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The Doors
Essential Rarities
Genre:
ROCK/POP
Label:
Elektra Entertainment Group Inc
Release date: 1999
Album Reviews
Originally released as part of the box set The Complete Studio Recordings, The Essential Rarities essentially gathers a bunch of odds and ends, not just previously unreleased studio cuts, but also live cuts, composites, stage chatter, alternate takes, and demos. In other words, it's a bunch of stuff that only hardcore fans need, and they've likely already purchased it as part of the box set or as bootlegs. If not, this is a good way to get a bunch of pretty good cuts, highlighted by the 1969 outtakes "Woman Is a Devil" and "Who Scared You" and the 1965 demo "Moonlight Drive." It must be said, however, that this is really just for the hardcore fans since there just isn't anything (apart from possibly those three previously mentioned tracks, yet those still are specialized items) that is noteworthy for the casual listener. As a way of tying up loose ends, The Essential Rarities is necessary for collectors, but for everybody else, it's hardly essential. [By the way, there are almost no liner notes to speak of, only four photos (not counting the cover shot) and two track listings, only one with the sources. The rest of the information details the reissue producers, but there are no liner notes to explain the origins of these cuts.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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Love On The Line Crazy P |
| Despite being the passion of bearded, crate digging record geeks and bit-part 'Simpsons' characters alike, Disco has somehow risen to be become the coolest sound in club land in the past three years. Whether it's the dreamy Balearic works of Scandinavians Lindstrom and Todd Terje, The New York Punk Funk of LCD Soundsytem and Hercules & Love Affair or the rehashing of long forgotten Boogie gems via the currently burgeoning disco re-edits scene, the influence of Disco is once again making itself felt. One group that's been providing Disco beats before they were the toast of Hoxton is Nottingham based Crazy P who have been revisiting the 70's sounds of Philadelphia and NYC since 1996. Now with their latest single 'Love On The Line' Crazy P look to build on the success of their previous work which earned them a seemingly permanent slot on Pete Tong’s show and a major following in Australia – despite being largely overlooked on home turf. 'Love On The Line's' musical features could have been prised wholesale from any New York club circa 1979. Bubbling live bass, D-Train-esque keyboard stabs, lush sweeping strings and jangling Nile Rodgers guitar are all staples but it is the modern electronic twists that Crazy P apply that stop this becoming simply a pastiche. Though perhaps not quite up there with their very best work, 'Love On The Line' still does enough to show that Crazy P should be among the main disco contenders, and certainly a firm fixture on the festival circuit for 2009. | |
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