Editorial Reviews
Music Review:
Music Review
Graham Gouldman Thing [Import]
Haydn: Schöpfungsmesse; Kleine Orgelsolomesse
Album Review: 1st Mythical Recordings
House Classics: The Greatest House Anthems of All Time [Import]
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances/ Vocalise/ Etudes-tableaux
Amazon.com
This CD expansion of a compilation of early singles and EP cuts by New Zealand's best known alt-pop band has a couple of flat spots. But both the 18- track length and the generally robust health of Martin Phillipps' songwriting make it a generous offer that's hard to refuse. Phillipps was actually to do more consistent work on Brave Words and Submarine Bells, but Kaleidoscope World finds him working out early versions of his continuing obsessions--death, the environment--in a fascinating manner. It also includes one of his all-time greats, "I Love My Leather Jacket," a gorgeous rocker about the premature loss of a friend. --Rickey Wright
Album Description
Kaleidoscope World is the Chills' essential document, a collection of tracks from early and mid-'80s EPs, singles, and compilation cuts. The influence of Syd Barrett and early Pink Floyd is stronger on these early tracks than it would be on subsequent releases, both on the easygoing sing along numbers and the more experimental outings. The highlight (of both the album and the Chills' career) is their New Zealand hit single, the haunting 'Pink Frost'. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.