Popdose: Mope Like Me: Everything but the Girl, “Two Star”
EightE1
· 10 months ago
I miss EBTG. Like the deserts miss the rain.
Seriously, though, even on their last few records, which were more club-oriented (a genre I'm not completely in love with), they provided a soulful element to a decidedly electronic environment. That's not easy to do, but it didn't seem too jarring a progression from the stuff on Amplified Heart, where the electronics were used in a subtle fashion.
If I hear Tracey sing "Time After Time," though, I think I might cry ...
Rob EightE1
Ted
· 10 months ago
We have very similar tastes in mopey music, David. I have every EBTG CD, and even though I got into them when I was in a very stable and committed relationship (still am, and with the same woman), there was just something about their songs of loving and loss that really resonated with me.
DavidMedsker
· 10 months ago
You want to take the column over? I think I'm starting to run out of mope, to be honest. I'm thinking of opening this column up so that I can include, well, anything. Who wants to be depressed all the time? I used to be that way, but not anymore.
Ted
· 10 months ago
I'm far too cheerful for this column. :-)
autodidact
· 10 months ago
I don't understand why they haven't produced another EBTG album. But Tracey's solo CD will tide me over in the meantime.
Tracey is a better singer now than ever before, to these ears, at least. That's why I'd really love some new EBTG material. Especially something that pushes the boundaries of their usual fare a little bit. Her version of Jobim's Corcovado on Red, Hot & Rio is stellar, though it kind of co-opts Jobim to their own later EBTG style, instead of going genuine bossa nova.
jammer
· 9 months ago
I must say I have been a fan for a while and recently revisted the song TWO STAR at a period in my life where it works for me. It's amazing how what I didn't understand at 24 is so clear now. There are really some poignant lyrics in this song that causes me to reflect on my relationship that has been in diarray for 5 years.
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Seriously, though, even on their last few records, which were more club-oriented (a genre I'm not completely in love with), they provided a soulful element to a decidedly electronic environment. That's not easy to do, but it didn't seem too jarring a progression from the stuff on Amplified Heart, where the electronics were used in a subtle fashion.
If I hear Tracey sing "Time After Time," though, I think I might cry ...
Rob
EightE1
Tracey is a better singer now than ever before, to these ears, at least. That's why I'd really love some new EBTG material. Especially something that pushes the boundaries of their usual fare a little bit. Her version of Jobim's Corcovado on Red, Hot & Rio is stellar, though it kind of co-opts Jobim to their own later EBTG style, instead of going genuine bossa nova.