Voodoo Dollies: Best of Gene Loves Jezebel

Lost my other CD and ordered this to replace it. Great quality.

My teenage daughters turned me on to Gene loves Jezebel, back in the early 90's. I love the songs "Desire" and "Beyond Doubt", drove myself to distraction figuring out how to play them both on my keyboard. Great dance tunes, and a unique sound.

I was never a huge fan of Gene Loves Jezebel--I picked this up simply for their biggest hits. And as far as that goes, it does the job admirably. The additional songs in the collection that I either wasn't familiar with or just didn't like so much, well, they're growing on me.

Unreal ! This classic is very difficult to locate ! Appreciate your time and effort for me the music listener and buyer !

GREAT MUSIC...AWWESOME....ONE OF THEIR BEST YET.

I WAS EXPECTING MORE TUNES LIKE DESIRE, JEALOUS, JOSEPHINA, AND ACTUALLY DID NOT ENJOY THEIR EARLIER TUNES LIKE THE OTHER REVIEWERS DID. SO, I WAS ACTUALLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE COLLECTION.IT IS NOT THAT I DON'T LIKE GOTH, BECAUSE I DO. I LIKE EVERYTHING FROM SWING TO PUNK TO EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN SO I GUESS IT JUST DIDN'T DO IT FOR ME. I RECOMMEND LISTENING TO THE TUNES ON AMAZON/ YOUTUBE ETC. AND MAKE SURE YOU LIKE MOST OF WHAT YOU HEAR BEFORE YOU PICK THIS UP.

GLJ is yet another example an excellent 80's post-punk band being rediscovered, though perhaps not to the extent deserved. If you've never heard them then this is probably the best place to start as it covers all of their different sounds pretty evenly. All of the songs are presented more or less chronologically and depending on your tastes you'll either gravitate toward the beginning, middle or end of the collection. Goths tend to like the 1st 2 albums which are represnted on here by the 1st 6 songs; "Bruises" is one of my favorite GLJ songs. The middle marks the transition period when they, and nearly every alternative act at the time, were shifting from the darker early sound to a more rock-oriented concept. "Heartache" and "Desire" were alt radio smashes at the time and made a name for the band. Then came the slightly harder rock feel of the songs from 'House of Dolls', tacks 11-13. The last stage of the album represents an attempt to go mainstream with "Jealous" and "Kiss of Life"... I think this stage stinks but it was fairly popular. To understand the group it is important to look at the overall body of work and also consider the time. GLJ followed a trajectory of many postpunk bands that started a bit Goth, then moved to general alternative and perhaps dabbled a little in metal... Jezebel actually almost exactly mirrors the progression of the Cult up until about '87. Overall this is a great collection that showcases all of the band's stages and offers some bang for the buck.

Some great songs and some not so great. Good compilation.

Blast from the past, in my early twenties used to see Gene Loves Jezebel on tour so enjoying singing along to the old tracks in the car! Love it thanks!!

All ok!