Remnants of a Deeper Purity

Black Tape For A Blue Girl | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 29, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Projekt Records
• ASIN: B000000BE3
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #196,175 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best albums ever made, March 5, 2000

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"dominionxl" (IL-ST LOUIS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Remnants of a Deeper Purity (Audio CD)

from the dark vocals that sudeenly end on the first track then dissipate into the sounds of an emty room with an old piano being played by some long past spirit barely seen through the curtains whipping in the wind in a cold forgotten chamber, to the ethereal ghostlike female vocals on the second track that nearly put you in a trance-lfe state alongside the mournful cellos, Remnants of A Deeper Purity will lull you into a state of dark introspection that will last for years. you will begin hearing the songs, when youre not listening to them and will yearn to play them once more. If you enjoy portishead, rasputina, or switchblade symphony or just grand classical music touched by the darkest hand of Hell, then rained upon like the gusts that befall Englands coasts, obtain this CD and be entranced by all its gothic and spirit moving essences for all time. When an album like this has the chance to move one's soul so much it deserves a little praise & recognition. Flawless!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing......., May 31, 2000

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David Baker (Nosgoth) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Remnants of a Deeper Purity (Audio CD)

Black Tape For A Blue Girl have always been one of-if not the-saddest bands I've ever heard. It's dark and lush, depressing and lovely, haunting and beautiful, mournful and mesmerizing; and that's not even mentioning the lyrics. Cellos and violins are the main instruments used, but when they include the piano everything sounds like it's taken from another dimension I wish I could live in. Also, electronics and harmoniums are used to give certain songs a more heavenly feel. I know what you're thinking, only nine songs? Remember, quality over quanity my friend. Besides, these nine songs add up to nearly 80 minutes; you definately get your moneys worth. One song in particular, "For You Will Burn Your Wings Upon The Sun" (you think the name's long enough?), is 26 minutes long. It's by far the highlight of the CD and shows the band at their very best. After the singing stops, the violins come in and sound like they're bleeding with sadness. Not a whole lot of listeners are gonna have the patience to sit through it, their loss though. The first four are easily the best. "Redifine Pure Faith" is another beutiful song. The piano is really haunting and the lyrics (as usual), display torn love at it's most painful. "Fin De Siécle" (I don't know either) is one of their more solid songs, everything just clicks. "With My Sorrows" displays the electronics and reminds me of Dead Can Dance for some reason. After that, everything goes downhill. The rest of the songs aren't bad, they just look worse then they are after having the better songs first. The title track was ironically the worst one here. The acoustic guitar is a welcome change of pace, but the song never really takes off. "Fitful" and "I Have No More Answers" are the better ones off the later side of the disc. Like I said though, it's not that they're horrible, they're just not as good. This is a really long disc filled with mourning and beauty topped off with beautiful vocals. And if that's not enough reason for you to buy it (like you need anymore), the packaging will sell you for sure.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Underrated, June 26, 2004

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Liam (House on the Rock, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Remnants of a Deeper Purity (Audio CD)

I think this is one of the more underrated albums of the 90s. This is because they're pretty unhip to listen to, as most people (rock critics) view them as bombastic, moping goths. I'll have to admit that, yes, they can get pretty maudlin at times (which is why I gave it four-stars). However, the strength of this album is in the arrangements/composition, coming from mastermind Sam Rosenthal. Most detractors of this album focus on the vocals, but they fail to realize that the majority of this 70-plus minute record is instrumental, or near-instrumental. Of course, if you only listen to, say, Pavement, then you'll probably turn Black Tape off, but if you like moody music with good arrangements (you know, violins, keyboards, next-to-no guitar) try it.