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Howie Day《Stop All The World Now》

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演唱歌手：Howie Day 专辑名称：Stop All The World Now 专辑语言：English 专辑曲风：Alternative Rock 发行公司：Sony 发行日期：2003年10月07日 官方网站：http://www.howieday.com

曲目： 1. Brace Yourself    2. Perfect Time Of Day    3. Collide    4. Trouble In Here  5. Sunday Morning Song  6. I'll Take You On    7. She Says 8. Numbness For Sound    9. You & A Promise  10. End Of Our Days  11. Come Lay Down

要感谢网友Rige的推荐。"So you think……"甚至是"Brace Yourself"第一个音符就吸引住了我。在这个雨欲停未止天欲明未明的清晨，心变得潮湿而润滑，却没有欲望。做为个人第二张专辑中的"Collide"也曾收录进Now18合辑中。

Howie Day is a great singer songwriter and an upcoming performer. "Stop All the World Now" seems to be a snapshot of a developing artist, still on the upswing.
The CD has many moments of brilliance. "Collide," "Numbers For Sound" and "Come Lay Down" stand out to me. However, Day seems a little inconsistent in his songwriting and his delivery. At times he's almost Bono-esque in his vocal performances, at other times very "white-bread" generic. The same is true for his songwriting. "Sunday Morning Song" shouldn't even be on the same record with "Come Lay Down" - it sounds like two different artists.
Lyrically he's off and on. "Brace Yourself" feels like a very generic attempt at a single, while "Collide" expresses profound ideas in a brilliantly understated way.
The production is generally quite good. The addition of live strings peppering the album brings it to a different level. It's just the right amount - not overdone. At times, though, the guitar work is a little sloppy. He might've done well to have some studio players perform the touchier acoustic parts for him.

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