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Chris Isaak - Speak of the Devil Audio CD

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Chris Isaak Band: Chris Isaak
Title: Speak of the Devil
Rating:
Release Date: 1998-09-22
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Please 2: Flying 3: Walk Slow 4: Breaking Apart 5: This Time 6: Speak of the Devil 7: Like the Way She Moves 8: Wanderin' 9: Don't Get So Down on Yourself 10: Black Flowers 11: I'm Not Sleepy 12: Lonely Nights 13: Talkin' About a Home 14: Super Magic 2000

Good Set
"Wanderin'" comes close, and also describes the record a bit. Many good songs on this album, though very little of the intensity of the early albums, what made Chris Isaak unique. Very good, but not compelling.


Love it
This CD is a little harder for me to like right away but after listening to it a few times. I enjoy his music alot. I get it and enjoy it. It was one of the last CD's I bought of his music. I have all his CD's now.


It`s nearly up there, but it`s not devilsh enough for a 5 star.
This one has a whole of it, but there are some minor letdown`s to not make this an another masterpiece as his debut album. Chris Isaak seldom makes a cd that lacks atmosphere. Track 1 Please is anyway a song in the right direction. His very malesounding voice is pushed forward in the soundpicture, and the song is very atmospheric. Track 2 Flying has much of the same atmospheric temperature, with his voice "wispersinging" into your heart and soul. It goes from high notes to low notes without any problems. Track 3 Walk slow "walkalong" in a very "cool tempo", but has to little variations to make it unforgetable. Track 4 Breaking apart has too much of everything, and it`s very repeating in it`s narrative form. Track 5 This time, is a little gem, with a very enjoyable structure, that make`s you happy. It`s easy to remember, and a song to humm too. Track 6 Speak of the devil, is not devilsh enough, but it has a certain atmosphere too make it a quality listen. Track 7 Like the way she moves, moves not in my direction, but it`s certainly ok, but nothin` special. Track 8 Wanderin it`s one of the weakest tracks on the CD. It never takes off, and you think that you have heard the same theme before on other tracks. Too much cliches in a way. Track 9 Don`t get so down on yourself, has a certain shimmer, but the shimmering is not too bright and light too make it a Isaak classic. Track 10 Black Flowers is a great one, and realy takes control with it`s cold and atmospheric vocal that makes you shiver between "heaven and hell" sometimes here and there. Track 11 I`m not sleepy, is a rocker which rock and roll you back and forward in a good tempo. Track 12 Lonley Nights is a another letdown. It`s too slow, and begins and ends in "neverland". Track 13 Talkin bout home, has a certain sting. The voice and the rythmic section is ok, but that`s what it`s song is all about when it comes down to the point. Track 14 Super Magic 2000, has shoots, birds singing, and a rock & roll classical 50 ths atmosphere. It`s an instrumental with quality, somewhere in David Lynch country". This Cd is anyway nearly up there, but it`s not devilsh enough for a 5 star. Anyway Chris Isaak know`s what he`s dooing. That`s fore sure.


Best yet!
He has his own unique style and I never get tired of any of his work. Chris Isaak is one of my favorite artists and this CD is his best yet.


Speak of the Devil
Not quite as good as some of his earlier stuff though. This is a great cd. Classic Chris Issac and it was well worth the price I paid for it.


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