Talk On Corners (special Edition)
The Corrs
Atlantic Records, 1999
REVIEW BY: Alfredo Narvaez
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: 01/13/2000
I'm not quite sure when the Mighty Mr. Thelen (TM) is going to
run this review as I had submitted one for the original version of
Talk On Corners. In any case, if you want some of my
thoughts on that album, know that they're out here somewhere.
(Ed. note: Actually, the version I found that we ran was
from Duke Egbert
.)
I do wonder, though, what exactly prompted the young quartet
from Ireland to go and remix their last album. After all, the
remixing of albums has been, up to this point, something that only
guys like Rob Zombie do. Still, how many people are going to rush
to their local music stores to buy a remixed version of the albums
they already bought? I think most would consider that an attempt to
rip off their fanbase. What's the point of all this? Nothing more
than to say I don't know why the band felt they needed to remix
their album. However, they did.
This album starts with a remixed version of "What Can I Do." In
this case, I found the remix to be a better version than the
original. They spruced up the sound, made the drums sound crisper,
added violins and -this was big - removed the "du-du"s. This made
the song sound more mature and full. "So Young" was also remixed,
though I couldn't tell a difference. It does sound clearer, but not
by much. In any case, I already liked the song as an example of
good pop. Their remix of "Dreams" does work as well. It makes the
song sound a bit otherworldy, thanks to some celtic sounds.
However, not every one of the remixes works well. The remix of
"Runaway" - the original from their debut album,
Forgiven, Not Forgotten - is in no way a match for the
original version. Also, I do believe that their instrumental "Paddy
McCarthy" was remixed as well. It sounds a bit more pop-oriented
than the first version.
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