Dead Or Alive [Import]

Dead Or Alive [Import]

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese pressing of 2004 album with earliest release. Includes DVD and bonus track. Details TBA. DJ Honda.

Tracks:

You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
That's The Way (I Like It)
In Too Deep
What I Want
Misty Circles
I'd Do Anything
Lover Come Back (To Me) (2003 Remix)
I'll Save You All My Kisses
Hooked On Love
Come Home (With Me Baby)
My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me To The Doctor)
Sex Drive
Turn Around And Count 2 Ten (2003 Remix)
Hit & Run Lover
Isn't It A Pity
Brand New Lover
Something In My House
You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (Metro 7 Inch Edit)

Customer Reviews:

*****.......2007-03-26

First off, if you can get your hands on the UK 2 disc version of Evolution, you should. It is far superior to this collection. This version is for the casual DOA fan. For those of you that thought Dead or Alive began and ended with "you spin me", you are in for a shock. Pete Burns is one of the most under rated vocalists and performers of our time. He has kept DOA going for over 25 years. They have contributed alot to dance music. Over seas, every single song on this cd was a huge hit. Pete Burns vocals are gorgeous and very powefull. He can sing words out of a dictionary and I'd buy it. Most of their singles are included here, including the haunting "misty Circles". As well as one of their best songs and their last American hit, "come home with me baby". which is included here for the first time on cd format as the single version. Produced by Lewis A martinee who was resposible for the success of Expose in the late 80's early 90's. DOA jumped on that band wagon.And succeeded.
Of course their biggest hits are on here as well.."something in my house", "brand new lover" and " that's the way".

The sad truth is that right now Pete Burns is fighting for his life and his face. He has been undergoing months and months of surgeries to repair the damage done by his plastic surgery. Hopefully when he recovers, he'll return to making great music with Dead or Alive.

Cool CD.......2006-08-14

I had a tape of Dead or Alive years ago and would play it in my walkman while I mowed the grass. Got me through the chore dancing and mowing. The CD has the same effect on my now, however I now have a yard man. Great songs and it will keep those legs and arms moving to the music. Love it!

Such a drag ...............2006-03-14

A simply spell bounding collection of HIGH NRG hits from the one and only DEAD OR ALIVE starring "Mriss" Pete Burns!

1. "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" - Perhaps a staple of the 80's. This original "Youthquake" mix cannot be out done.

2. "That's The Way (I Like It)" - DoA's Cheez Whiz moment on "Sophisticated Boom Boom" Still, a fine job. Pete's voice adds more of the much need character.

3. "In Too Deep" - Not the original "Youthquake" mix. No need for post-production, but a great composition.

4. "What I Want" - This gem from "Sophisticated Boom Boom" is not a lyrical triumph, but a great tune!

5. "Misty Circles" - This "Sophisticated Boom Boom" track is one of Pete and gang's greatest tracks.

6. "I'd Do Anything" - This "Sophisticated..." boom "bassic" song is as great lyrically as it's "stacottic" beat.

7. "Lover Come Back (To Me) (2003 Remix)" - The original mix is on "Youthquake". This mix is incidental.

8. "I'll Save You All My Kisses" - This track is only a slight variable of the "Mad, Bad and Dangerous To Know" version. Great song.

9. "Hooked On Love" - Again, slightly altered version of "Mad..."'s version. The fade out is a nice touch.

10. "Come Home (With Me Baby)" - This "Nude" tune shouldn't have been altered at all for this collection. Still, the song doesn't lose much of it's appeal.

11. "My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me To The Doctor)" - Altered, yet doable, version of the "Youthquake" hit.

12. "Sex Drive" - Pete 'does' it with an Italian twist. This "Nukleopatra (USA/AU/UK/JP)" track is well done.

13. "Turn Around And Count 2 Ten (2003 Remix)" - NO MORE remixes Peter! All in all, a great tune though.

14. "Hit & Run Lover" - "Fragile" gave us this perfect pop.

15. "Isn't It A Pity" - Pete's "Fragile" heart is better for this lyrical and vocal triumph.

16. "Brand New Lover" - This "Mad, Bad and Dangerous To Know" track isn't the single release. Fairly untouched and great!

17. "Something In My House" - More HI NRG and less Flamenca on this remixed version of the "Mad..." hit!

18. "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (Metro 7 Inch Edit)" Actually, from a collection hell bent on remixing perfection, this reworked classic isn't bad at all. It's Cherbot, and I love it.

Scarily good!.......2006-01-10

Ideal for people who like the song 'You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)' so much they don't mind spending money on 17 other songs they will probably never listen to.

