Customer Reviews

Client

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4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(1)
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1 star:		(2)

 

 

I didn't know what to expect after commiting to this CD. I do admit to listening to the opening track with a goofy smile wondering if this was for real. It is and that's a great thing. The simplicty of the sounds matched with the accented vocals give these songs an unexpected depth. For a first release, there are kernels of pop greatness here. The lyrics are evocative and at times rival the synth for music domination. which is fine. The tracks creep up and hook you when you least expect. I found myself playing the disc over and over. Like eary-80's techno, it's not really hard but subtle and suprising. Definitely above-average and worth looking into.

Just like reviewer: "orbitalgun76" (Bemidji, Minnesota United States) said on September 17, 2003...

"Sexy! I was and still am an obsessed fan of Dubstar and that bands singer Sarah Blackwood. So when I found out that Sarah had a new project on the table I immediately preordered this cd. And just as I thought, it was another gem. Sarah has one of my favorite voices in music and the dirty, sexy, electro beats of Client work well with it."

And with that thought, many of the previous reviewers would do well to know that Sarah Blackwood (in Client, and previously in Dubstar) have been producing this "electro" sound for longer than a decade; much longer than your Ladytron and the like. Please, give this wonderful group a chance... and if you like it, than please go and dig back a few years for Sarahs previous group, Dubstar, and their albums "Disgraceful", "Goodbye", and their final album "Make It Better".

Just my 2 cents :)

I heard the song "Price of Love" on our local college radio station here in Philly, and kept thinking that the song was really catchy and stuck in my head. So I got the cd as a gift for Christmas, and it is definitely a good listen. It does hearken back to Dubstar's sound, and although I agree that it doesn't have earth-shattering lyrics, it doesn't need to. It's a good listen and there are more than a few tracks that stick in your head long after the cd is done playing. Let the naysayers be quiet...it's a solidly good album.

I wasn't sure about purchasing this one since I'm not a huge fan of electro-fischerspooneresque music BUT it would've been a big mistake if I haven't bought it!
This is what Fischerspooner lacks.......substance!

With Kate's dark 80's synth backdrop and Sarah's cracking vocals, Client do not disappoint. Rock n Roll Machine and Diary of an 18 year old Boy stick out in particular as fine tunes that stay in the head long after the CD has stopped spinning.

Well worth a go if you liked the synth vibe of Depeche, Propaganda, and Mr Dolby - Mix in some sleaze and a sexy northern brogue and you are some way to Client.

Superb debut album, and the new stuff is even better. Especially the next single Radio. Wait until you hear that before you dismiss them as a Ladytron rip-off. Client B's unique voice and singing-style brings a lot of feeling to the songs, which is usually missing in the cold hard world of electro. Ladytron are generally much colder than Client, with the odd exception like Playgirl of course. In a world where the charts are dominated by manufactured pop rubbish, bands like Client and Ladytron should be welcomed with open arms. You can have both you know! ;)

Client has been around for a while. People thought they were a secret project by Andy Fletcher of Depeche Mode. They turned out to be something far more sinister. They are two women from Yorkshire. They have the look and sound of something much like Ladytron and Adult. People who attended their first DJ residency found out that they are two women called Client A and Client B. So much for name recognition. They are an Electroclash sounding outfit with northern accents. Their first single "Price of Love" sounds more like Ladytron. Other songs have to feel of obvious sources: Kraftwerk and John Foxx. "Sugar Candy Kisses" is more punk rock/indie sounding with some electro squiggles. They are threatening now to play in American audiences behind a scene with only TV images. This is a great record for those who thought the electro scene was played out.

This album will remind many people of Ladytron. I will not compare them, but there is a similar sound at times. This album is original by many marks. The duo has an allure to them that hooked me. They have some songs available at vitaminic, if they do not tickle your fancy, this album is not for you.

The person who said this is a rehash and you've heard it before was close but didn't explain why they thought it was unsuccessful.
The person who said this is a Ladytron rip-off just is misinformed -- that's like saying Wings is a rip off of Emerson Lake and Palmer. In that case don't listen to Dot Allison's "We are Science" either (even though it is an amazing album) because it sounds like Ladytron. This is clean sounding not textural like Ladytron. And besides Dubstar explored more rich songwriting 8 years ago than Client did on this effort. I'm sure Ladytron has some nice things to say about Dubstar. To give Client some charity, I believe this is a slump. (the second album is better anyway.)

The reason this is not as tight as Ladytron or Depeche Mode (if I need to go on a rant) is because of songwriting... The same reason Garbage isn't as tight as Curve. Yes, it is possible to play off of someone elses' explored territory and bring in new elements and not write an amazing album. That's what this is, good sound, good mix of elements; mediocre songwriting. Sorry, but it had to be clairified.

Some songs are better than others. Some of the lyrics are cheesy and hard to ignore. I LOVE Dubstar and Ladytron, I like this album, but in the end it's dismissable.

Anybody heard from Steve Hillier?

Imagine, if you would, the worst early-80s Depeche Mode tracks that you can-the throwaway fluff, the embarrassing filler, the deeper than deep cuts that make you think "What were the boys from Basildon smoking back then?" I'm talking about tracks from the pre-Black Celebration era that just make you cringe at the mere mention of their titles. Now imagine a collection of those tracks, sort of the antithesis to a greatest hits collection, perhaps entitled "Droppings: 81>85". That collection, in all of its synthetic wretchedness, would so far outshine the Client album that it would be akin to comparing a single Christmas tree light to the sun. Andy Fletcher, ostensible head of the Toast Hawaii label, should stick to what he knows best--namely, clapping out-of-rhythm onstage and breathing Dave and Martin's valuable oxygen. Good fans of electronica, I beseech you-pass this one up unless you are profoundly hard of hearing or an avowed aural masochist. P.S. Helpful tip for the Fletchinator: just because the vocalists can sing better than you doesn't mean that they can actually sing. Miss Kittin sounds like Kathleen Battle in comparison to the caterwauling on this disc.