Name: Chorus (2020 Expanded Edition) par Erasure
Brand: Erasure
SKU: 4050538552959
Price: 9.9 USD
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Rating: 3 (259 reviews)

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No longer making a big American splash outside of its fanbase and alternative radio -- and about to be turned into yesterday's news thanks to the techno/hardcore explosion -- Erasure on Chorus concentrated on just sounding like itself. With the notable exception of the hypersassy "Love to Hate You," Bell steers away from campiness in favor of a series of gentler meditations and impassioned pleas. "Chorus" itself is another great Erasure anthem, Clarke providing just the right combination of beat and melody for Bell's surprisingly effective tackling of environmental degredation. Other cuts like "Breath of Life" and "Turns the Love to Anger" keep the quicker, more specifically high-paced dance pace going, but most of the best cuts come with the quieter numbers. Happily, rather than revamping the basic ballad format often used on earlier albums, Clarke keeps throwing in unexpected touches while Bell comes up with some inspired and often affecting lyrics. "Am I Right?" reflects on love and aging with a gentle tone and soft hip-hop beat, while "Joan" adds a touch of gospel in Bell's backing harmonies to a more prominent breakbeat with equally fine results. Also intriguing is how the final songs of the album, while individually not among the band's best, still blend together to provide an excellent conclusion, from the wistful philosophy of "Siren Song" and the romantic entanglement of "Perfect Stranger" to the concluding "Home." Something of a sequel to "Hideaway" set a few years later, Bell sings of continuing to follow his own path over lovely backing from Clarke, a fine way to end the album.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo

Chorus (2020 Expanded Edition)

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1. Chorus (2019 - Remaster)

2. Waiting for the Day (2019 - Remaster)

3. Joan (2019 - Remaster)

4. Breath of Life (2019 - Remaster)

5. Am I Right? (2019 - Remaster)

6. Love to Hate You (2019 - Remaster)

7. Turns the Love to Anger (2019 - Remaster)

8. Siren Song (2019 - Remaster)

9. Perfect Stranger (2019 - Remaster)

10. Home (2019 - Remaster)

11. Over the Rainbow (2019 - Remaster)

12. Turns the Love to Anger (Vince Clarke Remix)

13. Perfect Stranger (Mellow Version) [2019 - Remaster]

14. Waiting for Sex (Full Length) [2019 - Remaster]

15. Love to Hate You (Robbie Rivera's Juicy Mix)

16. Twilight (2019 - Remaster)

17. Let It Flow (2019 - Remaster)

18. Chorus (Fishes in the Sea) [Single Low End Mix] [2019 - Remaster]

19. Siren Song (Alternative Lyrics) [2019 - Remaster]

20. Breath of Life (Divine Inspiration Mix) [2019 - Remaster]

21. Love to Hate You (Blunder Version) [2019 - Remaster]

22. La La La (2019 - Remaster)

23. Mirror to Your Soul (2019 - Remaster)

24. Waiting for the Day (Demo Version) [2019 - Remaster]

25. Perfect Stranger (Acoustic) [2019 - Remaster]

26. Am I Right? (Glen Nicholls Extended 12" Mix)

27. Home (Minute Taker Remix)

28. Chorus (Live at Manchester Apollo, 1992) [2019 - Remaster]

29. Waiting for the Day (Live at Manchester Apollo, 1992) [2019 - Remaster]

30. Joan (Live at Manchester Apollo, 1992) [2019 - Remaster]

31. Breath of Life (Live at Manchester Apollo, 1992) [2019 - Remaster]

32. Am I Right? (Live at Manchester Apollo, 1992) [2019 - Remaster]

33. Love to Hate You (Live at Manchester Apollo, 1992) [2019 - Remaster]

34. Turns the Love to Anger (Live at Manchester Apollo, 1992) [2019 - Remaster]

35. Siren Song (Live at Manchester Apollo, 1992) [2019 - Remaster]

36. Perfect Stranger (Live at Manchester Apollo, 1992) [2019 - Remaster]

37. Home (Live at Manchester Apollo, 1992) [2019 - Remaster]

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