Splurge for the import 2-CD collection AND the UK-Only DVD!!.......2005-12-29

If you're a true DOA fan, there is only one option: splurge for the 2-CD UK Import set of EVOLUTION, featuring ALL of the hits plus many of the hard-to-find-on-CD original remixes (alas, no OFF YER MONG remix of IN TOO DEEP, why?!) - but why stop there when you can also spring for the UK-Import-Only DVD collection of ultra-rare VIDEOS, including the amazing, stunning, and maybe even a bit disturbing 2003 remix video of their biggest hit, YOU SPIN ME ROUND, featuring Pete Burns Circa 2003 pushing the envelope for plastic-surgery-as-art?! One look and you'll wonder if his current muse is Dave LaChapelle's AMANDA LAPORE?! He used to be a gothic/pop "freak" -now he's more like a cybo-tron drag queen robot - WOW! The sad thing is, Pete Burns CAN sing, CAN write hooks, and CAN put on a great stage show persona - too bad no major label in America will ever see fit to put out some NEW music by DOA, instead of Sony endlessly re-hashing, re-mixing, and re-releasing the same ol' batch of 80s hits over and over, ad nauseum. Pete and Co. really deserve better. Check out Pete's collaboration with PSB, "JACK & JILL PARTY," for electro-cheeky proof positive that DOA could still be a chart contender. Until then, buy this CD and the DVD - but wait, you'l need to get a Cyber-Home-300 region FREE DVD player first...but I digress.

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Great selection of solid tunes
great musician
Saddle Up
A towering album
Dead and Alive

Wanted Dead or Alive
David Bromberg
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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David Bromberg is due for rediscovery. As a '60s and '70s session man, he lent his blues skill to records by Dylan, Paxton and Jerry Jeff Walker. But none of that work suggested his talents as an arranger, his full command of diverse American genres, nor his husky, moving vocals. This '74 reissue is a fine place to start with Bromberg, and songs like "Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair" and his medly of "Statesboro Blues/Church Bells" serve notice of the talent of this overlooked, roots-music master. --Roy Francis Kasten

Customer Reviews:

Great selection of solid tunes.......2006-11-06

I bought the vinyl version in the 70's purely based on the cover art. I laughed out loud. I wasn't dissapointed and was happy to get the cd version to add to my collection. David is quite a showman and he gathers some great help on this collection. George Harrison, Jerry Garcis, Phil Lesh, etc.
All the songs are great but Someone Else's Blues, Danger Man and Kansas City are knockouts. All other versions of Kansas City seem terribly tame after you hear this one. Statesboro Blues and Send Me to the Electric Chair showcase his amazing vocals. Good timing, good drama, good storytelling, good music.

great musician.......2006-06-22

I just recently replaced my vinyl copy with this cd. I saw him a couple of times in the 70's.

I read an article about him in Rolling Stone. He really impressed me. He said that when he practiced he tried very hard to play what he heard in his head, and to not accept the limitations of his guitar. Also, a girlfriend at the time told me that she had seen him at the Philly Folk Festival and that he was great Funny, talented, played EVERY kind of music masterfully.

If you are the kind of person who reads liner notes (and I am), you could see that he played on and produced many albums by a HUGE groups of artists back in the day. At one time he was one of the most respected musicians in the business.

As the reviewer says, he's due for a comeback. OVERDUE. Anyway, this was always one of my favorite albums, especially the "New Lee Highway Blues".

Saddle Up.......2005-10-04

This is the kind of album for which you can easily round up a party posse or enjoy on your own. Intelligent and well-crafted, the music will work for the critical or casual listener.
Never one to take himself or his material too seriously, Bromberg focuses his considerable skills on the service of his songs and their character, and his enjoyment is unrestrained and infectious.
Today, Bromberg is the owner of a violin shop, and his live performances are sadly limited. But this album, while basically a studio recording, captures the breezy Bromberg style, relaxed and inviting. But don't get too comfortable, because when you're kicked back and least expect it, he really will take all your money.

A towering album.......2004-02-23

If a picture is worth a thousand words, what's the value of a
musician's art that paints picture after picture. Bromberg is
a master of his art, and this album catches some of the feeling
of his live shows. You owe it to yourself to get this CD. Among
everything else, it's just a lot of fun.

Gary

Dead and Alive.......2002-08-09

Someone should point out the obvious pun in the title of this album. The second half is from a live acoustic show, while the first half was recorded in the studio backed by most of the members of the Grateful Dead. These were two separate album sides back in the dark ages of the pre-CD era. Features some of his best tunes, including a remake of the catchy pseudo-mariachi number he co-wrote with George Harrison, "The Hold-Up", which originally appeared on Bromberg's self-titled debut.

