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| Ultimate Collection | 
 enlarge | Artist: The Fixx
Label: Mca
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
Buy New: $10.11
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (24 reviews)
Sales Rank: 3831
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 112117
UPC: 008811211721
EAN: 0008811211721
ASIN: B00002MYYB
Release Date: November 9, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Stand or Fall - The Fixx, Barrett, Carlton "C | | • | Red Skies - The Fixx, Barrett, Carlton "C | | • | Lost Planes - The Fixx, Curnin, Cy | | • | Some People - The Fixx, Curnin, Cy | | • | Saved by Zero - The Fixx, Agiesta, Lou | | • | One Thing Leads to Another - The Fixx, Agius, Alfie | | • | The Sign of Fire - The Fixx, Agiesta, Lou | | • | Going Overboard - The Fixx, Curnin, Cy | | • | Deeper and Deeper - The Fixx, Curnin, Cy | | • | Are We Ourselves? - The Fixx, Brown, Dan K. | | • | Sunshine in the Shade - The Fixx, Brown, Dan K. | | • | Less Cities, More Moving People - The Fixx, Brown, Dan K. | | • | A Letter to Both Sides - The Fixx, Brown, Dan K. | | • | Secret Separation - The Fixx, Brown, Dan K. | | • | Built for the Future - The Fixx, Curnin, Cy | | • | Driven Out - The Fixx, Curnin, Cy | | • | How Much Is Enough? - The Fixx, Curnin, Cy | | • | Less Cities, More Moving People | | • | No One Has To Cry |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Long before the idiom "talk to the hand" entered public discourse, Cy Curnin was singing to his, a melodramatic tic that made Fixx videos and live shows seem pretentious, or at least odd. But beyond their frontman's Bowie affectations, the Fixx showed a consistent pop sensibility that earned them a loyal fan base in the United States, despite little success in their native England. And while early collaborations with producer Rupert Hines may have yielded their best work ("Stand or Fall," "One Thing Leads to Another," "Red Skies," "Saved By Zero"), this generous collection shows the band was capable of cooking up hooks throughout its decade-long run. --Bill Forman
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| Customer Reviews: Read 19 more reviews...
 The Fixx Fann November 25, 2008
I so dig The Fixx, I'll take the opinions of the previous reveiwers into consideration. Although, I probably have every piece of music The Fixx has ever done, I'll purchase this CD, can't have enough Fixx, at least....I can't!
Thank You!
finally September 27, 2008
Finally, a Fixx collection that has the album versions instead of "live versions" of several hits. I can remember seeing them open for Flock of Seagulls in the summer of 1983. Their videos were all over MTV '83-86.
The Synth-Pop Band That's Not Synth-Pop June 26, 2008
The Fixx's ULTIMATE COLLECTION is the ultimate anthology by the one 80s MTV band that actually got critical praise along with its commercial success. The reason the Fixx didn't get bad reviews from the press is because of several differences between them and their peers. For one, guitarist Jamie West-Oram's guitar was one of the dominant instruments in this band, rather than the synthesizers which dominated such groups as the Human League, making the Fixx sound a lot like Roxy Music crossed with the Steve Miller Band and Fleetwood Mac. For another, the band's lyrics often discussed serious issues, such as nuclear war, abuse of technology and science, and divisions between people, the latter two of which inspired me to try out Eastern diet ideas, as well as to walk more instead of relying on Arab oil all the time for a ride, eventually resulting in the college-aged female lifeguard at the swimming pool I attended thinking I was cute. Where as a Human League shirt might get you nominated for TLC's WHAT NOT TO WEAR these days, the Fixx still sound contemporary today because the issues they discuss can still have relevance as the Bush era draws to a close. Overall, while the Fixx certainly use their share of synths, they're not really a synth-pop group.
 Not bad March 10, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Nice overview. Really bought this CD for a couple of songs only.
Some good stuff on it and some dull things too.
Fixx Fix October 5, 2007
Has all the tracks I was looking for, and a few other (mediocre) ones as well.... Kind of, a bonus.(?) Overall excellent though!
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