Between good songs and mediocrity

Between good songs and mediocrity

Outskirts Lights (Limited Deluxe Box) (Audio CD)

Customer Review

*** *** INTRO

As of edge lights Erfurt Clueso now published for the sixth time a studio album and manages to reinvent itself a bit new and developing somehow with each CD.
On 19 songs the young man proves how interwoven German words with catchy melodies without cheesy, too weird, meaningless or inconsequential to sound, as unfortunately create not all German musicians just think of the man who weeps with doves, etc.
So here is an overview about the songs (Interludes are excluded) and my impressions of the new CD (wers something shorter like, just jump to the point My impressions:

*** 01 PACK my stuff (3/5): ***
Feel-good number in midtempo, which fits in well with the last summer days or the first sunny days of autumn again. Go out, take things and again whither, eh catches one of the gray daily routine. The song sounds like a new beginning and freedom desire that you get almost even feel like the statement to follow pack my things and leave the familiar behind.

*** 02 FREE SPIN (5/5) ***

For me typical Clueso number, one simply has to like, if you like the Erfurt. Joins me seamlessly into other numbers, like too quickly from the last album, a. Class Club number and song that celebrates freedom and good time.
Again perfect summer song even if has let us down. Sit outside, laughing and enjoying time without succumb to the pull and nerves from everyday life, also applies here Clueso the subject again, that he has already touched my things in Pack. Overall, I like free rotating, also of the beats and effects, but something better. Format hard drive, restart override.

*** 03 EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED (3/5): ***

All lights will start much quieter than the previous two songs, the voice is deep, thoughtful and fits well with the subjects covered. Personal change that you have to admit. You've changed, is good and somehow hurt nothing will ever be the It says there in a row. Excluding the change to, it begins loudly Clueso einzuleuchten.
I think that is a slightly different times, more thoughtful number, but at the same time retain their optimism. For me the really big firecrackers on the album, but still quite nice to listen.

*** 04 WAKE UP (3/5): ***

Wake up captures the intro from acoustic guitar and voices to a little live session in a pub around the corner. The story is told by a night and the next morning when you have to assign first again, while living in the house and in the city already awake and pulsate around you. I like the pictures, the designs Clueso in his songs and the microcosm, which he describes.
Again, the theme restart or escape from the daily grind and focused perception of its known surroundings that are otherwise hardly notices, but suddenly re-appear the same go along unfamiliar roads. At the same time not only the external world changed, but apparently also the changed I Clueso but describes.
Number like it quite well but is a typical song that you have the best listening at home for themselves in peace, so that it can act.

*** 05 OUTSKIRTS LIGHTS (5/5) ***

The song opens with a quiet acoustic guitar and told, contrary to pack my things from the sense of homecoming -Kommens in a known area. Far away, I want to know who I am, yet you do not seem to find quite the stranger's own ego, but a portion remains at the home area, to which it never ceases retrieves, no matter how far you have gone. Outskirts lights are doing a symbol of well-known objects and the simultaneous joy that one feels there when they appear on the horizon. Class, thoughtful number.

*** 06 draw power (4/5) ***

Undercurrent starts with drum sounds and slightly oriental elements. But here, of course, again the famous guitar. The song tells of restlessness of the self, although one might longs for peace, while the rest of the environment goes to sleep.
Again, more of a number, you should hear for themselves in order to take the most of it.

*** 07 OKAY (3/5) ***

With about a minute a rather short song but not has nothing to say. You want me as I am, I just can not be right, I see it a, but I can not be there for you, I believe you do not have to say more about the song on and it is enough to let the words ,

*** 08 Let the HEAD NOT DEPEND (3/5) ***

Again, pure optimism that Clueso like sprayed in his songs and while listening to the world once again a little bit makes equal better, even if the situation seems tricky. Strictly according to the motto: get up, straighten crown and on it goes (Clueso can naturally express a lot more elegant, but you know what we mean).

*** 09 HIS SONG (4/5) ***

As it is, the new combo with Udo Lindenberg. What was apparent even at Cello, is here again confirmed the two fit and harmonize with each other and somehow comes out a good song. Completely different corner as cello, but refreshing. I think Udo and Clueso are an example of how musicians can succeed cooperation common project, yet everyone has the space it needs to miss the song his personal touch. The result is then something like his song, which is able to transport the good humor between the two musicians in the emergence of the song perfectly.

*** 10 STILL (3/5) ***

For me I think the most difficult song in the assessment. On the one hand very catchy, on the other hand, if you compare it with other songs of Clueso compares to similar topic then rather average Suddenly there is silence, because I see you before me. Well, I found you stay, no centimeter, etc. much more eloquent and unique. The remix version I find at least effect technically more interesting.

*** 11 I fall NOR (5/5) ***

I think, even if the song is rather quiet, you realize again that Clueso knows how to paint with words. Goes towards Nobody thinks of you, and for me one of the gems on the album, even if the song is quite short.

*** 12 STRAIGHT ON (5/5) ***

Click here with the high level and continue Clueso the song stands out clearly from the more discreet, silent songs previously from that bob up and down a bit to himself. Embassy doing here, what makes you happy, even if it might not like another. Cool song that makes the title of the program played straight into the heart.

*** 13 GALLERY (4/5) ***

Song opens with pensive piano and just as thoughtful it goes on. I think Gallery is by far the quietest and most thoughtful song of the album. Gallery describes the snapshots that we collect through encounters with other people and hang in a gallery in our memory. The sung is framed again by the subject city and house. I said yes, I like the small scenes and the microcosm, the Clueso describes. I like it.

*** 14 TO CTS (5/5) ***

Instrumentalisch minimalist song that perfectly with acoustic guitar comes along. By the way, the development of the feeling of being in love is described here, that is interrupted shortly afterwards and apparently short-lived is just a real summer flirtation. Beautiful song

*** 15 LDKNH (Remix) (5/5) ***

Cool, quite gloomy intro, which is well supported by drums. In LDKNH is the way to the previously heard song Do not hang your head. But I like it better than the original. Too bad it only appears as a bonus.

*** My assessment ***

Music is always a matter of taste and therefore my personal assessment:
Outskirts lights is definitely very different than the previous album in and of itself and shows a rather quiet, contemplative Clueso. Main theme of the album seems to be their own person who wants to break out of the everyday world, at the same time as well as the peculiarities of their own everyday life again clearly perceives short, a Search and find in personal life.
This should also be almost obvious that the outskirts lights rather is an album that you should listen for yourself in silence and must give the songs time to act. Only undercuts and pack my stuff stings a bit out of the crowd the more quiet songs and shows the Clueso, as you have experienced it in and of itself and just exudes good humor.
For me a total of an interesting album, although my first have been missing a couple more varied facets and I found it almost zuu quiet. But the first impression is not always the all-determining. As I said - it is a very different album that calls for a completely different listening. I think while you could "and to themselves" just listen, you have to "outskirts lights" really listen.
Overall, therefore, an album that I have to give time and that has to grow for me. I therefore tend towards 4 stars because the songs that I like, the Clueso show how I like it, but the rest is not entirely mine and I usually skip those songs.

Original scent Rank: 4/5
March 23
Very good 1540 Rank: 5/5
January 8
683 Middle Rank: 3/5
March 2
The zero degree of analysis Rank: 1/5
January 26

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