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Post by unomusette on Mar 14, 2015 21:50:14 GMT
Wow, thanks for the really detailed review, Helmut, and for forcing yourself to keep listening right through despite it not being your kind of music. You deserve a medal! I knew this would appeal more to some forumites than others but I appreciate that you found some nice things to say, not to mention the non-appearance of the chainsaw,yay!
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Post by jrmugz on Mar 15, 2015 2:25:35 GMT
OK unomusette, here is my review of The Music "Strength in Numbers" CD.
01. "Strength in Numbers" – Enganging modern rock song. Immediately engaging. Good singer. Like the chorus. Interesting accent.
02. "The Spike" – Nice dreamy funk song.
03. "Drugs" - Continues in the same vein (pardon the pun) as the last song, but a little bit better than the last one.
04. "Idle" - OK vocals, but doesn't keep the interest for me as well as the previous ones.
05. "The Leftside" – Sounds like a slight nod to the Bono vocal style? OK song. Chorus very 80s rock, reminds me of Starship.
06. "Fire" – Burn baby burn, very cool guitar riff, sounds like someone who emulates Grace Slick on vocals. Like this one.
07. "Get Through It" – Starts out with good potential, but when the dust clears it doesn't break a lot of new ground, sounds kind of like going through the motions.
08. "Vision" – Pretty good pop song.
09. "The Last One" – However we describe this one, I like it. Love the "You're all that really matters..." part.
10. "No Weapon Sharper than Will" – Continues the flow good, seems they need to start breaking some new ground or adding a ballad about now.
11. "Cold Blooded" – Nice techno tune, love the funky electric guitar part. Very cool tune, very engaging. Like the chorus a lot.
12. "Inconceivable Odds" - Nice change of pace. A long overdue acoustic ballad song.
13. "Bleed From Within" – Can't say this one does a lot for me. 14. "Getaway" – Nice inspired ending to a fairly strong and engaging album.
Star Rating: 4 out of 5 Prime Cuts: "Fire", "The Last One", "Cold Blooded", "Inconceivable Odds" Bottom Line: Nice energetic dance-beat rock from a tight-sounding band with great soulful singing.
Seems like no matter what my take on what song, its a really great CD to have on to provide an intriguing soundscape.
Thanks for opening me and some others up to a great band we never heard of before, Uno! I'm sure I'll be checking this one out some more!
Jim
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Post by Helmut83 on Mar 15, 2015 15:49:14 GMT
Wow, thanks for the really detailed review, Helmut, and for forcing yourself to keep listening right through despite it not being your kind of music. You deserve a medal! I knew this would appeal more to some forumites than others but I appreciate that you found some nice things to say, not to mention the non-appearance of the chainsaw,yay! I knew you wouldn't take offense by me critizicing harshly some songs, and I'm glad about it. Others could feel it like an aggression or something, but I feel my possitive reviews only have some meaning if in the case I dislike a song I say it clearly. In other words, it's honesty. And yeah, Bob Seger's album was much more my type of music.
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Post by queenofthehours on Mar 15, 2015 19:16:49 GMT
1. Strength in Numbers – Reminds me a little of the Stone Roses/Happy Mondays and that’s a good thing! Britpop done in a modern way. I like this track very much.
2. The Spike – Another good track. You don’t hear stuff like this in the charts now.
3. Drugs – What do you call this? Indie dance? It’s like going back in time to the better days of music. I love the way the song blends together.
4. Idle – Electronic sounds give a modern sound to this.
5. The Leftside – Less Britpop more trip hop here. This track reminds me of something else but I can’t put my finger on it.
6. Fire – I like the intro, the guitar and drums. But it does stay the same throughout I feel.
7. Get Through It – Another good track. This really is a Britpop dance album!
8. Vision – Reminds me a little of New Order when they made an early 00s comeback.
9. The Last One – Again this reminds me of New Order's comeback, at least with the music.
10. No Weapon Sharper than Will – This one I’m sure would do well in the charts today but sadly good music seems to be missing from them lately.
11. Cold Blooded – Maybe the track I like least. Doesn’t seem as good as the others but I couldn’t say why.
12. Inconceivable Odds – Reminds me of an Oasis song from their peak. Very nice. I like the tambourine and acoustic guitar. Another favourite on the album.
13. Bleed From Within – I like the drums on this track.
14. Getaway – Great track but not a favourite. At first I didn’t think I knew the band but then I remembered – they’re the band from Kippax! I remember hearing them played a lot on Mark Radcliffe’s radio shows. They stood out because a lot of the bands back then were northern but usually came from Manchester. The Music was a proper northern band; a bit of a late period Britpop band. I remember their music was quite popular in the early 00s and that they were famous for being so young. Hearing this album has been a nice change from the current style of music about these days as it harks back to the post Britpop days before music lost it’s way with X Factor wannabes.
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Post by unomusette on Mar 15, 2015 23:36:58 GMT
I'm really very chuffed at the last two reviews, because I didn't think this album would appeal much to either of you. Instead of that you have both amazed me by finding positive angles - thank you! (and I can promise Jim that further investigation will prove fruitful )
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