Zitilites [IMPORT]

Kashmir

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 27, 2004)
• Original Release Date: March 3, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• ASIN: B00016XMSK
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #105,854 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description
'The fourth album from Danish act whose sound is one of soulful, melodic rock that's been compared to Coldplay, Radiohead, & Powderfinger. 14 tracks. Columbia. 2004.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally available in the US!, January 23, 2004

By	"aelfric35" (Tempe, Az United States) - See all my reviews

I have been a Kashmir fan for several years, ever since I saw a snippet of a live performance on TV in Denmark four years ago. Since then, I have often lamented that this fabulous music was not readily available for purchase in the US. Snag this one, and then get their previous album, "The Good Life." If Amazon doesn't have it, try www.skivhugget.com. They're located in Sweden, and they ship internationally.

As for Zitilites, I think this album is pretty solid. As the arrangements become more sophisticated, the band nevertheless makes sure that the experimentation never gets away from the song. In this, I feel that Kashmir has succeeded where Wilco fell a little short with "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot."

The reviewer who categorized Kashmir as soft-rock may be a little off. While the music often has mellow moments, there are also crunchy guitars and outright noise. Kashmir uses these tastefully and to good effect; in other words, the music is not loud for loudness' sake.

In short, get this album. You won't regret it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Some Great Danish Rock!, December 26, 2003

By	"ralphwigham" (Brattleboro, VT) - See all my reviews

This is a really solid rock album. My sister gave it to me for christmas, she has been studying in Copenhagen and told me that Kashmir is one of the more popular Danish rock groups. As soon as you put the disc on you can hear similarities with some of today's best european rock groups. I hear both Coldplay and Travis in the rythem section, also the lead singers voice reminds me of the lead singer from Travis. The fourth track is somewhat remeniscent of the beatles. Overall I would say that if you have enjoyed both Coldplay and Travis, that you will also like this album as well.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enough with the radiohead thing, this is an awesome album, May 19, 2005

By	Alexander Fregon "can't play music so I liste... (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I would just like to add a note to all of the comparisons to Radiohead, and unfair accusations of plagiarism of Radiohead: This album came out three months before Radiohead's Hail To The Thief, and could therefore hardly have appropriated any of it's tracks. Despite the reviewer's high opinion of the album (which was five stars), if you're going to accuse one band of copying another on a website that is probably one of their biggest outlets to the world outside Denmark, please, get your facts straight.

This album is amazing from beginning to end. My picks would be Melpomene, The Aftermath, and Petite Machine. Buy the album, and if you ever get the chance, see these guys live. They've been doing this for a long time, and they do it damn well.