Dave Gahan - Hourglass (Dig)
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Artist: Dave GahanEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-10-23
Music Label: Virgin / Mute
Soundtracks:
- Saw Something
- Kingdom
- Deeper And Deeper
- 21 Days
- Miracles
- Use You
- Insoluble
- Endless
- A Little Lie
- Down
Music reviews of Hourglass (Dig)
Music Review: Like sands through the Hourglass, so are the Daves of our lives...
Rating: 5 Stars
I have noticed some (I use the word some liberally) real criticism towards Dave Gahan's solo work. On Paper Monsters he got nailed for not sounding like Depeche Mode with a rock/blues/pseudo DM sound. Now on Hourglass he again is being abased (to some degree) because the album has an electronic sound that is too close to that of Depeche Mode. I suppose Dave Gahan is in a real quagmire regardless where he goes with his solo efforts.
There have also been some claims that Dave Gahan's solo material is very sullen and perhaps macabre. With respect to Hourglass, not Paper Monsters, I might have an answer on why his solo material might be so ominous, dark and melancholy. Since there was so much turmoil in his life with substance abuse, several marriages and suicide attempts. Dave Gahan was technically dead for like 3 minutes from one of these suicide attempts.
After all these elements/issues, Dave Gahan returned and recorded three more Depeche Mode albums, two best of compilations with DM, released two solo albums and went on tour four times, once as a solo act, thus far. The interviews that I have read with Dave Gahan on T.V., DM/DG releases, magazine articles or creditable websites show that David Gahan is quite happy and stable in his life.
It appears (from what I have read since I haven't spoken with the man himself) he is pleased with the Hourglass album. On his website there are clips of him working on this album, he is having a great time. Dancing, laughing and seems really positive about himself and his sophomore album. Also in an interview given on "The Touring the Angel" DVD, Mr. Gahan really seems at ease where Depeche Mode is, was and will be going.
It should also be taken into consideration that Dave Gahan is getting older and that can cause some issues. That was another jumping point for him making this album. Also just because all his turmoil with regards to substance abuse happened about 10-12 years ago doesn't mean that it still doesn't bother him. Sobriety is a life long process, so it is very believable and plausible that many of his "old demons" still vex him. Therefore, if he makes a moody or gloomy record with regards to lyrics and melodies that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Why, because it is better to express those dark feelings by making an album, than going out and using drugs, getting arrested and killing yourself/others. The entire Hourglass record seems like it was a very cathartic experience for him.
I have also seen some criticism towards the lyric in the song "Miracles", claiming the lyric is blasphemous and Dave Gahan has forgotten Jesus. For the record, the lyric is "I don't believe in Jesus but I am praying anyway". Perhaps the purpose of this lyric is dualism in itself. The duplicity in this statement screams the uncertainness towards nebulosity in life and higher power, not heresy. It is better to be honest and question things like religion than just automatically conforming and not questioning Christianity. After all Jesus will forgive you no matter what, right? Ask for forgiveness and one will receive it. So if that is the understanding, I don't think Jesus hates David Gahan. It isn't like Dave Gahan walks around with an upside down cross painted on his forehead. I think the real problem with Christianity isn't the religion or Jesus, but some of the people who practice it. They do more speaking for Jesus, than listening to him.
As for the Hourglass album, it is much more electronic when compared to Paper Monsters, which isn't a bad thing. Hourglass seems to have a bit more depth in it than Paper Monsters. When I say depth, not to be confused with lack of quality, depth in the terms that most of the songs are Hourglass are a bit more epic than on Paper Monsters. For instance Dirty Sticky Floors, featured on Paper Monsters, is rather jovial in sound despite the fact the song is about Dave Gahan's drug addiction. Now the songs on Hourglass have deep lyrics, but here the music style is much more dramatic and grandiose then its predecessor.
As for the songs they range from ballads "Saw Something" (electronic sounding), "Miracles" (also electronic sounding); dance/industrial "Kingdom" (electronic sounding), "Deeper & Deeper" (electronic sounding); there are at least two songs on Hourglass that have a Paper Monsters feel to them, "21 Days" and "Down". These descriptions are just a sample of what this album has to offer. Overall, this album has a good mix of slow and fast. A great album to be played in the evening or as another reviewer noted, during the autumn season.
My reaction to Hourglass is a positive one. The music is timeless and astonishing. I also feel comfortable to say that if Depeche Mode does call it quits (which I hope doesn't happen any time soon) Dave Gahan has definitely proved that he is able to stand on his own two feet.
Description of Hourglass (Dig)
Digipak edition of the 2007 sophomore solo album from the lead vocalist of Depeche Mode. Hourglass is an Electronic gem of an album that is as experimental and atmospheric as it is powerful and melodic. Although Gahan's debut album was a step away from the sound of his full-time band, Hourglass embraces the dark and moody Electronica that has made Depeche Mode worldwide superstars. Features the single 'Hourglass' plus 'Saw Something', 'A Little Lie', 'Down' and many others. The voice of a generation has come home..... Mute.Despite walloping a ruinous heroin habit that left him clinically dead for a few minutes a decade ago, Dave Gahan's first solo outing, 2003's Paper Monsters, was most notable for its utter lack of self-confidence. You couldn't really blame him for sounding a bit tentative--the lean Depeche Mode frontman had spent the previous 25 years singing other people's songs. On Hourglass, however, Gahan finally comes into his own, taking the grimy synth-rock blueprint of his 50 million album-selling band and customizing it with his own swaggering touch. He proves just as passionate meditating over lovely mood pieces, such as "Miracles," as he does lending his well-worn howl to noir-ish rock anthems like "Kingdom," through it all sounding more alive than he has in years. --Aidin Vaziri
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