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Hooverphonic Album: “Magnificent Tree [Bonus Disc]”
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Magnificent Tree [Bonus Disc] |
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Release Date:2001-05-21
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Electronic/Dance, Chill Out, Mood Swing
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Label:Columbia
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Explicit Lyrics:No
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UPC:5099749824225
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Review - :
Belgium's dream pop trio {$Hooverphonic} has seemed to creatively move beyond their icy smooth seascape found on 1998's {^Blue Wonder Power Milk} and shift into a darkwave mood on their third full-length, {^The Magnificent Tree}. Classic embryonic vocalic beauty from {$Geike Arnaert} still carries the translucence of the band's signature ethereality, and shines as hard as she did on the band's previous releases. However, musical composition on songs such as {&"Pink Fluffy Dinosaurs"} and {&"Frosted Flake Wood"} are more intricate and sonically defined. Chief songwriter and programmer {$Alex Callier} and guitarist {$Raymond Geerts} aim for abstract theatrics; multi-instrumentation is brooding and creeping, but {$Hooverphonic}'s distinct maturation cannot overshadow the gorgeous, flowing soundscapes they previously laid down. It's not disheartening by any means, for {$Hooverphonic} does compose an attractive depiction of revamped new wave elements and twisted synth-pop in the face of new millennium teendom. They are far from manufactured label-conscious musical fascism, yet still are represented by a major label. But staying true to the {$Julee Cruise}-like ambience, songs such as {&"Out of Sight"} and {&"Mad About You"} are thoroughly dramatic and make for an illustrious listen. {^The Magnificent Tree} has not completely ignored the musical mystery, and the listener shouldn't forget such mastery while {$Hooverphonic}'s cultivation had to be perfectly split. [The second release cut {&"Renaissance Affair"} from the track listing but added a bonus disc featuring {&"Visions,"} a different version of {&"Mad About You,"} {&"Llorca's Radio Shot,"} and the video for {&"Mad About You"}] ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide
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