FYI, Heroine is the very first Sinead O'Connor recording.

sd


>Hey Now,
>
>At 10:43 PM 8/24/00 -0400, you wrote:
>>Hey gang, I don't know if this is already common knowledge, but I found the
>>"Captive" soundtrack at Amazon.com. This is the 1987 collaboration between
>>MB and The Edge, featuring a young Sinead O'Connor on a couple of tracks. I
>>haven't heard it, and had actually assumed that it was long out of print.
>>Only $11.97, too. Does anyone who's heard it want to comment on whether
>>it's worth the money?
>
>I first purchased this on vinyl and have since picked it up in both
>cassette and CD. So take my comments as those of someone who loves this album.
>
>If this CD contained ONLY "Heroine" (Sinead's shining moment), it would be
>worth twice what they're asking for it.
>
>The first four or five songs are a really interesting mix of styles from
>the aforementioned "Heroine" (Sinead meets U2), to ethereal solo guitar, to
>quirky Eno-like
>"I-guess-you'd-call-it-some-sort-of-rock-but-only-because-I-don't-know-what-
>else-to call-it". After that, there's lots of nice ambient stuff some of
>which shows the Brook influence.
>
>Basically, at that price I might buy two copies to give away as gifts to
>people I love.
>
>YMMV, but I think it's a great piece of work.
>
>And I think (mind you, think) that it was at these sessions that MB gave
>Edge an Infinite guitar. (I think.)
>
>BTW, the movie itself sucks the big wah-wah pedal. Truly one of the worst
>movie rental experiences of my life.
>
>
>peace,
>
>hoby
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