- Audio CD
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: ATOA
- ASIN: B0002JELRC
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 256,998 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Transient |
| 2. Pants |
| 3. Tunnel Vision |
| 4. Lost |
| 5. You Lot |
| 6. Bath Time |
| 7. Acid Pants |
| 8. Easy Serv |
| 9. One Perfect Sunrise |
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I'll keep it simple; there are few (if any) electronic bands that have been at the top of their game as long as Orbital, and have decided to close the curtains on their career after 15 glorious years with the excellent Blue Album.
As with every Orbital album though, there is the odd clanger (Bath Time, Easy Serv), but the good FAR outweighs the bad on the Blue Album, with the highlights including the paranoid 4/4 acid frenzy of 'Acid Pants', the classic-Orbital-sounding energy of 'You Lot' (featuring a marvellous philosophical rant courtesy of Chris Eccleston), the 6/8 classical splendour of album opener 'Transient', the lazy 'In Sides-esque' head music wonder of 'Lost', and the mother of all album enders with 'One Perfect Sunrise', which comes second only to the Brown Album's epic 'Halcyon'.
Overall, the Blue Album has a real 'thank god its all over' feel, which is understandable given the problems Phil & Paul had with London records had during the making of The Middle Of Nowhere and The Altogether, but this is not a bad thing, as the music is upbeat and really accessable. One of the great things about Orbital through the years is that they rarely sound like anyone else (except the odd New Order-ism, and other parts that remind you of Sasha, Something of a Paradox and FC Kahuna).
Save the two bum tracks, this album is as good as In Sides or The Brown Album. I really hope they will be back, but i'm also happy that they are leaving the dance/electro scene wth a quality album considering they have been a part of it for so long, when the usual case for a dying band is 'death by repetition'. Phil & Paul, We wish you well.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
As a fan of Orbital from the 'Green' album to this, their final album as a duet, I was, to be quite honest, not expecting much. Over the past 2 albums, I felt that the Hartnoll's seemed to lose their way and focus on creating new sounds and experimenting with techniques... I was very pleasantly surprised! The Blue album is a total return to the stunning form of the boys' green and brown album. Sections of the backing tune to 'Acid Pants' is eerily reminiscent of 'Impact' and 'Lush (Euro Tunnel Disaster)' from the Brown album. The final track, 'One Perfect Sunrise', featuring Lisa Gerrard is a cross-genre collaboration that simply blew me away.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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So, here it is, the lads last album. It's a bit of a "thank you" to the fans kind of deal. They have produced a great album with a return to their early sound but still retaining their perfected production values, sort of a refined rawness if you will. It's just ace really! Hints of their previous best bits but still with their own original flair. It's sad to think this is their last album together. I have enjoyed all of their work, even their recent, less highly regarded albums have still had many tracks/elements that made them worth listening to again and again, especially when compared to some of the dross churned out at the moment. I guess that's the trouble with being dance/rave pioneers. They created their own unique style, perfected/refined it, but then when they had near perfected it people complained they weren't as original as in the early days of rave/dance/electronica. I am sure their future solo projects will always have a hint of ORBITAL, however each brother ends up developing individually. Still, I will miss eagerly waiting for their next album. So long lads! [...]
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unimaginative, but getting a little closer to form
Orbital were born out that early 1990s trance boom, along with FSOL, Banco de Gaia, Moby, Underworld.... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. F. M. Havicon
Marvellous Album, I lurve it!
This album is one of my favourites, some of the tracks have a spacy, out of this world vibe to them while the last track is a superb chill out tune and is perfect when played in... Read more
Published on 8 May 2009 by Flowerpotfaerie
Not the very best Album but still very good
This was Orbital's last Album and, to my mind, a much stronger effort overall than the preceding 'Altogether'. Read more
Published on 9 Sep 2008 by MR R M BOX
brilliant but not to everyones tastes
what can i say. I personally found this album brilliant, but I can see why it won't appeal to the more 'diehard' Orbital I/II fans out there.
But anyway... Read more
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Published on 15 May 2008 by mookster
There's a reason you haven't heard of their final album...
...It's because it's a joke. Less than nothing.
Not one decent track. Very, very, sad coda to there career. A rip-off of their loyal fans.
Shameful.
Not one decent track. Very, very, sad coda to there career. A rip-off of their loyal fans.
Shameful.
Published on 22 Dec 2007 by Ben Dover
Orbital Bue Album
Oh dear orbital whats going on with this terrible, terible CD I can not even believe these are the same people who brought us Insides (very good), their yellow/lime green album... Read more
Published on 20 May 2006 by Mark J. Skinner
pretty poor
This album has litle variation in the tracks; which are of inferior quality when compared with previous orbital tunes, stick with their earlier stuff unless you are a diehard fan.
Published on 9 April 2005
More than worth buying for "one perfect sunrise"
I've always found orbital albums a mixed bag, some absolutely brilliant stuff mixed in with some pretty mediocre tracks, and this was no exception. But who cares? Read more
Published on 14 Oct 2004 by Lloobee
Worth buying for one perfect sunrise
Slightly dissappointing album, compared to In sides or Snivilisation, but still pretty good. Has 3 absolutely brilliant tracks though - "Tunnel Vision" and "Lost" - very moody... Read more
Published on 14 Oct 2004
Good, but nowhere near Orbital's best
The main reason I bought this album was because I like Orbital; the fact that it was being touted as the Hartnoll brothers final album was secondary and I was eager to see if... Read more
Published on 7 Aug 2004 by Simon Ward
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