bonnietylerfan@hotmail.com | Tacoma,WA USA | 09/01/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This cd is absolutely faboulus with great songs like Limelight and Bonnie's touching rendition of Making Love Out Of Nothing At All which reduced me to tears and still does because it is so beautiful and defenately one of the best songs she ever recorded.Not to mention Bridge Over Troubled Water where Bonnie totally come into her own.I can not believe that due to the lack of promotion by East West records this album missed high placings in the charts.Both Making Love Out Of Nothing At All and Bridge Over Troubled Water had the potiential to achieve high placings in the European as well as the American Charts and East West totally missed the boat here and let Bonnie down big time.Shame on them!!!!!!!!
The only song I could have gone without is Sexual Device but everything else on this cd is fabulous and the cd is a total must for every serious Bonnie Tyler Fan."
A great attempt to a US comeback
bonnietylerfan@hotmail.com | 01/19/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"After enjoying Bonnie Tyler's previous work, I was lucky to find this rare album. When I listened to this, I realized that Bonnie has not lost one bit of her magic. Her voice has somewhat become deeper with age, but that suits these tracks perfectly. Her voice has deep emotion and passion. The songs are mostly ballads with her usual "pop-rock" style. "Making Love (Out of Nothing At All)" reminds me of "Total Eclipse of the Heart." And some rock songs such as "Driving Me Wild" is reminiscent to "Hide Your Heart." Overall, I would highly recommend this to rock fans, or a Bonnie Tyler fan. It's a shame that her albums are hardly recognized here in the United States, because she is just as good as back in the days of "Faster Than the Speed of Night.""
Jim Steinman's other protegee
Donn Hart | Boston | 11/21/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"It's a pity Bonnie Tyler fell off the face of the earth as far as this country's concerned. I dig that husky voice of hers and I just genuinely enjoy the songs she sings.Sure, this one wasn't one of her massive hit albums. But it still rules. I can't get enough of this one. What I really love is how there's so many different styles of music on this album. From pop ("Making Love," "Nothing to Do With Love") to elegant Broadway-ish ballads ("Forget Her") to straight-ahead, hard-charging metal ("Driving Me Wild") to disco (her cover of Meat Loaf's "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"). Yet, somehow, despite this all-over-the-map approach, "Free Spirit" never once sounds like a mishmash. Everything's well done and every song fits. I'd almost go so far as to call this a perfect album."
Best work of the 90s for Bonnie!
fabienwecker@yahoo.com | Chicago, US | 05/17/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This is a pretty good album, even though it lacks the sound that really launched her career in the 80s. I think it should have more piano sounds than synthesizers. I must say however that (making love) Out of Nothing at All is a great song by Air Supply, but Bonnie's voice is far more powerful in my opinion. It is the extended version and boy is it ever worth it. Her take on "2 out of 3 ain't bad" sends her in a new direction. I found that meat Loaf's version was great, but this upbeat one is just as good. It gives it a new life. In my opinion, a great album for the 90s. Her best 90s album!"
BONNIE TYLER CAN DO NOTHING BADLY
Matthew T. Cason | Cleveland, TN, USA | 06/17/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This CD, though not her best (That being reserved, in my opinion, for Faster Than the Speed of Night), is still fantastic. Listen to her moving rendition of the Air Supply staple "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" and see if you can come out of it the same. I could not, and have never seen anyone listen to it without getting completely swept away by it. Also, "You're the One" is a fantastic tune. Bonnie Tyler's voice isn't for everyone, but then that is music. Not everyone likes the same thing, and God forbid if they did. Her voice is full of feeling and emotion, that raw smokiness that tugs at the heart and never lets go. Listen to her music with an open mind and with appreciation for its artist, who came back from throat surgery told she would never sing, and yet she had one of the most memorable songs not only of the last decade, but of all time. This album, more contemporary than most of hers, stands as a testament to Bonnie's versatility and ability to speak to all ages and musical eras. Listen and see if you don't become a Free Spirit yourself in the process.--Matthew Cason"