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Music CD - Deee-Lite: World Clique
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Music CD: World Clique
Artist: Deee-Lite
List Price: $9.98
Our Price: $4.98
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Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
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Tracks:
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1. Deee-Lite Theme
2. Good Beat
3. Power Of Love
4. Try Me On... I'm Very You
5. Smile On
6. What Is Love?
7. World Clique
8. E.S.P.
9. Groove Is In The Heart
10. Who Was That?
11. Deep Ending
12. Build The Bridge
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075596095723
Label: Elektra / Wea
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Elektra / Wea
Release Date: 1990-08-07
Studio: Elektra / Wea
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Fab-oo
Comment: This album was hot back in the '90s and I still love it. Crazy, silly, and neon.
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Summary: Complete head bopping bliss!
Comment: This debut album is filled with awesome head bopping trip hop/pop tracks. Groove is in the heart may be their most well known song, but in my opinion it is the weakest track on the album. If you have an interest in Dee Lite this album will make you a firm believer in their ability to make you want to GET DOWN!
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Summary: ASoundtrack to 90's Club Heyday!
Comment: Young NYC club-goers nowadays probably never heard of RedZone or the Tunnel. They certainly didn't have the privellege of witnessing the explosion of house music as a new form in many of these underground havens. The after-hours joint Save the Robots on the Lower East Side is where I first heard the groovy house mix and sultry vocals of Dee Lite. The deep, pulsing house base lines of Deep-Ending and What is Love? combined with Miss Lady Kier's seductively playful vocals made for a winning combo for club-goers. Groove is in the Heart, the first single (with cameo by then sizzling hot Q-Tip from Tribe Called Quest) made for a surprise smash hit that brought the Dee-Liters world-wide recognition. But it was the deep house grooves of Power of Love and Good Beat that appealed to the masses of club-goers who at the time were lighting up the dance floor like no other time in the history of dance. You had to be there, but if you missed it, buy this album, pour yourself a drink, close your eyes and imagine... Dee-Lite!
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Summary: Deee-Lite ful dance music
Comment: I am not a huge fan of dance music. In fact, I am not sure I have anything else in my collection that is as solidly in the dance music category as this album. My collection includes more hard rock, country music, and classical than anything approaching dance. At the same time, this is a great album and definitely one of my favorites.
Like most people, I was attracted to the album by "Groove is in the Heart." The song is snappy, fun, and really gets me moving. The more I listen to the album; however, I find it is actually one of my least favorite songs. I find I particularly like the Deee-Lite Theme, Good Beat, World Clique, Try Me On, and (surprising to me) Who Was That.
They combine zany lyrics, interesting sound effects, catchy beats, and the powerful voice of Lady Kier. While I generally find dance music monotonous and boring, this album does not stay too long on a rhythm or beat and keeps things moving along in a way that keeps me moving.
I would love to say that if you like so-and-so you will love this album but I cannot. Based upon the things that I generally like, I should hate this album but I love it. I guess the thing that I can recommend is that you listen to the album with an open mind. Chances are you will start to bop and groove in spite of yourself.
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Summary: "Very Odd Indeed"
Comment: Deee-lite, they of the accursed platform shoes are really a bit like seeing the past in the future. On one hand they have their ultra '90s sounds , but on the other hand they dress in huge clompy platform shoes and psychedelic trews & look as if they landed straight out of those disco dancing 1970s. But even then they are rather more interesting than the average dance rave-ups of those early '90s. For instance, take their ripping floor filler " Groove is in the heart"- its got samples & twiddly electro noises which was so necessary for the dancefloor success during those early '90s. (Thanks to the advent of the Manchester "scene"). It goes something like "Groove is in the heart (ne-na-na-na-na)/ We're going to dance/ and have some fun".But also there's a hummable melody & sense of humour about it all. Just as ( Super DJ) Dimitry says-"The three 'e's in Deee-lite stand for Enjoy!Enjoy!Enjoy!"
The rest of " World Clique" is just as jolly.Singer Lady Kier is the main attraction ,with her Neneh Cherryesque squeal ( done to particularly glass shattering effect in " Goodbeat"). Behind her pianos tinkle, saxophones honk wildly and snatches of 70's disco songs float past(courtsy Super DJ Dimitry & Jungle DJ Towa Towa).
Actually its all very glossy and done with lots of imagination(borrowing bits from those '70s). The only dissapointing bit is "Build the Bridge" which reminds you how boring dance music can be. Otherwise a swankingly fine effort.
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Editorial Reviews:
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This debut is Deee-Lite's most consistent record, and subsequently their best. By freebasing the previous three decades of pop culture, World Clique is a rush of beats, hooks, and fashion sensibilities. "Groove Is in the Heart" brings one of the best and funkiest bass lines ever to the dance floor. Lady Miss Kier establishes herself as a stylist--both vocally and visually--capable of casting some serious shade. World Clique manages a seamless merger of house beats, a trippy '60s vibe, and an over-the-top '70s funkified sound, thanks in part to DJ Towa Tei. "Good Beat" serves up what its title promises, while "Power of Love" goes one better by adding one of the strongest melodies of the band's career. By punctuating their songs with quirky bleeps and rhythmic kitsch, Deee-Lite predicted the DJ-dominated craze that would spin the latter part of the '90s into a tizzy. --Steve Gdula
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