[.ca] Life in Slow Motion

From Amazon.com:
On his seventh album (and first for Dave Matthews' ATO label), David Gray refines his sonic palette with wonderful results. The first record made in a "real" studio and the first done with an outside producer (MOR hotshot Marius De Vries), it's a nice improvement over 2002's lukewarm, sparsely electronicized New Day at Midnight. There's quite a bit of diversity afoot; "Hospital Food" begins with a sheen of '80s-cheese keyboards, while "Alibi" has an orchestral pop arrangement that brings to mind Rufus Wainwright collaborating with Jeff Lynne (and yes, that's a good thing). The album's title seems to refer as much to the fact that the album took three years to appear as the way the songs unfold glacially. With his band really fortifying him throughout, parts sound like Coldplay unplugged. But where that band's lyrics start with self-doubt and burrow inwards from there, Gray seeks absolution, something beyond himself. He also seems to have a sense of humor. It's too bad Six Feet Under is off the air; this entire album would make a great soundtrack for a special episode. Slow Motion is, in its subtle way, a huge step: the blue eyed folk-soul singer's first truly stadium-ready album. --Mike McGonigal

Gorgeous:
David Gray gets a lot of flack for production value and arrangement, especially on his last (and weakest)album, A New Day at Midnight. However, he totally redeems himself on this gem of an album, one of the most beautiful and melancholy albums in recent memory. There is not really a weak track on this album, which is a bonus, considering there is only 10. Gray has replaced synth-pop production of his last two albums with an arrangement of keys and strings, which adds to the ambience of this story about life, love, loss and death. Even the most up-tempo song, the catchy single "The One I Love" is about a dying man's last confession. This album proves Gray's talent and timelessness, and is sure to turn his wary and disappointed former fans into born-again believers.

The beauty of David Gray shines:
This is a beautiful and soulful album. This album just flows from beginning to end. I can't even pick out a favorite song I love them all so much. David Gray is truly one of the most gifted singer / songwriters of our time.

One of my Favourite Albums of All Time:
This album is exquisite from start to finish. I could not believe the evolution of David Gray. The music is as good if not better than White Ladder, but there's money spent on production here and it shows. The CD flows so well and is consistently good. David Gray is a true talent and "Life in Slow Motion" is his best effort yet.

I love it!:
I would highly recommend this CD. I cannot get these songs out of my head! This one is going to get played a lot.

Good cd, bad copyright:
This cd is a great addition to my David Gray collection. The only thing that would make it better would be to hear it live. That's a concert I'd like to go to. As for the copyright, if it cannot be encoded to the iPod properly that's a problem with the store that sold it to you. They shouldn't sell a product they won't take back (especially when they didn't warn you about the copyright protection up front). However I'm sure you could find some way to get it on your iPod...

• Alibi
• One I Love
• Lately
• Nos da Cariad
• Slow Motion
• From Here You Can Almost See the Sea
• Ain't No Love
• Hospital Food
• Now and Always
• Disappearing World