Salvation

Alphaville

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 14, 2000)
• Original Release Date: March 2, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Metropolis Records
• ASIN: B00004I9RU
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #155,810 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Inside Out

2. Monkey in the Moon

3. Guardian Angel

4. Wishful Thinking

5. Flame

6. Point of Know Return

7. Control

8. Dangerous Places

9. Spirit of the Age

10. Soul Messiah

11. New Horizons

12. Pandora's Lullaby

13. Life Is King

14. Wishfull Thinking Physical

15. Monkey in the Moon [Demo Version]

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Fifth release from German new waver's who hit with 'Big In Japan' and 'Forever Young'. Featuring original members Maria n Gold and Bernhard Lloyd. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A glorious return to form, May 4, 2000

By	Kent D. Kelly "darkseraphim" (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

What was your *last* memory of Alphaville? Breathtaking Blue? If so, this disc will leave you overjoyed. Everything that made them one of the finest synth groups of the 80s - the ambiguous but passionate lyrics, the soaring melodies, the romance tinged with sorrow, the unbridled sense of fun - it's all here! They haven't aged - they've been reborn. Songs such as Guardian Angel, Pandora's Lullaby, Inside Out, and Point of Know Return will delight you. They not only compare favorably to the best Alphaville classics, like Forever Young, Big In Japan, or Dance With Me; they actually surpass them. There are a few vocal rough spots and awkward moments here - but overall, the vast majority of the songs are glorious. Long live Alphaville!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must-not-miss album, November 21, 2004

By	Fujur (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews

Finding "Flame" on this album is an excellent surprise, like the first time I heard Depeche Mode's "Somebody to love", but "Flame" puts DM to shame. It will make you wish they did more songs in this style.

Speaking of wishes, both versions of this album's "Wishful Thinking" are fast-tempo masterpieces.

The other song that has two versions on this album is "Monkey on the Moon", and gladly so since both are excellent. This song in many ways reminds me of Corsten's Remix of Apoptygmia Berzerk's "Kathy's Song", truly excellent!

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An impressive return to form, January 10, 2004

By	Ethan Straffin (Palo Alto, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Gotta admit: I was one of those who gave up on Alphaville, at least in the short term, after their third album, _The Breathtaking Blue_, failed so thoroughly to live up to the expectations raised by their first two releases.

Yet all is forgiven with this one, which came almost out of nowhere to remind us that heart and soul can still be found within the embattled synthpop genre. (As far as I can tell, from the original '80s crowd, only Pet Shop Boys remain to contest the throne -- Erasure having given it up years ago.)

Sure, there are skippable songs. Sure, there's a bit too much "thump, thump, thump" for even this admitted admirer of Chicane. Sure, the lyrics to "Monkey in the Moon" make no sense whatsoever -- but it's well-poised to make anyone who's ever loved a Roxy Music song weep tears of joy nonetheless. Meanwhile, "Dangerous Places" is a flat-out brilliant venture into dance-industrial territory that I never would have expected from this particular band.

And did I mention that Marion Gold is one of the great vocalists of our time? No? Well, he is.