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ALPHA
COME FROM HEAVEN |
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| Average Rating: 9.07 |
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Woah.
by alper ANKARA Turkey
Reviewed on January 16th, 2002
No, seriously- woah. A friend of mine listened to this CD and said, "this is like taking too much codeine." Doing that is not recommended. Buying this album is. If Burt Bacharach and Beth Gibbons got together, I'm sure this would be their lovechild."Come From Heaven" is truly the perfect synthesis of '60's pop and downtempo music. The vocals of Barnard, White, and Stubbs (ESPECIALLY Stubbs) are exquisite. Every song blends into one another, creating a lasting experience for the entire album, rather than just focusing on songs. The other band that seems to do this so well is Massive Attack (ironically, Alpha is on Massive's label, Melonkolic). Each track has the capability of whisking the listener away into some faraway place, never to return. And at an average of five to six minutes a track, you'll be in "Heaven" a long time. The two shortcomings of this CD, as I see them, are song structure and depth. The atypical structure (read: practically nonexistent) of the songs is at first refreshing, but can get a little on the disappointing side toward the end of the CD (expecially once you realize that track 3 and the last track, two of the CD's best songs, use the same melody). While the CD soars on its lush orchestrations and uplifting vocals, when they are in the downtime of their songs, just repeating the same sample over and over again, Alpha's beautiful armor wears thin. More like an 8.5 out of 10, and an essential CD to any music fan's collection.
More "Come from Heaven" reviews:
[2004-05-18] Looking for the song from "My Life Without Me?" (4)
[2004-04-20] Looking for the song at the end of "My life without me?" (8)
[2002-12-24] WOW (10)
[2002-02-18] Music from heaven? (10)
[2002-01-16] Woah. (8)
[2002-01-07] great!! this music definitely must have come from heaven!!! (8)
[2001-11-30] Floating, soaring, and sex. (10)
[2001-05-16] Best make-out album ever? (8)
[2001-04-14] This is great headphones music! (10)
[2001-04-03] Caramel coated, cinnamon scented (10)
[2001-03-01] an ethereal album to breathe (10)
[2000-11-25] Scrumptious (8)
[2000-11-13] Smoky Moods (10)
[2000-07-13] Who were these guys? (10)
[2000-05-17] very nice (8)
[2000-05-09] Sublime (10)
[2000-03-22] narcotic (10)
[1999-10-02] Now My Heart Is Full (10)
[1999-10-02] awesome disc (10)
[1999-10-02] soak your heart (10)
[1999-09-18] moving, moodful music (8)
[1999-07-28] peau-teee-full !!! (10)
[1999-07-09] There is no other (10)
[1998-12-14] Massive Attack meets Air (8)
[1998-09-12] Best trip-hop album of 97 (10)
[1998-07-08] wonderful, trippy porn music (8)
[1998-06-16] A lounge variant on the Trip-Hop genre. (8)
[1998-05-27] BURT BACHARACH MEETS EURO/SYNTH/AMBIENT! (10)
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