Salvation: Alphaville: Amazon.ca: Music

Frequently Bought Together

1. Inside Out

2. Monkey in the Moon

3. Guardian Angel

4. Wishful Thinking

5. Flame

6. Point of Know Return

7. Control

8. Dangerous Places

9. Spirit of the Age

10. Soul Messiah

11. New Horizons

12. Pandora's Lullaby

13. Life Is King

14. Wishfull Thinking Physical

15. Monkey in the Moon [Demo Version]

Product Description

Album Description

Fifth release from German new waver's who hit with 'Big In Japan' and 'Forever Young'. Featuring original members Maria n Gold and Bernhard Lloyd. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

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4.2 out of 5 stars (21 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very Very Very Good, Mar 6 2004

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This album is great and beyond words. The synths are sparkling, original and clean on this album - OK, all except for a lack of taste on the song "Control". Flame, Soul Messiah, Monkey in the Moon - all are such great songs that they are some of the best writen in the late 90's. As a keyboard programmer myself, this is all very original and good programming - not casio presets as suggested by a previous review can be found. I wouldn't be a good person if I didn't encourage you to acquire this album immediately. A MUST HAVE.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Back to Their Roots, Feb 13 2004

By	ogryzek (Chicago, IL, USA) - See all my reviews

There is no discussion as to divinity of the first two albums. And we all know that the later works were somewhat 'uneven'.
Salvation is a swing back to the days of glory (in a kind of 'if it works why f**k with it?' way). While not quite there yet, this album is quite 'playable' (so it will grow on you... in a good sense). You will not find here any smash hits, yet if those songs were released in days of Forever Young or Afternoons In Utopia they could serve as great B-Sides. So as you make your own 'The Best Of' compilation you will be able to use a few of the songs featured here, as not to loose your breath in between 'Sounds Like A Melody' and 'Universal Daddy'.

Please note that this is actually a 1999/2000 re-release for the US market of the original 1997 Salvation album - same stuff + a few new remixes + new artwork.

Bottom Line:
If you are Alphaville fan - a definitive must...
If you are into 80's synthpop - a good album to have...
If you just like good music - you might get by without it but it's not like you throwing your money away... so get it...

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4.0 out of 5 stars An impressive return to form, Jan 10 2004

By	Ethan Straffin (Palo Alto, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Gotta admit: I was one of those who gave up on Alphaville, at least in the short term, after their third album, _The Breathtaking Blue_, failed so thoroughly to live up to the expectations raised by their first two releases.

Yet all is forgiven with this one, which came almost out of nowhere to remind us that heart and soul can still be found within the embattled synthpop genre. (As far as I can tell, from the original '80s crowd, only Pet Shop Boys remain to contest the throne -- Erasure having given it up years ago.)

Sure, there are skippable songs. Sure, there's a bit too much "thump, thump, thump" for even this admitted admirer of Chicane. Sure, the lyrics to "Monkey in the Moon" make no sense whatsoever -- but it's well-poised to make anyone who's ever loved a Roxy Music song weep tears of joy nonetheless. Meanwhile, "Dangerous Places" is a flat-out brilliant venture into dance-industrial territory that I never would have expected from this particular band.

And did I mention that Marion Gold is one of the great vocalists of our time? No? Well, he is.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Save yourself
It fairly pains me to "kick a band when they're down", but this album doesn't come close to capturing the magic Alphaville has evinced in the past. Read more

Published on Dec 6 2003 by Nicolas K

4.0 out of 5 stars A must own for synthpop/new wave fans
Alphaville has been at it for quite some time. Most listeners will recognize them immediately for their 80's new wave song Forever Young. Read more

Published on Jun 28 2003 by Ted Del Prato

4.0 out of 5 stars Get it
The songs "Point Of Know Return", "Control, "Spirit Of The Age", "Life Is King", and "Wishful Thinking" make the album worth getting... Read more

Published on Jun 25 2003 by David Gettis

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Good - Updated Sound of Alphaville
This is the album that became a sort of renaissance for alphaville, who has a devoted on-line fan base that just won't quit. Read more