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Light at the End of the World
by Mute U.S.
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Publisher: Mute U.S.
Recorded in Autumn 2006 in a converted home studio in Maine, LIGHT AT THE END OF THE WORLD is ERASURE'S return to pop form after 2006's critically-acclaimed acoustic album, UNION STREET. Features the single, "I Could Fall In Love With You". Andy Bell declares: "This album is to show people that our pop isn't finished... it's saying we can still do it, we can still write great songs".
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| Same Stage--Different Lighting |
| Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 |
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Long time Erasure fan straight from the 80's. I have collected and collected. I have gone out of my way to get import singles before internet purchasing was an option. Erasure is my favorite. They are the only repeat artists in my collection, so it was with saddened heart for me that when I listened to this I heard all my favorite music with completely different words. Some say masterful. I say Huey Lewis and the News on this one. Sorry.
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| There is light at the end of the world |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I don't know why I waited so long to get the latest Erasure album LIGHT AT THE END OF THE WORLD since I am such a huge fan of the synthpop group. I am glad I finally got it. LIGHT AT THE END OF THE WORLD is classic Erasure all the way with the group's infectious melodies and earnest lyrics. The album is just under 40 minutes long but it is 39 minutes of synthpop bliss. The lyrics on this album reflects the break up between Andy and his partner, a relationship that lasted for nearly twenty years. Despite the tone of the subject matter, the songs are surprisingly upbeat beat-wise as well as lyrically. There is no bitterness or rancor. One of my personal favorite songs on the album is "Sunday Girl". The addictively catchy melodies makes it hard for me to listen to the song just once. The rest of the album is a lot of fun to listen to. I have to admit I had to listen to the album a few times before the music really sunk into my head. Overall great album.
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| More of the same from Erasure |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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And that is a good thing! Very similar sound to Nightbird, and, in fact, I think anyone that liked that popular release will like this also. Sunday Girl, Glass Angel, I Could Fall in Love With You, and When a Lover Leaves you are my favorite songs here. However, there are no weak tracks on this album, all ten songs are excellent.
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| Another Solid One For Erasure |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Fully eight months after the release of LATEOTW, I have to conclude this is one of Erasure's best - right up there with the likes of "Cowboy", "The Innocents" and "Chorus". It is even better than 2005's well regarded "Nightbird". That I didn't recognize this earlier is no surprise. For a band as venerable and prolific as Erasure, each new release must compete for the affections of its fans with a dozen others that over the years, have reached legendary status.
Initially turned off by the first few tracks (the overly upbeat "Sucker For Love" and second single "Sunday Girl"), I found many of the remaining songs and competent remixes from the Storm Chaser EP to be a brilliant return to form after repeated listenings. Although no song here moves me quite like "Fingers and Thumbs" or "First Contact", I feel I have finally seen (as it were) the light.
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| MY 1,000th REVIEW! WHEE!!! |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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Andy Bell and Vince Clarke, better known as Erasure, were pretty much dominating the synth pop/new wave music that made the 1980s. Not much was heard from them after that decade, however; in fact, the only headline that was really made was that Andy was HIV-positive. But that still didn't stop the duo from making another good album, 2005's Nightbird. And the goodness continues with this album, Light at the End of the World.
Erasure hasn't really changed their style, so this album may not appeal to many listeners outside of the club scene. But I can still point out some great tracks, like "When a Lover Leaves You", "Golden Heart", and "Fly Away". Songs with a message also impress, like when Andy tackles the topic of his dysfunctional family on "Storm in a Teacup"; and while lost-girl-that-needs-to-be-saved songs usually sound clichéd, "Sunday Girl" actually doesn't sound half-bad.
Another good song is "How My Eyes Adore You", which rides a hip-hop-inspired beat. In fact, the only thing that struck me as odd is that "Darlene" is a love song to a woman, and I don't understand why an openly gay man would be doing that (even though Andy never says "she" or "her", I don't think it's about a man because I don't know of any men named Darlene). But Light at the End of the World still shows that there continues to be bright skies ahead in Erasure's future.
Anthony Rupert
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Sunday Girl
I Could Fall In Love With You
Sucker For Love
Storm In A Teacup
Fly Away
Golden Heart
How My Eyes Adore You
Darlene
When A Lover Leaves You
Glass Angel
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