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well, i for one am eagerly waiting to buy this album. if i had the whole thing i would be able to share a much better view. as i posted in the new releases sections, samples are on PvD's webpage of about 40 seconds for each song. Of course there are songs we all already know and like. for the other ones, that have been heard live at his gigs, i have only heard the samples.
i think crush is solid. time of our lives is great, even from the sample of the actual album version, i like it a lot. its pretty different and has a much more "rock" feel. its only a sample, but i'm not enjoying the little part i hear of "like a friend". home is great, i have heard this live, i love this song. "never forget" seems like a promising above average chill song. i am not a fan of "knowledge", though i don't know what the rest of the song offers. the vocal usage its just not for me. "that's life" is a solid production, though getting used to that voice is going to take me some getting used to. i would be interested in remixes of this. apparently its paul's voice!? "spellbound" is a fantastic one, up there with "home". "kaleidoscope" is quite nice as well. buenaventura seems the same in the sample, sounds just as good as it did before, but nothing particularly intreaguing or unique. from the sample of "connected", i am quite pleased as it doesnt have the whaling quality of the motorola mix. maybe i just can't tell from the quality. but i enjoy all versions of this song that he made -- i like the energy and feeling in it. the sample of "reflections" is so totally different from the anthem he has been banging that people have labelled reflections. i love what i'm hearing in this sample. im particularly looking forward to hearing this track in full!
all in all, its pretty solid if you ask me. i was just a little taken aback by "like a friend" and "knowledge" and "that's life" is "interesting", but like i said, production is nice on it and remixes would probably give it a nice twist.
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