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| 4.5 superb | Demolitionizer | November 10th 13 |
Another guilty pleasure record for me. This is a criminally underrated record and what got me listening to Hayes in the first place. The range of emotions that are put into these songs are insane, and Haye's vocals deliver well giving each song a distinct emotion behind it. I really enjoy every song on this one and it's hard for me to pick favorites. Good show, Darren.rFavorites include: Don't Give Up, Black Out The Sun and Cruel Cruel World
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| 3.5 great | Supertails | August 13th 12 |
I wanted to love this album, I really did. I managed to, for a while. But at its heart, Secret Codes and Battleships is just...too normal. It sounds like Darren made it under the direction of someone who could guide him towards the 'mainstream' so he can be popular again.rAnd it almost works. The album *sounds* good. The production is brilliant, Darren's vocals are incapable of being bad, yet the album doesn't have much heart. As all-over-the-place as This Delicate Thing We've Made was, I'd rather he went back to that than churning out radio-friendly work.rThat said, there's still good on this. 'Taken By the Sea' is beautiful, as are his amazing vocals on 'Bloodstained Heart'. 'Stupid Mistake' is my personal favourite, and if you have the deluxe edition you get 'Glorious', which is a close second. But as a whole...let's hope for better next time.
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| 3.5 great | DinoX | October 29th 11 |
Darren gives into the fan's requests making a notable back-to-form, savage gardenish album. The man can still sing beautifully but he has given up the dark edge which made him so mysterious in endeavors of making a quick buck.
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| 5.0 classic | Crouteru | October 24th 11 |
Darren's best solo album to date. 12 great songs, all potential singles. It's like a greatest hits.
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| 4.0 excellent | Simon K. STAFF | February 12th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | 0ozzy0 | October 20th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | SILYW | April 28th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Yax | February 20th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | rsa5387 | November 20th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Irving EMERITUS | November 7th 11 |
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