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A Perfect Blend of Piano Solo and Rock-N-Roll
Fabulous!
from Solo Piano Publications

Rockfluence
Scott D. Davis
Manufacturer: Scovis Music Productions
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Binding: Audio CD

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Hotel California (Eagles)
My Immortal (Evanescence)
Nothing Else Matters (Metallica)
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White Wedding (Billy Idol)
Scherzo (Scott D. Davis)

Product Description

Heavy Metal or Heavy Mellow? What if Slash, Kirk Hammet, or Richie Sambora learned the piano instead of guitar? It would have sounded something like this... Pianist Scott D. Davis reveals his rock roots with his latest CD "Rockfluence", performing some of his favorite rock songs, guitar solos and all, with nothing but a solo grand piano. Includes songs originally recorded by Guns 'N' Roses, The Eagles, Evanescence, Metallica, Nirvana, Led Zeppelin, Linkin Park, Bon Jovi, Journey, Europe, Billy Idol, and one Scott D. Davis original.

Customer Reviews:

A Perfect Blend of Piano Solo and Rock-N-Roll.......2006-06-30

Scott's music is soothing as well as entertaining, emotional as well as inspiring, gentle as well as invigorating. You have to listen to it to catch the blend and beauty of his work.

Fabulous!.......2006-02-20

I just purchased this CD today, and song after song I just smile and think "this is so beautiful", and it's mostly original hard rock songs, it's like an oxymoron but it is wonderful. My 7 year old daughter doesn't know the songs originally, and she kept saying how the songs were bringing tears to her eyes. I got this CD after hearing him at the Galleria Mall in Roseville, Ca. because it was so awe inspiring as he played. I wanted to share it with my family, especially my 5 year old who can play music on the piano from ear, which aparently is how Scott started playing himself, and I wanted his music to be an influence to her. He is a true inspiration. Thank you, Scott, for sharing your talent with us.

from Solo Piano Publications.......2006-02-07

Pianist/composer Scott D. Davis has been referred to as "the rocker of new age/contemporary classical music" for a couple of years now. When fellow pianist/composer David Nevue introduced Davis as such at a Whisperings Solo Piano Radio concert something resonated within him. He had been urged for years to record an album of recognizable cover music, but he resisted, preferring to record his own original material. Somehow, Nevue's introduction freed Davis to return to the music that helped shape his energetic performing style and to create solo piano arrangements of some of his favorites. It's a wide-ranging collection spanning thirty-two years of rock and metal music from 1971's "Stairway to Heaven" (Led Zeppelin) to 2003's "My Immortal" (Evanescence). Davis stays true to the spirit of the originals, and yet makes them his own. Actually, there is one piece on the album that is newer than 2003 - Davis' own "Scherzo." Most of the twelve tracks are intense and rather dark - no bubble-gum teeny-bopper stuff here - so it's obviously geared for a more mature audience. Even though I can remember just some of the words to the oldies that I grew up with and wasn't familiar with the more recent hits, I thoroughly enjoy this album. There should be at least one song here that just about anyone can say, "Oooh! I love that song!"

"Rockfluence" opens with "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses, a song full of rock-style tenderness and love. "Hotel California" is given a full almost-eight minute treatment that is very true to the original. "My Immortal" by Evanescence is a quieter slow-dance ballad that Davis fills with passion. "Nothing Else Matters" from Metallica is dark and very intense - a beautiful arrangement! I couldn't quite imagine "Stairway to Heaven" as a piano solo, but it works well! I really like the mystery and drive of "Wanted Dead or Alive" from Bon Jovi. "Open Arms" from Journey is one of my favorite songs from the early `80's, and Davis keeps it warm and loving - also a great arrangement! Another favorite is Europe's "The Final Countdown," a powerful, emotionally charged song with a gorgeous melody. Billy Idol's "White Wedding" really rocks, leading up to the closing track, Davis' own "Scherzo," a musical term that means "joke." I first heard this impressive piece in a live setting, and it really makes people sit up and take notice! Davis' fingers fly all over the piano with the various themes of the piece, which range from slow and almost sedate to a wild and crazy romp that makes me think of chase scenes in old movies. "Scherzo" clearly demonstrates Scott Davis' playing chops as well as his musical sense of humor. Fun!

"Rockfluence" is truly a musical good time, showing what these rock classics sound like stripped down to one instrument and no vocals. Good stuff!

