Rita (Yahan- Farouz) - 5B : Open the window (2)

To CD1's review

As my entry for this album grew, it quickly became clear that I needed to split it to have one per CD, so now I continue with the 10, or rather 11 songs this second cd has.

Here are the translated titles

1 On independance day’s eve

2 How ironic

3 It’s either yes or it isn’t*

4 Rain song

5 Close your eyes my brother

6 Sing for me, Autumn

7 A kind of love

8 Only you

9 Mahawal

10 You don’t know what goes on your mind

Bonus 

If you want to listen, the entire album's on this playlist, songs 11-20 

Rita (Yahan- Farouz) - 5A : Open the window (1)

Rita 'tiftah halon'' is my favorite Rita album, and was released in 1999.  It's her 5th album and its title means 'open the window'. 

Excluding a best-off released in 2015, Tiftah halon is the only 2CD release, proposing 10 songs on each disc. 

This blog entry is only about the first cd, and immediately after that, I'll post an entry for the second cd. 

Pet Shop Boys (album 2) - Actually

29  years ago, today, was released the Pet Shop Boys' second studio album, Actually. It's funny, I reached for it before I even knew that. 

It's biggest hit, It's a sin, which Neil Tennant wrote in 15 minutes to release his anger about his catholic upbringing and pertaining to actions that are pleasurable and regarded as sins. This particular song is my favorite for its massive electronic synthesizers and over-the-top dramatic production both in song and clip, and was part of my own rebellion in my own religious upbringing. 

Sylver (part 1) - Chances

 Sylver's first album ''Chances'' was released on 7th of May 2001 and had 13 editions. They all share these songs in common :

1. Turn the Tide (4:04)
2. Skin (4:05)
3. Forgiven (4:21)
4. Forever in Love (3:25)
5. In Your Eyes (3:34)
6. Mystery of Tomorrow (4:46)
7. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (4:10)
8. The Edge of Life (3:27)
9. Angel on My Shoulder (4:03)
10. Secrets (4:24)

Tori Amos - (part 4) - From the choirgirl hotel

Album # 4 ''from the choirgirl hotel'' I loved 11 songs out of 12 (92%), disliking only ''she's your cocaïne'', due to the vocals and arrangements in the last minute & half... if it hadn't been for that, I might have given it an 8 just like ''iieee'' ; ''playboy mommy'' & ''pandora's aquarium''.

Tori Amos - (part 2) - Under the Pink

Album # 2 ''Under the pink''.

A) I loved all 12 songs on it, tho I liked less ''the waitress'' (rated 8) ; ''past the mission'' & ''Cornflake girl'' (rated 7), ALL the other ones I really liked and scored them... 10/10 !

total score of ''under the pink'' 100% of the songs are loved, total score 112/120 = 93.3% 

Tori Amos - (part 1) - Little Earthquakes

The first song I heard was Crucify, and… I just wasn’t ready for this acquired taste! Indeed, her voice blended with a piano didn’t appeal to me, back in the 1990’s. I never tried to listen to her again until I married a Toriphile… 

My wife’s an Ears with feet, a Tori Amos fan, who was shocked to hear my dislike. Knowing that I liked some 1980’s music, she came up with the idea to introduce me to ‘’Y kant Tori read’’, which I liked and helped push me to try the rest of her career. For the past 15 or so months, I started listening to the cd’s in chronological order and learned to love Crucify, the very song which had made me wince, and expand from 1 song to several, and very gradually liking 2 songs per album to liking a majority.