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The Best of the Art of Noise,The Art of Noise

- The Best of the Art of Noise
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The Art of Noise
Released 1988

Something Always Happens
02:28
995 plays

Peter Gunn Theme [The Twang Mix]
07:30
2,573 plays

Moments in Love
06:58
24,594 plays

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- 1
- Opus 4
- 02:01
- 1,381 plays

- 2
- Beat Box (Diversion One)
- 08:31
- 2,343 plays

- 3
- Moments in Love
- 06:58
- 24,594 plays

- 4
- Close (To the Edit)
- 05:38
- 2,267 plays

- 5
- Peter Gunn Theme [The Twang Mix]
- 07:30
- 2,573 plays

- 6
- Paranoimia
- 06:42
- 2,045 plays

- 7
- Legacy
- 08:21
- 1,184 plays

- 8
- Dragnet '88
- 07:16
- 1,615 plays

- 9
- Kiss [Aon Mix]
- 08:11
- 1,685 plays

- 10
- Something Always Happens
- 02:28
- 995 plays

album review

As an overview of Art of Noise's brief output, this best-of can't be beat, though it does inadvertently track their slide from forerunners to recyclers and cultural panderers. The 1-2-3 rush of "Beat Box," "Moments in Love," and "Close (To the Edit)" make this CD worth the money already -- at the time of their release, these singles swiped electronic music back from America (by way of Germany) and cut the whole thing up with ridiculous samples (a car starting, the omnipresent orchestral hit) and enjoyable art school posturing. It was like Dada had invaded the charts, circa 1984. But soon, after their break with ZTT and joining China Records, it wasn't long until they were parodying themselves and trying to score pop hits with a recognizable "sound." Singles featured older pop stars trying to score a hit again (Duane Eddy on "Peter Gunn," Tom Jones on "Kiss"), current celebrities riding their own popularity wave (Max Headroom), or cover songs gussied up with a few more car starting sounds (the made-for-hire "Dragnet '88," used in the regrettable film remake). The vinyl version contains the (sometimes preferable) single mixes; the CD and cassette contain 12" remixes, good for the collector, bad on the patience. A similarly covered CD, only in pink (and released two years later), is also called "The Best Of" but focuses more on the group's album tracks. ~ Ted Mills, All Music Guide