Binocular

Binocular | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 22, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Maverick
• ASIN: B00005J9WZ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #179,429 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome..., July 21, 2001

By 

Jack Dempsey (South Miami Beach, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Binocular (Audio CD)

I somewhat unintentionally stumbled across this cd. I gave it a listen, and I was hooked. To be honest, it sort of scared me that I was hooked so swiftly. I hadn't heard of Binocular before, and I didn't really know what market it was that he was/is after. SO, the boy-band-hating side of me sort of said, "do you really want this, not knowing where it's headed?" A piece of me feared that this cd would be bought by someone who would also buy Backstreet Boys or Spice Girls.

Then, I continued listening to it, and it was/is simply too dam* good to pass up. The songs are absolutely beautiful. Some are forlorn/melancholic type songs, others are totally uplifting. Musically, he sounds a little like Savage Garden, or, if anyone remembers them, When In Rome (of "The Promise" fame). However, this guy writes and records all his own music, and he plays all the instruments. This is truly a one-man show.

Given the fact that he has chosen to go with the enigmatic name "Binocular," I'm suspecting he isn't after the mass-market, teeny-bopper, boy-band-crazed world of sugar-coated, MTV thrill of the week garbage. Otherwise, I'm sure he would have opted for the name Nick G. (or Justin, Blake, Mikey, Johnny, etc), and I know he wouldn't have written, recorded, played and produced the ENTIRE album himself in his NYC apartment. So, I feel pretty dam* secure owning this cd and having it my collection years from now.

Whatever your tastes, this is truly beautifully crafted, well written and well played music. It is a cd that, very unusually, can be played in its entirety, without having to skip certain tracks. Every song on this cd is awesome.

To give you a little more about the gist of it, he's on the Maverick label, which is what Madonna has been putting her stuff out on in recent years. Given that, if you know Madonna's recent sound (the techno-ey/synthed stuff underlying her music by the likes of William Orbit and Mirwais productions), expect that here too. Also, the cd was mixed by Mark Saunders who, for years now, has been doing stuff with Erasure and Depeche Mode. So there too, expect that highly-synthed keyboard sound underlying the rest of the music. But, having said all that, please understand that this isn't a techno-ey cd. Note I stated UNDERLYING. The most prominent feature of the cd is beautiful acoustic guitar and amazing vocals.

You will not regret getting this cd. Come what may for this guy's future (huge super-star sellout, or 102nd avenue street bum), the music (and that's really what it's all about, not image), is amazing, beautiful, and touching from start to finish. Period.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Maybe you're gone, July 23, 2005

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Joost ('s-Gravendeel, The Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Binocular (Audio CD)

To Trebla62 : The song Maybe you're gone is NOT available on any album. It can however be ordered directly from the songwriter (D. Scherr) via www.soundclick.com. You then get the song as it is performed in the movie "the girl next door" and the original demo by Scherr. Ciao.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, super, extra, hyper, mega .... good !!! Excellent !!, August 23, 2005

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Gentiana (Romania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Binocular (Audio CD)

This is my second review for this item (with another user). I have managed to listen to the whole album and I think only one word can characterize it : AWESOME . On a scale from 1 to 10 I would give it 20 !! I am a big music fan and I've listen to great songs but in my opinion Binocular's album is the BEST album I've ever listened to . What makes it so good is the fact that each song is beautiful in it's one way .

"You" has a great guitar single at the end but you can hear great guitar chords all over the song .

"Never" is an explosive song with good guitar chords and good lyrics.

"Everything Turns" - this song is one of my favorites - lyrics containing life facts and great background vocal.

"Deep" - I think it's the weirdest song I have ever listened, because of it's lyrics ... but it's excellent ; amazing song.

"You Were The One" - it has a very nice rhythm ... you'll surely be captivated by this song.

"Gone Away" - great lyrics and a good guitar all over the song.

"Don't Say Goodbye, Say Goodnight" - even from it-s title you can guess that it's a special song ... there is a part in it (at about 3min and 15 seconds) that I really love , it's the best in the whole song...whenever I listen to this song I become relaxed and all the sad things go away.

"Fire Burns Bright" - my personal favorite ... great rhythm, lyrics... the whole song is super-super .

"Let Me Fly So Long" - again you can hear excellent guitar chords (this guy really knows how to play the guitar !!)

"Wait Until" - I really love this song .. especially the end.

"As The End Of The World" - one of my favorites ... the lyrics are very good and as well as the music .

"Paradise Club" - another excellent song that ends an excellent album !!

If you haven't made a clear idea about this album then just buy it, listen to it and you'll be captivated. I can't express my feeling in words but I've been listening to this album for over an year now and I just can't get tired of it ... it's a classical !!! I gave it a 5 star rate but I think it deserves all the stars in the world !!!!