The Platinum Collection

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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0825646359226 Label: Wea Manufacturer: Wea Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Wea Release Date: 2006-07-24 Studio: Wea
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Finally, the REAL thing! And it was worth the wait! Comment: This is the original item, not some naff copy or re-recording. AT LAST! You can see them holding their mics in their fingertips on Top of the Pops, can't you? It's memories people! And as such some copy just won't cut it, so what a relief that finally this is the real stuff thats been released. Some of the tracks are new to me, not being the worlds biggest Dollar fan at the time so this CD is excellent, not only does it let me relive those great memories and great music but it bring me more of it! How often does that happen? There is even some previously unreleased mixes so even if you are a fan, there is still new stuff. So this is definitely recommended even if just to add those precious memories to your iPod. Customer Rating: Summary: A Few Dollars More! Comment: Just like Bucks Fizz, Dollar have had to endure constant jokes and redicule about their talent and ability to sing....well this album certainly proves the doubters wrong! David Van Day & Theresa Bazzar did have talent and were cleverly brought together in total vocal harmony. Yes, maybe the songs they sung were a bit "twee" and "cutesy-pie" but they certainly never held back when it came to having a hit. From the early days, right up to the end, they never stopped giving the fans just what they wanted,putting up with constant critisism they carried on regardless. Rare and bonus tracks on here add to that special Dollar magic but the outstanding tracks are:- "Mirror Mirror","Videotheque","Hand Held In Black & White","Give Me Back My Heart" all good tracks and well worth a listen. Customer Rating: Summary: 'Dangerous Blonde' Comment: All things being equal (which of course they NEVER are!) the glow of Dollar would reach far into the corners of the world normally conservative in a `rock' sense, and hearten even the most disillusioned jaded pop punter. Jolt the senses of the dreariest music slob on the wettest of wet Wednesdays, and fulfill even the most outlandish dreams and desires, forgotten and tired in a guitar screech and drum thud. David van Day (cheese and sweat) and Theresa Bazar (God in human form) are Dollar. Remarkable in every way, shape and form you can think of, and others you probably can't. The music is revolutionary and suitably HUGE, courtesy of production master Trevor Horn, and NEEDS to be. Otherwise, what's the point? Without a vast sound, Dollar couldn't/wouldn't exist. Bazar's breathlessly sexy vocals wouldn't chill you to the very marrow of your existence, the Wagnerian piano on `Hand Held in Black and White' wouldn't fill your days with mystery and passion, and the sheer joy of `being seriously moved by music' would tragically have one less outlet into the world. Theresa Bazar is interesting. 5 foot nothing and a total smasher. She looks edible on the cover of `the Platinum Collection', all creamy skin and eye-drops. She's never had a zit or an in-growing hair in her life. When she rises from her bed of rose petals and baby owl-down, there's not a lock out of place, not a lipstick smudge or blusher blot to be seen in the glorious reflected sunshine that bathes her perfection as she delicately nibbles her muesli, and seductively sips her grapefruit juice. You can almost taste her as she sighs her way through `Pink and Blue'. Whispering the words in a fashion deliberately designed to induce fevered goose-pimples, and coerce trembling fingers to reach for the replay button. In every way imaginable, Theresa Bazar is a corker. Astonishingly, Dollar DON'T rely on her. They have massive post-modern songs and a mammoth music. (Imagine Frankie Goes to Hollywood without the rotund little rat singer, and good tunes, and you're halfway there) ZTT man Horn must claim huge credit here. The earlier Wagner reference is a valid one. One can imagine a 20th Century `Ring' with crushing, swaying synths instead of a 40 piece orchestra, and divine Bazar instead of a 20 stone batty operatic, but that's wishful thinking. Even a cringe-worthy Jackson/McCartney style exchange in a song called `Dangerous Blondes' WORKS big time because a/ van Day and Bazar are genuine, likeable people and not selfish, insidious rotters, and b/you can almost hear them corpsing, alerting the captivated listener to the vital fact that they're having fun. It's not against the law, music doesn't have to equal serious every time. Theresa could laugh at me all day and I wouldn't blink an eye. I'd probably finish up believing I deserved it. Omitting, because of space restrictions, the fact that listening to Theresa Bazar is a tangible religious experience, (stop sniggering, why is she called `Theresa' then?) you could convocationally put lots of your faith into this cd. It can take you far away from council taxes and speeding fines (you don't have to pay them, honest.) and instill a kind of positive positivism in the recluse and the awkward. Feeling small isn't something I'm normally au fait with, (I'm a muscular, manly 6ft 3 if you're reading TB...) but if I do, I just reach for Theresa - even though she's just paper and plastic in my fractured reality - and I know all will be well. A drug that doesn't make you hate yourself. Cake that doesn't make you fat. Belief that doesn't make you poor - convert to Dollar, now. Near to where I live, some pikies have (completely illegally) converted a disused rubbish tip into a permanent site for trailers and vans. It's called Dollar Park, and even though it's got a $ symbol on the sign, I'm convinced it's a heart-felt tribute to Dave and Theresa, and not a Vegas-style vulgarity to wind up the passing irate motorists. But then, I've seen the light. Customer Rating: Summary: Good, but misses out 4 big hits Comment: Its a shame this compilation does not include the following big hits: Shooting Star Who Were You With In The Moonlight Love's Gotta Hold On Me I Wanna Hold Your Hand To get these you would have to buy another album as well and duplicate on a lot of tracks. Defeats the object really. Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent Eighties collection Comment: Between all the re-recorded material and the "drip drip" feed of Dollar originals come this classic collection, digitally restored and remastered to its original glory from the master tapes, with the help of 21st century hardware and software, hence the sonic audio quality is right up to today's standards. All the early 80s favourites on the WEA label are here. Personally I would have paid more for the pure poptastic sounds of Dollar, so getting at this price is a steal! David Van Day and Therese Bazzar were formerly members of Guys N Dolls (who were harmonally challenged, especially at Live performances!) They broke away in the late 70s to form the duo Dollar (maybe they chose this name to try and break into the US market?). Musically there's no mistaking the craft work of Trevor Horn, the man is a genius (check out the CD "Living in the plastic age" (1980) by his group The Buggles and ABC's "The Lexicon of Love" (1982)) he's well known in the music industry for agonising over a single track for months on end to acheive and produce complete pop perfection, which is precisely why, almost 30 years later, his hard work has paid off because these producions have stood the test of Time. If you're into 80s music, or even if you're not, its still worth picking up this collection to see what all the fuss was about and no doubt you'll get hooked on the original "Videotech" "Hand Held in Black and White" "Give Me Back My Heart" "Mirror Mirror" "You Gimme some kind of Magic" and many more. Thanks to WEA for releasing this timless classic. Earlier Dollar material ie from the late 70s, is not here, they can still be got, but I recommend you take a look for the original recordings (CD "Shooting Stars" on Amazon) of "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" (the best Beatles remake of its time, maybe even outdoing the original!) "Who were you with in the Moonlight", "Love's Gotta Hold on Me" "Shooting Stars" etc Funnily enough their 1987 hit "O L'amour" is featured here too! If you like this music you'll like Bucks Fizz, The Dooleys, The Nolans, Modern Romance, BA Robertson and many others that are worth our support on the WEA Platinum collecion range. More Reviews