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Life in Slow Motion by: David Gray List Price: £15.99 CD-Charts Price: £3.98 You Save: £12.01 (75%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 5050467976627 Format: Enhanced Label: Atlantic Manufacturer: Atlantic Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Atlantic Release Date: September 12, 2005 Studio: Atlantic Sales Rank: 4613 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: While it's truistic to state that success breeds success, for his seventh album, Life In Slow Motion, David Gray appears creditably disinclined to exploit the mainstream global success of White Ladder by languidly adhering to any prescripted expectations. Evidently not one for squatting on his laurels--years of pre-fame self-sufficiency has seen to that--Gray has toiled towards new horizons, drafting in an external producer for the first time.  Marius De Vries, whose duties grace the more recent works of Bjork, Madonna and Rufus Wainwright, adds a more poetic dimension to such Thomas Hardy-esque musical landscapes as "Now And Always" and "Nos Da Cariad", where the negligibility of human emotion is contrasted with the raw omnipotence of the environment and the succinct brutality of existence. Not that Gray is a total mope; "The One I Love"--a paean to life expressed through the lips of a dying battlefield casualty--is a fine, if anomalistic, pop song in the Springsteen tradition and the cinematic sweetness of "Alibi" disguises its hair-tearing, long-distance estrangement in one of Gray's more superlative radio friendly tunes. Life In Slow Motion might well be David Gray's darkest hour yet but for homogeneity, ambition and self-expression it's also his most realised record by some distance. --Kevin Maidment
From the Label: Recorded between October 2003 and May 2005, David took a different approach to writing and recording Life In Slow Motion. Of the change, David says, "I don’t think you can remain the underdog forever and work in that way. I really wanted to get away from that lo-fi bedroom programming. All the records that have inspired me this time have been far more of a soundscape. The Sigur Ros records, Sparklehorse’s It’s A Wonderful Life, Lucinda Williams’ World Without Tears and albums like Deserter’s Songs, where things are more architectural." From the sparse, structured intro of the opener, "Alibi", a song David describes as ‘like "Babylon" Part 2 but more abstract... catching up with the character a few years down the line when they’re a bit worse for wear,’ to "The One I Love", as beautiful a song about bleeding to death as you’re ever likely to hear, and the inspirational fire of "Nos Da Cariad" (Welsh for ‘Goodnight Sweetheart’) it’s clear that Life In Slow Motion is a distinct departure from his earlier work. Two compositions on Life In Slow Motion - "From Here You Can Almost See The Sea" and "Ain’t No Love"--come from David’s work on the soundtrack for Amma Assante’s debut film A Way Of Life (released in 2004). The songs landed David a 2005 BAFTA Anthony Asquith Award nomination for Best New British Composer. Description: Follow-up to 2002's critically acclaimed album 'A New Day At Midnight' from singer-songwriter David Gray. Produced by Marius De Vries (U2, David Bowie), the album was recorded between autumn 2003 and spring 2005. Gray again delivers passionate piano-led soft rock here, assisted by more than fifty musicians in total. The single 'One I Love' is included. Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Back Up To SpeedIf this is life in Slow Motion, then this is the speed I want to enjoy it at. A great album full of wonderful melodic and distinctive David Gray songs. Having had a huge success with White Ladder it was never going to be easy following it up. A "New Day at Midnight" was good, but having already set the standard, it suffered in comparison to "White Ladder". However, "Slow Motion" is bang on target and proves as delightful and durable as his earlier achievement. This is a bolder and more confident offering from Gray. He has brought in wonderful orchestral arrangements and used them to great effect. The songs are grander and superbly crafted. After just one listen you are hooked by the beautiful tunes that he has weaved ... Read More: Rating: - This is a great Sunday afternoon albumI agree with another reviewer - this album is better than New Day at Midnight, it's very close to bing as good as White Ladder, which is also one of my favourite albums ever. If ever I can't decide what to play, David Gray is always an excellent choice whatever mood I'm in. This album is also great to have on when you have friends over for dinner, it's beautiful and not too intrusive.[...] Rating:  - Yet another great albumEvery David Gray album I buy (and I've bought all of them since way back) takes a while to fully reveal itself to me. You may need to listen to them a few times to really get into them and it's the same with Life In Slow Motion. I don't mean to say that it is difficult to get into or you need to force yourself. It's just that each album is different from the previous one that it surprises you. His songwriting is, as usual, amazing and his voice is to die for, full of emotion. There is so much going on that you hear something new each time you hear the album. Every song is perfectly crafted, musical heaven with harmonies and melodies and interesting time signatures. His best yet in my opinion (better than White Ladder). Rating: - Return to FormLife in Slow Motion is a definate return to form for David Gray. White Ladder was superb, in fact one of my favourite albums of all time but Life In Slow Motion runs it close. This album is different sounding to White Ladder, perhaps more like the previous album but with greater quality. Dont get me wrong "A new Day At Midnight" was a good album but not every song hit the mark. Life in Slow Motion has potential singles throughout, each song carrying the unique David Gray sound and all superbly written. The album is beautifully crafted - a mastereice of song writing. Music should be about evoking emotions and Gray manages to do this with each and every song on the album. Rating:  - Slow & WingeyLove the voice, and all of his upbeat tunes ... but there are only 3 on this album - the remainder are VERY slow, moany & wingey songs that bored me to tears. I do like a ballad, but I don't rate this album at all. |
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