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Whistle Stopper - Go Away White
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List Price: $15.99
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Manufacturer: Bauhaus Music
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0891377001260
Label: Bauhaus Music
Manufacturer: Bauhaus Music
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Bauhaus Music
Release Date: 2008-03-04
Studio: Bauhaus Music
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Summary: Pleasantly Surprised
Comment: Having not much time for them,Bowie,Iggy did it a lot better a long time ago plus the band's name dripped with pretension, and their first album in 25 years-why would you bother? Well,something about the album cover made me curious-and a lack of details inside made me wonder lets give it a spin. From the opening track Too much 21st Century to the end it chugged along very well. Peter Murphy's deep baritone is quite compelling and the band behind him just crackles.The production of the album makes the band contemporary but of another vintage.You can here their influences but then you can also here who they have influenced.If its a one off reunion the band has definitely gone off on a high, but if there is more to come the possibilities are endless
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Summary: What a great band!
Comment: Bauhaus, in case your completely out of the loop are the pioneers of the gothic rock genre. Peter Murphy, the vocalist (who is obviously inspired by David Bowie...and certainly sounds a bit like him) croones with deep emotional and dark swoon that are shure to appeal to anybody with ears....a truly great singing voice. The rest orf the line up is all there, Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins, David J...verry little to complain about. Great music, and I particulurly enjoy the slow stuff.
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Summary: Well worth having for any true fan
Comment: A few "Bauhaus snobs" have given this new album poor reviews, and as a die hard fan of Bauhaus I was a little disappointed too during my first run listen of the first three songs. However, I have since come to love the album dearly, and throw down the gauntlet that if the nay-sayers don't appreciate this new album then I question how much they REALLY appreciated Bauhaus in the first place. Sometimes supposed "fans" don't know why they're fans. Back when Bauhaus was new they probably just knew that their friends used to also think it was cool & it helped them fit in with their chosen adolescent counterculture. However, true fans of the music and the personalities of the band will not be disappointed in this album.
My initial disappointment wasn't because the first three songs were bad, they just weren't quite like the older style Bauhaus that I got hooked on long ago. It was almost like instead of hearing Bauhaus, I was listening to Love & Rockets at their most basic & Peter Murphy just happened to be a guest singer, if that makes any sense. Again, that's not necessarily a bad thing, but the songs were not quite what I had hoped to dive right into after being deprived for so long.
So, I can understand the feelings of the negative reviewers, as probably most of us who love Bauhaus had hoped we'd be able to re-live the good ole days when the band was in their prime & it'd be just exactly like a combination of their 4 incredible studio albums from the late 70s to early 80s. Of course a lot changes in almost 3 decades, and they only had 18 days to do this one, so all things considered it is impressive that the quality of this album is as good as it is, and it is indeed Bauhaus.
And for you nostalgic fans, the good news is that despite the few songs that I would consider decent but bland, there are still plenty of elements in the album and several songs in particular that are very reminiscent of the classic style Bauhaus created "back in the day". The album has grown on me quite a bit, and I imagine even the reviewers with their ultra high standards have come to enjoy it more if they've truly given it a chance.
I believe that the album doesn't really take off until song #4, International Bullet Proof Talent. Its a catchy song and for whatever reason I dig it! Follow that up with #5 Endless Summer of the Damned, which made me feel like I was listening to A God in Alcove for the first time all over again. The Dog's a Vapour is also genius, too, with their patented low-key mystic style at first and then it breaks into a drum beat & guitar riff as lustfully pornographic as some of their classics (think In the Flat Field or Double Dare). Songs 6,7 & 8 are also good in their own right and offer more of the many splendored flavors of Bauhaus.
My biggest complaint is that they didn't write more songs & at least give us 15 or so. Song #10, Zikir, is kind of just a filler. Its pleasant to listen to, but if you're going to count that as a song then at least give us more to enjoy than just 9 1/2 songs! I guess that's all they could pull off in 18 days, which is also the other thing that is subtly missing. There's a difference in a band who has been jamming, touring, and hanging together for months & years at a time, and one who has split & had a reunion after so long. Don't get me wrong, the spirit of this album is great (like a family reunion, or hooking up with your ex- just for fun!) but they could never match the seasoning of comradery that their earlier works have when they've been separated for so long & only have 18 days to crank it out. So if that's what you were looking for, Bauhaus snobs, then my advice is to get a little proper perspective or quit being such posers.
Go Away White earns a solid 4 stars in my book & I'm delighted to see that my religious glance at the Bauhaus card when I go to the music store has finally paid off!
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Summary: Different but rewarding
Comment: Well I saw an amazing Peter Murphy show last night at Emo's here in Austin and felt I was in the prescence of greatness. Peter even played one song from this album called Adrenaline. An extreemly excellent song.
For this album though if you have not heard it yet I will warn you this is a very different Bauhaus album. When I first heard the album I didn't have high expectations for it and was at first disapointed. But I kept listning to it and gave it a chance and eventualy got addicted to it. The album opens with Too Much 21st Century and Daniel's guitar intro is extreemly inviting to take you to the world of this album. This might be my favorite from the album but there are many other great gems on here as well. Adrenaline which I had mentioned before is a great rocker with a classic Bauhaus sound pretty much sounding like late 70s early 80s glam punk. Undone is a nice surreal sounding rock song that has great playing and harmony vocals. International Bulletproof Talent. Another great one from the boys will probably get you pretty pumped up as well as Endless Summer Of The Dammed. Saved is where the album drags a little. This song sounds less like Bauhaus and more like Peter Murphy and in my opinion could have fit easily on his Dust album. It has some mid eastern sounding influence to the song or atleast that's what i think. Mirror Remains is ok but nothing special. Black Stone Heart is where the album picks up again and another classic. After that the album falls flat again with The Dog's A Vapour which is just weak and Zikir which I found to be a little silly. Lyrics being "loves me, loves me not." All and all this is a very fine Bauhaus album and I think every die hard should own it. If you are new to Bauhaus don't start here. I would say the best place to start would be In The Flat Field or a singles cd. Oh one more think I want to share with people about last night's show. i took my copy of Love Hysteria to get it signed by the legend himself, Mr. Murphy, and the last thing I said to him while he was standing on his bus signing stuff was that Go Away White is a great album. He said Thank You. I wanted him to know there were some fans that really dig this album.
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Summary: Impressive 16 hour production
Comment: Just bought this album at a Peter Murphy concert last night. Second time seeing him and L&R I've seen three times. Put Go Away White on for the ride home and found the first several tracks refreshing cause it seemed so much like L&R conjoined with Peter Murphy. Hearing Daniel Ash backup vocals sounded very right and woven to the sound experience. It's like you are hearing everything these two separate entities have learned in their time away, however, not all too apparent on every track.
Murphy had the amourphic poetry and L&R had the syncopative rhythmic hooks. Also, you yes YOU need to see Peter Murphy live in a small venue, he's a great showman and converses with the audience between songs.
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Editorial Reviews:
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It is virtually impossible to imagine the last 30 years of rock music without the influence of Bauhaus. They have inspired countless bands and have mesmerized the masses with their ability to be simultaneously sparse, dark, anthemic, and glam. With their new album, entitled Go Away White, Peter Murphy Daniel Ash, David J and Kevin Haskins have created an album as exciting and relevant as their earlier work. Echoes of Bauhaus have been heard in the work of their heirs and imitators for the past few decades and 25 years after their last studio release the band have returned with yet another undiluted glimpse into their world.
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