Ruling over the music scene this late 19th century, The Corrs offers a summary of their career from then. This Irish band consisting of three beautifully talented women who are great with instruments (Andrea Corr on lead vocals and tin whistle, Caroline Corr on Drums, Bodhran, Piano, and backing Vocals, and Sharon Corr on Violin, and backing Vocals) together with their brother, the only guy in the group, Jim Corr on Keyboards, Guitar, and backing vocals, now offers The Best of the Corrs, which enclosed all the hits that this stylish pop group has to offer. With the coldly angelic voice of Andrea, the youngest in the family, and the classical touch in their contemporary pop music, The Corrs has captured the sweet and sour taste of the youth these days.
The packaging of the album itself captures the senses of the music lovers featuring the members of the band in their own musical instruments. True indeed that Sharon’s violin and Caroline’s drums have captured the hearts most especially of young women who wished of becoming like those talented swans in concert. In addition, the violin’s classical touch in a pop music of the band made a whip for their career!
In this newly released album, The Corrs decided to include two unreleased tracks in this CD: the mellow "Would You be Happier?" and "Make you mine", an old song they composed but never released in CD. The album consists of 18 hits all in all.
Their track list begins with the song “Would You be Happier” (one of my favorites), which asks in the beginning, “Have you ever know where the story ends and how it all began?” somehow asking about the start and the future of the band which has burst loudly in the music scene in the late 1990’s. This song also starts with a slow pace and grows faster and louder as it goes on, which is one of the usual distinctive paces in most of their tracks.
There is no disputing that The Corrs classics such as "So Young" and "I Never Loved You Anyway" are catchy, pleasant tunes that succeed so well because they are so simple not just with the lyrics but with the tune as well. Their simple beats and tunes are easy to follow and to remember. The gentle but whimsical “What Can I Do?” is sunny and lovelorn and at the same time, with a catchy “Do do do do” hook which they are also fond of using in their songs.
All the other favourites are also on here, including "Only When I Sleep" and "Give Me Reason", as well as three tracks from 1999's Unplugged album ("Radio", "Everybody Hurts" and "Lough Erin Shore"). It also includes the remix of their two mellow and lowly songs, “All the Love In the World” and “What Can I Do?”. Although the collection closes with the unremarkable new track "Make You Mine", the second to the last song is "Dreams", the Fleetwood Mac rack that finally brought them success.
The Best Of the Corrs has captured the band’s hits into a single disc, releasing a contemporary pop beat with a classical touch much from the violin’s and the flute’s instrumentals, which best suit the mellow and poppy thump of a tale of love lost and found as told by The Corrs. The whole album is poppy enough but isn’t too bad at all. This album is best for the shining romantic lovers in this contemporary time. Though, the album also offers slow and draggy ballads like “What Can I Do?”, the faster tracks like “Breathless” and “Radio” (the one which topped the chart list for how many weeks that time) with its jolly and happy tune can sweep one off his feet!
Armela O. Gertos : Music Review
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