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Music: Monolithic Minds V.2 [Import]
You Got the Love [CD-single] [Import]
You Can Win If You Want [Import]
Zenith Made in Nougaro [Import]
Trumpet Concertos: Vivaldi/Telemann/L. Mozart/Hummel
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 'Little Russian'; Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphony No. 2 'Antar'
Amazon.com essential recording
Everything but the Girl have always taken a languid approach to their music, but they were at their most sublime on Idlewild. Produced by the duo's own Ben Watt, the music is stripped down to the bare minimum--a rhythm, a melody, and Tracy Thorn's divine voice--yet somehow they make it feel lush. Some of EBTG's most affecting songs are on Idlewild: Thorn's adolescent reminiscence in "Oxford Street"; "The Night I Heard Caruso Sing," Watt's ode to father and (someday) son in which he explains that the great tenor is "almost as good as Presley"; the tale of friendship in "Blue Moon Rose"; and "Apron Strings," a song of love and loss. EBTG are just as touching on Amplified Heart and Acoustic, but Idlewild is a classic in its own right. --Randy Silver