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 29th August 2006, 04:03 PM
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 BuzzJack Legend
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Basically tell us all about what you think about Kylies 2001 "Fever" album
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29th August 2006, 09:02 PM
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1. More More More - 7/10 - This song is ok, it's not nearly my favourite on the album, don't usually listen to this enless I leave the album run
 2. Love At First Sight - 10/10 - Love this song! A real party song. One of my favs off the album! 3. Can't Get You Out Of My Head - 10/10 - Everyone who hasn't been living in a cave for the past 10 years has heard this song! Again, one of my favourites  4. Fever - 10/10 - My favourite song on the album! Great beat and it's a fun song to listen too 5. Give It To Me - 8/10 - A good track 6. Fragile - 7/10 - It's ok, a bit fillerish for me though! 7. Come In To My World - 10/10 - Awesome song! Great to dance to 8. In Your Eyes - 10/10 - Another superb song! And again great to dance to 9. Dancefloor - 9/10 - Really like this song, it has a different edge than most Kylie songs, maybe its the shaking sound in the background  10. Love Affair - 8/10 - Decent dance song, hard to compare to other songs though! Not nearly as good as some of the songs, probably kind of over shadows this song as it is catchy! 11. Your Love - 7/10 - Same as above 12. Burning Up - 9/10 - Kind of acoustic at the beginning! I like this sound 105/120! Awesome album |
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30th August 2006, 11:17 AM
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Its interesting how we all have such different oppinions and views. I think "Love Affair" is the best song on the "Fever" album for sure. and "Come into my world" is just a boaring rehash of "Can't Get You Out Of My head". It sounds like it has the exact same backing track
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30th August 2006, 03:07 PM
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This isn't my favourite Kylie album, but I can honestly say I like all the tracks on it. It's a perfect pop album, full of classic upbeat anthems.
My favourite track is the top 3 single 'In Your Eyes', which is pure perfection. Album track wise, my favourites include 'More More More', 'Fever', 'Dancefloor' (the campest track on the album, easily) and my favourite non-single; 'Love Affair'. |
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30th August 2006, 04:25 PM
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Amazon.com
Fever was released on a wave of publicity as the lead single, "Can't Get You out of My Head," battled on the U.K. charts with the debut effort of Spice diva Victoria Beckham--and it won spectacularly. Kylie Minogue's sound has progressed again since the disco-inspired Light Years, plundering the retro style of post-disco electro from the late 1970s and showing what might have happened if Kraftwerk had produced Donna Summer or Chic. Unlike most pop albums, or indeed pop artists, Fever is geared toward high-energy dance rather than pedestrian "I love lovin' you" ballads. Aside from the aforementioned hit single, another standout is "Give It to Me," a great piece of dance pop that has everything from Britney-style wailings to Basement Jaxx funk wrapped up with a catchy and typically suggestive chorus. The closest Minogue gets to a gentler moment is at the very end with "Burning Up," a breezy guitar progression with a laid-back melody, but it doesn't last long as the need to start dancing again takes hold and Fever breaks into some electro funk, finishing on a definite high. --David Trueman |
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30th August 2006, 04:26 PM
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From URB Magazine
Sure, maybe she is Australia's provincial answer to Madonna, perpetually in and around the news for the past decade and always making her presence felt musically, most often in the form of dance tracks (you probably missed the '90s remix Felix Da Housecat did for her). And yes, she still has yet to live down her lone American hit, an innocuous late-'80s cover of "The Loco-Motion." So while Fever plays like her version of Olivia Newton-John getting Physical with America back in the day, it never fully delivers on its similar promise of guilty pleasures, bawdy beats (and most importantly) well-crafted songs. Blasting off with the disco-fied "More More More" and the Madonna-molests-Daft-Punk pop of "Love at First Sight," she drops "Can't Get You Out of My Head," a decidedly delicious ditty that actually lives up to the album's glam-slam pretensions. If only for a moment, it would seem that Minogue's onto something. Alas, how quickly the fizz fades. The title track plays like a reject from P. Diddy's babe band Dream's album, and let's not even get into the embarrassingly fake funk of "Give It to Me." We're talking classic Paula Abdul here. She thankfully turns down the rah-rah machine for the smooth gloss of "Fragile," one of the album's most bearable moments. But it's short-lived, as Minogue resorts to sickly sweet fluff like "Come into My World," although the cheesy disco bop of "Dancefloor" is something of a . . . guilty pleasure. Still, Fever makes Britney Spears seem like even more of a pop genius. Scary. Scott Sterling |
