Album Club 2019: Barbara Morgenstern - Doppelstern

Neapolitan · 03-04-2019, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Anteater

Nice production values, but everything else didn't work particularly well for me. I don't mind formulaicness in genres such as AOR, hair metal or, say, City Pop from 80's Japan (because those genres tend to bring the bacon when it comes to a good hook or memorable melody or a good arrangement), but this post-90's sounding A-ha schlock with twinkly European trip-hop dalliances just doesn't work for me. Maybe I would have to have a different sort of background to like this stuff in a vaguely nostalgic way, but unfortunately miss Morgenstern just misses the mark.

That being said, I thought 'Facades" was pretty...but if my favorite track on a vocal-oriented pop record is a song where she's just contributing a few background oohs and ahhs, that's kind of a problem in and of itself.

3 out of 10

I agree with you on the "Nice production values." However I think it is better than a "3 out of 10."

There are a couple of pluses for me. These pluses from areas where the album intersects with my interests. I am curious about bands from Europe. Whenever I find one I get somewhat disappointed when they sing in English, so it is plus that this album is (mostly) sung in Deutsch. There a moments where the music reminds me of Imogen Heap, Facade for example.

There were a few things I didn't like about it. Top of the list of "dislikes" was the guy singing. Sometimes the lyrics and the way the sung didn't quite work for me. Despite its short comings I enjoyed most of the album for the most part. So I feel like being more generous in rating this album than rest of you. I don't think MicShizam picked a bad album at all.

rating 7/10