Golden Greats Music Cd

Ian Brown - Golden Greats

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Golden Greats      Artist : Ian Brown      List Price : $13.98 USD        ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2000-04-25      Studio : Interscope Records      Label : Interscope Records      Avg. Customer Rating : (22 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Golden Greats      IAN BROWN'S GOLDEN GREATS IS SIMPLY GOLDEN      Rating:      I bought this cd for myself & an old girlfriend of mine back in December 1999, we were big Stone Roses fans and this cd simply amazed us.Indeed, some of our friends who had no idea who he was thought this was a greatest hits cd from the quality of music & the title.From the opening chimes of the oriental sounding guitars of Getting High to the closing moments of Babasonicos this album is full of great sounds, killer hooks & futuristic production.While Unfinished Monkey Business(1997)contained a few classic songs on it(the triumphant My Star, booming Can't See Me & strangely pretty Corpses In Their Mouths) it left a lot to be desired as many songs felt unfinished. This however, is the proper return of Ian Brown, boasting many of his best songs,including the unstoppable guitar rock of Getting High, the hit dance single Love Like A Fountain, the intense Golden Gaze & the simply awesome funkiness of Dolphins Were Monkeys. The lesser known tracks that make up the album like Free My Way, Set My Baby Free & So Many Soldiers are almost as good with great beats,thought provoking lyrics & intricate production while the chilled out Neptune is the perfect comedown after the workout of Dolphins Were Monkeys. The Brazilian band Babasonicos provided the music for the song of the same name and the band doesn't disappoint with an intense, bluesy yet altogether unique sound for Ian's heartfelt lyric. I highly recommend seeking out the b-sides to this album as well,as they enhance this album's already golden luster(his cover of Michael Jackson's Billie Jean has to be heard as it is simply mind blowing & will sway any doubter). Altogether Golden Greats proved that Ian Brown was still capable of creating brilliant music & firmly established his solo career here. The follow up, Music Of The Spheres, comes close and is recommended as well but can't compete with the golden songs of Golden Greats.     Customer Reviews for Golden Greats Cd      Very very good      Rating:      I was personally a bit disappointed with Brown's first solo effort "Unfinished Monkey Business", and purchased "Golden Greats" with a great measure of hesitation. I'm happy to say, then, that the album has over the years given much much joy and listening-pleasure. The grooves on "Golden Greats" are somewhat loose and hazy, yet they do not lack focus or melody. Overall, highly recommended, a fine return to form for Mr. Brown and - if you needed any further incentive to purchase this disc - the "DOLPHINS WERE MONKEYS" remix by U.N.K.L.E. is pretty bloody amazing. Editorial Reviews for Golden Greats Audio Cd      Amazon.com      The Stone Roses were one of rock & roll's brilliant failures. Even more so than Guns N' Roses, the Stones Roses allowed controversy to override the mission. It took them six years to release two albums. The first helped define Manchester's psychedelic rock scene, while the second proved they'd ingested the classic-rock library well enough to regurgitate it at will. As the cheeky lead singer, Ian Brown exudes overreaching self-confidence and an inability to feel silly in any pose. Golden Greats benefits from this. "Love Like a Fountain" is what you'd expect: a droning, psychedelic dance-floor hybrid of mesmerizing beats and lazy, ethereal blasts of melody. "Free My Way," however, is the sound of an acid casualty spouting trippy insights. "So Many Soldiers" could be his tribute to Julian Cope. Years have passed, but the music hasn't changed much. Brown knows that washes of shrieking keyboards create alternate universes, but people's attention tends to wander if you don't marry it to a danceable groove. --Rob O'Connor