Customer Reviews

What Sound

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As usual, an interesting and absorbing effort by the talented couple...

I discovered LAMB when I first heard 'Gabriel', a great song. So I decided to buy the album. I was hardly impressed. Its very depressing, and all the tracks are pale compared to Gabriel, my favourite track. Its frustrating to listen to, as there is some garbage Electronica in between the emotional moody songs. So you do need to skip often if you're not into that. Also, it sounds so much like the groups of that genre (Bjork,Potrishead,etc.) you hardly get the feeling you're listening to an original artist. If you have Gabriel through a comp CD, dont buy it!

Lamb`s third album, while neither as adventurous and risky as their debut nor as impressive and strong as its follow up "Fear of Fours", is still a captivating and innovative offering.
Here, the british duo reduces the drum n` bass / trip-hop/ jazz influences of their previous records and goes for a more dream pop-oriented sound.
"What Sound" presents an ethereal, innocent feel, adopting a more sweet and melodic perspective than the band`s earlier experiments. The electronic beats here are soft and subtle, adding a nice touch to the fragile and child-like Louise Rhodes` voice, creating lush and beautiful songs like the addictive title track, the heartfelt "Heaven" or the contemplative "Small". The instrumental "Scratch Bass" is a great moment either, proving that Andy Barlow is a terrific sound manipulator.
Although this album doesn`t bring nothing particularly new, it still shows that Lamb are an impressive tour-de-force and one of the most exciting creative forces of the (now tired) trip-hop genre. So, "What Sound" one deserves a few listens since it has much to recommend.

Maybe I was hoping too much for an albumn to rival the first Lamb album. This album is okay and her voice is great, even better then the other albums, but it focuses way too much on her voice and seems to pretty much forget about all the cool beats and interchange between singer and dj that the first Lamb had. Gabriel does not come close to Gorecki, mainly because it never really has the drum and bass part that kicks in towards the midle of Gorecki and makes that song so awesome.

I have always been a listener to every sort of music,but also have always had a taste for the slower sadder, more moody and "pretty" type of music, so when I discovered Lamb I was more then delighted, I was in a heavenly state of happiness, bringing the meloncholy sound to mesh with the dark , fast and feel good. Something new for the ears with this album. If you like electronic music or are just getting a starting taste of it I'd hope for your sake that you'd run across this album. This is a cd that all the songs become one and you put on repeat all for hours. I love Lamb and their ability too take such original rythms and sounds and mesh them so beautifully with electronic and lisa rhodes, more than unique vocals. This album really did something to me that other cd's just can't compare to..for an exceptional Lamb listener looking for a newer album or just someone seeking new music to listen to, i recomend this cd. Just fantastically Beeautiful. A Brilliant canvas of sound........What is that sound?

I'll be honest with you. After a few seconds this album was removed from my stereo. Do not be duped by all of the 'essential trip-hop' titles that are placed on this act. As a whole this album is pathetically weak. Honestly, if you are looking to hear something amazing with elements of electronic music and everything else, showcasing a female voice, just go back into your collection and pull out everything you own by Bjork.

This CD, like Bjork's "Vespertine", is the perfect album to listen to before going to bed (either solo or with company). Except for "Scratch Bass" (an up-tempo slice of electronica), the songs on this album are dreamy, seductive lullabies that help you drift off to the realm of the subconscious. Fans of the HBO series "Six Feet Under" might recognize my favorite track, the gorgeous "Heaven", from promos for their second season. Listening to Lamb beats counting sheep any day.

I first got hooked on this group when I heard the re-mix of "CottonWool" by Filla Brazilla. Now we are blessed with this wonderful CD and DVD set. If you buy it just to hear "Heaven" or "Gabriel" then you did not waste your money. Those two tracks alone are enough of a reason to buy this great CD. What Sound reminds me alot of the great stuff done by "Everything But The Girl". It contains more than a few groovy house-style tracks that make it sound less jazzy than Fear of Fours but it still has a very natural, earthy sound.

The deluxe edition contains a well crafted DVD that has a couple of videos plus some earlier remixes, including the above mentioned "Cottonwool" re-mix.

I'm going to listen to it again, one of the best CDs of 2003 in my book.

This CD is a tasteful blend of electronica, trip-hop and sometimes drum & bass. Lou Rhodes's vocals and lyrics accompanying Andy Barlow's ingenious compositions result in a beautiful musical journey.

Buy this album, not the UK version or others. This contains extra tracks such as "Written", a similarly exquisite track as "What Sound", the magnificient "Neelie Hooper Remix" of "Gabriel", the jazzy "The Night Has A Thousand Eyes", and the ethereal piano instrumental "Blessing In Disguise". I personally love them because they compensate for the songs in the original record that I skip, like "Scratch Bass" and "Sweetheart".

Eva since i let Lamb trespass my ears, i haven't gone one week without listening to one of the three PERFECT albums. i love every song Lamb has made. And i'm soooo thrilled to have discovered them! 'What Sound' is very reflective and relaxing. Lou sums up wondrous thoughts that i have pondered. Any and every mood is perfect with this album. It's mostly mellow. and again MAGNIFICENT! my favorite tracks, which are hard to narrow, are 1-sweetheart,2nd-i cry,3-just is,4-gabriel,and 5-written. i love the whole thing, okay JUST BUY IT!!!!!