Stegzy's Music Project

A commentary on Stegzy's album collection

Left of the Middle – Natalie Imbruglia [#668]

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That actor from Neighbours jumps on the “Actors from Neighbours who want a pop career” wagon and releases an angsty “men are utter shits” album.

Not entirely sure why I have this as it’s not really my usual fayre but that said there are some catchy tunes that capture the late 90s zeitgeist here.

From Torn (a bitter ballad describing the emotional fallout from the realisation that the man the singer fell for turned out to be the asshole) to Big Mistake (where perhaps the same guy comes back) the album covers a whole load of relationship complications. No mean feat for a 22 year olds first album.

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Go: Music from the Motion Picture – Various Artists [#529]

Go_1999_filmGo is one of those films that tried to capture the zeitgeist of the innovation created by Tarrantino’s Pulp Fiction. Three entwined stories about young people involved in a drugs deal.
While not a fan of the movie as such, I appreciate the stylistic  90’s celluloid portmanteau vibe, but I did like the soundtrack. Not only does Len’s enigmatic Steal My Sunshine feature, but so does Natalie Imbruglia, Fat Boy Slim’s Gangster Tripping  and Air’s Talisman (from their album Moon Safari) which, although mostly used to death in “teen” films of the time, do still get the toes-a-tapping.

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Glorious: The Singles 97-07 – Natalie Imbruglia [#528]

Natalie_Imbruglia_-_Glorious_The_Singles_1997-2007Bitter sentiments from ex-Neighbours star and friend of Jason and Kylie, Natalie Imbruglia. An inherited album from the first marriage’s joint collection so it holds no special sentiment for me.

Imbruglia does the uplifting music to bitter lyrics thing quite well and I do like one or two of the songs from this album. Again, not an album I would usually either openly admit to owning or buy but some good tunes.

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