> >I am going to see Faithless play at Barrowlands in Glasgow (Scotland) >tomorrow night and in preperation have been listening to both albums (as >well as many many singles) to get in the mood. Now i know this is an old >argument but i really can't get my head round the second album in that same >way as the first. I bought Reverence a few months after it was first >realeased in England and so have had it now for about 4 years. In all that >time i haben't found an album (or set of singles) which have come close in >terms of quality of music and sheer enjoyability.> >I feel however that the same can't be said for Sunday 8pm. I've tried, i >really have, but i can't enjoy it like i do the first. The singles are the >same. I have 12 singles from the first album and the mixes just blow me >away but again the enjoyment from those singles from Sunday 8pm just >doesn't compare. I think even God Is A DJ has been pretty over-hyped - can >it seriously be comparable in quality to Salva Mea. I think not. > >Anyone have any defense whatsoever for the second album? Am i missing >something? I don't think anyone would be able to say that Sunday 8pm is the best CD in the world (and it would have to be that to beat Reverence). Reverence was just great - and unique. The song reverence is, in my opinion, good, but not that good, and too many people just forget "Drifting Away". I think it's still the best chill-out song in the world and fascinates me every time I hear it. The music on Reverence was better and the fact that people liked "God is a DJ" a lot was a huge surprise for me cuz I thought it was worse than most of the Reverence songs. The good thing about Sunday 8pm though is that the CD is some kind of advice for me. I'm from Germany and spending a year as an exchange student in America, have had many problems with host families, had to move a couple of times, and then I hear "Bring my family back", "Postcards", "Take the long way home", "Killer's lullaby" (my favorite song from Sunday 8pm) and "Hour of need" - and just the lyrics make me calm and get some rest to think about everything better. Reverence couldn't do it, Reverence was an exciting (!) CD; just hear the first 8 seconds of "Reverence" and you know what I mean. They are almost to different to be compared. Sunday for quiet time when you want to relax and sleep, Reverence for times when you want to get up. 82 degrees (about 24) here in Western Connecticut today and sunshine - just gorgeous! Christian
