... And so last year, now signed to Parlophone, Kylie released her latest album - Light Years - and firmly established herself again as a serious chart artist.
One of Kylie's saving graces as she has grown older is that she has managed to set herself up as a sex symbol. Continuously rated highly ... Read review
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the miniscule Miss Minogue's 13th year on the pop scene and with it a remarkable return to form. The pint-sized girl-next-door had been delivering teen-pop to an i...
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...released her latest album - Light Years - and firmly established herself again as a serious chart artist.
One of Kylie's saving graces as she has grown older is that she has managed to set herself up as a sex symbol. Continuously rated highly in those FHM Sexiest Women polls, the whole "Light Years" experience is about being sexy - and having fun. No more so was this evident than with the first single off the album - "Spinning ... ...much really.
Light Years draws together a number of different influences. Not entirely dissimilar to some of the early Stock Aitken Waterman material that she started out with, there are a lot of bouncy disco tinged tracks. Apart from "Spinning Around", "So Now Goodbye", "Disco Down" and "Loveboat" camp it up in full disco fever fashion. These are summer songs, designed to be listened to whilst ... more
Whilst the idea of television soap stars who become popstars may be universally frowned upon, there can be few people who would deny that Kylie Minogue is the only person who has really achieved this 100% successfully. A worthy contender for the Queen of Pop crown, Kylie has reinvented herself more times than the Blind Date theme music - fourteen years after she first hit the music scene she is still here, celebrating top ten singles.
Kylie's biggest mistake was when she decided to take herself, and her music, all too seriously. Having left the PWL stable in 1993, she signed to the (then very trendy) dance music label deConstruction and delivered a credible album (Kylie Minogue) which spawned three singles. The next album was a rather dodgy concoction of styles in which Ms Minogue decided to leave her poppy roots behind - and was an unequivocal failure.
Thankfully, Kylie decided that her success - and ultimately her future - lay in the discos where she had been experiencing cult status up until the deConstruction faux pas. And so last year, now signed to Parlophone, Kylie released her latest album - Light Years - and firmly established herself again as a serious chart artist.
One of Kylie's saving graces as she has grown older is that she has managed to set herself up as a sex symbol. Continuously rated highly in those FHM Sexiest Women polls, the whole "Light Years" experience is about being sexy - and having fun. No more so was this evident than with the first single off the album - "Spinning Around". Entering the Singles Chart at number 1, "Spinning Around" saw Kylie's (some would say welcome) return to hotpants and discos and the first in a series of risqué videos, in which Kylie writhed around in - well, not much really.
Light Years draws together a number of different influences. Not entirely dissimilar to some of the early Stock Aitken Waterman material that she started out with, there are a lot of bouncy disco tinged tracks. Apart from "Spinning Around", "So Now Goodbye", "Disco Down" and "Loveboat" camp it up in full disco fever fashion. These are summer songs, designed to be listened to whilst cruising along a beach road in a VW convertible - and great fun they are too. The campness reaches fever pitch with the track "Your Disco Needs You" - an obvious throwback to the seventies, complete with Village People style chanting as the track opens. Sounds laughable - but it actually works.
The second track, which was also the second single, is one of two or three tracks that harden the sound slightly, and could easily have been recorded by other artists. "On A Night Like This" is very similar to the Jennifer Lopez hit Waiting For Tonight. "Please Stay" is a latin-tinged affair with a bubbling beat and flamenco arrangement, not unlike the La Isla Bonita end of the Madonna scale. "Butterfly" sounds more like the sort of thing that Kylie's sister Dannii would have recorded. It is quite clear that Kylie has been influenced by some of the other chart stars that were occupying her place in the charts.
It's not all good though. The Robbie Williams duet "Kids" seems a little out of place to me, with a slightly edgier, rock-influenced sound that is not in keeping with the rest of the disc. "Bittersweet Goodbye" is a seriously dodgy ballad that provides further evidence that Kylie cannot do the slow ones. The last track, Light Years, sounds uncannily like Visage's Fade To Grey and, whilst not a bad track, has some extremely irritating Kylie voice overs which could have come straight from a Vengaboys album.
Nonetheless, I have to say that I really like this album. Whilst not among the most musically-accomplished discs of the last year, Light Years is lots of fun, partly injected no doubt by the musical influence of Robbie Williams who co-wrote a couple of the tracks. Once Kylie stops taking herself too seriously I think she realises that she can create a sound that is very chart-friendly. This is definitely a more mature, confident Kylie though - her vocals are richer than the SAW years - and this album will appeal outside the teeny-boppers' circle of buying power.
Sneaky tip - there is currently a limited edition tour version of the disc which comes complete with a free bonus cd that has nine mixes of the chart singles on it.
Sneaky tip no.2. - There is a hidden track before track 1 - on track 1 press the Back button and you'll find a song at -1.
Sneaky tip no. 3 - Guys - I still wouldn't tell your mates down the pub you like Kylie. You'll never live it down.
