How Bizarre by OMC

How Bizarre

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How Bizarre

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I remember when the song 'How Bizarre' came out. I didn't listen to modern music at all, but it was an inescapable part of life in '96/'97 in Australia (and elsewhere apparently). Everytime you turned on the T.V. there was the video blaring at you or when you went to the supermarket it came loud and clear through the store speakers. It became embedded in my memory and a couple of months ago it resurfaced. I will never forget the line 'Everytime I look around...' and actually searched for that lyric using google. It came up with a website that had that lyric, and the song was 'How Bizarre' by OMC. I went out and searched for a copy of the song itself on a 2nd hand compilation. But I had to get a copy of the album itself... And now that I have it, I was pleasantly surprised. The best track probably is 'How Bizarre' but there's plenty of others that are essentially just as good. 'Breaking my heart' is a laid back country/hip hop fusion with some nice dobro and saxaphone playing. 'Angel in disguise' is just awesome. It's a really upbeat number with a nice chorus where Pauly Harmonises with himself and he sounds good, and there's some spirited violin work on the track too, plus don't pass over it's melody. 'Lingo with the gringo' is an ambient groove that combines a haunting piano riff with an electronic buzz-y sound and a really groovy beat. The chorus is really catchy. 'Land of plenty' is really traditional, and again very melodic. That's four cracking songs in a row! Another favourite of mine was 'Pours out your eyes', another 70's-ish ballad with tasteful violin playing, but the best it is probably the acoustic guitar riff that drives the song. There are also some really fun tracks, like 'Right On', 'She loves Italian' and 'On the run'. In the liner notes Pauly thanks the musicians who worked on the album, who's contributions made it stand out from the crowd. I certainly agree. Zina sings backing vocals on the song 'How Bizarre' and must say she really know how to lay down a groove! Her vocals were the main hook to that track, and it's a shame we probably wont hear more of her. Anyway, great album.

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