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THE BRIDGE is another chewy hour of bubblegummy Europop that hews close to the one with which this brother-and-sister act put Sweden back on the international pop map in 1994. No stylistic breakthroughs, no daring rushes to the edge of pop's sphere, no deep personal outpourings--just delectable beats and undeniable hooks that apply thinner to Abba's wall-of-sound disco, and then filter it through the modern dance world of reggae, hip-hop, techno and Madonna.
Besides a couple of forays into Middle Eastern melody and the occasional nod to the Beatles (note the acoustic guitar break in "Lucky Love [Acoustic Version]," the electric version of which shows up only on the European pressing of the album), THE BRIDGE's main pleasure is its off-kilter lyrical musings. "I've got strange ways," Linn Berggren sings in one song, and then goes on to promise her lover that she'll leave him, and she'll return, and she'll leave him again, while techno keyboard blips descend on a disco beat. In the reggae-ish "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry," which brother Jonas "Joker" Berggren wrote, Linn declares, "I'm happy even if you don't want to invite me out for a dance tonight/I'm not normal, I know it, I don't care." It's also unclear what lines like "lucky love belongs in teenage heaven" are supposed to mean, but Linn and sister Jenny put that one over with a Madonnaesque exuberance that clears it all up: once you're on the dance floor, nothing else matters.Spin (2/96, p.87) - 7 - Flawed Yet Worthy - "...the real genius of Ace Of Base lies not with perky singing or mindlessly exuberant rhythm tracks, but with the ability to make melancholy sound so damned appealing....the songs that travel across THE BRIDGE are far more sophisticated than their pop pedigree would suggest..."
Entertainment Weekly (11/24/95) - "Ace Of Base provides the musical equivalent of a Mentos commercial: They're so deeply dorky, you have to love 'em....for sheer candied pop, this is one pleasurable way to rot your teeth."
- Rating: B
Q (1/96, p.118) - 3 Stars - Good - "...altogether bigger, deeper, darker, more accomplished effort than its rather half-baked predecessor..." Ace Of Base Bridge Songs | 1. | Beautiful Life  | |
| 2. | Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry | |
| 3. | Lucky Love - (Acoustic Version) | |
| 4. | Edge of Heaven | |
| 5. | Strange Ways | |
| 6. | Ravine | |
| 7. | Perfect World | |
| 8. | Angel Eyes | |
| 9. | My Deja Vu | |
| 10. | Wave Wet Sand | |
| 11. | Que Sera | |
| 12. | Just 'N' Image | |
| 13. | Experience Pearls | |
| 14. | Whispers in Blindness | |
| 15. | Blooming 18 | |
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Purchase Bridge CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Johnny Hates Jazz Turn Back The Clock CD (1987)
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With their dapper attire, clean-cut image, and glossy production, Johnny Hates Jazz were too slick to receive any respect. Consequently, the group's debut album Turn Back the Clock was unjustly thrashed in the press. Best known for its bittersweet hit single "Shattered Dreams," Turn Back the Clock is actually a well-crafted LP. On "Shattered Dreams," vocalist Clark Datchler sings of a breakup ...
| | Madonna Bedtime Stories CD (1994)
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$7.89
For Madonna, pop music is the canvas of her greatest aspiration. While some critics might be ready to write her off, BEDTIME STORIES reasserts Madonna's claim to the R&B/dance floor turf she ceded to others as her own productions became elaborately self-conscious. And where performers like R. Kelly filled the breach with risque, sexually explicit fare, BEDTIME STORIES marks Madonna's return to a more stylized, elegant form ...
| | Shai If I Ever Fall In Love CD (1992)
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| | Ace Of Base Sign CD (1993)
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$7.59 
Originally released on Mega Records except for tracks 2, 4 & 5.
Ace Of Base was nominated for Best New Artist, "The Sign" was nominated for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal, and THE SIGN was nominated for Best Pop Album in the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.
"Everyone, everywhere! Dance or fade out..." the voice commands on "My Mind (Mindless Mix)," one of a dozen standout dance tracks on this chart-topping debut from Sweden's Ace Of Base. THE SIGN is just that, a '90s disco celebration from Scandanavia that takes hip-hop to be an international cipher ...
| | Ace Of Base Platinum & Gold Collection CD (2003) Remastered
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| | X-Ecutioners Built From Scratch CD (2002)
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$6.05
| | Modern Vocal Groups Vol. 4 CD (2000) (Import) United Kingdom
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| | Ray Wilson Next Best Thing CD (2004) Import
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| | Tygers Of Pan Tang Leg Of The Boot CD (2005) (Import) Bonus Tracks; United Kingdom
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$11.33 
One does wonder how a band is defined nowadays. One assumes it refers to an established group of musicians, in which case Tygers of Pan Tang certainly fit the bill, as every member is a veteran, albeit, bar Robb Weir, not of Pan Tang itself. There again, as the booklet pointedly notes, this lineup lasted longer than the original; keeping the Tygers together was even harder than herding cats. In any event, this live album, recorded on an unnoted date an unnamed Dutch venue, captured for posterity this group of Tygers before they roared their last. And roar they did, through a scorching set of new numbers and old faves, including their classic "Don't Touch Me There," the single with which they introduced themselves to the world back in 1979. Obviously much has changed in the intervening quarter of a century since the New Wave of British Heavy Metal first crashed onto the island's shores. Hard rock is back in fashion, metal is no longer ignored, and as for the Tygers, they can still rock out with the best of the new crew, and pound it out harder than most. The musicians may have changed, but the enthusiasm for the music and the power they bring to it hasn't dissipated an ounce over the years. No wonder then that the Dutch crowd is shouting up a storm, as the band whips them to their feet time and time again. Beyond the hell-bound live set, the CD appends three bonus tracks -- a pimped-up "Highspeed Highway Superman," a storming "Slave to Freedom," and an incendiary "Don't Touch," all fired to pyrotechnic proportions in the studio. The Tygers may continue to change their stripes, but their claws remain razor sharp. ~ Jo-Ann Greene
One does wonder how a band is defined nowadays. One assumes it refers to an established group of musicians, in which case Tygers of Pan Tang certainly fit the bill, as every member is a veteran, albeit, bar Robb Weir, not of Pan Tang itself. There again, as the booklet pointedly notes, this lineup lasted longer than the original; keeping the Tygers ...
| | Solo Committee Grateful Hearts Unbounded CD (2003)
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| | Kanelos, Matt & The Smooth Maria Silent Show CD (2009)
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| | Rhett Miller CD (2009) (Import)
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