Advantages: 2 CDs and a DVD plus a 60page souvenir booklet covering 1992 - 2009 Disadvantages: How do you compress 17 remarkable years into a single goodbye album?
Delirious? 1992 - 2009
Limited Edition Box Set 2CDs +DVD and 60 page Souvenir Booklet
HISTORYMAKERSGREATESTHITS (+DVD)
Delirious? opened their online 'Fierce shop' to promote Christian Music and release their music CDs, Cassettes, Videos/DVDs, and promotional clothing, to their fanbase in the UK and elsewhere in April 2005. I was one of the first to know, having bought an album from d:commerce in May 2004, and have received regular promotional emails over the last nearly five years. During the last year it has become increasingly clear that delirious? were drawing back from commitments as the (now named 'Purashop') online shop became a part of Kingsway Music. Last month we were offered a special pre-order price for both the FINAL CD Album HistoryMakers ...
Advantages: All the best songs in one place Disadvantages: Not worthwhile for the aged-old fan
channels and maybe it does get the odd bit of 'extra' airtime. (E.g. "Close To Me" being on a BBC Three programme...it's name escapes me, but it may have been the 'Smoking Room'? Answers on a postcard...)
Their 'greatesthits' album, released in 2001 through Fiction Records and only done so on the basis that Smith could choose the tracks himself is 19 tracks that show a chronological tale of the band and their music through the years. (Although two of the tracks are brand new!)
Opening track "Boys Don't Cry" was released in June 1979, eight years before I was born. Yet with it's instantly recognisable guitar riff it's something that the countless bands since then that have idolised and 'taken influence' from the Cure could take the rest of time to improve on. I believe the saying is along the lines of put some monkeys in a room ...
Advantages: Great tracks old and new Disadvantages: None
I am a big fan of Whitney Houston, I think she has a beautiful, moving voice that has not been beaten since. I have already done a review on her first album, Whitney Houston but by far my favourite album of hers has to be Whitney, The GreatestHits!
Just a little background on the queen of pop herself incase you haven't heard of her:
Whitney Houston was born on August 9th, 1963 and is an extremely successful recording artist and actress. She comes from a very successful family and upbringing, her aunt is Dionne Warwick and her godmother is Aretha Franklin. Music was in the blood and she starting singing gospel music in her local church at aged 11. In the words of Clive Davis, written on one of the booklets that comes with the CD's, "For the next generation, there's a singer that combines the fiery gospel of Aretha Franklin ...
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