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Wanted: Dead Or Alive
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo
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Marley Marl remained on board, and Large Professor and Eric B. also hopped on to help produce Kool G Rap & DJ Polo's second album. With a wider range of sounds and the expansion of G Rap's lyrical range, "Wanted: Dead or Alive" is wholly deserving of classic status. The opening "Streets of New York" remains one of the most thrilling and unique rap singles released; the sparse rhythm, adorned with assured piano runs that complement the song to the point of almost making the song, falls somewhere between a gallop and a strut, and G Rap outlines more vivid scenes than one film could possibly contain. The track cemented their role as East Coast legends and showed Kool G Rap's talent as an adept storyteller like nothing before or since. Likewise, "Talk Like Sex" is the nastiest, raunchiest thing he ever recorded, with "I m pounding you down until your eyeballs pop out" acting as an exemplary claim, as well as one of the few that is printable, made in the song. The boasts, as ever, are in no short supply, but "Erase Racism" takes a break from the normal proceedings with guest spots from Big Daddy Kane and Biz Markie. It's both funny and sobering, with Biz's Three Dog Night chorus providing comic relief after each verse. This album is only part of a major swarm of brilliant rap records from 1990, but it will never be lost in it, and it's important because it's the release that influenced Rakim and Kane to step their game up to levels they didn't know they could go to. Cold Chillin' and Traffic proudly present "Wanted: Dead or Alive", available for the first time as a double disc set, including the original album, and a plethora of substantial bonus material, from artwork to audio. With all the songs being digitally re-mastered, this project has been thought out, done right and handled with care, and we hope you enjoy it.

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I love one of a kind, dramatic music, well HERE IT IS!!!!!!!!!!
Just as great as ever!
Hi-NRG at its finest!
A MASSIVE QUAKE!
Good, but SAWing still going on.

Youthquake
Dead or Alive
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Album Description

UK pressing of the hit 1985 album from New Wave dance mavericks Dead Or Alive features the extended mix 'You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)' as a bonus track for a total of 10 freakazoid dancefloor fillers! The album, produced by the hit-making team of Stock, Aitken & Waterman, also includes 'Lover Come Back To Me', 'I Wanna Be A Toy' and 'My Heart Goes Bang'. Epic.

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Track
Listing:1. You Spin Me Round(Like a Record)
2. I Wanna Be a Toy
3. D Hit that Button
4. In Too Deep
5. Big Daddy of the Rythm
6. Cake And Eat it
7. Lover Come Back to Me
8. My Heart Goes Bang
9. It's Been a Long Time

Customer Reviews:

I love one of a kind, dramatic music, well HERE IT IS!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-07-14

When I first heard You Spin Me'Round on my car sterio, I almost wrecked my car. Finally! Here was what I always wanted but never heard from any other band. Then when I saw the video It sealed the deal. I believe Dead or Alive invented diso-metal. This is a high energy sensation that assualted the dance floor and scared our parents. Pete Burns voice was "AT THIS TIME" most deep and aggressive as he growled out "I cant be like any other boy." Tarzan yells, cow bells and monk chants ad a fun dark and gothic mood to this album that refuses to be ignored.

Just as great as ever!.......2007-06-03

Twenty years ago in college, I used to dance around my dorm room to this entire album (and I do mean "album"). I just re-discovered this while loading my Ipod, and it still makes me want to dance 20 years later! It has so many great songs it's hard to choose the best. Definitely one to add to your music collection. 80's music fan or not, it's just as great today as it was then.

Hi-NRG at its finest!.......2006-12-20

After hearing a short snippet of the chorus to "You Spin Me Round" during a commercial for the Hoover Spinning Brushes vacuum quite some time ago (four years ago to be exact), I couldn't get the tune out of my head. I had asked a friend to see if she could find this album somewhere for me, and she did. I got it that Christmas and could not stop listening. I had originally wanted the album for that song only, but found the entire track listing irresistible!

For those who disagree, I stand by my review, and its title. This was, and still is, Hi-NRG at its finest...Period.

A MASSIVE QUAKE!.......2006-06-06

As a massive fan of the great DOA, i would have to say this is my favourite album of theirs. 'Spin me' was the first song to catch my attention way back and i have followed their career through and still do to this day...'Youthquake', to me, is an album FULL of pumping dance tracks and the odd 'surprise' tracks like 'In too Deep', the BRILLIANT 'Cake and Eat It' & the underated 'It's been a long time'. Best tracks on 'Youthquake' to me are 'Lover Come back to me', 'I wanna be a Toy', 'Big Daddy of the Rhythm' (should have been a single release after 'Lover' rather than the bland 'In too Deep') & of course the dance gem 'You Spin Me Round (Like a Record'...i would have included 'My Heart Goes Bang', however, the album version does NOT compare to the remix that was released...DOA..ahh what would i have done without you...

