White Lights

T.O.Y. | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 7, 2003)
• Original Release Date: June 7, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: A Different Drum
• ASIN: B00009RTBP
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #348,388 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Fly Away !

2. Beyond Sleep

3. White Lights

4. The Sky Is the Limit

5. Long Distance Ride

6. Fairytale

7. Charisma She Said

8. The Liquid Circle

9. Two Souls

10. Inner Cinema

11. Just You & Me

12. Another Lovesong

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, but you'll have to tell me why it's great., September 8, 2004

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Azurestrangelove "Life in the So-Called Space... (Upstate NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: White Lights (Audio CD)

I hate to be the one to draw the line in the sand and criticize this album, but I cannot bring myself to enjoy this as much as the other reviewers seem to. I cannot really even pinpoint what the definitive problem is. The entire album is listenable and for the most part, enjoyable. The songs are all slickened synth tracks that fit into the synthpop genre like a glove on a hand. Their record label is the wonderful 'A different Drum' label( IRIS, anyone? ) and the voices of these German vocalists are certainly pleasant enough. With that as only the tip of the iceberg for this band's shining features I certainly wouldn't blame you if you ignored this review and dismissed me as simply lacking in taste. So why only 3 stars? For something that is being touted by other reviewers as something absolutely wonderful( and comparable to that of the magnificent De/Vision?!?! ) I found myself somewhat underwhelmed. All the pleasant vocals, lyrics, beats, and melodies somehow add up to some tiresome and uninspired mediocre synthpop. Iris, De/Vision, Cosmicity, Wolfsheim, etc, all had some distinguishing quality( whether that happened to be the vocals, synths, lyrics, or all of the above ) that made them special. T.O.Y is not a bad band by any means, nor is this album a total waste of money for the synthpop fan but if you're looking for something that is going to simply blow you away as stated in other reviews, then you may be disappointed. Pleasant enough, but a little borning and very uninspired. There is no special distinguishing feature present to make this album really interesting.

This probably wont be my last experience with T.O.Y. I'm going to check out some of their material from when they were still "Evil". Maybe then I'll find out what's missing.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Flawless, atmospheric synthpop, January 15, 2005

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Paul Kendall "Paul" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: White Lights (Audio CD)

What a pleasant surprise it was to listen to this CD. I've enjoyed Evil's Toy and didn't know what to expect after the format change.

This is great synthpop, lushly atmospheric, dark yet catchy, sweet yet melancholy. White Lights ranks right up there with Awakening by Iris and A Secret Wish by Propaganda in the steller synthpop CD dept. A great listen from start to finish, check out "Beyond Sleep".

Dynamite evolution by a great band.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff!, January 13, 2005

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Robert LaBarge "noisearchivist" (Mesa, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: White Lights (Audio CD)

This whole CD is wonderful, and if you can find the limited edition with bonus remixes, that's even better. The conversion of Evil's Toy in to T.O.Y. was an excellent decision, if not simply a natural progression. Morbid Mind era Evil's Toy fans may not appreciate the synthpop leanings here, but if you are a fan of Angels Only! and beyond you might want to pick up this chapter of the Evil's Toy / T.O.Y. story.