At the Close of Every Day

Arid | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 25, 2000)
• Original Release Date: April 25, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00004SVK2
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #387,504 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Now *this* is what *I* call *Music*!!, August 10, 2001

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Sandy (Brussels, Belgium) - See all my reviews

This review is from: At the Close of Every Day (Audio CD)

I can only try to share my enthousiasm on this one.

It is difficult to explain what I felt listening to the record for the first time. I bought it without really knowing the band or any songs, on an impulsion. I did not regret it a second, I was overwhelmed. The singer has an awesome voice and know how to use it. They have a great sense of melody, lifted up by proeminent guitars. I cannot imagine to skip a single track. This is melodious solid rock. And unlike many products released these days you can read the lyrics without asking yourself if they were written by a 10 years old kid. They can be compared to lot of bands, but they remain themselves, Arid. I consider it as my best purchase this year!

"At the close of everyday" and "Too late Tonight" shake you all up, then they calm things down with a mysterious ballad "All will wait". "Little things of venom" alterns a deep pulse and a melodious chorus you will sing along, "Believer" will catch you straight away, try to avoid foot taping on this one - right pick for a single. "Dearly departed" is a pendant to "Little things of Venom", "Me and my melody" has a Radiohead feeling (when they were releasing "High and dry" or "Street Spirit") and "World Weary eyes" puts tempo up again. "Life" is an amazing track with incredible rhythm variations, acelerations and decelerations. "Elegy" is a delicate ballad where the singer can show his vocal abilities again. I am thinking about Kurt Cobain sometimes. "Soiree" ends up the album on an up-tempo song "grunge" bands would have not looked down at. I can't even pick a favourite.

If you like rock bands who do not want to use their guitars and drums just to make noise, but to create real pieces of music, there is must buy written all over it. If you can find the special edition with bonus 5 live tracks cd, check it out.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Live, he says it himself, December 22, 2003

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"big-apple" (Bruges, Belgium) - See all my reviews

This review is from: At the Close of Every Day (Audio CD)

In Belgium we call this album "Little things of venom" wich is a much more beautiful title and also the best song of the CD. Now to business: This one is good. Very good. I would even call it fantastic. It's the voice, I know. Talking about talent.... The cd is full of moving, touching songs, some soft, some rocking, but the atmosphere remains the same. Somewhat melancholic. Very beautiful. Live they are invincible, really. Even more in little clubs than on big stages. At the moment of speaking (december 2003) there appeared a live-cd. I would say: grab your chance!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad, April 21, 2003

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M.P.H> (New Jersey (USA)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: At the Close of Every Day (Audio CD)

This album wasn't bad. The best song is Little Things of Venom..I first heard the song while in Las Vegas. The lead singer appears as the lead character in an IMAX film called Haunted House which is shown at the Luxor Hotel & Casino. The band appears together at the end singing the Venom song which is played throughout.