Nothing Less [Import]

Krezip | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 23, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Wea
• ASIN: B00004WA1Y
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #270,491 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. All Unsaid

2. Won't Cry

3. Give My Life

4. I Would Stay

5. Protection

6. Why Do I

7. Thought That You Would Be

8. Get It On

9. Everything And More

10. Happy Now

11. I'll Be Gone

12. Let It Go

13. Fine

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A collection of enthusiastic & energetic songs, October 26, 2001

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Sandy (Brussels, Belgium) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nothing Less (Audio CD)

They are young, full of enthusiasm and energy and you hear it in their music. You can tell the lead singer Jacqueline Govaert is putting her soul and guts in her performance.

If some will say they sound 'amateur' it is probably because the production is raw and simple. I don't want to call them punk, there are not, but there are closer to Greenday (or maybe early U2 in some songs) than to Limp Biskit. Maybe I should say garage band? Of course the best comparison remains their compatriot Dutch female singer Anouk.

If you like guitars unleashed, with heavy drums section you can headbang to, you'll like most of the album: "All unsaid", "Won't cry", "Give my life", "Protection" (about children sexual abuse), "Why do I", "Get it on", "Happy now" or "Let it go". They also offer some mid tempo 'ballads' where piano takes the lead, and some surprising vocal harmonies, as the huge hit "I would stay", "Everything and more" and "Fine". "Though that you would be" is maybe one of my favorites. I also like the rhythmic line of "I'll be gone" which sounds a little bit influenced by Caribbean beats.
There is a hidden a cappella version of "I would stay" at the end of the album.

Lyrics are simple (but not simplistic) and direct. You sometimes have the impression to grab some thoughts going through the writer's mind without knowing who he/she's talking to and what situation he/she is referring to ("Happy now").

They have to learn (and they are willing and determined to), but I would call it a promising first rock album. Give them a try.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a delightful surprise, July 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Nothing Less (Audio CD)

I happened to hear this band while sitting in a bar with a couple of friends in Amsterdam during my vacation. Let me just say, we were all blown away and immediately asked the bartender who this band was. The music was amazing and the order of the tracks was perfect. My only regret was not buying the cd in the Netherlands for a cheaper price than for the import to the US.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Up and coming, October 29, 2001

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austex (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nothing Less (Audio CD)

While spending a few weeks in Belgium for work in the fall of 2000, I heard their single on the radio and bought the CD to take back with me to the US. Absolutely amazing! Krezip is filled with talent and potential, especially when considering their age. From jagged-edge guitar on "Let it Go" to the smooth lyrical piano singles like "Won't Cry", the band's emotion shows through on every note, with the unique touch of a Dutch accent. It is good to see this available finally in the US.