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soul on board - album reviews
For his first post-Tears for Fears solo outing, bassist/vocalist Curt Smith left behind any of the primal-scream anguish that once motivated his old band, preferring to explore a much more conventional path. The guest list, which includes producer Martin Page and Go West singer Peter Cox, tells you most of what you need to know about the album, which falls neatly between Page's ultra-polished adult pop and Go West's similarly well-scrubbed, blue-eyed soul. Endless tunes like the title track, "Calling Out," and the ballad "Still in Love With You" are handsomely performed, with Smith's familiar, boyish tenor as appealing as ever, but wear out their welcome midway through their five- and six-minute running times. Still, they're preferable to the attempts to get down and display a "social conscience"; "Come the Revolution," bookended by a ridiculous rap (from vocalist Taz) about freedom, the government, and the usual left-leaning mush, will horrify Tears for Fears fans and newcomers alike. In its defense, most of Soul on Board makes for extremely pleasant listening, but those seeking more invention or depth -- the sort Smith's partnership with Roland Orzabal often provided -- will have to search elsewhere. ~ Dan LeRoy, All Music Guide
1 Soul on Board (5:13)
2 Calling Out (6:06)
3 Beautiful to Me (6:20)
4 Wonder Child (4:08)
5 Words (4:24)
6 I Will Be There (4:45)
7 No One Knows Your Name (5:47)
8 Rain (4:07)
9 Come the Revolution (4:13)
10 Still in Love With You (6:45)
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For his first post-Tears for Fears solo outing, bassist/vocalist Curt Smith left behind any of the primal-scream anguish that once motivated his old band, preferring to explore a much more conventional path. The guest list, which includes producer Martin Page and Go West singer Peter Cox, tells you most of what you need to know about the album, which falls neatly between Page's ultra-polished adult pop and Go West's similarly well-scrubbed, blue-eyed soul. Endless tunes like the title track, "Calling Out," and the ballad "Still in Love With You" are handsomely performed, with Smith's familiar, boyish tenor as appealing as ever, but wear out their welcome midway through their five- and six-minute running times. Still, they're preferable to the attempts to get down and display a "social conscience"; "Come the Revolution," bookended by a ridiculous rap (from vocalist Taz) about freedom, the government, and the usual left-leaning mush, will horrify Tears for Fears fans and newcomers alike. In its defense, most of Soul on Board makes for extremely pleasant listening, but those seeking more invention or depth -- the sort Smith's partnership with Roland Orzabal often provided -- will have to search elsewhere. ~ Dan LeRoy, All Music Guide
1 Soul on Board (5:13)
2 Calling Out (6:06)
3 Beautiful to Me (6:20)
4 Wonder Child (4:08)
5 Words (4:24)
6 I Will Be There (4:45)
7 No One Knows Your Name (5:47)
8 Rain (4:07)
9 Come the Revolution (4:13)
10 Still in Love With You (6:45)
EAC extraction logfile from 10. February 2006, 18:00 for CD
curt smith / soul on board
Used drive : SAMSUNG CD-R/RW SW-248F Adapter: 0 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure with NO C2, accurate stream, disable cache
Read offset correction : 12
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
Other options :
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Installed external ASPI interface
Range status and errors
Selected range
Filename C:\Documents and Settings\Rat\My Documents\curt smith - soul on board.wav
Peak level 99.7 %
Range quality 100.0 %
CRC 1388FDE6
Copy OK
No errors occured
End of status report