Kylie Minogue breathes new life to her hits for the past 25 years. With Flower being the single carrier of the album speaks for the whole feel of the album. Working with long time collaborator, Steve Anderson of Brothers-in-Rhythm, they both re-worked the 16 (+2 in both AU & JP editions) of Kylie's hits into an orchestral remix. It was the turning of I Should Be So Lucky into a torch song for an Australian gig 12 years ago that initially inspired Kylie to reinterpret her glittering back catalogue of pop with the help of an orchestra. Of course she's had plenty of hits since then - most notably here with On A Night Light This, Love At First Sight, and Can't Get You Out Of My Head as well as In My Arms, and Wow; all of which have been stripped off their pop shimmer and allowed the lyrics to come to the fore. Just imagine the synths being replaced by cello and violins. What a treat!
That said, the most frivolous of her PWL years still make for the most interesting listening. Deep sadness has been unearthed on I Should Be So Lucky, Hand On Your Heart, Better The Devil You Know, and Never Too Late. All these songs convey a sad message but with Kylie's charms and PWL's luscious, sugary coating of melody and rhythm, all these songs back then seemed a perky, happy one.
On the other hand, there are songs like Come In To My World, I Believe In You, and Slow, that have been remixed and re-engineered in various genres but nevertheless still a stand out track; Confide In Me and Finer Feelings don't fall far from its original feel but personally it sounds more vulnerable on this record; Where The Wild Roses Grow, the duet with Nick Cave became more morbidly haunting. Locomotion is a playful throw-back to 60's vibe to give tribute to its original - Little Eva
On the other hand, there are songs like Come In To My World, I Believe In You, and Slow, that have been remixed and re-engineered in various genres but nevertheless still a stand out track; Confide In Me and Finer Feelings don't fall far from its original feel but personally it sounds more vulnerable on this record; Where The Wild Roses Grow, the duet with Nick Cave became more morbidly haunting. Locomotion is a playful throw-back to 60's vibe to give tribute to its original - Little Eva
With the re-birth of the old hits and Kylie stepping out of her comfort zone, this work is exploding with so much artistry. It would also be interesting to hear how she would have done Wouldn't Change A Thing, Shocked, Spinning Around, and Get Outta My Way had they been also included on the collection.
This is a treat for all Kylie lovers out there.
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