Erasure - Light at the End of the World
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Free Music Review: The most spiritual Erasure album to date
Hit: 5 Stars
I don't see how anyone can say this is a step back. Light at the End of the World, is just that...this is one of those CDs that fits its title and cover perfectly. It's out there...really out there...and it's absolutely beautiful.
This album combines the introspectiveness and maturity of Nightbird, with the main synths of Cowboy, with the blips and backing vocals of I Say X 3, with the thoughtfulness of Erasure, through the scope of Loveboat, but with the power/awareness of Chorus. Essentially, they take the best of Erasure and make one heckuva album. I think it might be their best ever....and that's saying something. It is really easy to get lost in these songs.
If you have any spiritualness within you, as I'm assuming most Erasure fans do...you WILL love this album. Just keep playing it until you love it...it does take some time as there aren't many hooks.
Sunday Girl, I Could Fall In Love With You, Storm In a Teacup, Fly Away, Be My Baby are all magnificent songs...but the two that really stand out are How My Eyes Adore You and When A Lover Leaves You. They are just like a warm blanket to make you feel cozy on a cold winter's night. There's a lot of warmth on this album. You will feel good after listening to it.
If you're looking for big huge hooks...go pop in The Innocents...if you are a true Erasure fan and love the albums I listed above then Light At the End of the World is just the album for you. If you're reading this, that must be you. This is an Erasure album for Erasure fans. I absolutely love this album.
Free Music Review: Vintage Vince and Andy - Welcome Back Erasure!
Hit: 5 Stars
I've been an Erasure fan since the beginning -- unlike many who got on board much later, I actually remember the rare Thomas the Train cover for "Oh L'Amour" -- and I have to say this is a terrific album! After the interesting but ultimately unsatisfying reinvention for "Union Street" and the equally interesting but not terribly original "Other People's Songs" -- and let's not even talk about "Loveboat", this is a much-needed return to their vintage synth-driven sound.
More upbeat and peppy than "Nightbird" (which I also loved), "Light at the End of the World" sounds like a cross between "Cowboy" and "Wild!" to me -- with a little bit of "Chorus" and "I Say I Say I Say" thrown in for good measure. "Sucker For Love" sounds like an updated version of "La Gloria", and it's even more fun. "Sunday Girl" is a perfect synthpop masterpiece. "I Could Fall In Love With You" puts me in mind of "Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me", and so it goes on with all Vince's vintage bleeps, buzzes, and knob-twiddling. By the way, if you've got quick ears, you'll also here echoes of "Always", "Treasure", "Snappy", "Crown of Thorns", and even "March On Down The Line". Listen closely! :)
It sounds like he's dusted off some of the old analog keyboards and sequencers, to great effect. Andy's vocals are in tip-top shape, only stretched a little on the deepest notes (like the notes he used to lose himself in so beautifully on "You Surround Me"). A fantastic album, and it couldn't come at a better time.
Welcome back, Erasure!
Free Music Review: Catchy, fun and irresistable!
Hit: 5 Stars
Light at the End of the World truly is a return to form for Erasure. Not that their recent, slower music was bad. After all, Nightbird was an incredible album! But Light reminds of Erasure's golden era of the early 90's. It has the pop flavor of Chorus with the fantasy and dreamy-ness of I Say I Say I Say (arguably two of their very best records). The 10 songs (or 12, depending on what version you get) are just as glossy and glittery as the album cover suggests: Irresistably colorful and incredibly well-produced.
The album opener and second single, "Sunday Girl", is the perfect way to begin this album, setting the tone for the rest. "Sucker For Love" is a delicious, high-energy romp that shows us Erasure just wants to have fun. "Storm In A Teacup" is just breathtaking and beautiful. Erasure hasn't put out a song like this since "Hideaway" from their Circus album. "Darlene" is just one of the classic Erasure mid-tempo songs, and it's definitely the most Chorus-like song on the album, reminiscent of "Joan" from that album.
Do whatever you can to get the limited edition release. The two bonus tracks are VERY good, and add a lot to the album's 10 original tracks.
This album is, in every way, a defining moment in Erasure's long and prosperous career. It truly stands proud among the great albums such as The Innocents, Chorus, I Say I Say I Say and Nightbird. Get it, listen to it over and over, love it!
Free Music Review: What's so wrong with the 'classic' label?
Hit: 5 Stars
Erasure have crafted their best album in years, possibly since Chorus in 1991. So many reviewers, professional and amateur, have written off this CD as 'classic' Erasure, scolding them for being, well, Erasure. From the opening synth call of Sunday Girl to the lift that is I Don't Know Why, this album is gloriously exciting, well-written and clever. Each song fits together intricately and while Sunday Girl, I Could Fall in Love with You (with its beautiful video) and Storm in a Teacup, first stood out for me, I keep finding new favorites as I continue listening to the CD. There are no throwaway tracks on this CD. In this age of random-play iPods, it is seldom that I listen to complete CDs in order anymore. Being able to have thousands of songs at one's disposal can make great music disappear into the electronic shuffle. This CD, however, has captured my attention in a way that no other recent pop releases have, whether by Erasure (or Andy Bell) or other artists (Pet Shop Boys, Kelly Clarkson). I will be listening to the CD for a long time. It defines Erasure today, and any obvious nods to their past sound only serve to prove that their sound is strong and enduring, unlike the "top" music of today, which I am very grateful they didn't try to emulate (hello, Robbie Williams and Madonna) just to go to the top of the charts.Free Music Review: Have fun for a change!
Hit: 5 Stars
Every 10 years Erasure produces a very good album. In 1987 it was the "Innocents" with the big top 40 hits. Then in 1997 came "Cowboy", IMHO thier best, now late in the game of pop music-2007 comes "Light" filled with danceable singalongs that still can touch my heart.
A revival of sort back to the day of glitteringly produced synth pop that your granny may tap her feet to. "Sucker for Love" really revives this almost forgotten style. They were the first openly gay band who sold really well. Now,being out, "drags" bands down.(no pun intended)
Most of the songs work really well. Andy Bell keeps it personal, sharing his trials of life. "Fly Away" makes me feel good about my own losses in life.We are all in this together.I love you after all these years, Andy!!! "Glass Angel" has an urgency that gives a dark ending to an upbeat album. I hope these guys have another great album in 2017!