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 oh yeah. Jan 27, 2010
short and sweet: i hated "the garden" and i love this album. love the added new guest vocalists, love that this, to me, is more similar to their first two albums, but with a little extra twist. this is what they should have transitioned to from "when it falls".
this album has a great variety of mood, but still all downtempo.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Great Music Jan 27, 2010
I'm new to Zero 7, with this being my first album I've listened to. I really like it though!
Unique sounds and exploration are things to be proud and happy about, not to criticize (like many of the other people doing these reviews). Sure if they explored some things and it sounded terrible, then fine it's no good, but all of their songs on this album have their own unique qualities of good music. I especially like the exotic/Middle Eastern vibe that a lot of the songs on their album have (like "Ghost Symbol"). If you like amazing artists like Royksopp and Nitin Sawhney, you'll love this album.
Conclusion: 5 Thumbs up for unique sound and a good vibe! Nothing to complain about!
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Different, Yes... But Worth the Effort to Discover It. A Fantastic Album! Jan 24, 2010
I'm a huge fan of Zero 7. Their first two albums have been on heavy rotation in my playlists since they were released, and both contain some of the best, soulful, downtempo music out there. With the release of their fourth album, "Yeah Ghost," they definitely take a departure from their usual formula. Many fans on here are slamming the new release as utter unlistenable garbage and frankly, I think they're being incredibly unfair. No, it doesn't sound like their previous albums, but if you give it a chance, it stands as quite a fine album on in its own right. Some of the classic Zero 7 sound is still there to be found, but this time around it is interweaved with influences from more electro/dance contemporaries such as Basement Jaxx, The Chemical Brothers, and Royksopp, maybe even a touch of Moby's moodier work. Highlights include the dreamy uptempo "Swing" which reminds me a bit of Feist both in vocals and melody. Zero 7 co-founder Henry Binns does a great job with the vocals on "Everything Up," a fun mid-tempo electro/acoustic romp. The highlight of the album for me is "Pop Art Blue" which is very reminiscent of Norway's Bel Canto. Simply a gorgeous song that deserves your attention.
All in all, this album is certainly a departure from their signature sound, but a very welcome one. Though the vocals of Sia are missing now that she has her own solo career, the approach to this recording is fresh, fun, and highly entertaining... something that was frankly missing from their third album "The Garden". I suggest you approach this album with an open mind and give it a few listens. It just keeps getting better and better as it soaks in. "Yeah Ghost" sits easily in my list of the top twenty albums released in the past year.
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Soothing, Funky Trance/Soul Jan 24, 2010
Having been a fan of Zero 7 since "When It Falls", and having picked up every subsequent release by them, I am a bit surprised after reading so many negative reviews....Many reviewers of this album have complained either about the new disc's "lack of soul" or being overly mechanical-sounding, as well as a lot of complaints about Zero 7 having "changed their style" and having supposedly sub-par new guest vocalists.
To address the previous issues for fans of the band; this album is dripping with r&b soul and groove, it is admittedly, slightly less organic and more techno-sounding that early Zero 7 albums, "The Garden" was a much more dramatic shift in the band's aesthetic than this release, and the guest vocals are excellent and more diverse. Had to give this disc 5 stars simply to counteract all of the negativity. Seriously, if you enjoyed Zero 7's previous releases, you should pick this one up. All of the signature elements of the band are there, it simply doesn't sound like "When It Falls-Part II", which is what people seem to want. Sometimes it's hard to give artists the space to be creative and actually create instead of copying what other people want....anyway, off the soapbox (laughs)
 "If I die tomorrow, I don't care" Jan 20, 2010
Those lyrics seem to epitomize this album.
I can't stop listening to Yeah Ghost. I didn't like it at first. I took it out to make sure it was Zero 7 and not some Asian bootleg or something crazy, but the label confirmed it was indeed Zero 7 and so I gave it another shot. Slowly, ever so slowly, like an insidious dream, lyrics from this cd have been popping back into my head over the last few days. Mr. McGee has me tapping my desk at work so much so that my coworkers are starting to get snarky.
Yes, Yeah Ghost is a departure from what fans of Zero 7 are used to hearing. Get over it. Stop being a petulant child that can't get rid of his blankey and move on with your life. You might even come to enjoy this new blanket...If you can't, maybe you could try previewing your next CD purchase before you start whining =D. Change can be good...and I think this change worked. Perhaps not for the better...but it worked.
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