Good, but SAWing still going on........2006-01-30

This LP doesn't sound dated at all. Although SAW are still here and going strong. Lord, leave ALREADY! Again, this type of production took Pete Burns years to pull out of. This LP is just dark enough, thanks to Pete's lyrics and compositions, that SAWs bubble gum just makes it too sticky. This LP is Dead Or Alive and isn't OVERTLY interrupted by SAWing, so, I give it 4 stars. They deserved to be listened to. The teeth of the SAW hadn't completely entered Pete's skin at this point.

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Interesting start to his career.
First Zevon Rules
Zevon's Early Work
A PROMISING START...
Uneven solo debut from outstanding talent

Wanted Dead or Alive
Warren Zevon
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24-bit digitally remastered reissue of Zevon's first album from 1970. Capitol. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Interesting start to his career........2007-06-11

I never understood why Warren never talked about or played these songs. Now that I've finally heard them, I'm still not sure. A decent 1st outing. Maybe the process of making this album left a unpleasant taste in his mind.

First Zevon Rules.......2004-01-21

I remember buying this lp years ago. I thought it was great then as I do now.all Zevon is great. The other review blows chunks

Zevon's Early Work.......2003-08-13

Although it does not compare to some of Zevon's later, more polished work; the songs are still strong. The recording quality leaves a lot to be desired, however there's something about the music that draws you in. If you're a Zevon fan, it's worth a listen.

A PROMISING START..........2003-08-03

Zevon's first solo album comes no where near the brilliance or polish of later efforts (those efforts beginning with what many wrongfully consider his debut album, the Jackson Browne produced "Warren Zevon"), but the spark of what lie ahead is here.

"Tule's Blues," is a pretty folk rock song about an ex-girlfriend, and the riff on "Gorilla" is a nascient version of that militaristic funk that would later churn through later cuts like "Jungle Work" and "Boom Boom Mancini." Other cuts of interest are "She Quit Me" (later remade as "He Quite Me" for the film "Midnight Cowboy") and what sounds like a drunken bar band version of "Iko Iko" that won't give either the Dixie Cups or the Grateful Dead anything to lose sleep over.

The real stand-out, however, is "Bullet for Ramona," a country song about a lost love that's lost because the protagonist shot her. This is the first glimpse of Zevon's killer sense of dark humor that flavors his songs up to this day. Of all the cuts here, "Ramona" is the only one that deserves inclusion on a "best of" or biographical compilation.

Should you buy this album? If you're a Zevon fan, yes. Others might better try to borrow a fan's copy to listen to "Ramona," and save their money for the Excitable Boy's other albums.

Uneven solo debut from outstanding talent.......2003-05-08

Reissued and remastered, Wanted: Dead or Alive (ironically titled given the circumstances under which it has been reissued)features glimmers of Zevon's talent. His songwriting became more confident by the time of his self titled solo album in 1976. There aren't any bonus tracks but the sound quality is slightly better than the previously issued edition.

The title track and a couple of the other originals here make this worthwhile for long time and hardcore Zevon fans. I'd suggest Zevirgins and the curious stick to Warren Zevon, Excitable Boy, Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School, Mr. Bad Example, Sentimental Hygiene and Life'll Kill Ya. My Ride's Here always has very strong songwriting and performing as well.

Sadly, Zevon's great live album Stand in the Fire hasn't been reissued yet. I finally caught Zevon on the tour to support Bad Luck (Stand was recorded during that tour)at the Old Wardorf in San Francisco. Not much has been said about Zevon's skills as a live performer. Quite simply, he's an amazing singer/songwriter. The emotions that inspired him to write many of his best tunes continued to be evident on later tours as well. He managed to instill each song with unique performance each and every time.

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Something In My House
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You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
I'll Save You All My Kisses
In Too Deep
Hooked On Love

Customer Reviews:

Not required. Oh no SONY!.......2006-01-30

Epic, whatever! This LP just isn't necessary. Don't waste your time. This LP is an afront to my musical soul. Pete Burns would agree, just nothing. Put your $$$ on "Nude" instead of this rubbish. What a shame.

