Kylie Minogue - Body Language

An awful attempt at going R'n'B

I'm a moderate fan of Kylie Mingogue - her 2000 release Light Years still stands as one of the best pop releases of the decade - but this attempt at going R'n'B is, frankly, bloody awful, and since the release of the career review "Ultimate Kylie" the album stands as completely pointless.

Why it turned out so bad is a bit of a puzzle, because it begins so well. Slow is one of the most groovy and funky tracks she's ever did, and accompagned by a mighty sexy video (one of the best she ever did!) the album could not get have a better launch. However, from here, it turns into one long nightmarish ride through poorly written and poorly produced slick R'n'B tracks with heavy beats and no hooks.

Well, with one notable example. As surprising as the decline in quality after Slow, Red Blooded Woman lies as a diamond in a pile of junk, sparkling, glittering, and having everything the rest of the album seems to lack: Charm, hook, melody, quality. Not surprisingly, this track was picked as second single and faired excellent (in spite of an awfully boring video).

Chocolate, third single from the album, has all the potential to shine on the dull backdrop that the rest of this album forms, but never really takes off for me. It's quite plain and mediocre, which, however, still makes it better than the rest of the album. I guess Loving Days is the only other none-single track which bears singular mention, as it has actualyl a nice melody. In fact, this is a better track than Chocolate for me, albeit marred by poor vocal production. Apart from this track, I'd say all tracks worth having on this album is also on "Ultimate Kylie".

If you want to look into Kylie's album catalogue beyond collections like "Ultimate Kylie", for God's sake don't start here. Go pick up the sparkling Light Years that contains only keeper tracks (and about a handful of obvious singles that were never released!). 1997's Impossible Princess (later retitled: Kylie Minogue) is another interesting place to start, and even the recent 'X' actually is a good (albeit uneven) listen.

If you must get an impression of what this album's about, I advice you instead to pick up the DVD from the Album Launch at the Apollo Theatre. At least this DVD will offer you the live version of Breathe / Je T'aime, which although not exactly amazing, does form a marginally interesting listen. July 5, 2008

tight body

fab. "sweet music" along with "disco down" (from 2000's impeccable 'light years) remain my two all.time favourite kylie tracks. the outtakes/b.sides/rarities from the 'body' period are equally impressive. i always see less than stellar reviews for this particular effort from kylie; i will admit that "slow" was not the best choice for a lead.off single ("red.blooded woman" would have definitely done more proper and dance chart damage. along with her current a++ album 'x' and the aforementioned 'light years', makes a tight as her arse 3.way tie for best kylie full.length EVAHHHHH (and no, kids, i haven't forgotten about THE greatest full.on POP record of the nineties--'rhythm of love'). December 1, 2007

Pleasantly Surprised

I'm really surprised this CD didn't get higher ratings because it truly is an awesome CD. The songs range from slow & sexy to club dance and where most artists have CDs with one hit accompanied by a few songs that are marginally OK, this CD is good from beginning to end. I cannot tell you how long it has been since I purchased a CD that I was happy with but this one hit the mark. In my personal opinion, I think it's even better than Fever.

Kylie has her own style that cannot be compared. Don't let the fact that this came out a few years ago throw you because it sounds better than anything that's out there now. November 30, 2007

Lets cut past the hype

I'll start off by saying I'm a huge Minogue sisters fan, so I really tried to love BODY LANGUAGE. But just because I'm a fan doesn't mean I'm going to throw in the words `Stunning' and `must own' just because the Minogue name is stamped on the cover. In fact the term `grower' may be too generous for some of the tracks.

I don't want to write Kylie off for trying something new - in fact it's what I love about the sisters. But I'm afraid to say Min has missed the mark this time round. The direction was ok (but dare I say it? At times it comes a little too close to someone's superior GIRL & NEON NIGHTS albums), but too much thought went into the style and not the substance. There were no catchy sing-along tracks.

In fact, when it comes to the track list, apart from the singles `Slow', `Red Blooded Woman', and `Chocolate' (Only above average), I'm hard pushed to remember any of the songs. I can remember `Obsession' & 'Loving Days' are also above average, though they don't yell hit. And I only remember `Secret (Take You Home)' for Kylie's `rapping'. The rest of the album isn't bad; it's just boring which is just as disappointing for someone I admire so much.

The US release has 2 bonus songs `You Make Me Feel' & `Cruise Control'. Both songs are better then 2/3 of the regular tracks, but they aren't anything to get excited about either.



A nice try, but Kylie tried too hard to be different for the sake of being different. I think that to grow & change you have to have low points to learn from. Never mind, I'm sure her 10th album will make up for this.
September 7, 2007

what a great body...of work!

kylie minogue's body language is a great album with great dance music. you will wantto move your body when you listen to it.songs like slow,choclate,red blooded woman,and after dark will make you dance. i can't wait to see what kylie does next. ed wilson July 20, 2007

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