It is now a tradition to review an Aphrodite's Child album every Christmas eve (except they only have one more album after this so it won't last very long). Speaking of let-downs, this album falls very short of its predecessor End of the World. I liked that album so much because of how zany and chaotic the music was while still remaining coherent. This album, however, seems to have done a hard left turn and decided that most of the songs should follow a rigid structure of verses and choruses, which really diminishes the sound because of how it feels like it's forced into being more uniform. The same goes for the general sound too; it's much more generic and bland and just less interesting to listen to. The instruments feel more uniform and "doing what they're supposed to do" which makes the music more boring as a result. Also, the vocals don't sound anything like they did in the first album. You can tell that it's the same guy singing, but his performance is completely different. The lucid and haunting or upbeat and energetic sounds that were pervasive throughout the entirety of End of the World is almost completely gone, and is instead replaced by him just singing the lyrics without much unique flair to it. There are a couple exceptions, but mostly it just feels dull. Most of the audibly distinct stuff comes from the tail end of the album, which I think was added on later since the last 5-6 tracks aren't listed on the original track listing (I'm going off what Spotify has). I don't know if the album was revised or remastered and these were added then, but it sounds better than the rest of what's here.
Highlights: Let Me Love, Let Me Live, Funky Mary, Good Time So Fine, Lontano Dagli Occhi, Air.
Rating: 3/6
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