It's 12 songs on the album: "Without you, everything is nothing." And even if the title of this review is a line up of this song, it is not true right here. Here at the very least. "Without you ..." is completely and achieved an amazing intensity. Precisely because it is so taken back, just because it takes no effort to achieve a wow effect, precisely because it leaves room and the greatest strength of Christina Stürmer room for development are: your emotional genuine nature and authenticity.
Now it is not so that the new album would have nothing to offer in front of Song 12. The first single "Million Lights" is made up with a catchy hook, driven by a cool-dancing groove and catchy guitar licks at the first hearing in the competent organs established - and will remain, even if the song is long since died away. An absolute earwig.
And in particular, "What do you do when the city sleeps", "How much does a heartbeat" and "Somewhere up there" are managed by and by, lyrically and musically. Along with the music and the aforementioned "Without you ..." It adds up to five pieces that probably in years still have to be valid. In the deluxe edition of the album then add one at that all three acoustic versions that are added to the album. That for three of the five I mentioned earlier songs were selected, confirmed my impression - here is the substance of the album. The three acoustic bonus tracks are by no means only cheap repetitions, but have full authority and autonomy, and back "millions of lights", "What are you doing ..." and "Somewhere ..." sound in the vicinity of the intense acoustic priori "Without you ... ".
Apart from "Million Lights" the strong moments of the album will once more the rather quiet pieces, the quiet moments.
This is exactly the reason why "I listen to my heart" still is not the Christina Stürmer album, which I give the highest rating, so I'd love it.
The other eight (of the deluxe edition starting exactly 50/50), are all songs that are totally okay. No failure, no embarrassments. All driving pop songs to really good cracking rock attitude. In particular, the opening track "Hit the Trail" opens the album Forward 2013 following the motto "Nomen est omen" and storms out of a standstill to noise and lets it rip properly. Ironed The band rocks not frantically Radio-compatible (which in previous albums rather occurred) but can hear the enthusiasm run wild.
This sounds all very friendly, also makes perfect good humor, but somehow everything is already umpteen times been there and something unoriginal. I do not want the ugly word 'Füllsongs
All in all, but again a worthwhile plate Young woman striker. If you count the two live albums, it is now up her whole tenth since 2003, tend to always getting better. What they may have finally proven that it is much more than just a talent show winner. That was already on the first album "Free Fall" visible, even though their music is certainly been ten years ago teen far from attributes like 'Masterpiece
Speaking of perfect. For the cover, this applies to: expressive and sensual! For those, however, hope that the booklet might be a photo of the same pose is still only from the other side - forget it!
(And before it again nasty comments are of the Emancipation battle groups, I would have bought the album when Christina Stürmer worn a turtleneck sweater and a full beard had adhered. But apart from that, it is now probably not that she came to the photo shoot and not just stupidly T-shirt was carrying ...)
