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[Qwerty]

For those of you that own the Shaken And Stirred, The David Arnold James Bond Project, what is your favorite(s) songs on the CD?
I must say that the new version of Thunderball by Martin Fry, is a tachno blast of exceitement of the highest order. Moonraker is also good.
Any favorites by anyone else?

[neversaynever]

I stupidly gave this album to a friend of mine - wihs now that I had kept it, or at least made a copy. But I remember being quite disappointed by a few of the songs - some of which I really thought were pretty lousy versions.

DAF and OHMSS are both good though - and I own both of these versions as singles.

[IndyB007]

I'd have to say that I like OHMSS and Nobody Does it Better most on the album. And I really disapprove of the version of the James Bond theme on there... they, well, forgot to use any of the James Bond theme in that version of the James Bond theme.

[Qwerty]

True, the James Bont Theme is...just...bad on this version.

[Dunph]

I love Thunderball, it's an indulging romp of a Bond theme. Best track though has to be Props' OHMSS. A stellar track, and undoubtedly the one everyone recognises and likes.

[Triton]

Do I understand correctly that Shaken and Stirred was the reason that David Arnold was hired to score Tomorrow Never Dies? Does the story go that John Barry was so impressed by it that he sent it to Barbara Broccoli and suggested that they hire him to score the new Bond film?

[Qwerty]

Triton, I think you hit it right on the nose. I believe there's some information about it in the Music Documentary on the AVTAK DVD, Arnold was suggested by Barry.

[Dmitri Mishkin]

I don't own the album, but I've listened to certain songs --

Aimee Mann's "Nobody Does it Better", already a great song, was redone with a very nice rhythm and solid vocals

"You Only Live Twice" was disappointing; sung unemotionally by Bjork

Prop's OHMSS is fantastic and should pull in a lot more young fans like myself to the realm of Bond music;

and the re-done (not really, but somewhat contemporized) "We Have All the Time in the World" actually matches and exceeds the original version at points.

I haven't heard the rest of the album but I'm going to attempt to do so sometime soon;

and yes, David Arnold sent the finished project to the producers and were (understandably) impressed. What's great about Arnold is he brought so much to the series in 1996/97, including this album and his lavish score to TND. He'd also scored ID4 and Stargate. During those years, it seemed he was at his peak; he's starting to wither now a little bit in terms of musical freshness but he's shown he does have talent.

[Tarl_Cabot]

I love that album! The song by Propellerheads is my favorite but Diamonds, moonraker, thunderball are great. I think Arnold is the best thing about the new Bond films. I hated DAD but his music in the film is great...

[Bond111]

I would love to get this album, but everywhere I look to buy it I would have to pay an arm and a leg!

I have listened to the Propellerheads's Goldfinger remix and I remember it sounded fresh and interesting, although I'm not sure that that is on this CD. This would be the perfect album for me because after listening to these same Bond songs over and over they tend to get redundant, but with these remixes it is great to hear something different for a change.

[Kingdom Come]

I haven't bought it - but I have heard
the tracks from it and they sound camp.

[Xenobia]

Some of it is camp...the version of "All Time High" springs immediately to mind. But other things....the instrumental theme from OHMSS for example, makes up for that.

I bought it, and paid dearly for it, but I think it is worth every penny.

-- Xenobia

[Joyce Carrington]

My favourite songs are Nobody Does it Better by Aimee Mann and the remix of the OHMSS theme - it rocks!

[clublos]

Since when did Bjork sing YOLT? I bought Shaken & Stirred the day it came out, and that's not on there...

My favs: James Bond Theme, OHMSS, LALD, DAF, FRWL

[Qwerty]

clublos, in response to your question, I believe some of the performers released singles of their Bond songs, or they are on other Cd's. Such as PropellerHead's remix of Goldfinger which is on the Shirley Bassey Diamonds Are Forever Remix Album.

[JackChase007]

Originally posted by Tarl_Cabot
I love that album! The song by Propellerheads is my favorite but Diamonds, moonraker, thunderball are great. I think Arnold is the best thing about the new Bond films. I hated DAD but his music in the film is great...

It would be great to see a volume 2 of that score...

In retrospect, there were only a few tracks I enjoyed on that CD. I hated the version of the "James Bond Theme" they had, and could have done without a lot of the other tracks. But I loved the Propellerheads version of "OHMSS" (if you ever get a chance, get the single album - it has a great, 3-5 minute orchapella rendition of it that's just BRILLIANT), and "Thunderball" was also very good.

Oh yeah - I almost forgot about "Spacemarch" - not a bad track (I prefer the original, or even the clip of it in the "OHMSS" track), better than most of the other tracks on there...

