or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
More Buying Choices
119 used & new from £0.01
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Available to Download Now
 
Buy the MP3 album for £3.98
  
 
 
 
Life in Slow Motion
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images

Life in Slow Motion [Enhanced]

~ David Gray
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
Price: £3.98 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

Want guaranteed delivery by Saturday, November 14? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details
50 new from £1.49 66 used from £0.01 3 collectible from £2.50
Buy the MP3 album for £3.98 at the Amazon MP3 Downloads store.

Special Offers and Product Promotions

Frequently Bought Together

Life in Slow Motion + White Ladder + A New Day at Midnight
Price For All Three: £10.94

Show availability and delivery details

  • This item: Life in Slow Motion ~ David Gray

    In stock.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
    This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

  • White Ladder ~ David Gray

    In stock.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
    This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

  • A New Day at Midnight ~ David Gray

    In stock.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
    This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

A New Day at Midnight

A New Day at Midnight

~ David Gray
4.0 out of 5 stars (45)  £3.98
White Ladder

White Ladder

~ David Gray
4.5 out of 5 stars (151)  £2.98
A Century Ends

A Century Ends

~ David Gray
4.9 out of 5 stars (9)  £4.98
Lost Songs 95-98

Lost Songs 95-98

~ David Gray
4.8 out of 5 stars (36)  £5.08
Sell Sell Sell

Sell Sell Sell

~ David Gray
4.4 out of 5 stars (9)  £6.48
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Audio CD (12 Sep 2005)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Enhanced
  • Label: Atlantic
  • ASIN: B000A3OWP6
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,113 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links

  (What is this?)
   David Gray - New UK Tour opens new browser window
viagogo.co.uk/David-Gray-Tickets  -  Tickets on sale now at viagogo! All Concert Tickets 100% Guaranteed 
   David Gray December Tour opens new browser window
ticketstarter.co.uk/david-gray  -  Concerts of David Gray in December Buy your David Gray Tickets 
   Buy David Gray Tix In UK opens new browser window
www.SeatWave.com/David-Gray-Tickets  -  David Gray Musical Tickets Sale UK 100's Of Gigs! 100% Genuine Tickets 
  
 

Listen to Samples and Buy MP3s

Songs from this album are available to purchase as MP3s. Click on "Buy MP3" or view the MP3 Album.

Samples
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Alibi 4:34£0.69
Listen  2. The One I Love 3:29£0.69
Listen  3. Lately 4:13£0.69
Listen  4. Nos Da Cariad 4:10£0.69
Listen  5. Slow Motion 5:00£0.69
Listen  6. From Here You Can Almost See The Sea 3:39£0.69
Listen  7. Ain't No Love 3:21£0.69
Listen  8. Hospital Food 4:44£0.69
Listen  9. Now And Always 6:45£0.69
Listen10. Disappearing World 5:04£0.69

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review

While it's truistic to state that success breeds success, for his seventh album, Life In Slow Motion, David Gray appears creditably disinclined to exploit the mainstream global success of White Ladder by languidly adhering to any prescripted expectations.

Evidently not one for squatting on his laurels--years of pre-fame self-sufficiency has seen to that--Gray has toiled towards new horizons, drafting in an external producer for the first time. Marius De Vries, whose duties grace the more recent works of Bjork, Madonna and Rufus Wainwright, adds a more poetic dimension to such Thomas Hardy-esque musical landscapes as "Now And Always" and "Nos Da Cariad", where the negligibility of human emotion is contrasted with the raw omnipotence of the environment and the succinct brutality of existence. Not that Gray is a total mope; "The One I Love"--a paean to life expressed through the lips of a dying battlefield casualty--is a fine, if anomalistic, pop song in the Springsteen tradition and the cinematic sweetness of "Alibi" disguises its hair-tearing, long-distance estrangement in one of Gray's more superlative radio friendly tunes.

Life In Slow Motion might well be David Gray's darkest hour yet but for homogeneity, ambition and self-expression it's also his most realised record by some distance. --Kevin Maidment

More to Explore

A New Day at Midnight (CD)

White Ladder (CD)



From the Label

Recorded between October 2003 and May 2005, David took a different approach to writing and recording Life In Slow Motion. Of the change, David says, "I don’t think you can remain the underdog forever and work in that way. I really wanted to get away from that lo-fi bedroom programming. All the records that have inspired me this time have been far more of a soundscape. The Sigur Ros records, Sparklehorse’s It’s A Wonderful Life, Lucinda Williams’ World Without Tears and albums like Deserter’s Songs, where things are more architectural." From the sparse, structured intro of the opener, "Alibi", a song David describes as ‘like "Babylon" Part 2 but more abstract... catching up with the character a few years down the line when they’re a bit worse for wear,’ to "The One I Love", as beautiful a song about bleeding to death as you’re ever likely to hear, and the inspirational fire of "Nos Da Cariad" (Welsh for ‘Goodnight Sweetheart’) it’s clear that Life In Slow Motion is a distinct departure from his earlier work. Two compositions on Life In Slow Motion - "From Here You Can Almost See The Sea" and "Ain’t No Love"--come from David’s work on the soundtrack for Amma Assante’s debut film A Way Of Life (released in 2004). The songs landed David a 2005 BAFTA Anthony Asquith Award nomination for Best New British Composer.
See all Product Description

