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This 1991 outing by the Swedish synth-pop group Yello includes "Ocean Club" and "On the Run."
The Swiss act Yello began as an avant-garde electronic trio, releasing two critically acclaimed albums (1980's Solid Pleasure and 1981's Claro Que Si) before scoring major U.S. club success (and MTV exposure) with 1983's more accessible You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess. Following the departure of Carlos Peron, founding members Boris Blank and Dieter Meier toned down the more experimental touches while successfully keeping Yello's quirky danceclub sensibilities intact. In 1985, Yello released the more pop-oriented Stella, which included the song that would be a major turning point in the group's career. "Oh Yeah" became a sensation, appearing in major motion pictures and countless commercials before belatedly hitting the U.S. pop chart in 1987. With the release of 1988's Flag, Yello achieved its greatest commercial and critical success. Baby, the 1991 follow-up to Flag, predictably sounds quite similar to its predecessor. With Flag, Yello began to heavily incorporate Latin rhythms into its signature sound, and Baby continues this approach, although with less success. Baby is not without its share of strong tracks, however. "Jungle Bill" and "Who's Gone" are as delightful as anything on Flag, and the wonderfully weird "Rubberbandman" proves Yello definitely has a sense of humor. With Baby, however, Yello faces the task of following its strongest album, and the material is too slight to scale the heights of the complex and often brilliant Flag. But Baby is, for the most part, frothy and fun, and definitely a worthy addition to the Yello catalog. ~ William Cooper
Universal Records. Baby Music Review Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)   Mosaic Of Music
I have loved this band since about 1982. At 1st the music is hard to get into - but once you do you are hooked. This CD "BABY" is one of the bands best. It's a musical trip for the ears. It always seems that there is something else going on in the music that you can't put your finger on. Something mysterious.
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Yello's best 90s album
It's due time for this album to be remastered with some bonus cuts. It's simply Yello's best release during the 90s with gems such as Drive/Driven,Rubberbandman,Jungle Bill etc. Billy Mackenzie who was now becoming the unofficial third singer of the band takes lead on the ballad Capri Calling. Other standouts include Sweet Thunder,Blender and Ocean Club.
Submitted by Mario (San Francisco,Ca,USA)
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Absolute knock out, relaxing and yet stimulating... tickles your immagination. Definitely one of their best works.
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Although Fresh Maggots' sole album has a greater range of arrangements with a folk-rock base than many U.K. folk-rock albums of the time do, the songs aren't special enough to move this out of the desirable-mostly-for-the-sake-of-its-rarity category. While much of the material is acoustic and folky at the core, it's embellished by a good deal of instrumentation by Mick Burgoyne, who plays tin whistles, violin, and glockenspiel, in addition to some surprisingly burning distorted electric guitar. The tunes are pleasant but not brilliant, and kind of repetitive. If "Dole Song" takes an unusual subject as its focus (signing on to "the dole," or welfare, in Britain), other compositions can be simplistic to the point of awkwardness. "And When She Laughs," for instance, sounds a bit like Donovan at his lightest, but even more dainty and lovey-dovey. There's some fine acoustic guitar picking and a bit of tasteful orchestration. Yet only "Rosemary Hill" has a bittersweet tune strong enough to merit a place on U.K. '70s folk-rock rarities, should a definitive series of those ever be assembled. ~ Richie Unterberger
Fresh Maggots....Hatched is a reissue of Fresh Maggots' eponymous sole album, with the addition of two songs from a non-LP single and five from a 1971 radio session, as well as historical liner notes. Although Fresh Maggots has a greater range of arrangements with a folk-rock base than many U.K. folk-rock albums of the time do, the songs aren't special enough to move this out of the desirable-mostly-for-the-sake-of-its-rarity category. While much of the material is acoustic and folky at the core, it's embellished by a good deal of instrumentation from Mick Burgoyne, who plays tin whistles, violin, and glockenspiel in addition to some surprisingly burning distorted electric guitar. The tunes are pleasant but not brilliant, and kind of repetitive. If "Dole Song" takes an unusual subject as its focus (signing on to "the dole," or welfare, in Britain), other compositions can be simplistic to the point of awkwardness. "And When She Laughs," for instance, sounds a bit like Donovan at his lightest, but even more dainty and lovey-dovey. There's some fine acoustic guitar picking and a bit of tasteful orchestration. Yet only "Rosemary Hill" has a bittersweet tune strong enough to ...
| | J B Frederick Resurrection CD (2004)
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J.B. FrederickKnow It Or Not jbfrederick.net 'About a million years ago, I used to cut my neighbor's lawns for $3. 00 a pop,' says J.B. Frederick. 'When I was 12, I bought my first drum set for $35. It was an absolute clunker, and every drum was a different color, but I didn't care. It came with no hi-hat, so I taped a cymbal to my nightstand and pounded on that. ' JB recalls, 'To my folks' credit, they humored me. At least until the wallpaper in the dining room below me started peeling. After a couple of months, the neighbors began to get a little miffed from the noise. Most of them fired me from grass cutting so I wouldn't have money to buy new drumsticks. So much for supporting the arts. ' In high school, JB also tried his hand at singing. 'I joined the school singing groups and the school choir just for a goof, because all the hot girls were in there. I wound up as 1st chair for All State! Who knew?' The voice also got JB into college. 'I wasn't exactly a brain-trust in the halls of academia, so singing opened the door for college acceptance. They certainly didn't take me for any OTHER reason,' JB says. What made his voice unique was his incredible range. 'My voice had almost 3 octaves of range with no falsetto. There wasn't another tenor around, be they classical or rock, who could touch that, and the college knew it. ' JB went on to do live back-up vocals for artists like Neil Diamond, Barry Manilow and Paul Anka. From there, he played and toured for years as a lead singer with a number of rock bands. 'We opened arena shows for anyone and everyone, from Molly Hatchet, Journey, Vixen and Blue Oyster Cult, to The Guess Who, Blackfoot, Twisted Sister, Fastway and a bunch of others that I can't even remember. That period was like one big blur. I am fortunate to still have a functioning pulse. ' When JB embraced Christianity, it was as though the pieces all fell into place. 'I sincerely believe that all of the past musical experience was preparation for the mission of music that the Lord has put forth for me. He had claimed me long before I ever knew it, and prepared me. It all led up to this, it led me here. ' JB believes that all of the musical stages he went through have shaped his current style. 'The years as a hard rock drummer are evident in the heavy, driving rhythm tracks, the Manilow-Diamond days influenced my use of melody and building AROUND the melody, and the rock singing days brought forth the signature back- up vocal sound and style that is immediately identifiable. ' The culmination of these influences? Resurrection (2004) and Know It Or Not (2006). 'I am very proud of these works. I absolutely love what I do. If I didn't have to get up and take out the trash, I'd never leave my studio! I had to learn to be a recording engineer by necessity, along with being a producer, the songwriter, the musician and the singer. (J.B. did all of the drums, bass, guitars, keyboards, lead and back up vocals himself except for the lead guitars on four songs). I'm always pleased when I'm growing, both as a Christian and as a musician. Writing secular music way back when was always kind of a grind. ...
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