Beautiful Collision [Import]

beautiful collision [import]

Track Listings

1. When I See You Smile

2. Get Some Sleep

3. Something Good

4. Precious Things

5. Be All & End All

6. Election Night

7. Honest Goodbye

8. She Left On Monday

9. Beautiful Collision

10. Listening For The Weather

11. Counting The Days

12. Gravity

13. Good Morning Baby (Ft Dan Wilson) (Bonus Track)

14. Day Like Today (Bonus Track)

15. Sway (Bonus Track)

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese Version featuring Three Bonus Tracks: "Good Morning Baby (Duet with Dan Wilson)", "a Day Like Today", and "Sway".

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Beautiful Collision [Import]

Average customer rating:

Kind of boring...
One of the best albums ever
Bic Runga is unique
Moving beyond 'Sway'...
Well worth the wait

Beautiful Collision
Bic Runga
Manufacturer: Sbme Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Drive

ASIN: B00006GO50
Release Date: 2002-09-10

Tracks:

When I See You Smile
Get Some Sleep
Something Good
Precious Things
Be All and End All
Election Night
Honest Goodbyes
She Left on a Monday
Beautiful Collision
Listening for the Weather
Counting the Days
Gravity

Album Description

Second album from critically acclaimed female singer/songwriter from New Zealand. Contains the beautiful first single 'Get Some Sleep'. 2002.

Album Details

Sophmore Release from New Zealand's Singer/Songwriter. She First Hit the Scene with her Single "Sway" which was Featured in a Pivotal Scene in American Pie and Released on the Soundtrack. Two Years in the Making, her 2002 Release is Well Worth the Wait.

Customer Reviews:

Kind of boring..........2006-03-12

After lisening to a couple of tracks everything becomes blured and repetitious, dreamy and boring, and the woman child voice does not do any good. I do not understand all the buzz around her.

One of the best albums ever.......2005-07-09

I first heard Bic Runga when I got the live album with Tim Finn and Dave Dobbyn. That inspired me to pick up Drive and this album, Beautiful Collision, and am I glad I did. I enjoyed both albums although I like the live versions of songs from "Drive" better as that album sounds a bit over-produced to me.

Happily, Beautiful Collision is a different story. Lush, gentle, yet catchy and sometimes surprising (the best use of a banjo and harmonica I've heard in a long while in a couple of songs, though this is not a country-music album), the production is perfect. Bic Runga has one of the most appealing voices I've ever heard - delicate and pure without being cutesy or syrupy, with a wide range. Her vocal technique is quietly self-assured, without resorting to the trickery and posturing of too many female singers out there these days. She reminds me a bit of Natalie Imbruglia as far as bell-like qualities go, but I think she's better. Her lyrics, mostly about love, are fresh and thoughtful - no cliches here. I just never get tired of listening to it, no matter how often I play it.

Buy this album. You'll be glad you did. Bic Runga could teach many of the female singers out there a thing or two.

Bic Runga is unique.......2002-10-04

Don't waste your time buying records from cookie cutter, corporate radio-annointed singer chicks. Spend [amt]on Bic's new album Beautiful Collison. Every song is interesting and evocative, both lyrically and musically. In fact, her lyrics are very spare and each word seems precisely placed, either for its meaning or its sound. (At least that is my impression.) This style reminds me very much of the great Aussie songwriter Paul Kelly.

Bic's voice is an amazing thing of beauty, with range and phrasing that is wholly unique, though on the title track I hear a bit of a Bjorkian influence.

Bic plays many of the instruments on the album, and has recruited some famous sidekicks (Neil Finn, Dave Dobbyn, Sebastian Steinberg among others) to play on it, too. For those who know Bic's music already, this album is not a serious departure from Drive, but rather a progression to a more mature style.

Beautiful Collision is, quite simply, one of the best albums of 2002.

