Peter Murphy - Wild Birds 1985-1995: The Best of the Beggars Banquet Years
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Track List: Wild Birds 1985-1995: The Best of the Beggars Banquet Years
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- Cuts You UpDownload & Buy
- SubwayDownload & Buy
- The Scarlet Thing In YouDownload & Buy
- Indigo EyesDownload & Buy
- Keep Me From HarmDownload & Buy
- Final SolutionDownload & Buy
- Deep Ocean Vast SeaDownload & Buy
- Strange Kind Of LoveDownload & Buy
- Hit SongDownload & Buy
- HuuvolaDownload & Buy
- All Night LongDownload & Buy
- Dragnet DragDownload & Buy
- I'll Fall With Your KnifeDownload & Buy
- The Sweetest DropDownload & Buy
- Roll CallDownload & Buy
- Jemal (Version Two)Download & Buy
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Album Details: Wild Birds 1985-1995: The Best of the Beggars Banquet Years
- Release Date:
- 02/22/2000
- Label:
- Beggars Uk - Ada
- UPC:
- 607618201920
User Reviews: Wild Birds 1985-1995: The Best of the Beggars Banquet Years
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Wild Birds 1985-1995: The Best of the Be
, March 18, 2004Reviewer: jmajlak - See all jmajlak's reviews -
Like a warm light through the crypt.
, March 3, 2000Reviewer: davemcor - See all davemcor's reviewsThat voice! Like Scott Walker, David Sylvian, Liz Frasier or Siouxsie Sioux, Peter Murphy could produce chills up your spine by singing "Happy Birthday". This is a great collection... three or four tracks from each of his solo albums. (Radio edits where they existed and an alt. version so the collector gets a few variations from the albums.) If you do have the albums, there will of course be some tracks you miss ("Marlene Dietrich's Favorite Poem" in my case) but Murphy himself chose these so you have to respect that. It's rumored an album of rarities may follow... hoping for some remixes and (after hearing the hidden track on the Recall Ep) some acoustic or acapella tracks. ...
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Pro Reviews: Wild Birds 1985-1995: The Best of the Beggars Banquet Years
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Compiled by Murphy himself, Wild Birds is a well-timed collection spanning the five albums he recorded for Beggars Banquet between 1985 and 1995. Quite naturally, it begins with his biggest hit, "Cuts You Up," and includes alternative standards like "All Night Long," "Indigo Eyes," and "Deep Ocean, Vast Sea." Murphy weights the compilation toward his most recent work -- four songs are taken from 1995's Cascade, as many as from his best album, 1990's Deep -- and unfortunately shunts his underrated debut, Should the World Fail to Fall Apart. Despite this small caveat, Wild Birds is an excellent compilation; though Murphy usually focused on making conceptual statements with his albums, the individual singles released from them were remarkably infectious, especially given the sublime nature of his musical style. - John Bush, All Music Guide |
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Despite having a successful solo career as a cult artist, vocalist Peter Murphy remains best known as the lead vocalist for Bauhaus, the pioneering post-punk goth rock band of the early '80s.
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Pros: excellent from start to finish
Cons: didn't really have any
The music and production of the album are excellent. There are so many instruments, back ground vocals, and synthesisers that make it a flowing melodic experience. It is a breath of fresh air for those of us that grew up in the eighties, and who have missed that kind of sound. Of course that cost more money than the some of the stuff out their today, and most don't want to pay for it.