Kick [Import]

White Rose Movement | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 22, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Independiente
• ASIN: B000E41JR0
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #309,328 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kick kicks @$$, May 30, 2006

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R O C K E T (The Twin Cities, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kick (Audio CD)

After a couple listens, I was ready to put this aside for whatever reason...but then I listened again and suddenly it snuck up and bit me. This album rocks! Far better than most new wave revival bands, these guys bring a whole new spin to the genre. There's a major eighties new wave electro flavor, but there's a darker, more aggressive vibe that sets it apart. I've read a lot of reviews comparing this to Depeche Mode. No way! The only song that sounds like Depeche Mode (and indeed could be mistaken for Depeche Mode) is "Deborah Carne." The rest have more of a Devo-meets-DuranDuran-meets-NineInchNails sound. It sounds like it'd be quite odd, but it works wonderfully.

The first track (the title track) is the only track that irritates me a bit. The vocals get progressively more shouty and annoying, and I just don't find it a worthy introduction to the album.

Every other track is quite good, my favorites being "Girls In The Back," "Love Is A Number," "Alsatian," and "Deborah Carne." The hidden track at the end of the album is awesome, too. It should have been a regular track...but no, you must wait (or fast forward) through many aggravating minutes of silence to get to it. At least this one's worth it.

Great debut. Can't wait to hear more in the future.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive..., April 19, 2007

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Turiel (DC, KS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kick (Audio CD)

As a lover of both alot of various rock and electronic music, the thing that bugs me about a great deal of the bands trying to ride the "rock band with synth" new new wave coatails is that half of them are completely lifeless and uninteresting. However this album by White Rose Movement that i've spent quite a bit of time trying to get was worth all the effort. "Kick" delivers a great energy and spirit that demands attention and multiple listenings that just get better with each spin. My only real complaint is that the mixing could of probably been done better in a few places, but its no reason to not pick this album out. With the great vibe on the cd, I can only hope WRM comes to the US soon so I can indulge in what I imagine is a great live show.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of 2006: A new kind of revival, June 22, 2006

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Manny Hernandez "@askmanny" (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kick (Audio CD)

I was introduced into White Rose Movement by pure accident. And after that, I can say accidents can actually be fortunate. This London-based electro-post-punk (how's that for a genre?) really hit the nail in the head with a revival sound that blends in The Cure, Duran Duran and Depeche Mode in equal parts, taking the whole trend that started a couple of years ago with the likes of The Killers and Franz Ferdinand to a new level. There's guitars and synths in just about equal amounts, for the lovers of both sides of the spectrum, with vocalist Finn Vine reminding of Robert Smith more often than not.

With an abundance of songs that are easy to like, it's hard to take a pick. The whole album ends up being highly enjoyable. It's one of my picks for the best of 2006, so far.