REVIEW: Go West, Aces and Kings, Best Of
- Bob Gajarsky
Go West have a sound that seems as if you've heard it a hundred times before, while still retaining a touch of originality. In the wake of the holiday season, Aces and Kings: The Best of Go West has been issued.
This crafted pop disc highlights their three album, ten-year career. The standard track selection for a greatest hits album usually includes all a group's hits, a couple remixes of hits, a couple hard-to-get tracks, and a brand new song. Aces and Kings successfully follows this formula to the letter.
All of their American singles, from remixes of "We Close Our Eyes" and "Call Me", to recent hits "What You Won't Do For Love", "Faithful" and "King of Wishful Thinking" are included on this 17 song compilation.
Two songs not on any previous Go West albums appear here; "One Way Street" from the soundtrack to Rocky IV and "Never Let Them See You Sweat", from "White Men Can't Jump".
Unfortunately, the new single appearing on here is a cover of the classic "Tracks of My Tears". The Go West take on this song is a bit weak, and leaves the listener yearning for the heartfelt power of the original.
Which tracks *could* have been included? Only one U.K. single, "True Colours" (peak position: #48) is omitted from the compilation. Given the length of the album (more than 78 minutes), this omission is quite excusable.
While not breaking any new ground, Go West continue to produce quality pop songs. Overall, anyone familiar with the feel-good sound of Go West's bigger American hits ("King...", "Faithful") will enjoy this album.
