VNV Nation - Matter + Form
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Artist: VNV NationEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-04-12
Music Label: Metropolis Records
Soundtracks:
- Intro
- Chrome
- Arena
- Colours Of Rain
- Strata
- Interceptor
- Entropy
- Endless Skies
- Homeward
- Lightwave
- Perpetual
Free Music Notes for Matter + Form
Free Music Review: Bland.
Hit: 2 Stars
All the drama around its release aside -- the presence of real-sounding drums, the full-blown synthpop, etc. -- this album doesn't have any standout tracks at all. "Chrome" was OK the first time I listened to it, but its gotten worse with every listen; the lyrics are mediocre, the synths are bad, and the bridge is a full minute (of a song that's only 4:41!) of a simple beat with an annoying melody over top. "Arena" is about 2 minutes too long, and it just meanders through the same happy drivel over and over and over again. "Colours of Rain" is boring. "Strata" and "Interceptor" are quasi-hard-trance but (again) without direction. "Entropy" is the "aggressive" track, but with a recycled melody from a thousand uninspired club songs that would sound better in a video game without the intro or any lyrics. "Endless Skies" has the distinction of being long AND slow AND boring all at once, and poorly sung to boot! (Seriously, I don't know what's up with Ronan's voice here. It's terrible.) "Homeward" is the closest thing this album has to a real gem, and quite possibly what's saving this from one star -- it's slow, but progressive and focused. As for "Lightwave" and "Perpetual," well, "Lightwave" is just "Strata" and "Interceptor" all over again, except in one track, while "Perpetual" is the 8-minute version of "Arena," except only slightly less happy.
I used to think that VNV's new album, "Judgement," was their worst, but some of those songs grew on me. This, however, is relegated to the dumpster of my collection. I might polish it off to listen to "Homeward" every now and again, but aside from that, I don't listen to it.
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