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Recovered: 1993-1995

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I love Anything Box. The first three albums are just perfect in every way possible. This album shows the darker and sad side of Claude S. I think that its great. The album will not make you get up and dance, but will make you think about life. It shows a mature side of Claude S. This is a album where things started to change as far as music goes for Anything Box. Although, the new experimental sound of Anything Box really kicks in on the 1997 realease of "Electrodelica", this album shows that the band is starting to evolve into a different sound. Although I was not trilled about the sound that Claude S. was going for on "Electrodelica", I do love this album. The songs on "Recovered" are songs that were recovered due to damage to the sound machine. These are all wonderfull songs that any Anything Box fan must have. This is the last album before the new sound.

I am a new fan to Anything Box. A friend of mine introduced me to the California band not long ago with their Future Past EP, and now recently with Recovered. I have been listening to Recovered non-stop. For a band that came about in the '90s they have a very distinctive retro '80s synthpop sound that does not sound remotely dated one bit. Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, Book of Love, and early Depeche Mode automatically pops in my head when I listen to Recovered. One of the songs on the album that really stands out with me is the beautiful ballad "The Teardrop Collector". I found the combination of the thoughtful lyrics and lush melodies irresistible. I also really enjoyed "The Great Divide" and "Sunday". Both of those songs have really strong pop hooks. The more I listen to Recovered the more excited I get when I see them next month in Minneapolis at Ground Zero on September 11.