> I've had the new album for a day, so I thought I'd join in the fun!
> Overall I enjoyed the album (I gave it 5/5 at
>
http://www.discogs.com/release/1951753
> ). I won't comment on every track (as just writing "great track" is
>
> a bit obvious).
>
> The CD seems to be missing some credits. It sounds like Heidi's
> vocals
> at the end of The Expert, and Dieter at the end of Till Tomorrow.
>
> Good to see (hear) Beat Ash is back. All we need now is Chico Hablas
>
> and Ernst Gamper and we'll have a proper reunion! (If we ask nicely,
>
> Carlos might even come!)
>
> The Expert - I first heard the album on my work computer at the end
> of
> the day (on tinny speakers) while doing paperwork, so missed the fun
>
> of the introduction - I didn't hear it properly the first time, so I
>
> had a fun surprise when I got home.
>
> Out Of Dawn - the low string parts in the middle reminded me of Sweet
>
> Thunder sped up.
>
> Bostich - starts of well, with a good introduction, then it just
> fizzles out as Bostich starts. It sounds like that introduction was
>
> just pasted on for no good reason, although it is the same tempo as
>
> the rest of Bostich, and there is an electronic "Everybody" at 0:18.
>
> The main section of the song is a bit of a disappointment - nothing
>
> like the original!
>
> Till Tomorrow - I think we'll have to add this to our list of "song
>
> titles that contain the artist's name" (along with "Le Secret
> Farida",
> "Santiago" and "Point Blank")! Just how did Till Brönner do that
> flugelhorn slide at 2:13? Till must be one of the best things about
>
> this album.
>
> Part Love - I had been wondering what the title referred to, until I
>
> heard the line "this is your love part" (part = acting role)
>
> Vertical Vision - The final muffled chord reminded me of "Tool In
> Rose" which also contains deliberately muted parts. I found myself
> humming the bass line to this while going to my car today -
> fortunately no-one was around (but now you all know *blush*).
>
> Takla Makan - On my first listen (at home) I happened to walk past
> the
> CD player and noticed it was already up to 7 minutes into the track -
>
> it hadn't seemed that long. I'm curious about Dorothee's credit for
>
> 'flute' - the instruments played sound more like recorders.
>
> I also got Carlos Perón's latest offering (El Nuevo (Carlos Perón vs
>
> Solar Lords): Pitigrilli) in the same parcel. According to their
> MySpace page it "sounds like Yello should sound like". Well, I'm glad
>
> Yello doesn't sound like this - all the tracks sounded the same, and
>
> it concluded with a medley of all the tracks performed live, where it
>
> becomes even more obvious that the tracks all sound the same. I don't
>
> think this will be getting much time in my CD player!
>
> Mark P.
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> "They offered to transport me back to any point in history that I
> would care to
> go, and so I had them send me back to last Thursday night, so I
> could pay my
> phone bill on time."
> (Weird Al Yankovic, "Everything You Know Is Wrong")
>
>