Sharon Temple

Brilliant, Oct 12 2004

My only experience with Darren's music has been through the Savage Garden albums. From the beginning, Darren's songs have been articulate, and much more than the chorus-and-a-few-other-lines most rock music is.
I expected more Savage Garden-like music in "The Tension and the Spark", with a generally upbeat sound. What you get, instead, is a dark, powerful, emotional album. The techno music is perfect. These are songs that you find yourself paying attention to. This album is such a departure from what I was expecting that I found it depressing the first time I heard it, but I discovered that it's addictive. Listen to it again before you decide you don't like it… Read more