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
 
(6)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

48 Reviews
5 star:
 (36)
4 star:
 (7)
3 star:
 (2)
2 star:
 (1)
1 star:
 (2)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.5 out of 5 stars (48 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Can't stop playing this!, 17 Sep 2005
By A Customer
The single The One I Love has a rocky beat but devastatingly sad words that brought me to tears the first time I read them: a man lying on a battlefield sings to his girl as the life blood ebbs from his body.

Alibi is another great one as is the atmospheric title track Slow Motion, but the song that I like best for the moment is the almost 7 minute long Now and Always.

If you love David Gray, and don't already have this, get hold of it as fast as you can. You won't be disappointed.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Slow Motion - Fantastic Album!!!, 21 Sep 2005
By A Customer
I am a lover of "White Ladder" and thought nothing could top it, I have to say that "Slow Motion" is coming in a very close second!!! From the second you put the disc on you don't want to turn it off! First tune you hear is "Alibi" what a great song as is "Lately", "Now and Always", " Slow Motion" if fact all are great songs!! " The one I love" is going to be a classic David Gray song, around forever! If you love White Ladder you will love this, just go and buy the cd, you will not be dissapointed! A fantastic album from a fantastic man.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Return to Form, 5 Mar 2006
By Steve Hills "merse-10" (Essex) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
Life in Slow Motion is a definate return to form for David Gray.

White Ladder was superb, in fact one of my favourite albums of all time but Life In Slow Motion runs it close.

This album is different sounding to White Ladder, perhaps more like the previous album but with greater quality. Dont get me wrong "A new Day At Midnight" was a good album but not every song hit the mark.

Life in Slow Motion has potential singles throughout, each song carrying the unique David Gray sound and all superbly written.

The album is beautifully crafted - a mastereice of song writing.
Music should be about evoking emotions and Gray manages to do this with each and every song on the album.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Back Up To Speed
If this is life in Slow Motion, then this is the speed I want to enjoy it at. A great album full of wonderful melodic and distinctive David Gray songs. Read more
Published on 18 Jul 2007 by Music Man

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great Sunday afternoon album
I agree with another reviewer - this album is better than New Day at Midnight, it's very close to bing as good as White Ladder, which is also one of my favourite albums ever. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2006 by JJ

4.0 out of 5 stars Yet another great album
Every David Gray album I buy (and I've bought all of them since way back) takes a while to fully reveal itself to me. Read more
Published on 11 April 2006 by stevenlouth

2.0 out of 5 stars Slow & Wingey
Love the voice, and all of his upbeat tunes ... but there are only 3 on this album - the remainder are VERY slow, moany & wingey songs that bored me to tears. Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2006 by Muppetgirl

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
David Gray's life in slow motion is amazing. It is the first album i have bought of his, "the one i love" tempted me into buying it. Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2006

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
This album is without a doubt the best album I have purchased. The piano is great, the songs are great and the voice is great!

Buy this album, you wont be dissapointed!

Published on 14 Jan 2006 by grilledtomatoes

5.0 out of 5 stars Musical Excellence
Initially, I didn't expect much of this from what i had heard of it. I was a big fan of his previous album, and when this was announced I was expecting something great... Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2006 by Joe Shaw

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
Read the lyrics in the CD cover, then listen to his rendition, then go to see/hear him live (I went to his Bournemouth concert in December)I promise you will not listen to any... Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2006 by Mr. Paul Dorey

5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant!
when i got this album i wasn't sure how much i was going to like it but i was pleasantly surprised - it's really easy listening,with a mixture of sombre,moving songs and more... Read more
Published on 21 Dec 2005 by Ms. S. C. Martin

5.0 out of 5 stars David Gray at his best
David Gray's music has always been dear to me, for personal reasons and because i am a musician myself, and i feel that this is one of the greatest album i have ever... Read more
Published on 17 Dec 2005 by Chris Wheeler

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Life in Slow Motion
64% buy the item featured on this page:
Life in Slow Motion 4.5 out of 5 stars (48)
£3.98
Greatest Hits
13% buy
Greatest Hits 3.9 out of 5 stars (15)
£3.98
White Ladder
13% buy
White Ladder 4.5 out of 5 stars (151)
£2.98
Draw The Line
7% buy
Draw The Line 4.2 out of 5 stars (24)
£8.98
Explore similar items

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject






i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Ad

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.