Before the Great Love Story !
zanetti | 05/13/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Prelude is generically a number of remixes, For example 'She's my lover' appears on A Grand Love Story. Kid Loco as usual remixes up to top standard. Personally I would go for A Grand Love Story."
Prelude to "Love"
E. A Solinas | MD USA | 05/09/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"It's a bit deceptive to call this remix collection "Prelude To A Grand Love Story," since it remixes several songs from Kid Loco's exceptional "Grand Love Story" album. How can you have the remix "prelude" to an album, if the album's content is remixed?
And while it isn't quite as good as that legendary chillout album, this is still an excellent accompaniment to the original. Much better, in fact, than most remix albums are.
Evidently "Love Me Sweet" is a favorite: There are four different mixes of that song on here. The Original Radio Mix is an enchantingly mellow song, while the St. Etienne Remix is a sparkling, music-box remix, the Jim O'Rouke Remix hass a weird, dark, tripped-out reggae beat, and the Tommy Hools Remix has a murky, acid-jazzy sound.
"She's My Lover" gets two mixes: the exquisite Original Mix, and the meandering prettiness of the Bang Bang Remix. "Relaxin' With Cherry" also gets two remixes: the eerie guitar-laden Gak Sato Pre-Echo Mix, and the clubby dancey beats of the Dimitri from Paris+Bibi Remix, which is twelve minutes long. And there's also "Sister Curare," a chillout tune that sounds like the descent of drum-playing aliens.
I was lucky enough to find "Grand Love Story" is a discount "used" bin, though I can't imagine why someone would get rid of it. And since remix albums are usually a disappointment -- or at least a mixed bag -- "Prelude" was a pleasant surprise, a remix album that is a good addition to the original collection.
Perhaps the most enjoyable thing is that these remixes (for the most part) preserve the unique flavour of Kid Loco's original recordings, albeit with more drums or beats.The one exception might be "Relaxin' With Cherry (Dimitri from Paris+Bibi Remix)," which is extremely generic. It could have been done by pretty much anybody.
Despite the dud final track, "Prelude To A Grand Love Story" is a solid collection of Kid Loco remixes, and a good accompaniment to the "Grand Love Story." Well worth getting, if you have heard the original."
Get the import
Paul Isaia | Middletown CA., CA. USA | 11/19/2001
(2 out of 5 stars)
"This was a dissapointment,it is well worth spending the extra money to get the import,which is a great listen."