost to a "childcatcher" at the time. Tralala is a good "sad" song and Last Night is sexy and mysterious and moody. Runaway also is a good tune. These all must be my favorite songs on the album. I liked parts of most of the other songs, or some sections of them. So this is a decent album, but I still would recommend Split or Spooky, albums that are all-around great the whole way through. This album I would describe more as "cute", but not "beautiful" like the others.

Love this CD.......2006-11-02

I can not stop dacing to it. It's a must have for girls or guys who just want to have fun.

great girl-power music.......2005-12-12

even a non-expert can 100% enjoy the feminine strength of this album. a perfect post-break-up pick-me-up!

Queens of the ethereal finally go pop.......2005-11-07

Lush-Lovelife (1996) Queens of the ethereal, the band finally went pop with this album, and turned out to be its best. Also hailing from England, these shoe-gazers are Miki Berenyi (with hot-pink hair) and Emma Anderson on guitar and vocals. Their complex harmonies dominate the songs, and I never tire of listening to this. Their jangly, layered guitar-work and melodic solos are also pleasant. Lyrics deal with female insecurities, such as self-confidence and self-consciousness, but these women are no victims. They know how to empower themselves and use their sexuality to get what they want. With biting sarcasm and witty commentary, lyrics confront male/female relationship issues. From the minor hit, "Ladykillers": "I'm as human as the next girl/I like a bit of flattery/But I don't need your practised lines/your school of charm mentality..." And from "Heavenly Bodies," a song about idol worship: "I remember when I was younger I thought the answers were locked in people/So I admired the ones whose lives were a source of envy to people like me". "The Childcatcher" is a searing take on older men who romance younger girls: "You are like the clean white page and I the pen/The innocence I find between your girlish thighs is like the fountain of youth to my old bones." Sadly, this was their last album, as drummer Chris Acland committed suicide after a long bout with depression in 1997.

It was Lovelife.......2005-10-20

Jedan od najboljih UK indie bendova.
Poslednji album ih je izbacio u najboljem svetlu.
Od ritmicnih i brzih pesama tipa Ladykillers i The Childcatcher, do laganih kao sto je perfektna pesma Papasan do melankolicne Olympia, i klasicnih pop pesama kao sto su 500, Single Girl i Ciao! duet sa Jarvis Cocker koju su kasnije obradili i The Beautiful South, ovaj album je neverovatan i pun iznenadjenja. OBAVEZNO, ali OBAVEZNO za svaku ozbiljniju kolekciju.
1. Ladykillers 5/5
2. Heavenly Nobodies 5/5
3. 500 5/5
4. I've Been Here Before 5/5
5. Papasan 5+/5
6. Single Girl 5/5
7. Ciao! 5/5
8. Tralala 4/5
9. Last Night 5/5
10. Runaway 5/5
11. The Childcatcher 5/5
12. Olympia 5/5

Average customer rating:

Not in the same style as 360 Urban Groove
Wake up the JAzz in you
A good album for those who want varying tastes....
Gotta Love "Lovelife"
A Definite Must Have!

Lovelife
Jimmy Sommers
Manufacturer: Higher Octave
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0000A4G7L
Release Date: 2003-08-05

Tracks:

What Am I Gonna Do (featuring Rahsaan Patterson)
Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
Love Life (Featuring Macy Gray)
This Weekend
Why Must I (Featuring Chris Botti)
Ride Ride Ride
The World To Me (Featuring Ruff Endz)
Havana Nights
Grant Park
He Loves Somebody

Customer Reviews:

Not in the same style as 360 Urban Groove.......2006-04-13

I was disappointed in this album versus the previous one and don't recommeend it unless you've listed to it.

Wake up the JAzz in you.......2005-05-17

This cd is in my cd player 24/7 ...nobody could get me to like Jazz until this cd.

A good album for those who want varying tastes...........2004-12-29

My favorite track of all is the bonus track DJ Spinna Remix of "What Am I Gonna Do". This remix is slamming! Definitely popular with the New York style House music crowd.

Gotta Love "Lovelife".......2003-11-09

A couple of weeks ago I bought this CD after first hearing "The World To Me" on Jazztrax.com. I was intially hooked by that very beautiful tune, but I also loved "Ride, Ride, Ride" and "This Weekend." To tell the truth, I wasn't in love with the rest of the tunes for the first several times I listened to the CD. However, after giving it a chance, the music has grown on me quite a bit! Check out this CD, it's different, but very cool. I think you'll grow to love it!

A Definite Must Have!.......2003-09-12

If you want to familarize yourself with Jimmy Sommers his newest CD would be a wonderful way to begin a truly enlightening and inviting relationship. I own his other CDs and he just keeps getting better and better. Whether you just want to relax or get in the mood for something a little more intimate, this CD will do it all for you. I believe, no I know, this CD and his other CDs will not disappoint you. Great job Jimmy!

Average customer rating:

Wish they still made them like this
One of the finest modern Brit-Pop/Post-Punk releases

Lovelife

Manufacturer: Flying Tart Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0001F7SWM

Customer Reviews:

Wish they still made them like this.......2006-04-29

I knew these guys back in college when they were just starting out. Influenced by bands like The Cure, The Smiths, and Adorable, The Julies created their own sound that really captures that bittersweet, melancholy feeling that originally drew me to the alternative music scene of the late 80's, early 90's. All six tracks are great and form a cohesive whole that is a nice listen. My particular favorite is the fifth track Blue. There is not really anyone I know that is making music quite like this anymore--its a shame.

One of the finest modern Brit-Pop/Post-Punk releases.......2004-03-30

This album crossed my path back when I was doing college radio back in the late 90's, and it is one of the few that I still pull out to listen to now and then. In fact this album has had a contagious affect on many of my friends, who all have fairly distinctly varying musical tastes.

The closest comparison vocally that I can come up with is: Richard Butler's (Psychedelic Furs) rough style with plenty of Jim Irvin's (Furniture) tone.

The production has a nice balance of energy and subtle polish. In some ways the feel is similar to the John Hughes soundtracks "Some Kind of Wonderful" (Jesus and Mary Chain mixed with the March Violets) & "Pretty in Pink".

Lyrically, the album deals mostly with relationship between the perception of love (relationships/exploitation/delusion/etc) (Loosely) and & the media's (in various forms: Including the often neglected medium of paint-) influence on it. While not necessarily groundbreaking, it does not come off as being pretentious and works nicely overall.

I highly recommend this album to any fan of this genre.

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