I Believe

Spain | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 15, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Restless Records
• ASIN: B00005CC2K
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #195,377 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Never been to Spain..., June 14, 2001

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J. J Spina (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Believe (Audio CD)

...but I kinda like the music. Literally hundreds of cds perchased by me on Amazon and this is my first review. why break the silence? Quite simply because Spain (or more specifically Josh Haden) breaks the same endless silence with a whisper of love and pure genius unknown to most pop music musings. This man is a fractured-tormented-childish weaver of sublime emoting. His dad is best know for some legendary bass string bending in the jazz world but Josh has cornered the market on gut wrenching, heart-felt sentiments that are at once deathlike and birthright. There is virtually no diffence between this and the first two Spain cds. All are courageously brilliant. They make me cry. they make me smile. They make me remember all the times I've cried and all the times I've smiled. Only one other music maker has this power...Scott Walker. Go figure. Go to Spain immidiately. It might be raining there but the sting of drops will feel amazing on your brain.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars More of the same from Spain, April 29, 2002

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D'Anne Witkowski (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Believe (Audio CD)

Don't get me wrong. I loved She Haunts My Dreams. In fact, I urge you to buy that record instead of this one and be done with it. If you have She Haunts My Dreams, you don't need this one. There is something to be said for artists who stick to what they do well rather than veering further and further away from their signature sound with every release. However, Spain is marching in place with I Believe. There is nothing new here that differers in sound or subject matter from their previous release. In fact, the lyrics on this CD seem to have all been written in one sitting and are virtually identical song to song (how many songs on this CD really need to start with "Oh girl..."?). It's a nice, mellow record, but a disapointment from a band that seems capable of more.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I just bought this record., October 2, 2001

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Juan' De Laruso (San Diego) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Believe (Audio CD)

I just bought this and it's great. I think their last record
was one of the best records of the year and I listen to as much obnoxious music as the next guy. I'm expecting to like this one just as much once it sinks in. And the vocals aren't awful.
Awful is out of key. There is only in key and out of key. And Josh's vocals are always in. If you're thinking the vocals are awful then you probably don't realize you've crossed into another genre and just need to retrace your steps with a little more thoughtfulness.