Oh, c'mon? Somebody must have an opinion about this latest opus.
I had a copy on pre-order for about 7 weeks, and kept watching the
release date get pushed back - but man, it was worth the wait. On
finally receiving the disc last Wednesday morning, I immediately ripped
it on to my phone before work so I could listen to it on the way in. I
guess my first impression was this was a polished if somewhat sanitised
collection of tunes - I thought nothing really stood out as
exceptional. However, I found that a number of tracks had
subconciously lodged in my mind in a continual loop. By the time I got
home and gave the CD the attention it deserved, I was already
converted. This is exceptional, evolutionary stuff. And, while I think
I'll always be nostagically locked into the VNV sound of the late 90's,
I find myself receptive to the direction Ronan is taking the project.
Ratz