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HeRunsAway Senior Member Posts: 264 |
posted August 04, 2002 11:12 AM
  
Originally written off as a nonthreatening rejoinder to Jeff Buckley, Duncan Sheik has quietly redeemed himself since his self-titled 1996 debut. Trading in the airy detachment of previous releases for a more immediate sound, the New York singer-songwriter's fourth album fizzes with electronics, distortion, and a newfound pop sensibility. Producer Patrick Leonard (Madonna, Jewel, Elton John) keeps things bright and breezy, forcefully shaking Sheik's predisposition for Nick Drake-style moodiness on wonderfully optimistic numbers like "On a High" and "Start Again." But the most surprising twist comes from "On Her Mind," cowritten with Mick Jones of Foreigner, a track that fully dramatizes Sheik's desire to breathe new life into his folk-rock roots. --Aidin Vaziri ----
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BryterLayter77 Senior Member Posts: 640 |
posted August 04, 2002 01:58 PM
I can't really say that Aidin Vaziri was taking digs at "Humming" or "Phantom Moon," since Vaziri said that Duncan has "quietly redeemed himself since his self-titled 1996 debut." What has Duncan done exactly to redeem himself since 1996? He recorded "Humming" and "Phantom Moon," not that Duncan needed to "redeem" himself to begin with. If anything, Vaziri's dig was aimed at the debut CD. In my view, I don't think Vaziri was saying that the "airy detachment" and "Nick Drake-style moodiness" that characterized Duncan's previous releases were bad things. Instead, I think Vaziri used those descriptions as a way to contrast the songs on "Daylight" with Duncan's previously recorded material. Richard IP: Logged |
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