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Could anyone give me some thoughts on Gabrielle.Here in america I saw her on BBC America(Later with Jools Holland).She blew me away.I went out and bought her CD "RISE" and love it.Has she any typpe of history?

― Jim Hargraves, Thursday, 21 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

she did a choon abt wnkng ^cum troo^ + a goodun wiv e-17

her left eyeball has been replaced by a hallucinagenic gobstopper that har prehensile tongue laps at between numbers

she hasnt blurn me, Howay ahh havent even RISEn tee har!

― a-33, Friday, 22 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

'She blew me away'

Are you fucking nuts?

― Julio Desouza, Friday, 22 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

She's been around since 1993. "Dreams" from that year still her best song. ("Give Me A Little More Time" 's OK too, and the E17 thing). "Rise" = pants, hence perfect for Joolz.

― Jeff W, Friday, 22 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I prefer 'Rise' to, say, 'I Will Survive', and I also lurve 'Dreams' and esp. 'When A Woman' - all great pop soul hits. Just call me fucking nuts!

― Andrew L, Friday, 22 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

She blew me away
Was there a giant blowdryer involved? ;-) She's okay, don't get me wrong, but uh...

― nathalie, Friday, 22 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

'Just call me fucking nuts!'

No problem andrew.

― Julio Desouza, Friday, 22 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Julio, To answer your question, "are you Fucking nuts?" I can't deny that,yes I may be a slight bit nuts.Thanks for your concern.

― Jim Hargraves, Friday, 22 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Andrew,I suppose according to Julio we might start a club for "NUTS"

― Jim Hargraves, Friday, 22 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"Give Me A Little More Time" is absolutely sumptuous - one of the few examples of a perfectly executed pop period-piece. If Gabrielle had kept churning out tracks like that I think I might like her, but now she just treads that line between being weepy and "inspiring" = she's the black Dido.

Her garage remixes are uniformly wicked, though.

― Tim, Friday, 22 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

[...] she's the black Dido.

That's one of the meanest things I've ever read!

― Dan Perry, Friday, 22 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I live to serve.

― Tim, Friday, 22 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"When A Woman" (original unremixed) is a classic pop song.
"Sunshine" remixed by X-men (or Exemen if ya prefer) - touching UK Garage,
one of the better twee tunes on the scene.

― Paul, Friday, 22 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

tsk tsk tsk shameless you are

― Daniel Williams, Friday, 22 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

four years pass...

a lot of gabrielle songs have been cropping up on poptimists recently, and i was reminded of just how stellar her run of singles was. all but three (the last two and 'should i stay') of them are COMPLETELY CLASSIC!

1 Gabrielle Dreams Jun 1993
9 Gabrielle Going Nowhere Oct 1993
26 Gabrielle I Wish Dec 1993
24 Gabrielle Because Of You Feb 1994
5 Gabrielle Give Me A Little More Time Feb 1996
23 Gabrielle Forget About The World Jun 1996
15 Gabrielle If You Really Cared Oct 1996
2 East 17 featuring Gabrielle If You Ever Nov 1996 Notes
7 Gabrielle Walk On By Feb 1997
9 Gabrielle Sunshine Oct 1999
1 Gabrielle Rise Feb 2000
6 Gabrielle When A Woman Jun 2000
13 Gabrielle Should I Stay Nov 2000
4 Gabrielle Out Of Reach Apr 2001
9 Gabrielle Don't Need The Sun To Shine (To Make Me Smile) Nov 2001
20 Gabrielle Stay The Same May 2004

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 31 March 2006 14:18 (twenty years ago)

the only ones I really like are Give Me A Little More Time and the Daft Punk remix of Forget About The World. uninspired cover of Walk On By, but i guess there's another 5 or 6 here that are tolerable. i absolutely loathe 'Rise' however.

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Friday, 31 March 2006 14:26 (twenty years ago)

Always cheers me up to be reminded of the take-no-prisoner firebrand that was the young Julio. "Are you fucking nuts?" - classic.

Nevertheless:
a lot of gabrielle songs have been cropping up on poptimists recently, and i was reminded of just how stellar her run of singles was. all but three (the last two and 'should i stay') of them are COMPLETELY CLASSIC!

Are you fucking nuts?

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 31 March 2006 14:28 (twenty years ago)

'rise' is the best kind of Unashamedly Inspirational Self-Empowerment pop in that it actually works, sorta. like 'unpretty'.

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 31 March 2006 14:29 (twenty years ago)

it was just 'Knockin On Heaven's Door' but less imaginative OR soulful. no better than Lighthouse Family.

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Friday, 31 March 2006 14:31 (twenty years ago)

I don't really like 'Unpretty' either, although 'Dear Lie' is okay.

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Friday, 31 March 2006 14:31 (twenty years ago)

oh i hate 'knockin' on heaven's door' obv, disgusting! lighthouse family weren't violently offensive either but his voice was a bit grating whereas gabrielle's was lovely and soothing.

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 31 March 2006 14:33 (twenty years ago)

"Give Me A Little More Time" was a genuinely good pop single. But most of the rest of it is Two Ronnies music.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 31 March 2006 14:35 (twenty years ago)

Gabrielle's way of extending any 'eh' pronunciation into a weird prolonged whine was the only thing that really made her stand out.

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Friday, 31 March 2006 14:37 (twenty years ago)

Apart from the Momus ripoff.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 31 March 2006 14:38 (twenty years ago)

what about 'dreams' marcello? yeah, i admit the self-empowerment towards the end might be annoying to some (others), and maybe no one remembers some of the less successful classics like 'forget about the world', but 'dreams' is one of the pinnacles of pop.

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 31 March 2006 14:40 (twenty years ago)

It's certainly one of the pissholes of pop. You might as well put on the Tracy Chapman original and read Jo Cameron's blog aloud over it.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 31 March 2006 14:43 (twenty years ago)

'Fast Car' > 'Dreams'

altho i suppose 'Fast Car' is more indie

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Friday, 31 March 2006 14:51 (twenty years ago)

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