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I heard "Deep" on the radio the year this came out and bought the CD ASAP. I was sure this was going to be a huge radio played album with several tracks as hits, they seemed made for it.
For some reason it never hit. I would not be surprised to see people discover this CD somewhere down the line, ( like a few of you have with soundtracks) Now if Cameron Crowe would just use some of binoculars stuff in a movie, everyone could discover this artist. :)
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Never heard of Binocular before today - Caught a live performance at an HMV Record store in NYC and was blown away. Got a signed copy of the CD and just finished listening - GREAT STUFF! I think if any of the radio stations catch on to it, it's going to be BIG. I'm rating it 4 stars - reserving 5 stars for all time classics. As another reviewer stated, if Binocular passes the test of time (which i think is very likely), then it'll get 5.
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Binocular is a very interesting artist. You first hear it and you think to yourself... ugh, not another boy band. But it's just SO catchy. And then you find out he played all the instruments, did all the programming and producing, by himself, with no one else's help. The mixdown was done by someone else but the whole album is his work. He's a pretty good guitarist, he ain't no Santana, but he's nice to listen to. It's almost like it's from out of the 80's (minus the KILLER production). 4 stars for the same reason as one of the reviewers above, I'm into John mayer and bands like Vertical Horizon, so a record like this is usually not found in my collection. I'm into all sorts of music though. Anyway, buy it if you like GOOD pop and not BAD pop.
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This is the real thing. I hadn't realized how much I had lowered my standards until I listened to this album-oh yes, music is supposed to have melodies, vocals, lyrics, musicianship. Why have people been trying to convince me otherwise for so long? The best album since 1992. Period.
(I agree with Mr. Tokyo, if Binocular isn't world famous soon then "The world is wrong.")
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As I browsed CD selections (in another, "unmentionable" bookstore) I came across Binocular's and gave it a listen to. I was amazed. The songs were simple yet not syrupy, infectious yet not annoying. I couldn't help but thinking that this guy is what Duncan Sheik was SUPPOSED to sound like (before he sunk into his depressive mode). Not only are the songs upbeat and positive, but they're actually inspiring! So why only 4 stars? Only because it hasn't stood the test of time (I bought just it yesterday after listening to the first 4 songs). If it's still in my rotation a year from now (and I suspect it will be), THEN it gets the full five. Honestly, you can't miss with this CD. Get it and hold onto it - everyone else will have sticky fingers as soon as they hear it!
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