Zero 7 - The Garden
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Free Music Notes for The Garden
Free Music Review: Still Zero 7, Still Amazing
Hit: 4 Stars
After two fantastic, well received albums of trance-inducing British rock/soul; Zero 7 alter their style slightly and experiment with mood and texture on this third outing, with excellent results. For fans of the two previous releases, you should expect much more variation and diversity on "The Garden", breaking up the tone a bit more....the album feels more up-tempo and aggressive and less melacholy and sedate than either "Simple Things" or the now classic "When It Falls".
Whether the shift in style is an improvement or not is debatable; I found it a bit difficult to get used to, but quickly grew to enjoy the album immenseley. The main difference is a bit more energetic, upbeat approach to songwriting, which is not necessarily a bad thing. It's good to see this band growing and experimenting while stretching their creativity a bit more than they used to, and they do still have that undefinable, moody feel that makes Zero 7 unique, with retro guitar vibes and washes of Mellotron and synth...it's just a bit different and more varied in content and direction than the band's previous output. Recommended!
Free Music Review: more seven than a zero
Hit: 4 Stars
Every album is a very pleasant surprise ! This one is of a melow variety !Free Music Review: I really dig Zero 7
Hit: 5 Stars
The band, their music and art have found a great new, welcome home in our collection. I'm glad I was turned onto this band. Great for downtempo and coolin' out. Free Music Review: Different, yes, but excellent nonetheless...
Hit: 5 Stars
I began to listen to Zero 7 around the same time that this album was released, but held off until I was able to assimilate and process their earlier releases. Clearly the band has evolved into something more complex and dynamic, while trending towards a style which put off many of its early listeners. When subjectively measured against Zero 7's previous album, this release can come off as a rude departure from their old styles. However, if objectively analyzed by its own merits, this CD easily holds up to the musical quality of Zero 7's previous releases.
Songs like "Throw It All Away" and "This Fine Social Scene" exemplify the versatility of the band and will, most likely, provide a glimpse of future albums in a style more refined and cohesive than previously explored.
Free Music Review: My review of The Garden
Hit: 3 Stars
Never really was a huge fan of Zero 7 especially when they first came out with the song "Destiny". I did though like their second cd "When It Falls". A few years ago I was in to chill out music but now I am not so much in to the genre anymore. When I saw "The Garden" at my local library I thought I would check it out. "The Garden" shares the same warm vibe that "When it Falls" possesses. The music is nice to listen to on a weekend morning with a cup of coffee and the morning paper. Unfortunately I just couldn't really get into the cd. I especially wasn't big on the more groove laden tracks like "This Fine Social Scene" and "Crosses". Not a huge fan of the cowbell and it really got on my nerves in the song "Crosses". It makes me think of the old Blue Oyster Cult song "Don't Fear the Reaper". The instrumental tracks were far more interesting because they weren't bogged down by such boring vocals from everyone who contributed to the album. I wish I was able to get into this album like I did with the last Zero 7 cd but I just can't. Too boring and lifeless which is what chill out music has become.