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Conference marvin::uk_music

Title:The UK Music Conference
Notice:Welcome (back) to UK_MUSIC on node MARVIN.
Moderator:RDGENG::CROOK
Created:Mon Mar 28 1988
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1381
Total number of notes:39269

292.0. "Alison Moyet" by VAXWRK::CRAIG () Fri Dec 09 1988 22:23

    Has anybody heard what is up with Alison Moyet?
    
    She has such a great, strong, emotional voice.  I would think that she
    has a new album in the works, but haven't heard anything about it as
    yet.  
    
    Also, has anyone noticed that other singers sound a lot like her?  For
    example, the guy with Vince Clark in Erasure, and also the lead singer
    of Breathe.  In parts of Breathe's new single, he sounds a lot like
    Alison.
    
    Thanks for any input.
    
    Steve
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292.1glorious alisonMILAPP::KEITHThu Sep 28 1989 22:4312
    I love Alison Moyet.  I've liked her since she was in Yaz with E.C.
    Radclife, Eric's mum and Vince Clarke.  She is a very talented singer
    but doesn't get much notice in the U.S.  Is she popular in the U.K.?
    The last album of her's I have is "Raindancing" and I loved that
    album (practically wore the cd out)   and have been waiting patiently
    for the arrival of her next.  Can anyone help?
    
    Sorry I didn't write sooner but I'm new with the company and just
    discovered the notes file.
    
    and on
    sherry
292.2Would a YAZ lover like Alison solo?RAB::KARDONI must not think bad thoughtsFri Sep 29 1989 00:454
    Hi Sherry...welcome aboard!  I loved Alf's voice in Yaz.  How does that
    compare to her solo stuff.
    
    -Scott_who_would_like_to_pick_something_up_by_Alison
292.3ALISON WRITES REAL SONGS.YUPPY::WILDERDThe Wild ThingFri Sep 29 1989 13:0511
    Re; "would a Yaz lover like Alison solo?"
    
    The solo stuff isn't as obviously electronic.
    But the answer , in my opinion, is YES YES YES YES!
    
    For some reason the states knew YAZOO as 'YAZ' . Anyone know why?
    
    BTW : She is supposed to be in the process of completing her next
    album.
    
    David. 
292.4.winter sounds are crying like an old man slowly...IOSG::ROBERTSRichard, Developer/UI SpecialistFri Sep 29 1989 15:259
    Off the subject a wee bit...
    
    I reckon the YAZOO stuff are still great to listen too, they are a
    couple of my all-time favorites... Can anyone tell me which charting
    YAZOO single doesn't appear on "Upstairs at Eric's" or "You and me
    Both"? It was the question on some nondescript programme some time ago,
    and it always puzzled me, coz I can't remember any more singles....
    
    R|tch^d 
292.5Was it "The other side of love"?BURYST::EDMUNDS$ no !fm2r, no commentFri Sep 29 1989 15:317
    There were only four Yazoo hits that charted (but I don't know what was
    on the albums):
    
    Only you
    Don't go
    The other side of love
    Nobody's diary
292.6Thanks - I reckon you're right.....IOSG::ROBERTSRichard, Developer/UI SpecialistFri Sep 29 1989 17:1913
    Keith,
                                        
    Methinks you are right.... Don't remember "The other side of love"
    being on either album.
    
    But wasn't "Walk away from love" a hit, and that was on one of the albums?
    
    All these songs about love, gets so confusing....
    
    cheers,
    
    R|tch^d
        
292.7BURYST::EDMUNDS$ no !fm2r, no commentFri Sep 29 1989 18:182
    I took the info from teh good old Guinness book - that lists all
    singles that reached at least no 75 in the charts.
292.8Okey dokey, ThnkxIOSG::ROBERTSRichard, Developer/UI SpecialistFri Sep 29 1989 18:311
    
292.9U.S. FanBULPEN::KEITHFri Sep 29 1989 19:0416
     Well I'm happy to see some response.  I beleive on the U.K release
    from Yazoo there were some difference's.  On Upstairs at Eric's
    U.k. release there was a track titled "Happy People."  Some of my
    friends thought it was annoying but I found it to be rather amuzing.
    As for You and Me Both there is one additional song but the title
    escapes me at the moment.  I will have to check my cd's at home.
     Also,  YES, a Yaz fan would and does enjoy Alison's vocal solo.
    I bought Alf because of her and was very pleased with it.  So in
    turn I bought Raindancing.  I can't wait for a new release.
    
    
    Couple of questions.  Did Eric Radcliffe die? 
    Has Alison ever done any live preformances?  
    I would love to go see her live. Her voice is so intense and feeling.
    
