Everything But the Girl - Idlewild

ETBTG

This was my first bit of exposure to this group, and I love this collection of songs so much, it's been largely the basis by which I have guaged all their other work. Good songs, Tracy Thorn's wonderfully hynotic voice, and an interesting reminder of Karen Carpenter. Buy this NOW!!! October 15, 2007

Something to Chill to

I first heard about Everything But the Girl when Walking Wounded came out. That was during the time Drum N Bass was invading the States. I was impressed by not only Ben Watt's production at the time but the somber, angelic character of Tracey Thorne's vocals. When I heard this album, Idlewild, for the first time just recently, I was pleasantly surprised. This was a stretch from their drum n bass or house phase. Mad chill. This, I learned, was EBTG in its nacent stages. I mean...damn...look at the cover. The two look like they just came from a happy little date watching the Duran Duran or Scritti Polliti (remember them?). I was digging it though. I didn't even know Ben Watt can sing like that prior to hearing this. He's a smooth jazzy cat, and Tracey Thorne of course delivers. This album is something I wanna drop when just lounging at the crib yearning a Calgon moment or cooking a meal for someone. If you're in the mood for something like that, cop this album. February 25, 2007

Idlewild - Everything But the Girl

I first heard this album when I was 16 growing up in London. We played it non stop at work in "Top Man" It was my fist encounter with the band. Tracey Thorn delivers the vocals with such emotion. This album is like a Time Machine. Play it and you just start remembering........ August 15, 2006

One of EBTG's Best.....Excellent!!!

What more can I say??? EBTG's Idlewild is another excellent albulm. The songs are very beautiful...every one of them. I am so glad that I discovered this group because their music takes me places that I love to be. Buy this music because if you don't you will be missing out on something special!!! January 26, 2006

The best cd they ever made

This is one of my top three cds, ever. And I own over 900.


I never tire of this music. It is the echo of my youth and the whisper of my future. "Then someone sat me down last night, and I heard Caruso sing" comes from one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever written, in my humble opinion. And if you don't agree, that's fine because this disc will still be the one for which I reach on those evenings when I'm not sure what mood I'm in but I do know that I need soothed.
October 11, 2005

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