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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 7, 2020 20:51:48 GMT
That is quite informative, and I guess I have to try and look up more of her mid 90s material, as it seems I am often drawn towards that periode of time by Kylie and her music.
Considering how many of the SAW produced one-hit wonders of the 80s, that just pretty much disappeared from the charts, not long after that decade went by, Kylie really did an impressive career change, even though it might have taken lots of time and frustation, because I can only guess how many of her older or younger fanbase ended up wondering what the hell happened to this once, cute and innocent looking girl, now all vampy and wild, with music that is not exactly as straight forward either, so she probably lost hold of a large groupe of fans, but still she gained a new audience over time, and even more respect and recognition by taking that road towards something very different.
Still, I am quite a "sucker" for enjoying many of these cheesy but so sweet and sugary coated SAW hits of her, specially back in the late 80s and early 90s. I doubt I will ever be able to listen to or sit through an entire album of those high-energy dominated 80s sounds, but the singles of that era, just, well I love them, and the videoes make them even more sweet and enjoyable.
I mean, how can anyone hate this?
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on May 7, 2020 21:21:39 GMT
That is quite informative, and I guess I have to try and look up more of her mid 90s material, as it seems I am often drawn towards that periode of time by Kylie and her music. Considering how many of the SAW produced one-hit wonders of the 80s, that just pretty much disappeared from the charts, not long after that decade went by, Kylie really did an impressive career change, even though it might have taken lots of time and frustation, because I can only guess how many of her older or younger fanbase ended up wondering what the hell happened to this once, cute and innocent looking girl, now all vampy and wild, with music that is not exactly as straight forward either, so she probably lost hold of a large groupe of fans, but still she gained a new audience over time, and even more respect and recognition by taking that road towards something very different. Still, I am quite a "sucker" for enjoying many of these cheesy but so sweet and sugary coated SAW hits of her, specially back in the late 80s and early 90s. I doubt I will ever be able to listen to or sit through an entire album of those high-energy dominated 80s sounds, but the singles of that era, just, well I love them, and the videoes make them even more sweet and enjoyable. I mean, how can anyone hate this? She only released two independent albums in the 90s; her Self-Titled and Impossible Princess. After that came Light Years and Fever where she went disco/synth pop, and she's been playing off that sound ever since (minus her last album Golden, which incorporated some country influences). Yeah, Kylie's 90s transformation wasn't commercially successful and was critically controversial. I think critics didn't really "buy" the transformation, and fans likewise didn't know what to make of a dark, moody Kylie. So she did a 180 on Light Years, and the rest is history. Though I've argued that the change on Light Years was, in its own way, pretty ballsy too given that nobody at that time was making disco music. I wrote about this in my review for the album here: www.sputnikmusic.com/review/80767/Kylie-Minogue-Light-Years/The problem with the SAW albums isn't really the songs, it's just the production. There's actually lot of really good songs on those four albums that just suffer from that godawful, cheesy, tacky, schlocky 80s production. Give those songs to a live band and they sound great. I mean, I don't think there's much question which of these is better: VS
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Post by staggerstag on May 7, 2020 21:26:19 GMT
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 7, 2020 21:45:36 GMT
There's actually lot of really good songs on those four albums that just suffer from that godawful, cheesy, tacky, schlocky 80s production. Give those songs to a live band and they sound great. I mean, I don't think there's much question which of these is better: That sure was some difference, alright. Talk about having a screen presence, but also such a kickass sounding band behind you, must have felt so refreshing and motivating, instead of just standing there looking pretty and "singing" on Top of the Pop kind of shows, every other week. This only make me more interested, and again, thanks so much for posting and putting up all these awesome videos and live clips, cause I am not sure I would have found out about them, anytime soon.
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on May 7, 2020 21:51:41 GMT
There's actually lot of really good songs on those four albums that just suffer from that godawful, cheesy, tacky, schlocky 80s production. Give those songs to a live band and they sound great. I mean, I don't think there's much question which of these is better: That sure was some difference, alright. Talk about having a screen presence, but also such a kickass sounding band behind you, must have felt so refreshing and motivating, instead of just standing there looking pretty and "singing" on Top of the Pop kind of shows, every other week. This only make me more interested, and again, thanks so much for posting and putting up all these awesome videos and live clips, cause I am not sure I would have found out about them, anytime soon. You're very welcome. I mentioned elsewhere in this thread that, while I certainly enjoy her studio albums, watching her live made me an even bigger fan because she's such a great performer and clearly puts a lot of thought/effort into her shows. I also love how she's willing to radically change up songs live so that they often sound completely different, many times even better (like with Shocked). I think I've seen all of her commercially available live shows now, and the two I loved most were Intimate & Live (for the energy, the band, and for the fact that it covers her best period) and Aphrodite (for the phenomenal production value). Aphrodite is actually available in HD on YouTube (I posted it somewhere in this thread!).
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on May 7, 2020 22:05:49 GMT
Most of my favourites of hers have already been posted: ‘Confide In Me’ ‘Better The Devil You Know’ ‘Some Kind Of Bliss’ ‘Where The Wild Roses Grow’ But another one that I'm a fan of is ‘Lucky’. It's just so damn catchy! And somehow I forgot to mention this one, which I also like: Plus, you know you've 'made it' when you guest star on Doctor Who.
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on May 7, 2020 22:12:16 GMT
Plus, you know you've 'made it' when you guest star on Doctor Who. LOL, I just recently started watching Doctor Who. Was waiting to start the Tenent years until I got my place cleaned and set up, but I'll definitely be looking out for Kylie now!
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Post by petrolino on Dec 10, 2020 20:52:25 GMT
Kylie Minogue has been performing songs from her new album 'Disco' (2020) on the chat show circuit. She says herself it's unabashedly nostalgic, a retro love affair with songs from her record collection that straddle the disco era. I've not yet heard the album but I have heard songs from it.
You can read peoples' thoughts on the new album at LoveKylie and GagaDaily (with animated pieces by ArtFop, SheBop & SexPop). Seems like music fans are just happy to have her back!
'Magic'
'Real Groove'
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 27, 2023 14:02:48 GMT
Been a while since my last post, but since then I finally found her self titled Kylie (or Impossible Princess) 1997-98 album and gotta say, it was a real pleasure to hear it, since I went in hoping it would continue where the great singles such as Some Kind of Bliss and Breathe had left off with.
It mixed electronica, alternative rock and dance music into a damn fine album, and one which featured some great album cuts as well:
Too Far
I Don't Need Anyone
Dreams
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