[Dunph]

posted by clublos:
Since when did Bjork sing YOLT? I bought Shaken & Stirred the day it came out, and that's not on there...

Bjork was meant to be in the album, but after recording she pulled out because she was not happy with her voice, and Arnold could do nothing about it. Her version of You Only Live Twice is floating around soulseek and kazaa.

Arnold went on to release the song with long time collaborator Natacha Atlas on her "One Brief Moment" single. In my opinion Bjork's version is superior, and Atlas' sounds forced in a Turkish style. Again, this single can be bought or downloaded.

I find the Bond Theme remix by LTJ Bukem makes wonderful background music, but musically it goes nowhere. He uses (what little of the Bond theme he uses) to good effect, and in an unconventional way. Sure the album is lacking in some respects, but it makes a great listen and showcases the man at his best.

[level007]

it's strange because, i have this album since a long time now, and there is one song i aml begining to like more and more everytime i hear it, it's all time high. For me, it's clearly one of th ebest becasue it's very different from the original, which i don not like very much. I think there is a lot of power in this song.

What s cool with this album is that the music in itslef, i mean the instruments, are top notch, great quality. A lot more than what we can heard in album like "bond back in action".


Julien

[Xenobia]

Having just heard it again tonight, I am starting to think that David McAlmont's version is "Diamonds Are Forever" is way overdone.

-- Xenobia

[Dunph]

You should watch the video then!

All Time High is definitely a major improvement on the original.

[Tanger]

For the Bond theme they should have kept that orchestral version that Arnold did. It can be found on the DAF single or if your lucky you may find it floating around on the net.

[mkkbb]

I love this album, for me Chrissie Hynde's "Live and Let Die" is great, and OHMSS is superb, but for me the standout song is Iggy Pop's "We Have All The Time In The World".

[Icarus]

Well, I've heard a few tracks from Shaken and Stirred, and my only stand-out favourites are On Her Majesty's Secret Service (which I actually have on the CD single as well as the Propellerheads' album Decksanddrumsandrockandroll) and Space March.

[IndyB007]

Originally posted by bond111
I would love to get this album, but everywhere I look to buy it I would have to pay an arm and a leg!

I must direct you to someplace where you may purchase the CD rather inexpensively..... they only have 3 right now ranging from $5.00-$10.00... so better hurry...

http://half.ebay.com...=1876&meta_id=2

[Qwerty]

Originally posted by Icarus-UK
Well, I've heard a few tracks from Shaken and Stirred, and my only stand-out favourites are On Her Majesty's Secret Service (which I actually have on the CD single as well as the Propellerheads' album Decksanddrumsandrockandroll) and Space March.

Interestingly enough, that is where I also discovered the OHMSS track a while ago, I almost bought the CD for that single song, But I found the David Arnold album and saved a bundle.

[Blofeld's Cat]

One of the many Bond related items I took out of storage and brought back to Indonesia with me was "Shaken And Stirred."

I absolutely love the cover....

[Blofeld's Cat]

Oh, and I brought back the DAF CD single too...

[[dark]]

The CD is all gold, aside from the James Bond Theme, which just seems to meander about for six minutes.

My favourite track would probably be All Time High. It sounds classical, yet modern. The original, I don't care for, but this would be one of my favourite songs period, I would say. On Her Majesty's Secret Service is a close second. Thunderball, Diamonds are Forever, Live and Let Die, Nobody Does It Better, and We Have All the Time in the World are all up there as well.

Bj

[taxman2001]

All the tracks on the album are pretty interesting variations on the originals.

The worse track is the Bond theme by LTJ Bukem. It just begs one question to be asked. WHY? It's flat. It's stall. And it fails to utilise the greatness that is Monty Norman's theme.

But the best tracks on the album are the often mentioned OHMSS by Propellerheads and YOLT's Space March by Leftfield.

Both are just superb and you can see why David Arnold collaborated with Propellerheads on TND's excellent Back Seat Driver.

[Qwerty]

All the tracks on the album are pretty interesting variations on the originals.

The worse track is the Bond theme by LTJ Bukem. It just begs one question to be asked. WHY? It's flat. It's stall. And it fails to utilise the greatness that is Monty Norman's theme.

But the best tracks on the album are the often mentioned OHMSS by Propellerheads and YOLT's Space March by Leftfield.

Both are just superb and you can see why David Arnold collaborated with Propellerheads on TND's excellent Back Seat Driver.

Yes, I'm apalled whenever I listen to that version of the James Bond Theme, and I don't listen to it often very much anymore for that reason. I simply hate that song entirely, it's a complete waste of one of the best in the Bond music legacy.

I quite agree with you on the PropellerHeads. I love their work, also on Shirley Bassey's 'History Repeating' track.