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Along with the Pet Shop Boys, Erasure long-ago cornered the market in pure synth pop. While credited as early exponents of house, techno and club culture, both duos have at their core an unashamed love of the catchy hooks and anthemic choruses of pop, but their latter day releases have featured an added component: subtly. For Erasure--considering the hands in the air exuberance of hits "Stop!", "A Little Respect" and the sequins and glitter of their Abba tribute EP "Abba-esque"--Loveboat's seductive tunes and sensitive words are almost excessively subtle. Despite the pounding beats of "Perchance To Dream", the sci-fi electronica of "Here In My Heart" and the album's title, their ninth studio album isn't about the joy of love, but the pain that goes with it and indulges in melancholic melodies and a sense of longing that takes the pair straight back to those early bitter sweet hits "Oh L'Amour", "Sometimes" and "Victim Of Love". Sequin-free and relatively sedate, Loveboat, for all its subtleties, still has its share of addictive tunes--"Aliens" and "Freedom" prove that they've lost none of their penchant for pop and can still write a catchy classic when they put their minds to it. --Dan Gennoe
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Refreshingly good pop tunes,
By A Customer
This review is from: Loveboat (Audio CD)
This album contains in my opinion the two best Erasure songs ever,'Alien' and 'Love is the Rage'- two stunningly beautiful songs. Each time listening to this album, I have discovered something new.The mixture of guitar sounds and synths works very well, the album has a variety of moods, a mixture of ballads and stomping dancy tunes. Andy Bell's vocals are fresh and gutsy,the music sounds at time fun and sometimes serious. There is a strong theme of love in the lyrics, I could imagine 'Catch 22'being played at a wedding !:-)If you are looking for an album of great pop tunes,then 'Loveboat' is definitely a must buy.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
RETRO DRUM MACHINES, OLD SYNTHS, VERY MOODY + POP !!,
By gazmcaz@ic24.net (Manchester, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Loveboat (Audio CD)
This has got to be the darkest album Erasure have ever released! It's moody, it's atmospheric, sombre but still very much POP! Instead of giving you what you expect, they give you more than you could hope for. This is Erasure being alternative but still very much melodic. The bass is much heavier and the drums are pounding. If you want them to do the same old thing then listen to your old albums! If you want a pleasant surprise with tunes and all then spend your dosh on this Treasure! It has hidden depths that will not disapoint! Promise.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Could very well be the best Erasure Album yet!,
By conect11@aol.com (Cleveland, Ohio) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Loveboat (Audio CD)
Like a lot of people, it took me a couple of listens to really appreciate Loveboat. This album seems like it would have fit right in the space where Cowboy sits on the Erasure discography as it is a perfect complement to the brilliant, but sales deficient ERASURE. My favorites include the very Erasuresque Freedom, the somber Where in the world, and the song that sounds like it belongs at a high school prom, Surreal. I was put off at first by Perchance to Dream, but now I love it!
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