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I have no idea what you did to erase the memory of this disaster, but having received this majestic album of 9 wondrous songs the day before, I sought solace for my ruptured soul by playing this soon after our dozen or so multi-millionaires had failed us so very badly. I repeat – I have no idea what you did to help you recover from the ignominy of it all, but I have no doubt it wasn’t anywhere near as fantastic an experience as playing this magnificent album was for me. Listening to this 42 minute ghostly delight, a rare treat containing such ethereal tunes and gossamer vocals that you really do feel as if you are being gently transported to another time, another place. I have never known an album sound so beautifully otherworldly, but it launched me up from those depths below, setting me up to face the far greater challenges that life may yet bring. It is as if that, rather than arriving from the stars, it has emerged from the caverns so deep below the earth’s surface, with it’s crystalline, precise approach; although the sound, once released, reaches up to the eternity that is above us, carrying you there with it, so that you look down and are able to contemplate and finally understand the utter shallowness of some of life’s negative moments. Well, that is what it did for me, and whether you have been through the same thing or not, whether you face greater difficulties than such failures as this tedious soccer (non)performance, this album has to be for anyone who seeks a pure sound and a perfect piece of music. This is a total delight from start to finish, to be played any time of the day and night, and repeating the process does not diminish the delight one tiny bit. (And if you need to return to a superficial image then please think of the performances of Argentina’s Lionel Messi and not England’s Wayne Rooney, because that is exactly how good it really is). |
