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It’s an evanescent experience, for whilst you’re awestruck by the sonics beneath the electronic sheen, you can’t remember anything much about them after they’ve evaporated at the end.
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Schnauss sounds like a cross between Chapterhouse, My Bloody Valentine circa Soon, the Cocteau Twins and Enya, chugging along on barely audible Balearic beats.
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Goodbye has a tendency to blur together in many places during the course of ten tracks and just under an hour in running length. If you like his past work, you might want to check this one out, but others will probably want to take a pass.
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Goodbye's overall prettiness is both its weakness and its strength; the album is pleasant but blends into the background a bit too easily.
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The bad news is that the overwhelming vibe is still that of easy listening digital mush.
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Under The RadarThe lack of a cohesive album sound and memorable melodies are real problems. [Summer 2007, p.88]
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On the whole Goodbye isn't really much more than a background music soundtrack, something that would probably sound much better in an elevator than on an iPod. That said, it’s good for running a mile to.
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PopMattersIn an apparent attempt to open up his appeal to broader audiences, Schnauss leaves his compositions seeming oddly detoothed.
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MagnetWith a few exceptions, the rest of Goodbye remains little more than background music destined for life in service to candle boutiques and Saturn commercials. [Summer 2007, p.106]
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It was possible to ignore Schnauss' new age leanings previously but they're rammed home mercilessly here making too much of this album sound like Enya-period Sigur Ros.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 13
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Negative: 1 out of 13
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Aug 19, 2010
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ChelcSep 27, 2007
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JVTAug 31, 2007