Peace

Anything Box | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 1, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
• ASIN: B0012GN33M
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #308,057 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A definite Must-Have for your Synth-Pop Collection, February 4, 2000

By 

J. Derek Reardon (KC, MO, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Peace (Audio CD)

Anything Box is a brilliant group that helped define the pinnacle of synth pop in the early 1990s. Their first full length album, Peace, is a masterpiece of deep orchestration, beautiful vocal harmonics, and stirring lyrics. For those completely unfamiliar, think of the Cure after several doses of happy pills, adding a beautiful female vocal to the background, and borrowing some from New Order's orchestration on Substance.

The first song, "Living in Oblivion," is the defining piece; released as a single, it was a resounding dance floor smash. You will similarly bounce around smiling to "When We Lie," "Jubilation" (also released as a single), "Soul On Fire," and "Just One Day."

You'll find yourself brooding to "Our Dreams," "I Felt The Pain," "Hypocrites," and the beautiful "All These Days Undone" sung by female member Dania Morales.

And you'll find yourself actually singing to the harmony in "Kiss Of Love," "Carmen," and "Lady In Waiting," among others.

My only negative comment would be that Claude S.'s vocals sometime strain to hold the notes or the key. However, this is not too widely prevalent, and it actually helps by adding rough edge to the well polished orchestration.

Every song on Peace will move you, either physically, emotionally, or vocally. If you're a fan of well crafted synth-alt euro-pop, Peace is a must for your musical enjoyment.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Peace - Something We All Need, June 18, 1999

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"[e-mail]" (Scottsdale, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Peace (Audio CD)

For those of you who love synth-pop- or synth-soul PEACE is a CD you have to buy. I discovered it in 1990 and it is one of those CDs that contains almost all excellent songs. In fact, if you want to make a Anything Box greatest hits, you will find more songs from this CD on it than any other! It is one of those poetic, beautiful, uplifting pieces of music which you will enjoy for a long time. I guess nine years for me. Those who love Erasure, Yaz, and Human League (yes, all of you 1980s techno-pop people), this something that will not disappoint.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One Of The Better U.S. Synth- Pop Bands, November 5, 2002

By 

Eric Dapkewicz (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Peace (Audio CD)

Anything Box had one big hit back in 1990 with "Living On Oblivion". This is unfortunate, because they have so many good songs. Their first album "Peace", is a collection of simple hook laden tracks. Anything Box is somewhat of a cross between DM and Erasure. The songs are more pop friendly than most DM songs, but the production values were heavily influenced by DM. However, Anything Box is a band that stands on it's own six feet. "Jubilation", "Our Dreams" and "Carmen" are just as good if not better than their big hit. And my favorite track "I Felt The Pain" is the one moment where Claude S lets loose, and gives us his best vocal performance on the album. All in all, a good album with a few throw away tracks. If you like synth-pop, this is a must.