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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sleeper Album From A Killer Band, July 25, 2002
Most people don't know of Curve, and that is a shame. Curve had generated some of the most interesting alternative music of the 90's. They came out when Nirvana hit it big, and the grunge scene was hot. Male rock singers were in. Females were not. So here comes Curve. Halliday is one of the "best" female vocalists ever. "Doppelganger" is one of the best albums I have had the luck of discovering. Every song rocks with heavy guitars and bass lines. Halliday's voice is so sensual and alluring, that you would think these sounds wouldn't mesh well. Well.. they do. And to top that off, the beats are not standard 4/4 rock music, they're dance oriented techno/shuffle beats. Garbage (another of my favorite bands) without a doubt, knew of Curve. However, while Garbage is more a pop-polished band, Curve feels more raw/goth and sensual. Stand out songs are "Wish You Dead", "Fait Accompli" and "Doppelganger".
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Already yours, July 26, 2002
I adore Curve. Last year I rediscovered this excellent band with their latest album "Gift". That album is still in heavy rotation in my cd player. I first discovered Curve with "Cuckoo" back in the early '90s when I was still in high school. After rediscovering this lovely British rock group, I have made it a point to buy their albums before "Cuckoo". My latest Curve cd is "Doppelganger". I was quite taken by how different the sound on "Doppelganger" is to "Gift". The band has more of a shoegazer sound on this album while on "Gift", the band mixes techno, rock and elements of industrial music together. Toni Halliday is definitely one of my favorite rock goddesses of all time. I can hear her influence in Garbage's lead vocalist Shirley Manson. Both women have a sultry voice that melds well with the type of music they put out. The album itself could use a remastering for all intensive purposes but overall the songs themselves are some of the strongest material Curve has ever done. I absolutely adore "Horror Head" and "Wish You Dead" especially. You can definitely hear a Depeche Mode influence on this album thanks in part of Flood as well as in the mixing by Alan Moulder. You can certainly hear the DM comparison in "Wish You Dead" and "Doppelganger". "Doppelganger" definitely confirms to me that Curve ought to be ranked as one of my personal favorite bands, alongside VNV Nation and KMFDM. All three bands have yet to put out an album that I do not like.
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14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Before there was Garbage..., November 25, 2005
After spending much of the early 90s releasing EPs, touring, and building a following, Curve released their first album "Doppelganger" in 1992.
The sound of the Curve can be described as a cross between My Bloody Valentine and Garbage. "Doppelganger" is somewhat like My Bloody Valentine in the sense that there is a sea of sounds, with one song drifting into the next. Curves lush feminine vocals and techno beats, however, are more akin to Garbage. Curve's sound possesses the distorted guitars and sonic textures of both.
Curve's creative force stems from singer Toni Halliday and guitarist Dean Garcia. Halliday is similar to Garbage's Shirley Manson, in that she has a beautiful voice that can be quite forceful or sensitive.
While "Doppelganger" doesn't have any songs quite as addicting as "Queer" or "Only Happy when it Rains," the album as a whole is just about as good as anything Garbage has ever released. Much like My Bloody Valentine, rather than just being a collection of singles, the album is best heard in its entirety
"Doppelganger" is easy to fall in love with after just one listen. It's a glorious adrenalin rush, start to finish. The CD never gets monotonous or runs out of steam, as each track is just as enchanting as the next.
"Doppelganger" has aged really well. It's hard to believe that, as of this writing, it was recorded fifteen years ago. It's surprising and unfortunate that more people aren't familiar with this band. Probably due to timing and promotion, it didn't have the huge sales of Garbage's 1995 self-titled debut, or the cult following of My Bloody Valentine's "Loveless" (1991). That's a shame, because "Doppelganger" is as every bit as good as either release.
If you're looking for some cool new music to get into, take a look back in time, as "Doppelganger" is a lost classic that deserves to be rediscovered. Fans of My Bloody Valentine and Garbage are advised to check out "Doppelganger" as well.
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