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30th August 2006, 04:28 PM
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After the years of dalliance with music styles, and floating awkwardly on the edge of popularity, Kylie is now undoubtedly back on top form. Last year's 'Light Years' album saw her digging her heels in, in an effort to reclaim her title as 'Princess Of Pop' from a new generation of all singing and all pouting stars. Now the success of single 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' looks destined to propel 'Fever' to the top of the charts for a good while yet. By leaving her pure pop roots behind a little, to give way to a more daring, dance-floor pleasing sound, Kylie has found a winning formula that pleases both 'the kids' and their salivating dads alike. 'More, More, More', the album's opening track, hears her oozing sensuous vocals over funky bass and disco beats, setting the upbeat tone of the album. Whilst steering just clear of raunch, tracks like the Modjo-esq 'Love At First Sight' and catchy title track 'Fever' use tempting lyrics and suggestive panting to underpin a none-too-subtle good time agenda. The highlight of 'Fever' has to be when Kylie turns down the bpm for a minute during 'Your Love'. An instantly pleasing and warm number that manages to maintain sincerity in it's sweet vocals and pleasant acoustic guitar line. This is however a rare serene moment in what is primarily a bit of an arse-shimmying, glizty-disco affair. Although not ranking high in the originality stakes and branching sometimes into over-produced territory, 'Fever' is at least consistent, with no stand out weak tracks or dodgy fillers. Kylie deserves respect (if only for her longevity and resilience) but as for 'Princess Of Pop'; compared to the likes of Britney and Samantha Mumba, she's more like the Queen Mother. Never mind though, she's got nothing to worry about with this album - it's going to sell bucket loads. Reviewer: Jacqueline Hodges This post has been edited by Dannyboy: 30th August 2006, 04:29 PM |
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30th August 2006, 04:29 PM
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Pop Matters
For many US listeners, Kylie Minogue is probably nothing but a faded memory of teen pop from the '80s. Another person to have covered "The Locomotion" successfully to forever be secured in an edition of one of the many Trivial Pursuit games. But the fact of the matter is that her debut Kylie did quite well in the States, where it had been a smash in her native Australia, and brought in big numbers in the UK, too. But as we all know by now, the US audience is often fickle when it comes to teen pop, and so by the time Minogue's second album Enjoy Yourself arrived and flatly stiffed, Geffen Records said goodbye to Kylie and the rest is history. But that's not the case at all. Back in Australia and Europe, Minogue continued to be a success and grow as a singer. She made an array of albums that found many a fan. And, as she got older and began to let her sexuality exude more into her thriving persona, Kylie just became downright hot. A demure girl next door/naughty vixen who could easily seduce both men and women with her sultry pipes and fresh face and fit body that seemed to be age defying. It was just a matter of time before she came back to the States to show us what everlasting dance music is all about, with a wink and a smile to boot. Any fans of Robbie Williams' Sing When You're Winning album will undoubtedly know that Minogue made a guest appearance on that album on the song "Kids". This same song also appeared on her 2000 album Light Years. Again, the song was a smash in the UK and Australia, but American labels were only willing to give Kylie a brief moment on Williams' album and passed on the option (as they had been doing for years) to release Light Years stateside, causing fans in the know to pay steep import prices to hear Minogue's fantastic pop songs. All that is changing, though. For the first time in many years, Capitol will be releasing Kylie's latest album, Fever. Released last year "everywhere else", the album has already proved to be another smash for Minogue. To get in gear for her American return, MTV has been running the video for "Can't Get You Out of My Head", the former lead single in the European market that trounced former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham's then-current single in the charts. Minogue also appeared on TRL to make everyone sure she was on her way back. Hopefully the US will indeed take notice as Fever is nothing but a perfect album of gorgeous dance music. The album's main strength is that it doesn't pretend to be anything it's not. There are no blowhardish diva moments from Minogue on this