Word: rhythms
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...album should go a long way toward convincing any other doubters. There are more than a few standout tracks: All You Want manages to be both tender and anthemic; the song Thank You has a captivatingly bouncy rhythm; and Hunter moves gracefully from acoustic balladry to techno...
...walking alone through her wallpaper tracks with the ghosts of a faded age, shaking hands with Kinks, Beatles and Zombies. Outside her window, it is a normal world with birds and traffic, but Ruby lives in a music box, where the music is strung together with sturdy strumming, straightforward rhythm-bones and innocent voices on the cusp of corruption. She can hear little else than the tinkling and moaning of a hollow synthesizer that gets so lonely it would be frightening to anyone else. Her boyfriend calls to her, "Baby!" but she is deaf to his song...
...been too many times that I raised my voice at you.... Hypocritical swine I have had it this time." But if any band can fuel an album on their own burn-out, it's KMFDM. The middle of the record, however, gropes: a sicky song on aliens jumbles the rhythm begun with "ADIOS." Female vocals have served KMFDM well in the past, but not here. At times, even, the band stops grating, and their sound reminds one that Depeche Mode remains un-killed. KMFDM's lyrics, usually carried hard-core, have nothing to stand on during these sags, so that...
...silly lyrics are melodiously complemented by the omnipresent, wispy voice of Petra, Hayden, creating an eerie, guitar-driven, foot-tapping rock surrealism. Despite losing Pat Wilson, the bald, droky drummer from Weezer, Sharp has brilliantly succeeded by relying on sampling, electronic beats and the Moog to provide a unique rhythm section. Seven draws on a myriad genres, from the bluegrass track "She Says It's All Right" to the fast-paced pseudo-punk of "Insomnia." The radio single "Getting By" is a simple pop rock track does not provide the listener with an adequate sample of Sharp's surprising talent...
...broken birdcage, then moved by turns to something resembling a giant pencil sharpener and something else resembling a strip of Venetian blind. The sounds were quite fresh but didn't add up to anything organic to challenge the brain beyond the ear. Glennie's infallible sense of rhythm, however, made for some breathtaking-polyrhythmic feats...