Dangerous & Moving

t.A.T.u. | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 11, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Interscope Records
• ASIN: B000B0WO0S
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (96 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,410 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #9 in Music > World Music > Europe > Eastern Europe > Russia
  • #77 in Music > Pop > Dance Pop > Euro Dance

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Who said 80s pop music never parted the Iron Curtain? T.A.T.U., the photogenic duo of Russian divas previously best known in the west for their supposed lesbianism and a risqué video for their hit "All The Things She Said," prove that the lessons of early-80s MTV weren't lost on the children of the former Soviet empire with "Dangerous and Moving." A comeback album of sorts in which the duo--Lena Katrina and Julia Volkova--has dropped the lesbian pretense (though not the coyly ambiguous lyrics), "Dangerous and Moving" is choc full of keyboard hooks that Flock of Seagulls would have been proud to claim, albeit with updated production values that place them closer to Avril Lavigne than to Tiffany. Grabbing some crunchy guitar riffs from Nirvana ("Loves Me Not"), some trippy flourishes a la Massive Attack ("Sacrifice") and a variety pack of punchy drum loops, the girls (or their production team anyway, which includes Trevor Horn and Dave Stewart on a track each) bid for Western pop superstardom yet again with what amounts to a sonic pastiche of the last 20 or so years of Top 40 radio. Much of this turns out to be a surprisingly guilt-free pleasure though, due mostly to the fact that the duo can generally sing better than most of their Western teen pop contemporaries, which helps songs like "Craving (I Only Want What I Can’t Have)" and "All About Us" lodge themselves in your head and stay there after only one listen. --Ezra Gale

Product Description

Since forming T.A.T.U. in moscow, russia 5 years ago, Julia Volkova and Lena Katina have caused a worldwide ruckus, routinely playing to audiences of 50,000 fans and selling more than 5 million copies of their debut album, 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane. Their eagerly-anticipated follow-up album, Dangerous and Moving boasts musical contributions from respected musical legends such as Sting, Dave Stewart (The Eurythmics), Trevor Horn (Yes, Seal) and Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters). Interscope. 2005.

Customer Reviews

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42 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ooooh, those Russians, October 12, 2005

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Amanda Richards (Georgetown, Guyana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dangerous & Moving (Audio CD)

It was more exciting when we thought this girl loved that girl, but what the heck - this is a fun pop album anyway. The second English album from the controversial Russian duo, it takes up from where "200km/h in the Wrong Lane" left off, with a huge first single "All About Us".

With their reputation for creating a stir, Lena Katina and Julia Volkova certainly succeeded in attracting attention with their on-stage antics and risqué videos, some of which were banned by MTV, BBC, and others.

There are quite a few good songs on this album, even though the beats are quite similar, the ones to watch being "All About Us", "Loves Me Not", "Friend or Foe" (with Sting on bass, written by Richard Carpenter), the slower "Craving (I Only Want What I Can't Have)", "Perfect Enemy" and the title track, which rounds out the album. I'd like to say that I like "Obizienka Nol", but knowing t.A.T.u. and not knowing Russian, I'd better play it safe.

A worthwhile follow-up album in the same vein as the first.


Amanda Richards, October 13, 2005

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great album!!!, October 11, 2005

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George (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dangerous & Moving (Audio CD)

who says that a bands second album shouldn't sound like their first? i say dont fix what aint broken. this is basically 200km pt.2......but better. the songs are a little deeper and more polished. the standout tracks for me are, "all about us", "craving" (beautiful song), "we shout", "perfect enemy", "dangerous and moving", "friend or foe". the latter song features sting on bass. how can you beat that?

nothing groundbreaking here, but it is a very enjoyable cd. if you liked their first album or any of the previous singles, you'll love this album.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Melancholy glee, November 24, 2005

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Beketaten "beketaten" (Pangea) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dangerous & Moving (Audio CD)

This seemingly oxymoronical review title perfectly describes the emotional nature of the album. So driven by melancholy it is, that it becomes far more than simple pop.
Although I prefer the Russian album version "Ljudi Invalidi", this album is essential for the tracks which do not appear on the original: The delightfully plaintive "Friend or Foe", the sweet and bearably cutesy "Gomenasai", and the shimmering "Sacrifice".
This is music that unites the complexity of its issues with a background which supports and lifts up, rather than belies its intensity. I loved the English lyrics on their first album, and I also think that these manage an admirable bridge between melifluous pop lyrics and a perceptiveness which does not insult the intelligence of the listener. The girls' enunciation is also very natural and decipherable without a lyric sheet.
Let us hope that this album will become enough of a success to lead naturally into another album in the near future.

Side Note: The original album contains not only more passionate and naturally sung versions of songs like "Dangerous and Moving", "Cosmos" and "Perfect Enemy", but some gems not on this pressing, such as "Vsja Moja Ljubov" and "Chto Te Khvateat".