Mycenius Posted January 19, 2004 Posted January 19, 2004 Boris, To answer your question from the Female Vocal Recommendations thread - I like it! It's distinctly different to "Playing My Game"; it still has her wonderful voice, but has a more polished or professional air to it. PMG always makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck, not in a scary freaky way, but in that 'someone running their finger down your spine' kinda way... There is a lot of emotion in PMG, and there's a magnetic quality how it has just the right mix of folk, rock, pop, and raw talent versus perfection. PMG is, IMO, a very subtly powerful album emotionally. "Another Day" has perhaps more emphasis on the 'perfection' or 'polish' of the presentation - that's not necessarily a bad thing, and it is a wonderful album to listen to (but it doesn’t quite have that same depth of feeling that PMG does). However Lene's voice is as magnificent as previously, but perhaps a little more restrained than PMG. Musically I think it has a more professional sound to it, but with glimpses of that raw fresh sound on PMG. It's a great album, but with more emphasis on that quality, that polish/perfection perhaps rather than raw emotion. I like it and have even bought the Music Video DVD of the album (got it for $27.95 at PlanetJack IIRC). To sum up, like many artist's "second album's" I do feel there's a sense of needing to sound professional to justify the faith of the fans, etc, who made the first album a success, and hence an unconcious restraint to ensure the quality. BUT it's not as pronounced as with other artists and it's still a very good album with it's own sound. I suspect it may grow on me more with a couple more listens! If I had to rate the two albums I would give "Playing My Game" 5 out of 5 Stars, and "Another Day" 4 out of 5 Stars (possibly increasing to 4.5 with some more listening). Two great albums by a great female musician & vocalist that I would recommend to all. If you really liked Lene on PMG, you really have to have this album. M. :cool:
Boris1553552671 Posted January 21, 2004 Posted January 21, 2004 Thanks mycenius, your 'review' should be transferred to the music review section. Purchased at lunchtime, only heard a couple of tracks in the car (pitty I don't live in Auckland, could have listened to the whole album twice on the way back to work ). Gotta love her voice - fantastic.
Mycenius Posted January 22, 2004 Author Posted January 22, 2004 Originally posted by Boris Thanks mycenius, your 'review' should be transferred to the music review section. It's probably a bit rough for that Boris... Would need a bit of a rewrite and some fleshing out! :eek: Probably not really up to standard... M.
Recommended Posts