Uneasy Listening, Vol. 1

H.I.M.

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 14, 2006)
• Original Release Date: November 14, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Republic
• ASIN: B000J3EB4Y
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #119,179 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars U + Her + HIM Uneasy Listening VOL.1 = Baby, January 11, 2007

By	P. Vrankovic - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Uneasy Listening, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

LYRICS...LYRICS...LYRICS!! Rock stars of the future take note! You can write all the head banging fender laden tunes you want, but eventually you will be asked to sit on a stool and strum out an acoustic version of your top 10 hit, and guess what...if the lyrics ain't there you look as foolish as Britney (even with underwear) at OZZFEST. To its credit Uneasy Listening VOL. 1 would stand on its own merits even if the listener was never exposed to any of HIM's other releases. Goth, Metal, Love Metal, call them what you want but HIM is first and foremost a ROCK band and the great thing about their music is that the rock sound is combined with lyrics that aren't of a typical rock sensibility. They sing about more then sex drugs and rock-n-roll. OH! that's in there, but they also make statements about love, death and all that's in-between. That's what sets HIM apart and also what makes this CD so worth listening to. The lyrics, and the chameleon like vocals of lead singer Ville Valo, take on a much deeper and other-worldly meaning when stripped down. And I do mean "stripped down". I dare anyone to pop this CD in on a quiet night with a loved one and not be "Belly-bouncing" by track 4. The passion of the lyrics and Ville's voice takes the material and the listener to a higher level. Favorite tracks and lyrics on the CD are: The Sacrament ("My church is not of silver and gold it's glory lies beyond judgment of souls the commandments are of consolation and warmth"), Join me ("So before life tears us apart let death bless me with you"), Close to the flame (The smile kindest in this world so cold"), Buried alive by love ("The kiss of vanity blessed me with spiritual murder"), Gone with the sin (I love every single tear you cry"), Please don't let it go ("Loves singing our song but we fail to sing along").

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Impressive, December 31, 2006

By	Andrew J. Thomas "Macabre" (Okinawa, Japan) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Well, I'll try not to make this a biased comment, only because I'm a huge HIM fan, and their music is probably the most down to earth stuff my ears get to catch.
The acoustic version of "The Funeral of Hearts" is incredible, along with "Buried Alive by Love." You can really hear Vallo giving his all to both of those, and not to mention the Apocalyptica hauntings in "Gone With the Sin." Definitely worth buying, and a must-have for anyone who liked even one song of His Infernal Majesty.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars HIM remixed and live, November 18, 2006

By	EarthFan (St.Louis,Missouri) - See all my reviews

This cd was pretty good. I have to disagree with the other review about the vocals not being good, because they are. I think its nice to hear a song in a different way. One of the best tracks is the "Salt in our Wounds" remix. It took forever for HIM to be released in the US, so now I think they are trying to get new fans to listen to their older tracks. If you like the first couple of albums, then you will probably like this one as well.