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Book Of Love:

Postby newwavepopman » Tue May 25, 2004 5:11 pm

For an excellent New Wave band from the 80's to the early 90's,they put out some of the sweetest and nicest Bubblegum with some great harmonies.I just love their material.By far my favorite album by Book Of Love was the Candy Carol album.It had some great things going for it,such as the wonderful harmonies,and the fact that almost each song once it got into your head that you could never get it to leave,such is their song "Sunny Day" By far the best song on the whole album from Candy Carol,at least in my opinion.

Doers anyone else share my same opinion? Are there still any Book of Love fans out there today? Does anyone notice that the introduction leading into the first song on Candy Carol,sounds exactly like Tommy James's hit "Draggin The Line? It's an exact steal.

Love Bubble the Book of Love's last album was also another great album.I really don't think that Book Of love ever did a bad album during their whole time together.Would love to find someone who has their complete video collection or a live concert of them on videotape.Maybe we will get lucky in the future and the band will come out with a DVD? I would love that for sure.I just can't get enough(no pun intended Depeche Mode) of their songs and music as it is.
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Postby rewind » Wed May 26, 2004 12:50 am

I have their very first single when they were called Head Cheese!
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Postby oneno » Wed May 26, 2004 2:17 am

I have a bunch by them and have seen them in concert in 86' One I really like is there version of Tubular Bells.I do like the different mixes of "Counting the Rsoaries" too.
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Postby more than this » Wed Mar 09, 2005 3:55 pm

Book Of Love sure don't get much press around here, but they are a fantastic group. Lots of great singles and some solid albums. A few of their songs fall into the "so good it hurts" category;

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Postby Grayson » Wed Mar 09, 2005 5:07 pm

Love 'em dearly! Saw them at the Galleria in SLC, Utah back in '89 or '90. I love their "Book of Love" and "Lullaby" albums with Boy, Tubular Bells/Pretty Boys And Pretty Girls, You Make Me Feel So Good and Witchcraft being my absolute favs by them. Very
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Postby bpdp3 » Wed Mar 09, 2005 7:33 pm

Grayson's right - - they don't get mentioned much here. I have "Lullaby" and the debut. "I touch roses" was the track that got me looking into them.
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Postby oneno » Wed Mar 09, 2005 9:37 pm

I had the opportunity to see them on tour with Depeche Mode during the Construction Time Again Tour. BOL were very good.
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Postby Rubbeet921 » Wed Mar 09, 2005 9:56 pm

Every single track from their self-titled album (1986) is a real gem!

Love Bubble is also good but it could sound monotonous at times.
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Postby marie3 » Wed Mar 09, 2005 11:29 pm

Yes, they were a great band. I have always felt they were overlooked, though they were played quite often on WLIR Long Island. I have their first album on vinyl and used to play it all the time. I really like the song "Happy Day".
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Postby Eeyore2 » Wed Mar 09, 2005 11:39 pm

My favorite Book of Love song is "Lost Souls".
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Postby design_femme » Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:05 am

LOVE the first two albums. Candy Carol was ok, but I need to give it a re-listen to see if I'd like it now. And I haven't heard anything from Love Bubble yet.

Their music is so infectious, sweet and innocent and yet it doesn't get too sugary. It's stra
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Postby buffalochipz » Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:37 am

I like 'em as well although it's been awhile since I've listened to them.
**grabs Candy Carol, pops it into ITunes, experiences sugar rush**
It's odd that bandmembers Susan and Ted Ottaviano are unrelated. How can you have a unique name like that a
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Postby Justj0hn » Thu Mar 10, 2005 4:23 am

"How can you have a unique name like that and end up together in a band?"

I always thought that as well.

I was hoping they would've stayed reunited long enough to record a full length album. The 2 new trax included on the retrospective released a f
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Postby cubby » Thu Mar 10, 2005 5:36 am

Highly underated as far as I am concerned. I remember dancing to "Boy", "I Touch Roses" and "You Make Me Feel So Good" all the time in the clubs. They should have been huge.
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Postby Sean » Thu Mar 10, 2005 5:38 am

They have quite a few videos:

Pretty Boys & Pretty Girls
Boy (Remix) (wish it was the original)
Alice Everyday
Alice Everyday 12" Mix
You Make Me Feel So Good
Boy Pop 12" Mix (the worse Book of Love song ever)
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