21-04-2012, 05:08
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FLORENCE & THE MACHINE "lungs" cd,2010.
i dunno...they call Florence "alternative"???, i dont, i call her "pop",,whatever...its bloody good!
i got this one within a week of first hearing the track "dog days are over" on the radio as a new release....that song had sonething about it, not sure what it was though, could have been the brooding lyrics, the the ethereal at times vocals,the great hard hitting chorus beats...or maybe a combination of all the above...not sure, but it struck a chord with me and i wasnt dissapointed with anything on here.
right from the opening track (dog days..) through to the end of the final track "youve got the love", which is Dani's favourite one on here by the way...
it has qualities that few albums manage to achieve fully, the last artist to do that for me is/was Adele, and like Adele's "21" and to a lesser extent "19", this one will go down as one of the great albums of this decade(along with her latest "ceremonials" album)...
the songs are emotive,sometimes hard hitting in their subject matter,the beats are superb,as is the overall production, and Florence's vocals ebb and flow through deep soft tones through to strong powerful sometimes angst ridden cries...this is how i imagine someone like Kate Bush might sound if she was doing these songs...
all up a very very fine album of modern pop without the bullsh#t pretentiousness that seems to encapsulates modern modern music!
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
worst track: blinding
best track: kiss with a fist
tracks:
1. dog days are over ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrYnggjTJfk&ob=av2n live
2. rabbit heart ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHNGW1F63mM live
3. im not calling you a liar ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4iseF_FBn8 audio
4. howl **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SLoOzTMjC8&ob=av2n live
5. kiss with a fist ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNOLZtJGoNk live
6. girl with one eye ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI04um2LDp8&ob=av2n live
7. drumming song **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAYbVkSVKZY live
8. between two lungs **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MIPmTe2pSo live
9. cosmic love **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gMq3hRLDD0 live
10.my boy builds coffins **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAs0xcSKvqs audio
11.hurricane drunk **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFXOUmNW_aY live
12.blinding **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da6bBKLPEGg audio
13.youve got the love ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwkT5HAwf_E live
3s=6
2s=7
1s=0
rating: 2.4
“Sgt Pepper did its thing it was the album of the decade, maybe the Century.
It was innovative with great songs, I’m glad I was on it but the ‘White’ album ended up a better album for me.” Ringo Starr
It was innovative with great songs, I’m glad I was on it but the ‘White’ album ended up a better album for me.” Ringo Starr