ciao

In what could have been a means to deflect a slow release schedule, 4AD started rolling out compilations of some of their deep catalog bands in 2000 and 2001. The Cocteau Twins were first, followed by Heidi Berry and Modern English. In early 2001, 4AD released Ciao! 1989-1996, a collection of Lush's finest moments. Evenly taking four to five songs from each of the band's three proper studio records and their early EPs compilation (Gala), Ciao is a decent summary of the band's eight-year existence, collecting most of their singles, several album cuts, and one of their better B-sides (a cover of the Gist's "Love at First Sight"). The tracks run in reverse chronology, starting with the confident, no frills, straight-ahead pop of "Ladykillers" and ending with the wispy haze of "Etheriel." Pop songs were always at the heart of Lush's songs, but the distortion, buried vocals, and general trickery gradually weathered away with each of their successive releases. So listening to Ciao uninterrupted plays like a photograph slowly going out of focus. A longtime fan's general preference might find a bone or two to pick with the selection, but that's always a hazard in picking a portable introduction. Those who go on to check out the band's studio albums on the strength of Ciao will be happy to discover several strong songs, so Ciao hardly drains the pool. Reeling in a newbie shouldn't be too difficult. Lush seemingly had a couple fine records left in them when drummer Chris Acland took his life, but one listen to Ciao paints a complete picture. — Andy Kellmanuninterrupted plays like a photograph slowly going out of focus. A longtime fan's general preference might find a bone or two to pick with the selection, but that's always a hazard in picking a portable introduction. Those who go on to check out the band's studio albums on the strength of Ciao will be happy to discover several strong songs, so Ciao hardly drains the pool. Reeling in a newbie shouldn't be too difficult. Lush seemingly had a couple fine records left in them when drummer Chris Acland took his life, but one listen to Ciao paints a complete picture. — Andy Kellman

上面看的懂的看吧，我来说点中文的，我也是只有这样一张lush的专辑而已，作为lush的精选，当然说相当的棒。Ladykillers，500 (Shake Baby Shake)，Ciao!，一首一首的，你不会选择跳曲的，第一次接触这种被称为白色噪音的美乐，真是让人看眼界，推荐大家，听lush这张得听的，郁闷学校拉电，就能写这么多了。

晕。今天23：20拉电，居然忘了，我在写点，Light from a Dead Star，这首不错，Love at First Sight更加好，开始的鼓点到后来的具体什么乐器也不知道了，还有主唱开始唱i was waiting... 都是那么的恰到好处。Desire Lines也是。听了就知道了。