827. Walking Wounded

Walking Wounded
Everything But The Girl
1996

Tracks
1. Before Today
2. Wrong
3. Single
4. Heart Remains a Child
5. Walking Wounded
6. Flipside
7. Big Deal
8. Mirrorball
9. Good Cop Bad Cop
10. Wrong [Todd Terry Remix]
11. Walking Wounded [Omni Trio Remix]

Tracey Thorn has such a lovely voice. I could listen to her perform any genre of music and likely be content. But she's also a very innovative artist and this album almost feels like a new style of music. Sophisticated pop meets trip hop. I'm down.

Naturally with that coupling, this isn't the most timeless entry on the List. But it's not necessarily a bad thing to be a product of your time, particularly in the 90s. I would say this is an improvement of the duo's previous album on the List, Idlewild. It's a little less sappy. Only a little.

Excellent vocals, and thoughtful lyrics, which is enough to make me happy.

RATING: 4/5

615. Idlewild

Idlewild
Everything But the Girl
1988

Tracks
1. I Don't Want to Talk About It
2. Love Is Here Where I Live
3. These Early Days
4. I Always Was Your Girl
5. Oxford Street
6. Night I Heard Caruso Sing
7. Goodbye Sunday
8. Shadow on a Harvest Moon
9. Blue Moon Rose
10. Tears All Over Town
11. Lonesome For a Place I Know
12. Apron Strings

Tracey Thorn has one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard. That's not to say the style of music in this album is my favorite, but I have a feeling Thorn could sing just about anything and make it lovely. 

This is an early example of "sophisti-pop" which is a blend of jazz, pop, and soul. As a genre, it doesn't have much of an edge and could probably be classified as "easy listening."

But as I said earlier, the album is elevated by Thorn's ridiculous talent as a vocalist. Since women are few and far between on this List, this was definitely a refreshing change.

RATING: 4/5