disc. No sappy ballads that would work great in a zillion teen love movie trailers. Fever is simply sexy and fun and the formula never stops working throughout the entire album. Minogue doesn't have a big voice. She never has, and she knows this. She is, however, a fine singer and knows how to express herself through irresistible melodies and seductive emoting. The sound of Fever is firmly rooted in the great disco sounds of the '70s. There are no heavy techno or electronica overtones here. This is not a "Kylie 2001 model version 2.0". Minogue has been keeping pace with the disco pulse for a number of years now. Hopefully this won't be seen in the US as a ploy to be hip through retro fashion, as this truly isn't the case at all. But it's not entirely a bad thing to invoke a bit of classic Donna Summer, T.S.O.P., or Rufus. Indeed, Minogue has a whole lot of soul to sell on Fever, and she never misses once when aiming for her targets. Lyrically, Fever is all about dancing, ****ing, and having a good time. And really, hasn't that been the same mix of topics that made for all the best disco? Why pretend that dance music should make one socially aware all the time? Look at what happened to Dee-Lite when they got heavy with the politics on their sophomore and third efforts -- they lost the fans. There's nothing wrong with injecting some messages into the lyrics every now and then, but dance music has essentially always been about having the Good Time. A great beat, a nice hook, and some easy to remember lyrics. Fever delivers truckloads of just that. "Just slide . . . get your body down, down, down / And glide . . . I gotta feel you all around / Boy you got me wantin' more, more, more / Just give it all up for love, babe" sings Minogue on the opening track "More, More, More". A well-used backbeat thumps away in time to Kylie's pulsing exposition as she makes clear just what it is she damn well wants as the disco bass gooses itself into a frenzy and the keyboards focus in on the kill. "Here am I and deep inside I've got a little spot for you" is Kylie's promise to the listener. Rrowr. While that's all fine and funky, it's the second song "Love at First Sight" where Fever really takes off. Where "More More More" is a nice intro to the album, it doesn't really hint at just how genius the entire experience of listening to Fever will be. But "Love at First Sight" opens itself up to the listener with a sexy as hell melody and is one of the sexiest, funkiest classic disco songs that never was . . . until now. Against a muted backbeat and electric piano intro, "Love At First Sight" suddenly explodes into a giant, swirling sound that just begs you to get up and dance. "Everything went from wrong to right / And the stars came out to fill up the sky / The music you were playin' really blew my mind / It was love / At first sight". See? So simple the lyrics are, yet still so easy to connect with, no matter if you're 16 or 45. Then Minogue hits us with the giant chorus that exclaims "'Cause baby when I heard you / For the first time / I knew / We were meant to be as one . . . " as the sounds all of a sudden swirl back down into the drowned, muted sound leaving Kylie by herself for her a moment to sing before punching through the mix once again to elevate the listener to transfixing heights. Stunning Minogue keeps up the sexual come on into the hit "Can't Get You Out of My Head" that features that familiar Robin S. type of bass line which in turn propels the song along. It's trim and funky, certainly something that couldn't miss anywhere. But then the album shifts again and presents the title track, which should effectively make anyone a Kylie Minogue fan at first listen. It's another unbearably sexy song, as high synth notes pinpoint the rhythm, letting Kylie find her spot in the song for the perfect alluring line. And she delivers it in spades -- again. "I'm ready for the news so tell me straight / Hey doctor, just what do you diagnose? / There ain't a surgeon like you any place in all the world / So now, shall I remove my clothes?" As Jason Lee put it so perfectly in Mallrats: Damn that's hot! The thing that should certainly be pointed out regarding the sexuality found on Fever is that it always comes with a wink. Yes, it's a bit naughty, but it's never excessive. Like the rush one feels after a great first kiss and leaves them wondering what might happen next, the songs here work on the same kind of titillating level. They promise a lot, but never reveal too much. A nice peek at the legs in sultry stockings versus a full-on topless appearance, if you will. And that truly makes all the difference, and is what makes Fever work so beautifully. It's this formula of seductive groove alternating with a full on dance blast that works its way through the album. On "Give It to Me", Minogue instructs us to "Take it slow / Slow down / Move to the rhythm that is in my mind" while the music goes in the opposite direction and tells your body to push it a little more on the dance floor. And then there's the elegant, atmospheric "Fragile" that is possibly the best seductive number on an album