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O**O
Five Stars
Better than ever: now with bonus tracks!
J**S
Five Stars
Great double LP.
M**X
Awesome 2cd reissue of Mick Harvey covering Serge Gainsbourg
**Review originally appeared at https://midnighttosix.wordpress.comDuring a period of downtime with Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds in the mid-’90s, Mick Harvey set about translating and recording two album’s worth of covers from Serge Gainsbourg’s thirty year discography, 1995’s Intoxicated Man, and Pink Elephants from 1997. These days Gainsbourg is a well-known figure, with a biopic and multiple tribute albums cementing his reputation as an influential artist. But back then his following outside of France was small, and his music difficult to come by. Harvey hoped to spread word of Serge’s brilliance beyond the confines of France with these albums, and translated the lyrics into English to let Serge’s non-French fans in on what the hell he was saying in those great (and often downright filthy) pop songs. Yes, in 2014 you can find and translate the lyrics to just about anything with a few mouse clicks, but back then it wasn’t so easy. With the exception of the translations, Harvey’s versions stay pretty reverential, keeping the melodies and much of the original instrumentation fully intact. Intoxicated Man is the more developed of the two albums, with Harvey employing a host of outside musicians to flesh out the songs. Most notable of these is Anita Lane, who handles the roles of Brigitte Bardot (including lead vocals on “Harley Davidson”, a Gainsbourg-penned number he gave to Bardot to record) and Jane Birkin. The leftover recordings from Intoxicated Man were released as Pink Elephants, with Harvey playing most of the music on his own, handling more instruments than any one man should know how to play. Once again Anita Lane does the female vocal parts, including a duet with Nick Cave on the sweeping love song (of sorts) “I Love You…Nor Do I” (or “Je Taime…Moi Non Plus”).This new edition includes both albums, remastered, in one double-disc package. It also has two previously unreleased bonus tracks: a version of “Dr. Jeckyll” where Harvey swaps out the original’s swinging-sixties mod-pop for a surprisingly noisy Jesus and Mary Chain-ish reading, and an effectively tender “Run From Happiness”.
V**@
Buen producto, mal envío.
Compré estos zapatos porque me pareció que estaban a buen precio, sin embargo cuando los recibí, uno era del número 6 y el otro del número 5.Inicié el proceso de devolución y volveré a hacer la compra.
A**Y
sweaty feet
if you want your feet protected from the outer elements but would prefer to stand in your own self produced foot swamp.. buy these shoes. I work 12hr shifts and when I take my socks off at the end - I literally have the prunest looking toes due to no air circulation in these shoes.
C**N
Buen producto pero viene muy justo
JustoSi la medida es intermedia sugiero comprar el mayor yo compre en menor pensando que son suecos amplios pero no es así sin embargo de largo me acomido aunque si está justo en el empeine
A**R
Used for a month now
I am an RN and have used these for a month now. The shoe is a little small and wish they had half sizes more available however I love these so such. They are comfortable and offer pretty good support. Happy with this purchase.
M**A
somewhat tight
i felt they were quite tight and after wearing them a couple of hours i could no longer walk in them, i kept on trying as i didnt have a replacement pair but eventually just tossed them aside they made my feet so tired and sore in the width area...
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