Counterfeit 2 [Audio CD] Martin Gore; Martin Gore L.; Traditional; Lou Reed; Iggy Pop; Brian Eno; Hoagy Carmichael; John Paul Jones; David Bowie; David Essex; Yoko Ono; John Lennon; Robert Plant; Robert Gilbert; Julee Cruise; Achim Roedelius; Ku.. - Good

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Amazon.ca Counterfeit proves that Martin Gore has exemplary taste in music. The Depeche Mode songwriter's first full-length solo excursion is a covers album in the tradition of David Bowie's Pin-Ups. The 11 selections range from obviously classic works by rock lords Lou Reed, Nick Cave, Brian Eno, Iggy Pop, and John Lennon; to a pop-trash wildcard--a winsome version of David Essex's "Stardust." What’s more, most of the songs fit in with Depeche Mode’s fascination with masochism, drugs, decay, and disillusion. The problem lies in Gore's lack of emotional and musical range. Fans will take great comfort in the set's familiar moody minor chords, electronic touches, echoing darkness, and Gore's vocals. But the end result is uniform in texture and tempo, and songs as originally powerful as "In My Time of Dying" or Cave’s "Loverman" just seem to float into the background, deprived of edge and individuality. Still, Gore plays Weill’s "Lost in the Stars" piano-and-strings straight, and seekers of tasteful ambience may enjoy the idea of various cult rock, folk, and country songs being transformed into Mode-ish mood music. --Garry Mulholland Product Description Martin L. Gore, songwriter and one of the founding members of Depeche Mode, offers the second installment in his Counterfeit 2. The tracks range from sultry 21st century blues to achingly lovely sci-fi lullabies, sublime alt-country crooners to engrossing electronic torch songs. Counterfeit 2. Borrowed songs, real passions. Accept no substitute.

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