Rebecca B. from FRANKLIN, WV Reviewed on 1/12/2007...
This CD has that great song, "Walking On Sunshine".... Love it!
CD Reviews
And don't it feel good...
David Kinney | San Francisco, Ca. United States | 01/31/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"There's more to Katrina and the Waves than "Walking On Sunshine, though that song alone puts them in the pantheon of power pop. Katrina has a great big powerful soul voice and The Waves were a tight and funky little oufit. Kimberly Rew is one of the least heralded guitarists out there but his playing is impeccable and his songwriting is a force to be reckoned with. The Waves first two albums were their best and Anthology wisely cherry picks the best of those two records. "Sunshine", "Going Down To Liverpool", "Que Te Quiero", and "Is That It?" are perfect little gems from a decade that had little else to reccomend it.Get this and get put some sunshine in your CD tray."
Great tunes for an undeserving world
David Kinney | 08/16/1998
(5 out of 5 stars)
"One of the great injustices of the music world was the inability of this band to sustain the popularity brought to them by their GREAT hit single "Walking On Sunshine." You remember that song. It was the one you cranked up on the volume during the summer of 1985.What people failed to realize is that Katrina and the Waves were NOT a "one hit wonder" as they are so often thought. What's more, this "Best of" compilation, collects such musts as "Do You Want Crying" "Going Down To Liverpool" "Mexico" "Game of Love" "Cry For Me" "Que Te Quiero" and "Sun Street" just to name a few.Buy this and make amends for having ignored this band for far too long!"
A good vision of the band's work.
David Kinney | 06/15/1998
(5 out of 5 stars)
"From "Walking On Sunshine" (yep!) to "I really taught me to Watusi",Katrina & the Waves make us enter their "pop-rock" world.And don't it feel good!! Of course,there are songs from "KatW" (85),"Waves" (86),"Break of hearts" (89) and "Pet the Tiger" (91).The first 2 ones contain some hits,the last 2 were unfair flops.But don't hesitate to get that CD,you'll never get enough of Katrina's voice and Kimberley Rew's skillful guitar.Too bad the summary of Katrina & the Waves' carrier stops in 91,because they recorded some good CDs after that(not so great I must admit).In 97 the band came in the sunlights again by winning the Eurovision Song Contest but their new CD "Walk On Water" didn't score,though Katrina is singing better than ever.Don't wait now,plunge into this anthology and appreciate the band's unfairly forgotten talent."
Katrina, Please Phone Home!
Clark Paull | Murder City | 05/24/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Call me a sucker for a pretty face, but let's not overlook the fact that Katrina & The Waves wrote some brilliant pop songs which stood out during an era noted for brilliant pop songs. Led by knockout lead singer and former Army brat Katrina Leskanich and featuring ex-Soft Boy Kimberly Rew on guitar chores, the band hit big with perennial MTV favorite "Walking On Sunshine" (included here, of course), but dismissing them as one-hit wonders is just wrong. "Going Down To Liverpool," "Game Of Love," and "Do You Want Crying" are all bursting with hooks and while the band built a career on such happy fare, they could also go over to the dark side (sorry George Lucas!), like they did on "Tears For Me" and "Sun Street." After the success of "Walking On Sunshine," and a pretty decent second album ("Waves"), however, Katrina & The Waves pretty much faded away and The Bangles stepped in and stole their thunder. A must for the collection of any power pop fan."