What We're Listening To

REVIEW
I know entirely too much about Seal.

I remember practising my warbling to cassette tapes of Future Love Paradise.

I remember Kiss From A Rose cresting over the credits of the terrible Batman Forever movie, the last sighting of the attractive Nicole Kidman before she stitched the blank mask of a moomin over her face.

I even bought the dubious Human Beings, which just wasn't really that interesting overall. So, trust me, while it seems like a good idea to buy a CD spanning the career of an artist with a geniunely interesting voice, it's not always the money-saver you think.

Most of Seal's best work came on his first two self-titled albums, ranging from the electronic Killer to the excellent Crazy and the more pop-balladic Prayer For The Dying and Kiss From A Rose. Beyond that, it's mostly a good voice over average filler.

If a baker had six muffins left, and three of them had glass in them, you wouldn't buy them all just because the bulk buy saved you a few pennies.

So, while it's lovely that Warners are celebrating a decent singer by bringing out his hits so close to Christmas, I'd recommend you buy the earlier albums instead and cut out the fluff. Or buy his 2004 Best Of album instead.