- Audio CD (Oct 24 2000)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Lightyear Entertainment
- ASIN: B00004X0PV
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #181,852 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Juliette |
| 2. Black Transmission |
| 3. Love Met The Devil |
| 4. Cinema Girl |
| 5. The Girl's Insane |
| 6. Love Has Flown |
| 7. Angel Eye |
| 8. Chocolate And Strawberries |
| 9. All Systems A Gogo |
| 10. Summer Of Love |
| 11. Jon Sings |
| 12. U & Me |
| 13. Bonus Track 1 |
Product Description
From Amazon.com
"I'm not a star, I'm the whole solar system," professes the Januaries' Debbie Diamond on "All Systems a GoGo." The group pulls off a difficult feat: they build songs based on a '60s pop foundation that are at once delightfully kitschy and substantially meaty. A majority of the credit goes to Diamond herself. Her singing style lives up to her Bond-girl image; she's breathy, kittenish, and sexy as hell, yet blink once and she whips into tough-as-nails indie-rock mode. With a penchant for fanciful character changes, Diamond is a pastel, angel-food alter ego of Garbage's Shirley Manson, but better still, she displays a remarkable range of vocal subtleties that can only be detected through multiple listenings. The band's musical approach is plush and soft-focused yet firmly packed; it's like being hit with an enormous, velvet-covered beanbag. Their trumpet-accented, sometimes psychedelic tracks take the best from the airy musing of Saint Etienne, charge them with the fiery sex appeal of Curve's Toni Halliday, and then mold the combination into a Burt Bacharachian framework that's nothing less than utterly addictive (this music would set Austin Powers' mojo into overdrive). It's true: the Januaries are not stars waiting to be born, but a glittering galaxy waiting to explode. --Beth Massa
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Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
It's in my top 50 albums of all time!
Mar 7 2004
Format:Audio CD
I have literally heard thousands of albums in my life and this one would rank in the top 50. It is very clever and the vocals are excellent. I really hope they put out another album. I can't understand why anyone (with taste) would have anything bad to say about this. It far surpasses the garbage played on most radio stations...
FU Wendy Sullivan???
Dec 30 2003
Format:Audio CD
The Januaries are as cool and legitimate as the band Loverboy. The singing is horrible and strives so hard to be good. Atrocious. Low Pop Suicide was a great band. Mr. Boston should have found a singer that doesn't bore you to death. From a friend of W.S.
Mediocre derivative record
Nov 23 2003
Format:Audio CD
One doesn't need to have a personal vendetta to recognize that this is a weak and derivative record. After reading the last reviews I bought this CD through the Amazon.com used sales to make up my own mind. There is nothing special or particularly interesting about this CD. The vocals are passable if uninspired. If you like Stereolab and St. Etienne I suggest you buy a Stereolab CD.
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Most recent customer reviews
"F" Wendy Sullivan!
When a person comes on here to write a bad review i think it's some personal vendetta, so F U Wendy Sullivan!
Published on May 22 2003
Solid yet deceiving
I first discovered The Januaries through an EP I picked up for free at a local record store. I was impressed by the tracks which were Jon Sings, Staring at the Sun, and Telelphone. Read more
Published on Oct 30 2002 by W. Sullivan
Ms.January
Hey it's Debbie from the Januaries..just wanted to thank you all for the nice reviews..and just to let people know i don't just co-write the songs I wrote most of the songs on the... Read more
Published on Jun 5 2002 by debbie diamond
Get It Right!!!!!!!
Ok, what do you get when you cross something like early Cardigans, with a little Arling & Cameron, with some Ivy, with Swing Out Sister, with some 60s British Pop, with cocktail... Read more
Published on Feb 26 2002 by _
Get It Right!!!!!!!
...Ok, what do you get when you cross something like early Cardigans, with a little Arling & Cameron, with some Ivy, with Swing Out Sister, with some 60s British Pop, with cocktail... Read more
Published on Feb 26 2002 by _
Very Hip & Very Cool
Ok, what do you get when you cross something like early Cardigans, with a little Arling & Cameron, with some Ivy, with Swing Out Sister, with some 60s British Pop, with cocktail... Read more
Published on Feb 2 2002
You Gotta Luv This!
Ok, what do you get when you cross something like early Cardigans, with a little Arling & Cameron, with some Ivy, with Swing Out Sister, with some 60s British Pop, with cocktail... Read more
Published on Dec 28 2001
Fem Pop Retro Lounge
This album is great! Funky, little 60's groove that helps you kick back and unwind. Their sound is relaxing, sensual, and trippy. Read more
Published on May 30 2001 by Coreylyn
Like lickin' a red lollipop in the middle of the rain!
A perfect and delightful trip for the mind,first there is the surreal and sometimes nostalgic,but accurate, combination of electronic,rock and ambiental music detailed carefully... Read more
Published on May 15 2001 by Pepe Oropeza
sensual intelligence
That's the best way I can descibe it -- the band has a sensual intelligence. Their original music infuses a creative blend of Latin, European and even East Indian styles which... Read more
Published on April 21 2001 by Jason P
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