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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
So beautiful...so why don't you..., 4 Aug 2003
I got this album when it first came out, having heard just one Gorky's song ('Let's Get Together'). And although it's a bit of a grower, it's well worth persevering, cos after a while it really gets to you! The style is varied (more so than on 'How I long to feel that summer in my heart', which I find a bit samey) - ranging from folky, laid-back tunes to more rocky tracks (sometimes in the space of one song). A couple of songs are sung in Welsh, but their tunes make them well worth a listen even if you don't understand the language! The song 'Sweet Johnny' is itself an example of how eclectic this band can be, starting deceptively peacefully, then building up to a crashing chorus. By the time you get to the second verse, the style has completely changed. And then, when you think it's all come to a shuddering halt, the style shifts back to the sweet, romantic feel which the song started with. Then there's 'Theme from Gorky 5 (Russian song)', which is a crazy little cabaret-type number. You can just imagine the Cossack-dancing that should accompany it! It has really odd lyrics too ('From an alaskan river to a pavlova mountain, you can suck on a sunset, you can bask in the lava'....hmm?). Oh, and one of my absolute favourites is 'Softly' - which is just such a beautiful, sad song (not least because I listened to it - out of choice - an awful lot after being dumped!). From the aching, wistful beauty of the intro to the gentle, melodic vocals and bittersweet lyrics, it's just a little gem really! ('You lie there so softly, asleep, kissed by the moonlight, can't keep this moment for long...And I lie there so softly, awake, cursed by the daylight, this place I don't want to go...'). Strangely enough, although I bought this album on the strength of 'Let's Get Together', it's by no means my favourite track. This isn't to say it's not an excellent song, it just has a lot of competition from the others on the album! However, if you liked 'Let's Get Together', or 'Hush the Warmth' (which I think was one of the other singles released from this album), I'm pretty sure you'll like the rest of it. 'Hush the Warmth' is a lovely, uplifting song, and perhaps more representative of the album as a whole. If you like acoustic whimsy with a dose of the bizarre, then I'd strongly advise you to listen to this album!
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