Blow [Import]

Ghinzu | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 21, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• ASIN: B0006IGHDA
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #975,030 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Underrated Conquerors of the World., February 12, 2006

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S.J.R. "Sander" (Belgium) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blow (Audio CD)

First of all, don't base your opinion on what the reviewer below me wrote. It's almost an insult for Ghinzu to be compared with Coldplay, Franz Ferdinand or Kaiser Chiefs. The first two are unbelieveble boring and the latter one is just plain irritating.

I'll make a few comparisons that make sense. Most of all, they sound like dEUS, another Belgian band, and a very famous one too. Ghinzu's drummer played with dEUS before they got big. But Ghinzu are a fair bit more energetic than dEUS. Occasionally, they sound a bit like Muse ("Dragster-Wave"), but not much. Most of all, Ghinzu has a unique, Walloon sound.

Anyway, the album starts with its title track, a nine-minute-long experimental track which showcases all of Ghinzu's talents. It's a beautifully dark and brooding electronical Rock-song and a long-winded intro to the album. Already at the beginning of the album all the silly comparisons fall flat on their face. This is Ghinzu, and no other band. It's a risk to start off with the album's highlight, but the following songs don't disappoint either. They slow things down with 'Jet Sex', a nice little ballad, but Ghinzu really kick off with 'Cockpit Inferno', where they show the side of Ghinzu I like the most: Energetic and crazy. We move on with Blow's first single 'Do You Read Me?', a very safe choice for single, as it is covered with the "Alternative Rock"-vibe, if you know what I mean.

Things really get out of hand with 'Til You Faint', a first-class ode to all the psycho's in the world created by the bunch of madmen Ghinzu really are. Don't play this song nearby things that are breakable, that's the best advice I can give you. 'Dragster-Wave' is the only connection with Muse. At first you'd think it's a nice quiet piano-ballad, but it's constantly building up until it explodes and reaches a climax. 'Sweet Love' is the album's low point, a cheesy ballad that disrupts the album's flow. 'High Voltage Queen' is the closest to the sound of dEUS in my humble opinion, Rock with Electronica on the background. It slowly builds to a climax at the end of the song. The guys go instrumental on '21st Century Crooners', which stands out for its high energy-level.

'Mine' is a flipped song, it switches from quiet to freaking out and back to quiet, and the lyrics are worth gold. 'Horse' is another instrumental, more electronic than the other one.
'Sea-side Friends' opens with the voice of a sort of demon, which expresses his loneliness (I think) and the idea alone makes me laugh. It's a good ballad to close a spectacular album.

Key tracks: 'Blow', 'Cockpit Inferno', 'til You Faint', 'The Dragster-Wave', '21st Century Crooners', 'Mine'.

Underrated band, not only world-wide, but even in their own country (Belgium) they're too underrated for a band that makes dEUS look like a comedy act.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars nearly unknown but better than a lot of top 50 rock bands, January 29, 2006

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merovingien (Belgium) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blow (Audio CD)

I bought this CD by chance...and it's really breathtaking !

My best buy since a long time...those who like "snow Patrol" should appreciate too.

The three best songs of the album from my viewpoint:
- Do you read me?
- Blow
- Sea-Side Friends

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow - this is great, March 25, 2009

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David A. Smith "Croqueteer" (RTP) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blow (Audio CD)

This is simply a fantastic album. I heard one of the songs in the end titles of the movie "Taken" and it was clear I needed to hear more of these guys. I was not disappointed. I look forward to Ghinzu's next album, and hope this one gets back in distribution. Blow