- Audio CD (April 10 2001)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: EMI Music Canada
- ASIN: B00004Z42C
- Other Editions: Audio CD | LP Record
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (111 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. firesuite |
| 2. here it comes |
| 3. break me gently |
| 4. sea song |
| 5. rise |
| 6. lost souls |
| 7. melody calls |
| 8. catch the sun |
| 9. the man who told everything |
| 10. the cedar room |
| 11. reprise |
| 12. a house |
| 13. darker (bonus track) |
| 14. valley (bonus track) |
| 15. zither (bonus track) |
Product Description
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In an about-face that could alienate technophiles, this group of dance revisionists celebrate guitars and "real instruments" in the face of processed music. The Williams brothers and their mate Jim Goodwin first had a hit with the disco-charged "Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)," but they became disillusioned with the Manchester scene, picked up guitars, and formed the Doves--a band determined to infuse raw emotion into their music. From instrumental opener "Firesuite," which showcases their rumbling, restrained guitar firepower, to the tumbling acoustic shanty "Sea Song" to the balmy Technique-era New Order rocker "Catch the Sun," none of the album's 11 tracks bears any real resemblance to any other (and, in this rare instance, that's a positive). The Doves have produced an outstanding debut album in Lost Souls, alternately melancholy and uplifting, sparkling darkly with charged atmospherics. --Mike Pattenden
Product Description
DOVES Lost Souls (2000 UK 15-track CD album including 3 bonus tracks - Darker Valley and Zither along with the hit singles The Cedar Room Catch The Sun The Man Who Told Everything and Here It Comes picture sleeve ASW50248)
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Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
Glorious retro pyschedelic debut
July 8 2004
Format:Audio CD
No doubt that this one hits all the right notes. Sorrow, wonder, ecstasy, disappointment and even love. I happen to catch these guys on their first American tour and they did not disappoint. Their live show was enhanced by a continuous slide show and psychedelic lights. They even played some numbers before they had yet been released such as Pounding and Hit the ground running, which is their take on Warren Zevon's Werewolves of London. Very good show and even surpassed the studio versions of their songs. One song in particular had a very different texture and tone to it and surprised me how much better it was live and that's the song Lost Souls. An incredible song in the studio made even more impressive live with images of Nico on the slidescreen behind the band. Inspiring and breathtaking, all I could do was stand and soak in the sound and rhythms of this incredible group. Well worth the effort to hear and experience the depth and texture of this cd. If you don't like it at first, stay with it, it will become one of your faves. If you like all the aforementioned Britpop bands or if you prefer Pink Floyd, or some other mid-seventies hard rock or prog rock you will definitely dig these guys. I've never grown tired of several tracks on this well played cd. Seasong, cedar room and lost souls are but three of them.
Feel the Dove
Jun 21 2004
Format:Audio CD
Lost Souls is easily the best brit pop album to come out in a long time. Coldplay, Travis and the ilk have nothing on this. The band flexes it's brooding cinematic soundscape right from the start with the noirish instrumental "firesuite". Other songs such as "Sea song", "catch the sun" and "the cedar room" are irresistably good peices of dream pop. Don't be a fool, be a Dove and set yourself free!
Simply Excellent.
Feb 26 2004
Format:Audio CD
Musically the Doves tread a line between beautifully emotionally pieces which evoke feelings of loneliness and desire, and more uplifting and happier moods. However, to their credit, the songs flow quite seamlessly together. And with the addition of the three bonus tracks, the 15 tracks create a very solid and complete experience. It is worth mentioning to, that the bonus tracks are not simply fillers or throw away songs, but among the best songs on the album. As a whole, "Lost Souls" has quickly earned a place among my favorite albums, where it will undoubtedly remain. A very enjoyable and impressive work. Highly recommended.
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PAISLEY IS BACK!!!
Well! This is more like it! Psychedelic music rears its paisley little head once again. Oops, sorry. I came of age when psychedelic music first dropped in among the squares. Read more
Published on Jan 26 2004 by Crabby Apple Mick Lee
This album is wildly overrated
4.5 stars is reserved for really good albums, is it not? Then why, oh why, I ask is this one rated so near the top? Read more
Published on Jan 11 2004 by Matthew E. Taylor
Ear candy and then some...
This is my favorite Doves record. They have a lush, most times melancholy sound, and their instrumentation is great, particularly the guitar on "Darker. Read more
Published on Jan 8 2004
Excellent album
I was given a few mp3s with various songs as recommendations from a friend. Found myself listening to a few more than the others... went and bought the album. Good stuff. Worth it.
Published on Jan 4 2004 by F. Krieger
Splendid Grooves
One of the most enjoyable listening experiences I have had in years. You get to a certain age (someplace over 30) where you become self-conscious feeling swept away and exuberant... Read more
Published on Nov 16 2003 by Daniel Dennis
A treasure for brit pop listeners
Definitely this CD is worth the money you pay for it.Although the Doves are a trio,when you listen to the tracks you can imagine six or even more musicians playing,the production... Read more
Published on Oct 27 2003 by Hector Madonar
Amazingly beautiful!
I've owned this album for over 2 years and has been in my cd player the whole time. Many of these song go far beyond any brit-pop label they've aquired (Their new album is another... Read more
Published on Oct 17 2003 by Nick Spangler
Pink Floyd meets Crowded House
The day I heard this CD in the store, I bought a guitar.
This CD melds the musically experimental Floyd with cerebral Pop of the Finn brothers. Read more
Published on Oct 10 2003
Best Brit Pop Album since OK Computer
Awesome. Rivalled only by their other album. Buy them both. Ths music is very complex, yet instantly appealing.
Published on Aug 9 2003 by Mookie B
Technically brilliant
i wanted to go back and review a couple of albums from the last five years or so that i considered pretty close to brilliant. this is one of them. Read more
Published on July 24 2003 by Jason M. Tyson
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