Best Dance Remix CD from the 80's .......2005-09-23

Pete Burns and company gave us some of the most innovative and heavy dance music...with his glam/genderbender image and free use of sexuality, Pete burns and Dear or Alive gave us dance music which was heavy with a dash of goth to it....RIP IT UP gives us the best of the band with the cd compiling some of the greatest tracks from the YouthQuake and Mad, Bad and Dangerous To Know CDs. IT contains the very cool (yet overplayed) You spin me Round, the Sexy Hooked On Love, the Gothic Something In My House and other gems such as Lover Come Back to Me and In too Deep....All put together in a never stopping 47 minute mix of hot sexy, heavy 80's Dance. If you want some of the best the 80's offered in British Dance, this album is the one to get!!

OK NOW FOR THE FACTS.......2005-09-13

I've been a DoA diehard for years so i am not against the group but this CD sums up what is most appalling and criminal about the record industry.
Basically, they have taken 8 of their best songs and "remixed" them in an edited form !! The result is that you have a CD capable of storing 80 minutes of music, that barely lasts 35 mins as they are all edited 7" versions.
I can't understand that amongst all the reviews here, no-one has bothered to mention this because i think it is crucial...the very title of the album "rip it up" suggests an extended cd compilation.
As for non-stop dance mix, it isn't , it's simply been passed through a nero editor to eliminate the 2 second pause between the tracks, nothing else.
Bitterly disappointing, would it really have cost them to compile the full versions ?
Dead Or Alive deserve a better tribute than this offering.

Greatest hits nonstop.......2005-07-26

It's a bit like a Greatest hits nonstop mix, which was nice back then - but by now we have so many "Greatest hits"-items by Dead or Alive that new material would be highly appreciated too

An 80's dance music Icon.......2004-07-29

Dead or alive is one of the best Dance music Bands in History. Its a shame that we don't have more bands like that anymore.

Guys you are the greatest

Roger Reyes

Average customer rating:

The Next Logical Step
SAW it up! Throw it out.
Great album
Great under rated CD!
A Brand New Lover...hey hey!

Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know
Dead or Alive
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ASIN: B000002695
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Brand New Lover
I'll Save You All My Kisses
Son Of A Gun
Then There Was You
Come Inside
Something In My House
Hooked On Love
I Want You
Special Star

Customer Reviews:

The Next Logical Step.......2006-12-21

One listen, and I'm hooked. As the title of this review states, this is, without a doubt, the next logical step for Dead or Alive (creatively speaking). From beginning to end, the hits just keep coming! "Brand New Lover," with its longing for something more exciting; "Something in My House," (Sidebar: Is that really a Spanish guitar? Yes...OMG...it is!) begging you to protect him the frightening something that's haunting his house; and "Special Star," with the wish he made in his sleep coming true.

A definite must-have for any DoA fan!!!

SAW it up! Throw it out........2006-01-30

This LP is just CRAP! What a waste of Pete Burns. The ONLY reason I gave this LP two stars is simple (and it AIN'T "Special Star") is twofold: "Something In My House" and "Hooked On Love". Although SIMY drones on WAY too long. This track needs to be edited baby. SAW are at it again. Repetition and pulling Pete Burns into an abyss that took him years to escape from.

Great album.......2005-07-26

Although I had the first albums of DOA too, this was the album that really convinced me most as a teen :) It's a Stock Aitken Waterman production, but not in the style of Kylie & Co. Pete convinces with a very strong voice - you think he could sing opera. "Something in my house" is a great opener with Spanish guitars and high energy beats, but also "slower" songs like "Then there was you" and "Special star" work very well. A good album with a steady production and a good song choice.

Great under rated CD!.......2005-06-13

Kireviewer is obviously not a fan of Dead or Alive or would know that the band has put out alot more than one or two Cds...The single Brand new Lover did make the top 20 and was played way too much on MTV!! I love this CD it is great...one of those albums where you like every song on it....obviously Kireviewer thinks that the artwork on the album and name of a band should stereotype what kind of music is put out...they are a dance music club style band...always have been and probably always will be.....They have put out at the very least 8 full CDs and several remix compilations as well as tribute albums and have a HUGE cult following in America as well as Europe and have been huge in Japan....America isnt the only music market...and of course i tend to like bands that i have to import such as Nina Hagen and lene lovich...I absolutely dont listen to the Radio as i wont have anyone telling ME what i have to listen to or what should be popular with me...Dead or Alive is different and creative and interesting....Pete Burns voice is Deep and affecting....this band dosnt get a fair chance in America at all...i dont know what problems they have with theyre Lable in America..(i think its Sony) but i hope it will be resolved and brand New material will be released soon...a new comilation of dance remixes is about to be released in 2005...and i hope that someday soon a Video collection will be released in America as they did in England. KireViewer just dosnt have a clue....go listen to Air Supply and give us all a break!

