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Boys and Girls, I don't want to be rude, but
something's rotten
in the state of Italy. Time has stopped some twenty years ago, or at least, it
has done so at My Kingdom Music. Or, which is a better explanation, they found
some dusty old record on a shelf somewhere (probably during a removal), and
thought something like: 'well, if retro is in, why not release this?'.
I am so glad they did! This Klimt 1918 (maybe you know them as Another Day) is
not innovative at all. It won't sweep you off your feet either, but it is nice
music which could be close to what Robert Smith would have made had he not only
had his heart of his tongue, but also somewhere close to metal: The Cure with
heavy guitars. If you compare a band to The Cure, it speaks for itself that the
vocals are as they are supposed to be: of good quality.
The intro is weird, to say the least, and I just don't see the link with the
music that is to come, but let's talk about that music. Almost as peculiar as
the intro is the Laura Pausini-like singing in the fourth track, which also
offers a trace of double bass (just like the next song) (!). I simply dislike
the Cher-like mutilation of Marco Soellner's voice in "Naif Watercolour". It
adds nothing but irritation, and his voice is far too good to be spoiled by such
a lame trick (was the title of that Cher hit "Believe"?). And just when you
think this CD is wasted on us Lords, they break loose with "Stalingrad Theme", which results in a good up-tempo track after the wild intro. It's not as
melancholic as the other songs seem to be, but I do like the vocals a lot less
here. At any rate this final track makes me take my first thought of this album
back ("What is this soft crap?").
Points of reference: The Entity, late Anathema and Katatonia, A-Ha, The Cure, A
Flock of Seagulls, Tears for Fears, The Smiths, and perhaps a hint of Porcupine
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