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Blue Album
by: Orbital List Price: $9.98 Amazon.com's Price: $8.99 You Save: $0.99 (10%)as of 03/11/2010 17:29 EST Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: Audio CDBrand: Orbital EAN: 0880882152727 Item Dimensions: Label: Ato Records Manufacturer: Ato Records MPN: 21527 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Ato Records Release Date: August 10, 2004 Studio: Ato Records Disc 1: |
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Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com: The Blue Album is the seventh and supposedly final album by one of dance music's most enduring pioneers. Orbital's blend of techno, breaks, and acid has been mimicked but never quite copied in their 10-plus years at the top. Fans looking for sweeping cinematic dance numbers may be confused by first track "Transient," six minutes of techno bubbles, awash with echo, but not so much as a bass drum in sight. However, as it is common for their songs to be progressive, here it is the album itself that progs. Beginning in a chilled style best described as techno-Enya, the beats pick up and the synths get spikier until "You Lot," a classic Orbital piece complete with theological dialogue and a swirling melody. "Bath Time" is more downbeat, a warm baroque number that slows the pace only to enhance the impact of next track "Acid Pants," a twisted acid monster featuring Sparks on vocals, which could well be the highlight of the album. The closing song featuring Lisa Gerrard is upbeat, jolly tech-house with her ethereal vocal soaring over the top--a fitting end to an album and indeed career that brought techno to the mainstream and kept analog synthesizers cool. --David Trueman Album Description: The UK dance act's seventh & final album. The 'Blue Album' features collaborations with Sparks & Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance). Nine tracks. HTI Records. 2004. Average Rating:
 Rating: - It's Orbital!If you're looking for a typical Orbital CD, this one will do it for you. Nothing really outstanding about it. It's good, don't get me wrong. If you like Orbital, you'll really like this CD. Rating: - Distinctive Orbital WorkI keep hoping the Hartnoll brothers were kidding when they said this would be the last Orbital recording, but since it came out in 2004 they might have just meant it. Regardless this is a brilliant work that I think will stand the test of time. Apparently some long-time fans were disappointed, but I'm not among them. "The Blue Album" is more of a collection of disparate pieces, different moods, different styles, than a cohesive statement, but the individual pieces are strong enough to withstand scrutiny. ... Read More Rating: - To the reviewer from Winnipeg...I've already written a review, so I'll keep this short. The lack of climax in the songs on this album is intentional; whereas on Orbitals 1 and 2 the mood was energetic and excited, the mood on Orbital 3 (i.e. "The Blue Album") is intended to be pensive, halting, perhaps even doubting, but not necessarily regretful of the past. It's the Hartnoll brothers' last album as Orbital, after all. So, if you feel what I described when you listen to this album, that means they succeeded. Rating:  - Eh.What facinates me about Orbital is the fact that they started with such a bang and then slowly declined. With the beginning came Snivilisation and The Brown Album, two instant classics with hits all across the board, no part of either album left me bored. But then they've had a few dissapointing albums such as: The Altogether, and The Blue Album, but it seems like each record they produce they get at least one catchy song. For The Altogether that would be Tension, and for The Blue Album it would have to ... Read More Rating:  - My Tribute to OrbitalBefore I write this review I want to share a quick story. I first heard Orbital back in 1992 with a dance version of the song "Chime" and I was hooked. I would like to think that along with ,The Prodigy, I am one of the original Orbital fans. I have all of their albums and was disappointed with the last two selections, "Middle of Nowhere" and "The Altogether." Now, to the "Blue Album." FINALLY!!! The return of Orbital to their roots. I was a bit skeptical when I first purchased this album, but ... Read More 
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