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Retrospective
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Binding: Audio CD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0074646160220
Item Dimensions: 22
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
MPN: 61602
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: October 03, 2000
Studio: Sony
Disc 1:- Strange Fire
- Closer to Fine
- Kid Fears
- Watershed
- Three Hits
- Galileo
- Ghost
- Reunion
- Power of Two
- Least Complicated
- Shame on You
- Get Out the Map
- Go
- Trouble
- Devotion
- Leaving
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Editorial Review:Try to think of an enduring, widely respected, artistically progressive female songwriting duo. Now, try to think of one besides the Indigo Girls. Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have been pounding the folk-rock pavement since the early 1980s, filling the ears of eager listeners with their ethereal harmonies, lush arrangements, and evocative lyrics. Retrospective traces their progression from budding singer-songwriters to stunning musicians, arrangers, activists, and artists. Progressing chronologically, the album allows the listener to appreciate the depth and breadth of the pair's musical growth--from the reedy, passionate plea of "Strange Fire" to the blithe bounce of "Least Complicated" to the dark electricity of "Go." As time passes, more instruments are added, more sensitive political topics are addressed, and more experimental techniques are incorporated. The two new cuts--Ray's uptempo but slightly turbulent "Devotion" and Saliers's heartfelt road ballad "Leaving"--are reminiscent of the Girls' younger days but also reflect their artistic growth through subtle lyrical turns and deft melodic variations. --Sally Weinbach
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I'm a huge Indigo Girls fan, and I'm always skeptical about "Best Ofs," but this one really is fantastic. It has most of my faves, and the new songs alone are amazing. Devotion is My favorite song they do, and had Inever bought this album, I'd never know that. I really enjoy albums that have input from the artist(s), and this album made me think these were hand picked by Emily and Amy themselves. Nice work, Girls!
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I usually hate it when bands add new songs to "greatest hits" albums, but the last two tracks on Retrospective are great. (I know it's not technically a greatest hits album, but these are undoubtedly some of their better known songs.) If anyone's on the fence about buying this album because of the new songs, I would highly recommend it... they are right up there with the classics.
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Though I like the Indigo Girls this was the first piece of their music I actually purchased. I LOVE IT!
This collection is such a nice compilation. There is a fine mixture of music - what is standard throughout is their perfect harmony....and those sometimes haunting, sometimes poignant lyrics.
A great purchase that I will make good use of!
Buy it - you won't be sorry!
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I am not a huge fan of the Indigo Girls but I certainly do like a lot of their songs. I remember listening to their songs in the car whenever I was with my brother as a teenager. He would often throw in the duo's first album Indigo Girls. I always loved listening to their song "Closer to Fine" and I still do to this very day. OTher favorite songs includes songs from their album Rites of Passage. That was a main staple of mine during my freshman year in college. Since I am more of a casual fan, "Retrospective" ... Read More
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"Retrospective" is a compilation disc from the Indigo Girls that cover their 7 studio albums up through the year 2000. It features 16 tracks with two previously unreleased. The album is a really nice representation of what the Girls are all about and contains some great songs. The tracks are presented in chronological order as the band expands over time with forays into harder rock at times while never abandoning their folk rock roots. The fact that the Indigo Girls career has continued at such a high level ... Read More
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