Bond - Classified
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Track List: Classified
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- ExplosiveDownload & Buy
- SambaDownload & Buy
- Midnight GardenDownload & Buy
- Fly Robin FlyDownload & Buy
- ScorchioDownload & Buy
- LullabyDownload & Buy
- HungarianDownload & Buy
- I'll Fly AwayDownload & Buy
- Dream StarDownload & Buy
- Highly StrungDownload & Buy
- Adagio For StringsDownload & Buy
- SenoritaDownload & Buy
- ExplosiveDownload & Buy
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Album Details: Classified
- Release Date:
- 06/15/2004
- Label:
- Decca
- UPC:
- 028947561613
User Reviews: Classified
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Bond is still amazing
, June 18, 2004Reviewer: rumtumtuggersgal56 - See all rumtumtuggersgal56's reviews -
Nice voice and nice girls
, September 9, 2007Reviewer: Mắt Cười - See all Mắt Cười's reviewsPros: Lolz
Cons: I need it!
I'm just here all trial songs. It's very good ^^. But i wonder how can i got it? cause' i have got a Credit Card.
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Pro Reviews: Classified
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews It's telling that Bond decided to cover the flutter disco classic "Fly Robin Fly" for Classified, its third official album. An irresistibly flaky studio confection of chirping strings and lighthearted beats, "Fly" was essentially a 1975 blueprint for the Bond girls' 21st century sound. Naturally, they handle it with professional charm. Backed by capable beats and processed guitar, violinists Eos Chater and Haylie Ecker, violist Tania Davis, and cellist GayYee Westerhoff reproduce the track perfectly, right down to the vocal interjections (handled by Eos and GayYee). Yes, it's fluff. But so was the original, and it was a worldwide smash. Like the sweet violins cascading through the disco era, or Welsh whelp Charlotte Church transposing her soprano over show tunes and pop, Bond's classical skills are just arrows in their quivers as macropop interpreters on the world stage. Classified's set list of softballs and wideangle international flair bears this out. The keening strings and pulsing beats of "Explosive" and the likelynamed "Samba" are lit with a Latin flame; "Hungarian" amplifies its gypsy qualities with relentless electronic rhythms; and "Lullaby" crosses the familiar sway of Pachelbel's Canon in D with cutup pop resembling Madonna's "Don't Tell Me". The support of London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on many of these tracks is a nice connector to the classical world, but Classified is still dominated by slick pop production and clicky drum machines, often rendering even Bond's playing as part of the overall scenery. There's filler here too, where Bond's recombinant formula takes things too far. "Highly Strung", for example, tries to marry Khachaturian's manic "Sabre Dance" to spy movie guitar and chattering electronics, the result being more garishly cartoonish than interpretive. Still, as their cover of "Fly Robin Fly" suggests, Bond is just trying to have some widely accessible fun. Classified doesn't have purist appeal, but who needs those sourpusses, anyway? - Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide |
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The U.K.'s Bond were hailed the Spice Girls of classical music, but Eos (violin), Haylie Ecker (violin), Gay-Yee Westerhoff (cello), and Tania Davis (viola) composed a vibrant worldbeat sound all their own. All are well-educated, having played their ...Full Bond Biography
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Pros: This CD shows Bond's true colors, they have an amazing sound.
Cons: There are none I have encountered.
I have all of Bond CDs to date, this one included, and I have to say that Classified is one of their best CDs yet. Explosive is an awesome song, the opener of the CD, and all of the songs following it do not disappoint. I give this CD a 5 out of 5 because its beginning, middle, and ending are all equally enrapturing. If you don't have any Bond CDs, this is a good one to start with.