For all the praise: we make no mistake about it, you as the spearhead of the "Future Pop" lie down even the bar quite high indeed. The expectations for a new album are thus correspondingly high. In short, my expectations are definitely not satisfied. If you believe the now 28 reviews on Amazon, so see the probably most fans like this. I miss your handwriting. VNV Nation stands for orchestral soundscapes, bombast, hymns, great ballads. On Transnational your offers more home cooking for my taste. It sounds too banal, interchangeable and Mainstreaming. Nice songs to listen but the goosebumps missing. Certainly like the many new fan mobilize but the old fans are simultaneously pushed in front of the head. Songs like "Carry You", "Illusion", "Forsaken", "Arclight" (among others) are typical VNV Nation songs create for me this emotional depth that produce goose bumps that make you so unique. Transnational sounds to me more like regional .... sorry :-(
