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Life in Slow Motion

David Gray - Life in Slow Motion Audio CD

A fair review of the David Gray "Life in Slow Motion" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all David Gray reviews here, or go back to the David Gray tabs.

Band: David Gray
Title: Life in Slow Motion
Rating:

Release Date: 2005-09-13
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Alibi 2: One I Love 3: Lately 4: Nos da Cariad 5: Slow Motion 6: From Here You Can Almost See the Sea 7: Ain't No Love 8: Hospital Food 9: Now and Always 10: Disappearing World 11: Alibi [DVD] 12: One I Love [DVD] 13: Lately [DVD] 14: Nos da Cariad [DVD] 15: Slow Motion [DVD] 16: From Here You Can Almost See the Sea [DVD] 17: Ain't No Love [DVD] 18: Hospital Food [DVD] 19: Now and Always [DVD] 20: Disappearing World [DVD] 21: Bonus Material [DVD][*]

WON'T PLAY IN COMPUTER
However, this disk has trouble playing on computers due to poorly conceived copy-protection software which attempts to embed tracking software in your system. Beautiful music, a modern serving for we who enjoy THE BLUE NILE. Surreptitious, deceptive and unsafe for your machine. SO, play the songs from a DVD recorder, copy the tracks to your hard drive, tell iTunes to import them as MP3, and enjoy without restriction.

A New Level of Perfection !!
When my wife and I first listened to it it took us by surprise. For some who already know of David Gray this is an album that takes some getting use to. We,like most are use to most David Gray songs being driven by his voice and a strong guitar. This album however has much more to added to it. Why shouldn't it? He has said himself that he is no longer the "underdog" but the "overdog" so he should start acting like it:) He has bought Church Studios and has a new producer to help him. Any one who has heard him live knows he is always working on past songs to make the most out of them. On this album he has taken some time off (3 years) and taken his time adding new levels to his song layouts and production. This is an album that was mostly written and performed on piano. We ended up listening to it twice in a row. The first time we didn't expect such a big production so the second time was to enjoy it now that we knew what to expect. I have found out that a lot of these songs were written to be used as a movie soundtrack and it sounds like that was the intent. From it's gradual introductions to it's slow tempo through most of the album it has a definite emotional theme that takes you on a soulful journey. Some have complained that this album is "too slow" and it may be compaired to his other albums but that should only bother those who haven't taken the time to listen to his words and beautiful melodies and accept this as it's own album full of his usual passion and power. After the first listen you will have each haunting and fun song stuck in your head. After getting all the singles for the wonderful bonus B-sides I'm convinced this should have been a double album.
The bonus DVD side has a wonderful "behind the scenes" video of Gray and his drummer Clune working on the album and Gray talking about what made him write certain songs. I love stuff like this. It shows the creation of the songs I cerish and lets us see Grays thinking and creative process. I only pray all his albums have features like this on them from now on. In todays world where there is so much room on discs why shouldn't they. I hope this helped:).

A beautiful, beautiful pop masterpiece.
What? Plannig? Yes. Even White Ladder's the best work yet from David Gray, this CD gives something else: planning. . . White Ladder was the last chance for Mr Gray to continue in the music bussiness and eventually it would be his best selling album. But here, you don't feel presion, hurry or even a simple mod. Everything here is where it has to be. Mr. Gray is a talented man and you can notice he planned everything in detail. He was so precise that you have to use hearphones to notice some details on his music and vocals (that's not a problem for me but maybe some people could think it is. . . besides if you use a Home Theather you'll notice everything). You have to listen this work several times to get it but when you do, you get an incredible experience. Don't waste your time thinking that Gray has left his talent behind. . . here is the proof you need to know that the better is yet to come. BTW. . . this edition DOES NOT offers 5. 1 sound. Only PCM so you might want to consider your buying for the regular edition. If you are not an English speaker, you'll find this edition useful since the lyrics appears on screen while you listen to the music. I love that!.

3-1/2 stars -- Life in steady motion
And I can't compare this disc to A New Day at Midnight because I didn't even know it existed until I came onto this site. It would be too easy to say that David Gray's seventh album Life In Slow Motion isn't quite as good as his breakout album White Ladder. If there's anything great to say about this album, it's that David hasn't strayed away from his style.

David's singing style has an acquired taste, so it might be easy for some to dismiss him because his voice is too weird, for example (this is especially shown in the first song, "Alibi"). The songs I like more than anything else are "Lately" and "Slow Motion". But one song that I can live without is "Hospital Food". Although even negative reviewers like it, I personally don't think it makes any sense.

Everything else on the album is pretty decent, although nothing really jumps out at you like "Babylon" or "Please Forgive Me". If you've been a fan of David Gray since day one, then you shouldn't be mad after you pick up this album.

Anthony Rupert.

A Great Addition to Your Album Collection
It has upbeat songs such as Hospital Food and The One I Love, the latter of which will make you think, "This sounds great! Have I heard this before?" Life In Slow Motion also has slower songs that you can relate to when you are down; my favorite being Slow Motion. Life In Slow Motion has everything a great album needs.

Do not expect another White Ladder, as Life In Slow Motion has a very different sound.

The DVD side of the DualDisc contains a very neat lyric book. The lyric book's pages flip automatically as you listen to the album. The documentary is a great addition. I was surprised at how well David Gray performed in the studio and practice sessions. The quality of his voice is identical to the album. David Gray is a very talented performer.

Be aware that the CD side of the DualDisc will not play on some CD players. It plays fine on my computer running Windows XP but will not play on my 1996 Subaru car stereo.

Overall, Life In Slow Motion is a great album. You won't be disappointed.

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