filled with them. "But I get butterflies / Water in my eyes / 'Cause I'm fragile when I hear your name / Fragile when you call / This could be the nearest thing to love / And I'm fragile when I hear you speak / Fragile feeling small / This could be the closest thing to love" coos Kylie at the chorus. And once again, it's so simple and direct and goes straight for the heart. Who hasn't felt that way before when falling hard for someone? It's critical as well for Kylie to show this side of herself to the listener, as it shows her to be just as vulnerable as anyone else, even amidst all the sexy promises that the other songs gave. "Come Into My World" is also a plea for love, even if Minogue begs the listener to "Come . . . come . . . come into my world" and instructs to "[take] these hands that were made to touch and feel you". And on "In Your Eyes" she simply confesses at the end of the song that she wants to "make it with you". But the bed is not the only place to "lose it" as is shown on the track "Dancefloor". Anyone who ever spent some time killing a few nights at the clubs will undoubtedly feel right at home with such sentiments as "On the dancefloor / Gonna lose it in the music / On the dancefloor / Got my body gonna use it / On the dancefloor / The best that you never had but now you've lost me / So come on watch me getting over you". Cattiness never sounded so good. As the rest of Fever plays out through "Love Affair", "Your Love", and "Burning Up", not once does it miss. The formula for the mix was well calculated before the grooves were created and the album plays like a dream. If this doesn't give Minogue her just dues here in the States, then it will be a shame. For Kylie has paid attention to what makes great dance music. She followed the recipes laid down so long ago that were surefire and has come up with a classic album of her own. It scores harder than Madonna's Erotica could have ever dreamed of, and seduces better than any lightweight phony R&B currently choking the charts. Fever reminds us that it's still cool to just have fun and let loose, and that the dance floor is still a place where everyone can come together for a while and just enjoy themselves. Don't miss out on this one. There probably won't be a better album like it all year long. |
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30th August 2006, 04:31 PM
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For a while, it looked like it was over, when everyone's favourite post-soap popster turned her back on the cheese, and attempted to get serious. This period's few highlights involved a couple of good tunes, and Nick Cave hitting her on the head with a rock. But by 2000, with kitschy delight and tighter clothing, Kylie was in full-on Back! BackBack! mode with her first chart-topper for a decade ('Spinning Around'), and her most gloriously pop album ever ('Light Years'). Whereas that album was a none-more-camp romp, 'Fever' settles down into a sexier groove-oriented direction, and is by far Kylie's best album to date. The irony here is when she did try to 'go dance' originally, she hooked up with dance label Deconstruction and flailed adrift in handbag cast-offs, whereas the best and most memorable parts here are written by early 90s popstrel Cathy Dennis and onetime member of Mud, Rob Davis. It is they who co-wrote the class slinky-minimalist genius 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head', essentially re-write it again on 'Come Into My World', as well as the glossy 'Fragile' and the very Dennis sounding 'Dancefloor'. Elsewhere filterin' house is the order of the day with the storming Modjo-flavoured 'Love At First Sight', the disco hustle of 'More, More, More' and 'In Your Eyes' which cheekily references comeback hit 'Spinning Around'. Moments where it isn't all funky come in the form of the title track, which sounds like a Samantha Mumba cast-off and the bloopy wobbles of 'Give It To Me', which fail to cover over the deficit of a tune. Of course, those looking for some angst, pain or tattoos won't like it here, but as a soundtrack for getting ready to go out, or even preparing to stay in, 'Fever' is ace boogie-pop fun. Play it, get drunk, snog your mate and smile. 7/10 |
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3rd September 2006, 04:20 PM
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BuzzJack Idol
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fever is another great classic kylie album although i prefer light years i still love this album,it was also a huge seller and a big number 1 for which is great,i love the cover sleeve to it and it really deserved every bit of success it had,its kylie's biggest selling album and i guess its easy to see why,cantget you out of myhead really gave this album a great launch as it was so huge,the singles were consistent and very good even if i do think come into my world shouldnt have been a single but it is full of top class pop tracks and most were worthy of singles,i listen to it alot still and enjoy it still and i will do for years to come
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