Advantages: good old fashioned pop Disadvantages: a few dodgy tracks
La-la-la la-la-la-la-la... For some reason, the press credits the Kylie revival to her most recent release 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' and the #1 album 'Fever'. Although 'Can't...' was her biggest selling hit single ever, it was arguably 'Light Years' which propelled Kylie back from obscurity into the public consciousness. Spawning 4 Top 10 hits, and a #1, it was a return to form following her unsuccessful dabble with indie. The album opener is ... ...Your Heart' (back in 1990, pop-pickers!), it was her poppiest song since she was still known as TAFKAC (the artist formerly known as Charlene). A deserved #1, it sounded as good on the dancefloor as it did on the radio. Of course, it is not possible not to mention the video, which saw Kylie dancing in gold hot-pants, which were apparently bought for 50p off the market. Wouldn't catch J-Lo to admitting to something like that... The second track was ...
stoffy 14.01.2002
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Advantages: A sheer album of pop tunes well worth the wait all those years Disadvantages: Flawless
...release of her new opus Light Years to find Kylie going back to her roots. The album starts with Spinning Around, a huge hit in the summer and still a spiffing tune. Written by Paula Abdul et al, the lyrics could have been written for Kylie with lots of guff about reinvention and being 'real'. Frankly, I suspect that it was her buttocks in the video that made it number one. Next up is the single, On A Night Like This, a pleasant piece of Euro-disco ... ...want it. Finally Light Years, where Kylie 'does' trance finishes off the album. This is without doubt one of her best tracks, matching her admittedly feather-light vocals to a euro backing. Kylie brushes up her acting skills by intoning particularly naff air-stewardess announcements, thanking us for flying KM Air and asking us to fly Kylie again. Superb, and very funny. So there you have it - a game of two halves. Some piss-poor tracks, some diamonds. ...
Squidget 30.12.2000
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...some amazing pop hits. Light Years by Kylie was released in 2000 and is a fabulous pop album that has brought out some of Kylie's greatest hits in my opinion and shows she is back to her best. Is is viewed by many as her comeback album as it saw her return to her pop roots and to the top of the charts. THe album is Kylie's seventh album and it reached number two in the United Kingdom and one on the Australian album charts. According to an article ... ...to date. The album starts off with one of my favourite songs, Spinning Around. It's the ultimate pop/disco classic and always a hit on the dance floor. It's quite uplifting and literally will have you Spinning Around when you hear it. Before the song came out Kylie had not had a number-one single in Australia since "Confide In Me" in 1994 and in the UK since "Tears on My Pillow" ten years earlier. Spinning Around became a world-wide success, going ...
Spottydog11 08.06.2009
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Advantages: Plenty of excellent pop songs with a cool, modern sheen. Disadvantages: Could perhaps become a little same-y after 14 of them.
...Gloriously melodic disco pop.
Light Years is not only Minogue's best collection of tunes since 1990's unfairly overlooked Rhythm Of Love, but it sees her firmly back in the mainstream, and at the pinnacle of the Top 40. Spinning Around sparked off this revival, when it surprisingly reached No.1 during the summer. It's a reflection upon the sheer quality of this album that Spinning Around is in fact one of the weakest tracks on offer.
On A Night ... ...what's to be found on Light Years. Taking a leaf out of Madonna's book, Kylie teams up with a succession of hip, current production teams from the world of dance. And Robbie Williams. The result is 14 supremely catchy and memorable nuggets of pure disco-pop fun...unpretentious yet confident. As it should be. The glory days of Better the Devil You Know and What Do I Have To Do suddenly don't seem so far away anymore. Welcome back, Kylie. ...
EnglishPatient 22.12.2000
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After having to painfully watch Kylie make a big mistake with her last album, this is where she returns to her her true form and makes the music she makes best - pop.
Kylie and indie just did not mix (as reflected by the success of the singles and album)and so she has come up with an album full of fab little pop numbers. The no.1 single "spinning around" is by far the best track on the album, but it was a bit of a disco classic (and those hotpants!)But ... ...from trancey "on a night like this" to the catchy rock/pop collaberation with robbie Williams "kids".
The album truely reflects the Kylie of old, the original Kylie, the Kylie we love the most. There is no doubt that this album will by far outsell its previous and you can almost guarantee the no.1 placing for it.
Overall i would recommend this album to anyone who likes their pop a bit on the disco side, or anyone who prfers the Kylie of old, it's ...
java 02.10.2000
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Advantages: good music , great songs one for the collection Disadvantages: none
. Worth going to CDWOW to get this album for cheap.
If you like Kylie these are her albums that you can pick up , please let me know if I have missed any out
1st - Kylie - 1988
2nd - Enjoy yourself - 1989
3rd - Rhythm of love - 1990
4th - Lets get to It - 1991
5th - Greatest Hits - 1992
6th - KylieMinogue - 1994
7th - Impossible Princess - 1998
8th - LightYears - 2001
9th - fever - 2001
She also has the album, 50 + 1 , but I do not have this yet and as such do not know the release date.
These are her official websites where you can get your hands on her song lyrics or watch some music videos etc. Plus you may find some information on her 2002 Tour.
www.kylie.com
www.kylie.co.uk ...
Advantages: Kylie moved on into great music Disadvantages: It was her last good stuff for ages until now with Light Years
is a beautiful love song, a bit like early days Kylie.
Then the tile track 'Rhythm Of Love' this is a sweet upbeat melody type love song again, but this time it is a bit of R&B sound even though it was not really the vibe of the time, but Kylie carries this of well and shows that she has very strong vocals, one of the few songs on the album where Kylie's voice is left untouched a nice happy one to end with, makes me want to hit repeat for the whole ensemble again.
This was the last album that we saw from Kylie before she went into her serious mode but now it is good to see Ms Minogue back to her usual self in the year 2000 with the classic all time Kylie album 'LightYears' see my award winning review of another fantastic album. ...
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