Great sounds from Erasure
Includes 3 tracks not on the Union St. A must have for Erasure completists. CD.
good but not amazing
That said, as the title states, this is good but not great. Avid fan here (attend tours, have all their albums, DVD's, t-shirts, etc). If you're like me and you need everything the boys have ever done, then get a copy. Otherwise, just buy the Union Street album (which includes "boy").
Erasure "Unplugged?"
I know Vince needed time out to have a baby. I am gobsmacked!
To say that I'm an Erasure fan is an understatement!
I own everything Vince and Andy have recorded(including this release and the "acoustic" companion album Union Street),and for the life of me can't work out what it's all about.
Take all the time you need Vince but come back real soon!
This EP will come to be seen as a low point in Erasure's career.
Lacking inspiration and the trademark Erasure sound we are left with a collection of songs stripped back to the bare bones and re-recorded country style. Right down to the twanging guitars.
If I want to listen to country music(which I don't)I'd buy a Keith Urban cd,not Erasure.
Hopefully this phase of Vince and Andy's will run it course real soon and they'll get back to what they do best!
3 Stars is very generous,I just couldn't find it in my heart to give Erasure any less than average. Maybe there will be someone out there who likes the new direction. I for one don't.
Come on Erasure,how about "A Little Respect" for your fans!
Buy with caution!
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Acoustic Erasure
This EP contains other acoustic tracks not included on the album, and a new ambient synth piece from Vince Clark. "Boy" is the lead-off track from the new Erasure acoustic album "Union Street," to be released in April. "Boy" (not to be confused with the old Book of Love club hit) is reworking of the 1997 original, and seems as if it had been written with this new arrangement in mind. The gentle guitars allow Andy Bell an unobtrusive backing on which to work his vocal magic--the standout track on this EP.
This EP will not be released on CD in the US, only via download, so if you want the physical object, you need to buy this import.
"Cry So Easy" has the original 1985 vocals paired with new instrumentation--this is why it was not included on the album, which includes all new vocals.
"I Bet You're Mad At Me" is taken from a BBC radio session from 2005.
"Jacques Cousteau" is the ambient piece.
All in all, a must have for Erasure fans. Can't wait for the album!.
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