The Corrs - Talk On Corners [Special Edition]

Deservingly one of the greats!

Of all the Corrs' albums, this one has the most mixing of the traditional sound of Forgiven, Not Forgotten and the full on pop sound of In Blue. The lyrics take a mature look at relationships, and Andrea's dreamy voice is at its best. All of the Corrs' albums are must haves, but this is a good starting point. November 12, 2006

A Virgin Top 100 album? Puh-leeze!

I got roped into listening to this because it appeared on the Virgin "Top 100 Albums Ever" poll. I'd always thought "Runaway" was a nice tune, sounding like Wilson-Phillips with their Irish cousins helping out. The Corrs peddle a sort of lite Celtic pop with English lyrics. Unfortunately, too little time seems to be spent on the words. ("Queen of Hollywood" is particularly abysmal, a cliche about the small-town girl who's out to take Tinseltown by storm.)

The Irish band has been popular elsewhere on the globe but not Stateside. With this album, the tunes on the original TALK ON CORNERS are remixed to try and lend more pop appeal for the American market. (The band's big U.S. breakthrough wouldn't come until "Breathless" on followup disc IN BLUE).

HIGHLIGHTS:
"Runaway" doesn't stray too far from the original and its still a nicely lilting mid-tempo number with a fair amount of Celtic influence. While I don't like it as well as the Cranberries' cover, their take on Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" is also decent with a dance floor cast given to it. It's listenable but nothing that really remakes the song their own.

LOWS:
"Queen of Hollywood" and the pretentious pathos of "When he's Not Around" are easily the disc's nadirs. Hendrix cover "Little Wing" also fails, not because I feel the band commits musical sacrilege but because they can't choose a direction. It can't decide if it wants to be a smooth jazz retool or a Celtic re-interpretation (wasting some nice arrangement efforts by the Chieftains' Paddy O'Reilly because of the dilly-dallying).

BOTTOM LINE:
C'mon..couldn't people really have come up with something better to hail as one of the 100 finest recorded pieces of music ever? October 21, 2006

The Corrs Remixed

This is my latest Corr's CD I have listened to and needed to listen to the songs 3 more times over to get a full review in my head. I am The Corrs fan and I know that within Australia, The Corrs are gaining a wide and steady fan base amongst pop listeners. Truly, what is not to like about this band of young Irish ladies and gent. Andrea Corr is the lead female vocalist of this talented group and she has a fine musical voice rich and pure and just right for this style of music. This album is unique for the Corrs as it includes 5 remixes from European mixers such as K-Klass and Tin Tin.

'Talk On Corners' is a limited special edition CD that was released in North America first to try to open up a new and wider support base and the plan worked with the Corr's remixed song 'Runaway' popular on US radio's. The song's that are remixed are; 'What Can I Do', 'Runaway' remixed by Tin Tin Out. 'So Young' remixed by K-Klass and 'Dreams' is a radio edit mix.

However what captured my attention and my immediate like were the new songs 'Paddy McCarthy' which was a return to native Irish instrumentals and 'Hopelessly Addicted'. The last track is a take off from Jimmy Hendric's 'Little Wing' that sure isn't a bad listen.

Overall this album is worth the buy and listen. It takes some time to grow on you, but trust me, you will like the end product. The Corrs continue their journey and I look forward to more album released by this foursome of talent. February 7, 2006

Good remixes

Y'all should shut up before talking. These "garbage" dance remixes that you ignorants are talking about are what made Corrs have top10 hit after top10 hit, whilst the originals flopped badly. The remixes are all superb, and anyone who disagrees has poor music taste! July 21, 2005

I LOVE this cd!!

I recommend this CD to everyone ... I never get bored. Listen to it in the shower, in the car, or just sitting there. It's an awesome CD. This is by far my favorite Corrs cd :). November 3, 2004

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