    Sherry
292.10Not clear on the name change...RAB::KARDONI must not think bad thoughtsFri Sep 29 1989 19:207
    About the name change...  All I know is that it was because of
    copyright reasons.  I just assumed that there was some obscure US band
    named YAZOO.
    
    Thanks for the input.
    
    -Scott
292.11ODIHAM::POOREStuart Poore, SRAC, Basingstoke, UKThu Oct 05 1989 18:377
292.12GLORIOUS LIVEBULPEN::KEITHFri Oct 06 1989 18:099
     I would just love to see her live.  The Raindancing album has some
    haunting songs on it.  Stay is one of my favorites along with Sleep
    like Breathing.  There are so many things I would like to know about
    her and the old band Yaz.  When I worked in a radio station at high
    school I used to play  Upstairs at Eric's all the time and got a
    bunch of my friends into Yaz.  I really like her voice and can't
    wait for a new album.
    
    Sherry
292.13TO RESUME MATTERSXSTACY::NBLEHEINTue Jul 30 1991 16:4324
    It's a long time since anyone wrote in to this folder so I'll start by
    answering a few thingies:
    
    1. RE: the name YAZ vs. YAZOO ,
          There was indeed an obscure band called Yazoo in the states.
    They sued  Mute/Vince Clark/E.C. Radcliffe and walked away with a large
    part of the advance money for (our) Yazoo's second album. (believed to
    be about 300,000 pounds at the time)
    
    2. RE: Alisons concerts
           They're really good. She does a mixture of her own and Yazoo's
    stuff thrown in together.Load's of energy.
    
    3. Happy people appeared on the U.K. edition of "YOU AND ME BOTH"
       not on "UPSTAIRS AT ERIC'S". The U.S. edition has the short version
    of State Farm in it's place.
    
    4. Walk away from Love was never released as a single.
    
    5. "HOODOO" -Alisons new L.P. is a lot better than "RAINDANCING" or
    "ALF" but it wont sell as well cos it's not as commercial.
    
    Please reply to this folder again,
                 NIALLY 
292.14Excellent albumBURYST::edmundsmaine() { char jo; }Tue Jul 30 1991 18:433
"Hoodoo" is, in my opinion, the best she's ever done.

Keith
292.15;^)NEWOA::DALLISONTough talking youth naiveteWed Jul 31 1991 10:382
    
    Yeah, but the question is, how *did* she lose all that weight tho' ?
292.16Matters of much gravity.XSTACY::NBLEHEINWed Jul 31 1991 11:415
    She didn't really lose all that much . All the most recent photograhps
    have concentrated on her form the shoulders up. I saw one full length
    photo in Q-magazine and she's still quite heavy.
                           
                                 Nially
292.17BOMB RADIO 1XSTACY::NBLEHEINWed Jul 31 1991 12:046
    Has anyone noticed that she seems to have been given the cold shoulder
    by the dreaded radio 1 playlist? Can anyone do anything about this?
    That is the main reason why HOODOO hasn't sold.It ony reached no.11 as
    opposed to no.2 for RAINDANCING (double platinum) and no.1 for ALF
    (quadrouple platinum).
               Nially 
292.18NEW SINGLEYUPPY::WILDERDPARTYMANThu Aug 15 1991 21:1510
She's about to release a new track off off Hoodoo called 

"back where I belong" , I think early September.  I have a promo copy,
(that's how I know), if this track doesn't hit top ten I'll be very
surprised.  It's had a re-working and is one of the most danceable 
tracks to be released this year.  Enigma-meets-Moyet.


What a voice!
292.19So it won't be long then..XSTACY::NBLEHEINMon Aug 19 1991 15:535
    It probably won't hit anything 'cos of the lack of airplay.Is it as
    good as IT WON'T BE LONG ? How do you get promo copies? I hate when
    people can get things I cant!
    
                 Nially. 
292.20Deja entenduWOTVAX::MOOREPHell will freeze before I stop believingWed Oct 16 1991 18:254
Where have I heard "This House" before ? I'm nearly certain it was a "B" side 
off one of her earlier singles...

Peter
292.21CorrectYUPPY::WILDERDPARTYMANMon Oct 21 1991 11:2516

10 out 0f 10!

it WAS a b side.  it never should have been.  I always thought this should be
an A side.

There's been some strange things going on with her releases.  The track "Back
Where I Belong"  should have done great, but I've only seen that as a bonus
track on a 12".  I found a white label of it 3 months ago which is the most
amazing remix.  Why oh why wasn't it released?
  Still,  at least she's released "This House"



David