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Post by coolbarn on Mar 29, 2016 10:21:41 GMT -5
I'm all for a bit of cheese (to have with my whine) on my albums, but to be critical there probably is a bit too much of it on Paper Gods at the expense of champagne. For every What Are The Chances, The Universe Alone, and Pressure Off unfortunately there is a Danceophobia, Last Night In The City, and Change The Skyline. Even Sunset Garage, in itself a pretty decent sort of song without being outstanding, has that Motown 70s vibe which as my good mate Aftertherain says sounds like Duran Duran all dressed up in tuxedos doing synchronised dance moves as a gimmick ala the band Human Nature. That's the inherent risk of doing an album incorporating such a wide array of genres and styles. It doesn't sound overly cohesive; more like a collection of songs rather than an album as such. That's what I loved about All You Need Is Now. Like Rio it had plenty of killer tracks, but even the decent without being outstanding efforts like Leave A Light On and the title track sounded very much like they belonged on the record. AYNIN was cohesive. It was just Mark Ronson and his vision. Whereas Paper Gods is not only Ronson's vision, but also Nile Rodger's vision, and Ben Hudson's vision. And let's be honest - when it comes to vision Ben Hudson certainly doesn't have the eyesight that Mark Ronson and Nile Rodgers have So Paper Gods is more of a collection of Pop songs rather than being a great pop album. Some hit the mark but some don't. But for JT to honestly believe that it deserves a Grammy nomination, then I have to think that the boys are probably very proud of, but slightly over-rating this new baby of theirs.
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Post by davidbrouwer on Sept 16, 2016 12:14:07 GMT -5
Very cool Dutch band, love the coherence between synth and bass.
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