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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Better...Much Better, 3 Feb 2004
Now let me start off by saying one thing: I've noticed a lot of magazines and reviewers have been calling this album a 'mature' one, and to a certain degree it is, but to another degree it isn't. Not that it's a bad thing, Easyworld, from what I've heard of their earlier work, seem off their heads, on God knows what. Again not a bad thing...Perhaps that's why this album is classed as mature, in comparison to past mad moments as the off-the-wall 'You And Me' and the like. And again, to a certain extent, Easyworld have matured. There's more ballads, less huge rock songs, there's more contemplation and less jumpiness. As someone who's only heard parts of their past works, I dare to say that this is an improvement, but they don't lose a lot of their previous glorious immaturity. 'Celebritykiller' is pretty much previous fans would expect of Easyworld, as to an agree is first single, and one of the more catchier parts of the album, '2nd Amendment'. But unfortunatly when Easyworld are at their most basic, is when the songs sound as though they were made on a cheap keyboard in songwriter Dav Ford's bedroom (which the pretty much poor second disc of alternative versions are anyway), such as some parts of 'When You Come Back, I Won't Be Here', but if there's something on 'Kill The Last Romantic' that shows Easyworld's better side it's their more thoughful and contemplative moments. 'Tonight' for a brief moment sounds like you're listening to Lonestar's latest single, until Dav Ford's fit right in along-side the fine piano work, and recent hit single ' 'Til The Day' offers thoughts on not being happy, but living with the problems that are there, and both songs complement Dav Ford's high-pitched vocals, better than anything else, in their most vulnerable form. Ironically, 'Saddest Song' isn't, but has a good stab at it, and it's a nice contradiction on the wackier sides of their earlier works. There's nothing totally conventional about any of the songs on 'Kill The Last Romantic', but 'Goodnight' is probably the most straight-forward song on the album, being a pretty much chartable rock song, that should deserve a release, even ending the album as it began, like the ultra short title-track, which is a nice little effect, and a good way to end a good unconventional brit-rock album, that still shows that Easyworld, particularily songwriter Dav Ford, are inconsistent, but can still write a fine tune. Perhaps in the future, a good thought to go with all Dav Ford's others is perhaps to stick with more conventional means, use less 'effects' and perhaps to use that piano that he certainly knows how to use, a lot more. 'Kill The Last Romantic' is a much improved Easyworld and it shows that Dav Ford is certainly a better crooner than he is an experimentalist. 4 Stars.
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