The self-titled debut record by the UK trio of Dirty Vegas was
\npure electronica-trance, but without the pain of a whole album
\nsounding like a 50-odd minute of one monotonous beat-structure
\nrepeating itself, and not going anywhere. The band’s style of
\nincluding interesting bits of guitars and hoarse vocals (that’ll
\nbetter suit a grunge band) amid the hard-core electronica backdrop
\ngave their debut record a tasteful appeal that made it stand way
\nabove most other albums of the same genre.<\/p>\n
Dirty Vegas’ second effort
\nOne<\/i> is prominently non-electronica: studio drums have
\nreplaced the bass-ridden heavy beats of trance; real acoustic and
\nelectric guitars have taken over the role of synths; real
\nbass-lines are played on actual guitars, and not on keyboards; and,
\nhumble orchestral arrangements decorate humble love songs, that
\ndon’t seek to be thrillingly fast-paced. Also, unlike a trance
\nrecord, each of the ten numbers on
\nOne<\/i> has the singer (Steve Smith) singing — that too,
\nwithout any synthesizing effects added to his vocals.<\/p>\n
So, does this mean disappointment for those of the opinion that
\nthe debut album should’ve had more of the seven-odd synth-spewing
\nminutes of “Days Go By”? Well, it does — and a really big one.
\nOne<\/i> has nothing remotely close to “Days Go By.” As a matter
\nof fact, the band itself, on this album, sounds like real musicians
\nplaying real music instruments, and attempting an attractive pop
\nrecord, without intentionally wanting to give it the ‘dance-club’
\nappeal of their debut effort.<\/p>\n
One is an album, more human, and less robotic. The album gets
\nits zest, not from crazily pounding techno-beats, but from
\nbeautifully interwoven guitars. This is one of the ‘love’ records,
\nthat does not cry or cadge, but is still sensitive. It has
\nsong-titles like “Roses,””Human Love,””Given You Everything” and
\n“Save Me Now,” and the lovelorn moods of the album sound as piquant
\nas the happy ones.<\/p>\n
The first few seconds of the album (and that of the opener
\n“Rose”) start off with an enchanting guitar-riff, and build up into
\na heavenly song of the most charming guitar-work that a bunch of
\nDJs (or a bunch of rock musicians) could come up with. This musical
\nquality is maintained consistently throughout the album.<\/p>\n
The first single of the record and one of the album’s best songs
\n“Walk Into The Sun,” with the solo and the jangling acoustic
\nguitars, has the semblance of Electronic’s “Get The Message.””Human
\nLove,” another album standout, has a guitar-arrangement to the
\neffect that it sounds like a fantastic cover of an unknown U2 song
\n(from their The Joshua Tree days). The slower, and prominently
\norchestra-laden songs “Closer” and “Save Me Now,” sound most unlike
\n‘Dirty Vegas’: tender emotional love-songs that ex-‘Verve’ front
\nman Richard Ashcroft would be expected to come up with.<\/p>\n
\nOne<\/i> is a perfect example of irony, when it blesses: a
\nhard-core techno band churning out a record of near-perfect
\nguitar-melodies. This shocking change of sound by Dirty Vegas may
\nloose them a few old fans (expecting another ‘dance-floor’ album by
\nthe band), but will without doubt, earn them many more new
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