A Brand New Lover...hey hey!.......2004-02-29

During my formative 80's years, I had the good fortune of having Lynn Benally, a classmate at high school and at the junior college I was at, turn me on to all sorts of music and groups. One was Dead Or Alive's Mad Bad and Dangerous To Know, which he bought at the local small business records and tapes outlet, and I was with him when he did. I instantly liked the first song that played, the infectious "Brand New Lover," which eventually hit the US Top 20. Given the album cover, I thought it was some weird goth band, but no, it was sheer bubblegum. I eventually bought this myself, and I noticed something that should've clicked after my hearing "Brand New Lover" was when I looked above the song listing on the verso and saw who produced it--Stock, Aitken, Waterman. Well, I should've realized, shouldn't I? Key: *=remix included on Rip It Up compilation

The first four songs really kick. "Brand New Lover"* is what the protagonist is looking for, and it's set to the usual S-A-W barrage of insistent drum machines and synth keyboards, and the occasional guitar solo. And dig those "hey hey!" voices. The thumping drums and brass-like synths in "I'll Save You All My Kisses"* is set at the same breakneck tempo, which rival the song "Venus" by Bananarama, also a S-A-W client.

A more bass keyboard at uptempo pace sets the backing for "Son Of A Gun" which benefits from some shouts from the band. "Then There Was You" is a relief about finding that someone else that cures someone's blues: "I looked around/look what I found/what was I supposed to do?" The question then is, "do you promise you won't go away-ay-ay?"

The version of "Something In My House"* is a lengthy 7:20, which probably made for some good club music stomping. The inclusion of a Spanish guitar and a harp-like melody on the synths isn't repeated on the other tracks. With the stuttered "I"'s, I thought I was listening to Stacey Q. Seriously, Pete Burns' New-Wave distinctive resonant vocals sound nothing like dat Q girl. And just what is in his house? He's "haunted by a love that isn't there" by "the ghost of a blonde dead up there."

"Hooked On Love"* makes the trite analogy of love with drugs, and even has the protagonist asking for a good supplier, "I simply gotta have some more." The analogy continues where he was happy without it, and hardly thought about it in the beginning. So that's what Roxy Music meant by love is the drug. Maybe.

A slight tropical sound comes in during "I Want You," which isn't as breakneck as the other numbers, but has some fanfare bursts on occasion. The last song, "Special Star," continues the uptempo nature of the album.

Tracks:

WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE
HITCHHIKIN' WOMAN
SHE QUIT ME
CALCUTTA
IKO-IKO
TRAVELING IN THE LIGHTNING
TULE'S BLUES
A BULLET FOR RAMONA
GORILLA
FIERY EMBLEMS

Customer Reviews:

Thank God it was a cheap used disc!.......2007-03-09

I just had to have a copy of Warren doing "IKO IKO".
Other than that, this is a very weird album even for ZEVON.

There's a reason Warren Zevon disowned this........2004-01-08

And it is because "Wanted Dead Or Alive" is an album of an artist still defining himself. "Bullet For Ramona," for example, was carried from the Lyme and Cybelle sessions (see the "First Sessions" CD) and was given yet another reworking before it wound up in the "Midnight Cowboy" movie. There's even a song called "Gorilla," which hints at a favorite topic of WZ's (think "Gorilla You're a Desperado" or "Leave My Monkey Alone"), the animal traits we hide in ourselves.

But like John Mellencamp's "Chestnut Street Incident," "Wanted Dead Or Alive" trapped an artist with a record he probably wishes he could scorch from the face of the planet. Not that it's bad, just that it's a poor representation of who Warren Zevon, in another five or six years, would grow into as a musician. If you really want to hear where Warren found his voice, start with "Warren Zevon" and listen to "Carmelita" and "Frank and Jessie James."

Rough Demo.......2004-01-01

I appreciate Warren Zevon's talents as a musician. However, this first recording is extremely unpolished. The instrumental tones are annoyingly jangled. And the songs are quite forgetable. Even the cover of Iko Iko is nothing special.

After one listen, most music fans will certainly pass on this. That is if you do make it through a listen without developing a migraine headache!

Hard to listen to, but not worthless.......2003-09-26

Most fans of Warren Zevon probably know that he would have been just as happy if this album dissappeared from the face of the earth completely. I can sort of see why, although it is a rather, uh, interesting listen. The most annoying thing about this album is the way he uses his voice. While he does have that familiar deep rich voice Zevon fans know and love, he sings with vibrato way more than he should, making him sound as if he had been cross bred with Joan Baez (actually put your Joan Baez albums on the turntable and turn the pitch as flat as it could go, and you would have a pretty good idea of what to expect from "Wanted Dead Or Alive."). Only for the curious and completists.

