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Quiet Is the New Loud by Kings of Convenience

Quiet Is the New Loud by Kings of Convenience

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A Quiet Revolution

by indiecater , Oct 03 '02
Pros: The New Acoustic Movement Gains Momentum.
Cons: Several Lapses In Concentration Dims The Overall Effect.
Outcasts in their hometown of Bergen in Norway where death metal is the only musical form, the Kings of Convenience are likely to be embraced everywhere else where their music is played. You see the Kings of Convenience produce little tuneful vignettes...
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"The day breaks and everything is new"

by punchdrunk , Jan 17 '04
Pros: Beautiful, calm music
Cons: Some folks would deem it too "fey"
Kings of Convenience could be called a modern-day Simon and Garfunkel. They both make beautiful folk-rock with gentle acoustic guitar lines and exceptional harmonies. They both write lyrics about failed relationships that manage to be literate but not ...
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Failure is always the best way to learn...

by gentlementle , Aug 31 '01
Pros: Intelligent/Subdued
Cons: Make sure to set the snooze button on.
Maybe the nouveau Simon & Garfunkel. Maybe the latest reincarnation of Nick Drake. Maybe you should decide for yourself.

Definitely the most random thing to come out of the Astralwerks label, the Norwegian Kings of Convenience are...
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Sometimes silence speaks volumes . . .

by hounakf , Jun 05 '03
Pros: great melodies and guitar parts, very mellow and beautiful
Cons: may seem boring to people who can't enjoy the beauty in small things
When I first heard "Quite is the New Loud" being played in a friend's car, I was simply blown away. To a kid who had only known The Beatles and "Weird Al" Yankovic, this was music that seemed to come from some alternate universe where everything is soft...
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