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Wednesday, June 08, 2005
70 Faces...some of them ugly

- Lo Irah This one's not bad. "V'Hayikar lo l'fached k'lal". "H' li v'lo irah". I wasn't sure about it the 1st time I heard it but its growing on me.
- Av Harachamim Boring. I can't seem to focus my attention on it for more than 10 seconds. You can hear a clip here. The clip is 1 minute long. See if you can listen to the whole thing.
- Modim I like this song. It reminds me of the last album. You can hear some of it here.
- Lifnei Adon A completely Hebrew song. Also a completely annoying one.
- Generations Not bad. Can't say I loved it, but I enjoyed it. Nice little keyboard thingy toward the end.
- Shidduch Song I liked this song when I heard the live version included on a hidden track on the 1st album. This version is also good. They added some horns which make it sound very cool. But the live version had a long jam at the end of it which was very exciting. This one doesn't have that...too bad. I would have rather had that than the horns. Here is a live version of it (a different one than is on the 1st album).
- Ein Mayim ...Elah Torah. Ein li elah Ayeif.
- Shir Hashirim This song rocks! No question that this is the best song in the album. A live version is here. On the album version you can understand the lyrics. This song is a pseudo-translation of pieces of Shir Hashirim. Great horns and some good guitar playing by Avi.
- Roll Cool track...makes my head bob back and forth as I type.
- 70 Faces Title track. Jazzy, which I like. But a little too CD101.9 for me, if you know what I mean.
- Hineini A song about Akeidas Yitzchak. It's not such a bad song, but I don't think I would listen to it. The drums are a nice touch.
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You do your readers a diservice. Write an honest review.
This is a solidly produced album with thoughtful songs that have been well executed.
"Those things don't fit nicely in my CD rack so always wind up stacked at the bottom where my 2 year old can reach it and use it to smack things with. Anyway, not all the music is bad."
This not a valid reason to dislike an album, and the cardboard is actually a more expesnive, eco-friendly package.
In general, Dov tries too hard to sing. In the previous album he sounded relaxed, natural...a little raw, but that worked. Now he seems to have decided he's a vocalist (maybe he took lessons or something).
So you're saying Dov shouldn't have tried to sing? He should have not worked on improving his instrument? As the band has matured, his skill as a singer has naturally improved.
"There aren't any tracks where he just plays extemporaneously. "
Its a recording. There is no exemporaneous playing. As for solos, he a less than before, but the ones he has are arranged into the song ala Steely Dan not unusual, the best example of which are during Modim.
"Danny and Hayyim are pretty good and the guest musicians definitely add something (especially the horns). Oh, and nearly every song is in English."
Wow, start your career as a critic now. You've found some real faults in this album that justify your awful headline.
This is a solidly produced album with thoughtful songs that have been well executed.
"Those things don't fit nicely in my CD rack so always wind up stacked at the bottom where my 2 year old can reach it and use it to smack things with. Anyway, not all the music is bad."
This not a valid reason to dislike an album, and the cardboard is actually a more expesnive, eco-friendly package.
In general, Dov tries too hard to sing. In the previous album he sounded relaxed, natural...a little raw, but that worked. Now he seems to have decided he's a vocalist (maybe he took lessons or something).
So you're saying Dov shouldn't have tried to sing? He should have not worked on improving his instrument? As the band has matured, his skill as a singer has naturally improved.
"There aren't any tracks where he just plays extemporaneously. "
Its a recording. There is no exemporaneous playing. As for solos, he a less than before, but the ones he has are arranged into the song ala Steely Dan not unusual, the best example of which are during Modim.
"Danny and Hayyim are pretty good and the guest musicians definitely add something (especially the horns). Oh, and nearly every song is in English."
Wow, start your career as a critic now. You've found some real faults in this album that justify your awful headline.
> You do your readers a diservice. Write an honest review.
How was my review dishonest? It is my honest opinion with which you are free to disagree.
>This not a valid reason to dislike an album, and the cardboard is actually a more expesnive, eco-friendly package.
Yes it is. Who are you to tell me why I should like something? And eco-friendly or not, plastic is better than cardboard.
>So you're saying Dov shouldn't have tried to sing? He should have not worked on improving his instrument? As the band has matured, his skill as a singer has naturally improved.
Of course he should try to improve...I just don't think it was an improvement. I think he tried too hard and, in the process, lost some of what made him sound good on the last album.
>Its a recording. There is no exemporaneous playing.
That's true. It just sounded a bit too scripted to me, that's all.
>As for solos, he a less than before, but the ones he has are arranged into the song ala Steely Dan not unusual, the best example of which are during Modim.
I haven't the slightest idea of what you're talking about here.
>Wow, start your career as a critic now. You've found some real faults in this album that justify your awful headline.
That was just an intro. I'm sure you read the rest of the review and saw some more specific comments.
I'll admit that the headline may have been too harsh, especially considering that I do like the album, but it doesn't change the validity of my review.
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How was my review dishonest? It is my honest opinion with which you are free to disagree.
>This not a valid reason to dislike an album, and the cardboard is actually a more expesnive, eco-friendly package.
Yes it is. Who are you to tell me why I should like something? And eco-friendly or not, plastic is better than cardboard.
>So you're saying Dov shouldn't have tried to sing? He should have not worked on improving his instrument? As the band has matured, his skill as a singer has naturally improved.
Of course he should try to improve...I just don't think it was an improvement. I think he tried too hard and, in the process, lost some of what made him sound good on the last album.
>Its a recording. There is no exemporaneous playing.
That's true. It just sounded a bit too scripted to me, that's all.
>As for solos, he a less than before, but the ones he has are arranged into the song ala Steely Dan not unusual, the best example of which are during Modim.
I haven't the slightest idea of what you're talking about here.
>Wow, start your career as a critic now. You've found some real faults in this album that justify your awful headline.
That was just an intro. I'm sure you read the rest of the review and saw some more specific comments.
I'll admit that the headline may have been too harsh, especially considering that I do like the album, but it doesn't change the validity of my review.
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