Audio CD review:
Sahara Hotnights - What If Leaving Is a Loving Thing

Sahara Hotnights - What If Leaving Is a Loving Thing

Band: Sahara Hotnights Title: What If Leaving Is a Loving Thing Rating: Release Date: 30 April, 2007 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Visit to Vienna 2: Loneliest City of All 3: Salty Lips 4: Neon Lights 5: No for an Answer 6: Cheek to Cheek 7: Getting Away with Murder 8: Puppy 9: Static 10: If Anyone Matters to You

Customer Reviews Where's the Heart First let me say I am a big Sahara Hotnights Fan I love every single song on all 3 of their previous releases. This album was a colossal let down for me. This album however is so bland and unoriginal, They used to have a good mix of rock and pop and a sound all their own. But on this album it sounds like an overly poppy set of B-sides some of them are catchy but none of them are very distinguishable from songs that came out 10 years ago. I am still a big fan of their old stuff and I will still buy their next album, every band tries a new sound out eventually but this new sound is lacking heart and, for lack of a better word balls. Great Swedish Group While they have chosen a much more polished approach than compared to their previous efforts, they have lost none of their rocking punh. The Sahara Hotnights are back with a must better album than previously and confirm all expectations. Indeed the album is much better produced than even the last album. First song Visit to Vienna is simply splendid. This is a typical pop-rock song with distinct 60's feel as well as a rumbling bass. The girl choruses are great. then the single cheek to cheek is really neat as well. While the album has lost some of the punky touch that made them great, it is certainly not less great than previously. It sounds like the work of a more professional group overall but which is still inspired. Their playing has really improved and they rea one of the best rock bands at the moment. Compered to previous efforts it has a slightly more pronounced feminine touch which is not bad at all despite the fact that the SH are one of the few female bands that does not fall prey to the cliches of the genre. I had to order mine directly from Bengan's in Gotheburg since the imports on Amazon. com or . co. uk were really expensive. Anyway it came very fast from that source as usual (plus it is from Sweden itself!) Also, the girls lok really great on the cover, so who can want anything more?. . You can see a complete list of all Sahara Hotnights discography, or go back to the Sahara Hotnights tabs