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Morning Orbit

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David Usher is just awesome and this Cd shows us why! The music is excellent, especially the lyrics. My favourite songs from this album would be "Alone in the Universe", "Butterfly" and "Black Black Heart". Different from his first album, "Little Songs", this album is just as good, if not better.

I left it on my CD player for almost 6 months, listening to it on my long bus rides to and from school. And it was only to be replaced briefly with Moist's number one singles (which is excellent as well!).

After watching David Usher preform these songs in concert reaffirms the greatness of this album! It is a must for all music lovers as it covers a wide selection of music!
Try it out! You'll love it!

"Little Songs," Usher's 1998 solo set, was brilliant with its care for arrangement, melody, and lyrical depth. "Morning Orbit" comes in a bit less dark, but equally compelling. "How Are You" opens with layered keyboard, guitar and multi-tracked backing vocals on this musically cheerful, lyrically dark track, "Had a vision of the ruby sky, we were riding high on our own pink elephant, another day in this f**ked-up life, another struggle just to get through nine to five." Four of his five bandmates from Moist play on the CD. Spine opens with insistent keyboards on the electric samba "Too Close to the Sun." My favorite track is "Black Black Heart." It gets a haunting, downright spooky treatment on track 3 followed by the uncredited electronic crunch guitar version that is track 12. Julia Galos' operatic background vocals give a surreal quality to the first version, "I'm eating all your kings & queens, all your sex & your diamonds as I begin to lose my grip on these realities you're sending, taste your mind & taste your sex; I'm naked underneath your cover." "Alone in the Universe," the single, churns in a maelstrom of electric guitar, "He's got his suit, his tie, his drink, his mtv; he's trading his life away, you can't escape, we're all infected now." The melody of "Butterfly" flits by like the zigzag flight of one of these sweet creatures. Canadian reggae rapper Snow cowrote "Joy in Small Places" while Jay Tanna from the Canadian band I Mother Earth joins David on vocals on a musically complex driving track that will have you hitting the repeat button. "A Day In the Life" written by Usher moves like Joshua Tree-era U2. David's vocals are breathy on the slow, beautifully melodic "My Way Out" which builds to crescendo. "Blinded" is an electric track with lyrics submerged, "a circus sideshow but the makeup's shining through." Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" is given quite a different reading, a dream and desire for escape. "I blew it up with everyone who ever knew me," David sings on "Closer." The electric version of "Black Black Heart" raves like an electronic sunspot with vocals submerged beyond recognition, a brilliant contrast to track 3's version. Usher is again brilliant on "Morning Orbit." Why there's not a US release is more than a mystery. This is prime rock from a brilliant artist.

I recieved this album from a friend (I live in Australia) and thought i must've died. It is almost impossible to even import any David Usher into the country, but even after having this album for 2-3 years, i still find myself putting it back in the cd player. Would sit it next to my fav new age albums and find it quite a bit next to even Pink Floyds Dark Side Of The Moon. Would recommend this album to anyone, thanks a lot for my listening pleasure...

I've listened to his first solo album "Little Songs" and only liked one song "Forestfire"...but when i heard the song "Black black heart", off his second solo album, i fell head over heels!! I never thought i'd hear a song so captivating...so i went out and bought the CD, and i have to say that it's the best CD i've ever bought(and i have over 200 CDs) In other words, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS ALBUM!! If you have any (or all) of the "Moist" CDs...you should know that they don't even compare(hope that gives you an idea of how great this album really is)
Later dayz!

Wow!I just went to his concert which is part of the promotional tour for his new album "Hallucination".I must say that this guy sounds AWESOME in live,even better than the album tracks.When his signature song "Black Black Heart" bursts out without our anticipation,it truly feels like a bliss!This is my first concert ever,and it's really impressive!So I am going to buy this album tomorrow,instead of the new one,'cause I still can't get this one out my head!

I live in Georgia, so I don't get to hear this on the radio, but I heard Black Black Heart when I went home to Ontario for Christmas, and just couldn't get it out of my head. I purchased a copy of Morning Orbit here on Amazon in January, and man, I don't think it's left my CD player since I got it. Except to move to the CD player in my car that is. I haven't been this pleased with a CD purchase in years. I love it. I've played it for friends here, and they're so disappointed when they find out they can't pick a copy up themselves.
So good. Way to go Canada.

I have to say that David Usher's new solo album, Morning Orbit, is quite different from his first solo album, Little Songs. From the first solo album, there was a mixture of all sorts of soft acoustic music, with his distinct, sexy voice. This time, there is a mixture of all sorts of rock, going from soft to hard. The first single played, "Alone in the Universe" is a real smash out of the album. But, I have to say, both versions of the song "Black Black Heart" are the best songs, along with the vocal of Julia Galios from My Brilliant Beast, and a sample of the French opera, "Lakmé". In the heavy version of this track, The Tea Party's Jeff Martin is featured.What a collaboration! This track makes me feel like listening to opera every time I hear it. Also, check out some other cool tracks, such as "Joy in Small Places", featuring Snow, "A Day in the Life", and "Butterfly". David really put in a lot of effort to this album because he actually started writing songs around 2 years ago, during the Mercedes 5 and Dime tour for Moist. So, if you want to listen to a good CD, I totally recommend this one.

David Usher's second go at a solo album is a little more mainstream. BUT, due to Usher's skills at songwriting and appearances by his Moist bandmates and Jeff Martin of Tea Party (to name a few) it's unique and original. It is definitely different from Little Songs, Usher's first solo album, which was purely acoustic and a great album because of one song--St. Lawrence River...gorgeous!! But it has yet to leave my player since I bought it on my trip to Canada, and that is a huge rave being that I tire of CDs easily.

It's worth more than passing listen...and worth the import price.

MORNING ORBIT is David Usher's second solo LP, a follow up to 1998's LITTLE SONGS. ORBIT is a bit more upbeat, but still lyrically challenging and compelling. The album opens with the musically upbeat and lyrically dark "How Are You?" which is layered with many vocals and instrumentation, excellent arrangement. "Black Black Heart" is another winner, backed by operetic vocals from Julia Galos, giving the song added depth and meaning, and giving it a more gothic feeling. Even the remix works, giving it an electronica feel. "Butterfly" is a mystical song with interesting arrangements. That is what makes this CD truly original is the arrangement of the tracks, totally unlike anything I've heard before. Other highlights include "Alone In The Universe", "Closer", "Fast Car" and "A Day In The Life". Give this one a whirl, its definately original and different, in a good way.

MOIST frontman DAVID USHER is back to treat his fans to his second solo disc. This is a very listenable album from beginning to end. The first single, "Alone in the universe" is an incredibly catchy rock tune. USHER's take on Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" is a surprisingly delight. "Black Black Heart" features a haunting slow chorus. Listen carefully to his lyrics for some new morsels of wisdom.