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Liberator

4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 66 ratings
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Track Listings

1 Stand Above Me
2 Everyday
3 King Of Stone
4 Dollar Girl
5 Dream Of Me (Based On 'Loves Theme')
6 Sunday Morning
7 Agnus Dei
8 Love And Hate You
9 Heaven Is
10 Best Years Of Our Lives
11 Christine
12 Only Tears

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 4.94 x 0.45 inches; 4 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Emd/Virgin
  • SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ DDD
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 10, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Emd/Virgin
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000000WJU
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
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  • E Wilmes
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent CD!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2017
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    I bought this to replace a cassette. Excellent CD!
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  • michael__v
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2017
    One of their best.
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  • Rosie Baker
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great Gift
    Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2013
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    Most of what I buy are gifts. This was for my son-in-law who said the sound was great and would like to get another.
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  • Matt O
    5.0 out of 5 stars Over a Decade Later... and still EXCELLENT
    Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2005
    I've had this album ever since it was first cranked out of Andy McClusky's talented soul and onto CD, and to be quite frank, this was my favorite of theirs, and one of their best. This album is well polished, smooth, fun, exuberant, and full of different moods, great lyrics and music that will take you on a roller coaster ride of fun. I'd have to say this album is the culmination of what Andy was trying to do all through the 80's. I "ditto" what the reviewer said in the review "GREAT ALBUM!!!, June 27, 2001". I couldn't describe the individual songs and why they are my fav's any better. Nonetheless, after reading all of the bashing this album took it amazes me... WHY!!!!???? great album and that's that, I hate bashing anyone, but if bashing needs to take place, feel at liberty to bash the folks that completely misunderstood this album, and buy it and listen through the album a few times in repeat... you won't be unpleased believe me.

    For reference, you will find this album a favorite alongside New Order's much underappreciated Republic, Red Flag's even more underappreciated Lighthouse, and Cause and Effect's Trip... all timeless albums. They still go great mixed in with the mature and relaxingly talented musicians Coldplay, Sarah McLachlan, Delerium, Balligomingo, and Depeche Mode in the mix... Great album guys. OMD - Andy McClusky, I wish you could have done more just like this. Gosh, the critics here kill me, to them I say, lighten up... learn to breath in and out, OMD made a lot of great music, relax and enjoy it.
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  • Donal E. Hopkins
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album!!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2010
    I love this album. This is the second best album by OMD. The best of all time is Sugar Tax release 1991.
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  • EarGoggles
    3.0 out of 5 stars Not Groundbreaking, But Holds Up Well
    Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2003
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    The fact that OMD--or rather, Andy McCluskey--can do his worst and still sound reasonably good, is adequate testimony of OMD's musical competence. This disc is witness to that. It's unlikely that you'll ever bump into an OMD fan (that is, someone who's familiar with OMD's catalog beyond "If You Leave"). But in the rare event that you do, there's an even slimmer chance that you'll find a fan who considers "Liberator" a masterful work of sonic genius. This CD lacks, among other things, the unconventional, innovative elements of "Architecture and Morality," the ethereal splendor of "Organisation," and most disappointingly, the emotional charge evident throughout the first half of OMD's library. Even the immediate predecessor to this disc ("Sugar Tax") with its quasi-sobbing and desperate lyrics beared some semblance to those early gems which proved that not all synthpop bands were unsoulful, vapid white boys. To the contrary, OMD was appropriately recognized within the right circles as something of a musical anamoly: here was evidence that you could, in fact, marry computer commands and synthetic sounds with painfully sincere human emotion and produce something legitimate.

    Unfortunately, that sense of pioneering is blatantly absent on "Liberator." If it's possible for great artists to be influenced by lesser-quality sell-outs, this CD would be exhibit A--the mastermind of McCluskey haunted by the ghost of Ace of Base. Songs like "King of Stone," "Love and Hate You," and "Heaven Is" all fall short of OMD's previous standards. Blame all the programming-heavy noises on this album which leave precious little room for ingenuity.

    And speaking of noises, it's necessary to address the "instrumentation" on this album. By nature of the definition of synthpop (which is what OMD used to be), you can't clutter up your sound with too many traditional instruments. So it's okay that the liner notes for "Liberator" acknowledge only two "real" instruments for their sparse inclusion, guitar and piano. But if you're going to fill up on synthesized sounds, at least choose something that tastes good (e.g. nearly any B-side from the Pet Shop Boys). Instead, "Liberator" is dance-emphatic with only minimal nods to the original synthpop agenda of invention.

    It's not all unbearable though. Standout tracks like "Christine," and the beautifully contemporary take on "Sunday Morning" will remind some discriminate listeners that McCluskey is not helpless without Paul Humphries. Moreover, "Everyday" benefits from a well constructed sequencer track, while "Dream of Me" is pure bliss. So for those of us who can forgive McCluskey for appealing to commercialism, there is some solace in the fact that even a bad OMD album is still...good.
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  • Amartuvshin Zuunnast
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of their best albums
    Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2005
    "Liberator" by OMD might sound a little bit off for early day OMD fans, but we have to agree that some songs here are a grade A pop tunes. Songs like "Christine", "Only tears" are very addictive, well anyway try and listen to this CD two or three times and you'll see how it'll grow on you.
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  • david d shadbolt
    4.0 out of 5 stars One of better OMD albums
    Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2015
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    Solid all throughout. One of better OMD albums.
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  • Franca
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great
    Reviewed in Canada on August 1, 2021
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    Great music
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  • Daniel D
    5.0 out of 5 stars Surprise
    Reviewed in France on May 18, 2021
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    Je connaissais par "The speed of sound"(1988) mais là je découvre les premiers albums de Montrose et j'avais raté quelque chose ... Agréables .
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  • D. Johnson
    5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2017
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    Personally one of if not my favourite OMD album.
    This is quite a mixture of familiar and not so familiar songs.
    'King of Stone' is my favourite but 'Best years of our Lives' and 'Christine' shine above the others.
    Released in 1993 it's bound to have some 'popness' about it but it is mixed with some great 'synth' sounds....OMD's trademark.
    The most famous song on this album (perhaps) is 'Dream of me'.
    At the time I wrote this review one could purchase it for as little as £1.39p....absolute Bargain!!!!
    Sit back and enjoy one of if not The most quintessential 'synth' bands of the 80's 90's and indeed more recently!
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  • Steinadler
    5.0 out of 5 stars Cover war sehr schön, deswegen gekauft!
    Reviewed in Germany on January 15, 2023
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    Musik war anders als ich dachte!Ist aber trotzdem gut!:)
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  • RAButterworth
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another cracking OMD release
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 15, 2013
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    Only very recently have I given in to the feeling that I have known all along, that I really, really like OMD's music. I succumbed to the various greatest hits packages in the past and the occasional vinyl but actually I really like everything that they do and this release is no exception. Maybe I am easily pleased, bearing in mind other reviews of this cd, but every track is a delight and not one stands out as being anything less than enjoyable. Now all I've got to do is to see them live.
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