Chris Isaak

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audiobliss Posts: 12,518
edited December 2005 in Music & Movies
Anybody ever heard of Chris Isaak? I just heard one of his songs on TV, and I think I really liked it. Some of his albums notably better than his others?
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  • adam2434
    adam2434 Posts: 995
    edited December 2005
    Yeah, I'm a fan.

    My favs are Speak of the Devil, Heart Shaped World, and Forever Blue in that order.

    PBS did a Soundstage concert from him that I wish would come out on DVD.

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,717
    edited December 2005
    Welcome to some real music.
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited December 2005
    adam2434 wrote:
    PBS did a Soundstage concert


    That concert was as good as it gets.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited December 2005
    Chris Isaak has been around fo ra long time. Isn't he the one who had that video in like the early 90's (Wicked Games) with teh supermodel? Helena Christensen I think. Who coudl forget the guy who brought us such a great video? :)
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited December 2005
    Ditto for Heart Shaped World and Forever Blue (best cut on FB is "Somebody's Crying").
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited December 2005
    bobman1235 wrote:
    Chris Isaak has been around fo ra long time. Isn't he the one who had that video in like the early 90's (Wicked Games) with teh supermodel? Helena Christensen I think. Who coudl forget the guy who brought us such a great video? :)
    wicked games is the shiznit.

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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited December 2005
    Thanks for the info, folks. I'll have to add some of his albums to my Christmas music list.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited December 2005
    "The Baja Sessions" isn't his most popular work but it is good. However, out of all his albums, "The Baja Sessions" is, IMO, the best produced album. It's a great album for SDA's too.

    If you want to get an example of his earliest work, "San Francisco Days" is a good one to grab too. His first album was self-titled, realeased in '87 then there was "Heart Shaped World" in '89. Both were critically acclaimed. Album 3 "Silvertone" was released in '90 and bombed comparativly. In '93 was "San Francisco Days" where he went back to a style that worked well in "Heart Shaped World". "Forever Blue" came along in '95 and "Somebody's Crying" reached the top 40. In '96 he had "The Baja Sessions" and shortly thereafter in '97 he released "Wicked Game". That was kind of a greatest hits album but I think that was when he did the video for teh "Wicked Games" track and that video hit the top 10 on MTV and VH1 until it got banned for being too racy or something silly. I think HBO then gave him his own show which bordered on soft-core ****. In '98 he released "Speak of the Devil" which was the last time I saw anything mentioned. He has more albums after that with new album releases in '00, '02 and '04 with re-releases in '98, '99, '00 and '05. It seems his most recent release is a Christmas Album in '05. I heard he has a new album in the works but he's currently touring from what his website says. I think his cable TV show was picked up for another season again so that is probably where alot of his efforts are going.

    You can check out his website here: http://www.repriserec.com/chrisisaak/isaak_frames2.html
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited December 2005
    Thanks for all the information! I think I'm going to go with "The Baja Sessions", though I'm not 100% sure yet.

    Thanks, folks!
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited December 2005
    If I were going to get only ONE Chris Isaak album, it would be "Heart Shaped World". "The Baja Sessions" is pretty good but HSW is his definitive album IMO.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited December 2005
    shack is right, Heart Shaped World is what broke him into the mainstream. It's arguably his best work. His most popular is easily Forever Blue but HSW is his defining album. The Baja Sessions is his best produced album, an excellent recording worthy of the all important testing album status.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited December 2005
    I just watched his Christmas special Soundstage. I already knew a little bit about him.. it was good.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited December 2005
    Ok. Then "Heart Shaped World" is now the one on my list. However, I'll listen to some of the songs on B&N.com to make the final decision.

    Thanks all for the advice!
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  • capecodder
    capecodder Posts: 613
    edited December 2005
    Ditto Heart Shaped World, Wicked Game is a GREAT song. Also has a very interesting version of Heart Full of Soul (one of my ALLTIME favs) from one of his albums that I have but can't remember which one.
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,535
    edited December 2005
    http://www.yourmusic.com/browse/discography/Chris-Isaak-991.html

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  • race4aliving
    race4aliving Posts: 12
    edited December 2005
    Yeah, Forever Blue as been one of my favorites for a long time. good music recorded really well.
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  • avelanchefan
    avelanchefan Posts: 2,401
    edited December 2005
    Jstas,

    Nice call on Baja, I have forever Blue and HSW, but I love Baja due to it's simplicity, but just a great set of vocals. I really love his voice.
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