Moving beyond 'Sway'..........2002-09-14

No matter what Bic Runga records from here onward, she'll probably always be associated with SWAY, one of those rare, perfect pop music moments--not bad results considering it came from her very first album (which is recommended). Yet Bic avoids sophomore jinx on BEAUTIFUL COLLISION with plenty of room to spare. Not to take anything away from her last album, but she has made great strides towards a more unified musical approach.

Bic's growth as a songwriter shows up in virtually all of the songs here. The tunes grab you on the first listen, and don't let go with repeat hearings. A crucial factor in getting her songs across is Bic's flexible voice...very attractive and perfect for the quality lyrics. The music is more consistently reflective than before, favoring acoustic guitars rather than the occasionally amped-up tunes on her last album. I don't know if this one will get issued here in the USA, but BEAUTIFUL COLLISION certainly deserves the attention of anyone looking to see the singer/songwriter tradition pushed forward.

Well worth the wait.......2002-08-07

I waited 3 years for this album to come out and i believe it was well worth it all. It's different from Drive in that all the songs have a sense of uniformity rather than being different musical experiments of Bic. It's simple, dreamy, well engineered, and IMHO absolutely beautiful. Great music if you're in love. However, awful--unless you're masochistic--music if you're getting over someone.

Average customer rating:

An excellent and beautiful album
This CD is a keeper! Underrated singer!

Beautiful Collision
Bic Runga
Manufacturer: Sbme Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Birds

ASIN: B0000AKCJ6
Release Date: 2003-12-23

Tracks:

When I See You Smile
Get Some Sleep
Something Good
Precious Things
The Be All & End All
Election Night
Hinest Goodbyes
She Left On A Monday
Beautiful Collision
Listening For The Weather
Counting The Days
Gravity
Good Morning Baby (Dan Wilson & Bic Runga) (Bonus Track)
A Day Like Today (Bonus Track)
You Dont Want To Know (Bonus Track)
Gracie (Bonus Track)
Listening For The Weather (Live) (Bonus Track)
Something Good (Live) (Bonus Track)
Question To Ask Me (Tim Guy & Bic Runga) (Bonus Track)

Album Description

Special international edition of Bic Runga's multi-platinum 2002 album, 'Beautiful Collision', includes a bonus disc with seven bonus tracks, 'Good Morning Baby' (Dan Wilson & Bic Runga), 'A Day Like Today', 'You Don't Want To Know', 'Gracie', 'Listening For The Weather' (Live), 'Something Good' (Live) & 'Question To Ask Me' (Tim Guy & Bic Runga). 19 tracks in all with a slipcase. Sony. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

An excellent and beautiful album.......2004-01-23

I recently bought my Beautiful Collision album while in New Zealand and over the past 3 months have proceeded to fall in love with every song on it. Bic is clearly a very talented songwriter and singer with an amazing vocal range and distinctive voice. Her songs contain a lovely range of themes and I would reccomend the bonus album that comes with Beautiful Collision as well. The lyrics are really worth listening to, they can be sung to or the music can just play in the background to create a really comfortable and rich atmosphere.

This CD is a keeper! Underrated singer!.......2003-11-17

This is the version of 'Beautiful Collision' with a bonus 7-track CD which I highly recommend purchasing!
If you felt the original 12 track was too short- then buy this version for more great songs!
It is worth it for the B-sides 'Gracie' and 'You Don't Want To Know' which are dreamy. Bic really puts her heart into every song and they have a melody you will be whistling for days...much to the annoyance of your family and friends!
'Question To Ask Me' is a country-and-western tinged ballad which is interesting but doesn't seem to get anywhere.
'Good Morning Baby' was on the 'American Pie' soundtrack and is pretty good...although you can hardly hear Bic's voice over Dan Wilson.
The other two tracks are live versions of 'Something Good' and 'Listening For The Weather'. The only problem is they sound exactly the same as the studio album versions. I guess they prove what great pitch Bic has and how none of her songs are overly-produced to make her voice sound better.

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