Promise of things to come..........2003-09-09

Get this only if you are really into Warren and want everything. Past that, there are a couple nice moments here and there, but if he had put out more albums like this one, we wouldn't care.

Average customer rating:

Take it off Pete!
Very good
Dont be Afraid to Listen to it in PUBLIC !!! Dont be a Wimp
Absolutely brilliant
US missed a great album.

Nude
Dead or Alive
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Fan the Flame (Part 1)

ASIN: B0000026TR
Release Date: 1989-06-19

Tracks:

Come Home (With Me baby)
Baby Don't Say Goodbye
Stop Kicking My Heart Around
I Don't Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
Give It Back (That Love Is Mine)
Turn Arpund And Count 2 Ten
Come Home (With Me BAby) (12in Version)

Customer Reviews:

Take it off Pete!.......2006-01-30

This LP WILL BE LOVED and KISSED by you. Oh yes! Yes! Take it all off. Pete's striptease is a NEED at this point. This LP shows what DoA are really made of. A full maturation has ensued since "Sophisticated Boom Boom". SAW are GONE! Thank the Gods. Such over-rated producers as Stock Aitken and Waterman are missing here, so is the pretencious pop crap. You'll dance, you'll sing, you'll move and you'll probably undress. The shiners here are:
"Don't Say Goodbye", "Come Home With Me Baby". Although you'll find NO filler here. This LP is a must. You must, you must, you must increase your bust, and lips! I love you, and you'll love this undressed gem.

Very good.......2005-11-29

I bought this way back when. as a tape. Lost it few years ago,so decided to get it on CD. Would`have`givin it a 5 star rating but for one song "I don't want to be your boyfriend".
This song is so bad there are not enuff words to describe just how much it sucks!!!

However, some of the other tracks as so great that "boyfriend " can be overlooked. "Turn around and count 2 ten' is a woderfull high energy dance track. I rate it as posibly the best Track DOA have ever done. YEs it is ten times better than "you spin me around " ever was!!!

"stop Kicking my heart around ", " My forbidden lover " and
" I cannot carry on " are almost as good as " Turn around and count 2 ten". "Come home with me " Is another standout good track, as is " Give it back that love is mine "

The last track is " baby don't say goodby" is OK not great but not bad. If you like this CD you must get a copy of the Very Rare Remix edition import from japan called " Nude: Remade Remodelled ". I think the there are 2 or 3 copies of this CD on Amazon.

I am sad to say that Nude was the last truely great DOA CD.
However, the band has recently released a hits colection and have said that they will return to the studio to make some new stuff.

Dont be Afraid to Listen to it in PUBLIC !!! Dont be a Wimp.......2004-04-06

This Album Is Fast and Fun and Not Only Good for Aerobics like another Brain dead Reviewer stated !!! It is the Kind of album you can slightly Reflect on and Enjoy for Pete Burns Brilliant Vocals !!! Leave your Aerobice tights and Leotards in the Closet for this Great album :) HA!

Absolutely brilliant.......2002-10-22

This is one of those rare gems that any fan of 80s dance music must have. This is my third DOA album, and I thought that nothing could top Youthquake, "To Know", and Rip It Up. I was very wrong. This one easily surpasses these. All of the songs are excellent, and are generous in length, with some upwards of 5, 6, 7 minutes and are blended into one another to make it a non-stop album of brilliant melodies, catchy lyrics and thumping beats. You'll never grow tired of this one.

US missed a great album........2002-07-27

Overall, this is my favorite Dead or Alive album. There isn't a bad song on it and it has several catchy tunes that you find yourself singing and/or dancing to. I wore this tape out when it was first released, and over the years I have pulled it out and listened to it for weeks at a time. It's time to wipe off the dust and pull "Nude" out once again.

I just don't understand how this album didn't do better in America with such incredible songs as "Come Home With Me Baby", "My Forbidden Lover", "Turn Around and Count 2 Ten", "Baby Don't Say Goodbye" & "I Cannot Carry On". Goes to show how we Americans always overlook something extremely good that is right in front of us in our never ending search for something newer (and what we think is better).

Another thing that makes this album so remarkable is the fact the each song flows into the next and perfectly accompanies the previous one. Side one is flawless in doing this and so are the last two tracks on side two. I don't think most people really realize how well produced "Nude" really was/is. Brilliant!

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