Let's talk about Darren Hayes and his concept album "This Delicate Thing We've Made"

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darren_Hayes

I only know who he is from his recent badness. Sure I remember Cabbage Garden, and loved Moon and Back, but somewhat randomly I just got handed his DOUBLE ALBUM "This Delicate Thing We've Made" and I've been WTFing all the way through. There's some bland boy-band singing stuff in there that's made less impact, but I was immediately caught sideways by the first four tracks. Moody/bombastic electro-tinged pop, but then there's some mad titles and lyrics going on here.

Track 3, Waking The Monster starts "The Professor is building something extraordinary"
Track 4, How To Build A Time Machine starts "If I have understood correctly, velocity equals the distance travelled divided by time. I've read every word printed on Quantum Physics...

"Bombs Up In My Face" is a great title and the only really dancey type track. Other track titles: "The Future Holds A Lion's Heart" "Me, Myself And (I)"

Seriously, who ordered a 25 track epic from him? i'm going to listen to this some more

(OK, so it may not be a CONCEPT album, but srsly, WTF)

Comments

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

Hmm... I listened to the songs jauntyalan posted and thought, WTF these are the *good* ones? will have to revisit.

i continue to be amazed at how Savage Garden were spot on, even when the lyrics got a bit pychobabble-y (anyone remember the Alan Parsons Project?), while Darren has seemed unable to put anything worthwhile together since then.