Violent Silence/A Woman's Story [Enhanced] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Indigo Blue

2. A Woman's Story

3. Heel

4. Salty Dog

5. Plague

6. Little White Cloud That Cried

7. For One Moment

8. Just Good Friends

9. Oily Black Limousine

10. Blood Tide

11. Healthy As Hate

12. Things You Love Me For

13. Body Unknown

14. Unborn Stillborn

15. A Woman's Story Video

Violent Silence/A Woman's Story,Marc Almond,Import [Generic],Alternative Pop/Rock,Dance Music,Dance-Pop,New Romantic,New Wave,Pop,Rock/Pop,Synth Pop

Average customer rating: Dark Cabaret without the sardonic wit Intriguing compilation of early works

Violent Silence/A Woman's Story Marc Almond Manufacturer: Thirsty Ear ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000006AXU Release Date: 1998-04-21

Tracks:

1. Indigo Blue
2. A Woman's Story
3. The Heel
4. Salty Dog
5. The Plague
6. Little White Cloud That Cried
7. For One Moment
8. Just Good Friends
9. Oily Black Limousine
10. Blood Tide
11. Healthy As Hate
12. Things You Love Me For
13. Body Unknown
14. Unborn Stillborn

Customer Reviews:

Dark Cabaret without the sardonic wit.......2002-08-27

When most people think of Marc Almond, the first thought is that of the popular club hits Tainted Love or Tears Run Rings. However, Almond's work is much broader in scope and spectrum than just those two songs. In fact, it almost seems like a disservice has been done by having such stellar hits as a reminder of one's previous achievements.

This Cd is definitely not club friendly but is more apropos to those who tend to like Voltaire's style of dark cabaret. Almond however does not add sardonic wit the way Voltaire does. Instead, he croons in a tell-tale way of love and life and all the heartaches in between. He reaches inward and simply pulls the guts from the lyrics, making us simply enthralled as though he has been reading our own thoughts.

The music isn't dark in the traditional sense of goth, but does have its dark roots clearly embedded, particularly in the mournful trumpets and violins that play out like a heart on the final vestiges of love lost remorse.

Each track is an entity unto itself, thereby creating a new "story" and essence to follow each song. The consistent thing is Almond's deft handling of the material that is delivered like a chanteuse who has seen too many nights of heartbreak and now simply wanders the streets in the midnight hour seeking out a sympathetic ear. The styles range from a rather Celtic flavored pop with "Indigo Blue," orchestral balladeer with "A Woman's Story," the quiet European cabaret of "The Heel," to the almost Broadway-like song "Just Good Friends."

The sequencing for these tracks was simply perfect because it draws you in and with each sound transition, we are provided with yet another facet of style and sound. Through it all, we have an empathetic singer who is sharing the same thoughts of melancholy that we have experienced.

Clearly, A Violent Silence/ A Woman's Story is the type of Cd to listen to during a rather gloomy day when nothing else will suffice. Light the candles, fill up your glass with your favorite beverage and wallow in the emotional tide. This is among Almond's best work to date despite it not having any club appeal. Thankfully, some artists also realize that not everything needs to be made for dancing and are able to provide us with poignant lyrics and the right flourishes of sound to remind us of the human condition and the foibles of the heart. If you like dark cabaret style work, do seek this CD out as it does deliver in spades.

Intriguing compilation of early works.......2000-05-03

Average customer rating:

Violent Silence/A Woman's Story Marc Almond Manufacturer: Import [Generic] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000025A43 Release Date: 2002-03-12

Tracks:

1. Indigo Blue
2. A Woman's Story
3. Heel
4. Salty Dog
5. Plague
6. Little White Cloud That Cried
7. For One Moment
8. Just Good Friends
9. Oily Black Limousine
10. Blood Tide
11. Healthy As Hate
12. Things You Love Me For
13. Body Unknown
14. Unborn Stillborn
15. A Woman's Story Video

Average customer rating:

Violent Silence/Woman's Story Marc Almond Manufacturer: Pid ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000005K84 Release Date: 1997-10-14

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