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Version 2.0

Innovative and enchanting

Review Score:

(10/10)
I can honestly say that I would have never even thought of buying "Version 2.0" had it not been for hearing it first while riding with my older sister. I never thought that I could possibly like an Irish woman singing almost mechanically to industrialized, techno-pop. Go figure. Turns out, I adore this album. I think that I love it most of all for Shirley Manson's unique breathy vocals, but I also appreciate good lyrics and interesting music. Most of the faster songs on this album are gems in themselves for being instant energizers. I literally cannot sit still during most of them. But I am partial to the slower tracks just because they are mesmerizing and often a bit creepy. I love that stuff. "The Trick is to Keep Breathing" is definitely one of the best, being topped off with the fading of heavy breathing at the end, and I also love the last track "You Look So Fine" because of it's seductive, almost zombie-like sound. But every track needs a good listen because some of the tracks I used to pass up, I now consider my favorites. "Hammering in My Head" is a great example of that because I initially was turned off by the sound of it in the beginning, but it turns out that it really becomes a powerful song, and the unexpected, hypnotizing voice of Manson as she breathes "you should be sleeping, my love..." mid-song is fabulous. Maybe it's just me, though. I do have a tendency towards creepy music.

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