Between the Dim & The Dark

Jump | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 20, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Brash Music
• ASIN: B0001LYFIG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,882 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best purchase in a long time., April 21, 2004

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erica h (bamberg, germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Between the Dim & The Dark (Audio CD)

It's always exciting when I am counting down the days to an album release, wake up at 10 in the morning on my day off (release day, yesterday) to get a copy, and the album does not disappoint me. Jump's (aka "Jump, Little Children") Between the Dim and the Dark was one of those albums that actually exceeded my expectations. The promo sticker on the packaging dubbed the album one with the pop sense of Magazine but with the soaring melodies of Vertigo, and I would have to agree.

Every song has a great hook that keeps you drawn into the music, and the lyrics range from poetic ("these words in my head/ pull like a team/ of wild horses/ side by side their heads to the red ground") to humorous ("I won't let you leave/ not with all my Django/ Emmy Lou and Steve"). Although the band has a very lush sound, guest musicians like violinist Amanda Kapousouz add richness to the melodies. It's very easy to listen to the album and get lost in the music, especially because all of these songs go together incredibly well.

Anyway, I highly recommend this album. Jump is continuing to get better with every album they release, and I am already looking forward to what they will come out with next. I would also recommend that you purchase at least one copy - I've got the feeling that I will be wearing mine out pretty quickly.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Never the same, but always amazing, April 21, 2004

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E.T. (Cambridge, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Between the Dim & The Dark (Audio CD)

Jump consistently blows me away. Each and every one of their albums has a different sound, style, or whathaveyou. And yet, each and every album is wonderful. Between the Dim and the Dark is a work of art unto itself. It is a complete package; and while each song stands alone, the album is greater than the sum of its parts.

Jump continues with this album in its fearless pursuit of music free from major-label slavery; and the work is showing.

Between the Dim and the Dark is a cohesive work that you can listen to and really say, "this is Jump's sound." It is unlike almost anything else you will hear. Regardless of what sort of music you are a fan of, this album will get into your blood.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Consistently Good, Sometimes Great, January 7, 2005

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Brian A. Martinelli "kfc is all i see" (Auburn, AL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Between the Dim & The Dark (Audio CD)

This album is not as great all-the-way-through like Magazine and Vertigo, but it is very good, highlighted by "Dim & the Dark", "Midnight", and "Requiem." Unlike Jump's previous releases, I find myself repeating just those tracks frequently, but I do listen to and enjoy ALL tracks. Best moment - from "Requiem", the sublimely redundant:

It's up to you
for every passing day
to not let the past pass away

Genius.