The Human Value - The Human Value (2005)
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Label: Big Deal
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Give Me (3:15)
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You Want Him (3:24)
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King Pangs (2:51)
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Lonely Girl (3:23)
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Nashville #5 (3:17)
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Tonight (2:49)
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Somebody (3:24)
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Parts Per Million (3:37)
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Won't Be Long (2:39)
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She (2:45)
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Liar (3:02)
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Complications (2:47)
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Springtime She Waits (4:12)
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geplaatst: 7 augustus 2007, 11:11 uur
zal een keer een nederlands recensie proberen te doen voor deze zeer indrukwekkend album dat helaas (nog) niet is uitgebracht in nederland. Ik had het moeten importeren vanuit GB waar die via de HMV record shop wel te koop is.
The Human Value komen uit de VS maar zijn duidelijk beinvloed van Britse punk rock geluiden sinds de jaren 70 & 80 (Siouxsie & The Banshees/The Creatures, PJ Harvey, Curve, etc) maar ook Blondie, Ramones en Talking Heads invloeden ... hun 2de album is eind van deze zomer verwacht. Heb gehoord dat ze ook een geweldige live band zijn (google maar voor meer live recensies van concerts over de laatste 2 of 3 jar in GB en de VS) - deze debut album is echt een aanrader!
maar voor degene die (voorlopig )een engels talig recensie willen lezen, je kan zeggen dat ik erg onder de indruk was
THE HUMAN VALUE - The Human Value (Big Deal Records)
Released 2nd October 2006 (UK)
It must be really frustrating for an artist to make an album and then see the majority of the press opt to throw around comparisons and influences instead of writing about the actual songs? - They sound like early Blondie, Talking Heads, Siouxsie & The Banshees only heavier, at times sounding like Depeche Mode meeting Curve (cool indie band from the 90`s), great Joy Division sounding bass lines (oh, that was me!), a bit like The Pretenders and The Ramones, there are PJ Harvey moments, etc, etc. - The Human Value hail from the states (although the origins of their band members lie in Cuba, Greece and Spain) and they released this self titled album over there last year. Since September they have been touring up and down the UK to rave reviews and released opening track "Give Me" as a single to coincide, followed by the UK release of this album on 2nd October. But what about THIS album? - Well for all those influences just mentioned, this debut album is captivating, at times both eerie and dazzling, abstruse yet arousing, and unique in that it is able to awaken all our emotions in a truly original and exhilarating way. There is not one duff or filler track on the entire album (take note The Killers!), while singer Turu has a fantastic voice, capable of tons of variation and range (from the dreamy vocals in track 8 to the haunting vocals in tracks 3 & 13) and the album is full of catchy choruses and rousing bass lines. Lyrically they are also up there with the best, as song after song all those human emotions start to come out - Girls needs (track 1), love and hate (track 2), certain pitfalls of female independence when wandering without any purpose (track 4), a love that died (track 5), while in "Tonight" (track 6) there is a touch of brilliance when Turu delivers the line "I'm so loveless" in such a way that by hanging on the first part of "love..." she sounds like she's actually saying "loveable" before abruptly changing the direction and meaning of the entire song by opting for the word "loveless" instead - which is then quickly followed up with the line "I'm so touch deprived my skin is a lepers hide"!, false friendships (track
, female manipulation (track 10), and saying goodbye to liars (track 11). This is an excellent debut album; it is also very provocative and it ensnares you in both a menacing and a stirring way. - 8.5/10
The Human Value komen uit de VS maar zijn duidelijk beinvloed van Britse punk rock geluiden sinds de jaren 70 & 80 (Siouxsie & The Banshees/The Creatures, PJ Harvey, Curve, etc) maar ook Blondie, Ramones en Talking Heads invloeden ... hun 2de album is eind van deze zomer verwacht. Heb gehoord dat ze ook een geweldige live band zijn (google maar voor meer live recensies van concerts over de laatste 2 of 3 jar in GB en de VS) - deze debut album is echt een aanrader!
maar voor degene die (voorlopig )een engels talig recensie willen lezen, je kan zeggen dat ik erg onder de indruk was
THE HUMAN VALUE - The Human Value (Big Deal Records)
Released 2nd October 2006 (UK)
It must be really frustrating for an artist to make an album and then see the majority of the press opt to throw around comparisons and influences instead of writing about the actual songs? - They sound like early Blondie, Talking Heads, Siouxsie & The Banshees only heavier, at times sounding like Depeche Mode meeting Curve (cool indie band from the 90`s), great Joy Division sounding bass lines (oh, that was me!), a bit like The Pretenders and The Ramones, there are PJ Harvey moments, etc, etc. - The Human Value hail from the states (although the origins of their band members lie in Cuba, Greece and Spain) and they released this self titled album over there last year. Since September they have been touring up and down the UK to rave reviews and released opening track "Give Me" as a single to coincide, followed by the UK release of this album on 2nd October. But what about THIS album? - Well for all those influences just mentioned, this debut album is captivating, at times both eerie and dazzling, abstruse yet arousing, and unique in that it is able to awaken all our emotions in a truly original and exhilarating way. There is not one duff or filler track on the entire album (take note The Killers!), while singer Turu has a fantastic voice, capable of tons of variation and range (from the dreamy vocals in track 8 to the haunting vocals in tracks 3 & 13) and the album is full of catchy choruses and rousing bass lines. Lyrically they are also up there with the best, as song after song all those human emotions start to come out - Girls needs (track 1), love and hate (track 2), certain pitfalls of female independence when wandering without any purpose (track 4), a love that died (track 5), while in "Tonight" (track 6) there is a touch of brilliance when Turu delivers the line "I'm so loveless" in such a way that by hanging on the first part of "love..." she sounds like she's actually saying "loveable" before abruptly changing the direction and meaning of the entire song by opting for the word "loveless" instead - which is then quickly followed up with the line "I'm so touch deprived my skin is a lepers hide"!, false friendships (track
, female manipulation (track 10), and saying goodbye to liars (track 11). This is an excellent debut album; it is also very provocative and it ensnares you in both a menacing and a stirring way. - 8.5/10* denotes required fields.
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