Razorblade Romance/Deep Shadows And Brilliant Highlights - Him

Advantages: Great music HIM style
Disadvantages: none

...well, what can i say about this, its HIM is gonna be good, and it is! this is the first HIM cd that i bought, and im glad i did because if i didnt then i dont know if i would be a big fan like i am now. the songs are all good, forget good they are all great. all of the music is soft rock, and heavy rock, and all of the songs are love songs, with a couple of sad songs, but its what you would expect from HIM, turning something sad into something good! and thats what this is, good, very good! its all about freindship, trust and love, but all of it is delivered really good with attitude. it also comes with a cd-rom video for when you put this into your computer, it loads up a video if the song 'Pretending', which i have to say is on of my favourite songs on it, so its good cos it comes with a video for it, yay! i would say... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: totally rocks!
Disadvantages: not to everyone's taste

...HIM are a band with a cult following and have been gaining in popularity over the last couple of years. While Razorblade Romance is not their best-selling album (at least in the UK), it is probably their best. The first track "Your Sweet 666" (a different version to the one on their debut album Greatest Lovesongs Volume 666 - this one is a bit more "keyboardy" and has been produced very differently) is a great hard rock track - you'll soon find yourself making "the horns" with your hands, playing air guitar and singing along to it! There is a great riff, catchy tune and Ville Valo's sexy, husky, often breathless-sounding vocals. It sounds like a caffeine-fuelled combination of Muse (it may sound strange but "Bliss", "Stockholm Syndrome", "Plug In Baby" and Matt Belemy's voice on "Time Is Running Out" come to mind when I listen... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: Some of the band HIM's best ever work and a good bonus DVD included
Disadvantages: There are some boring moments to behold

...few, but I'll get to those in a moment. THE ALBUM I can't lie and say that I didn't get this album for the DVD but the CD was obviously the most important feature of the pack. With the singles included not being in chronological order though, I think that the album is instantly flawed in many ways - the band has failed to fully accommodate, and celebrate, what little trace of evolution their music presents. 1. And Love Said No (Single for this album release, 2004: 4.10 minutes) 2. Join Me [Razorblade Mix] (Razorblade Romance, 1999: 3.39 minutes) 3. Buried Alive By Love (Love Metal, 2003; 5.01 minutes) 4. Heartache Every Moment (Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights, 2001; 3.56 minutes) 5. Solitary Man (Neil Diamond Cover, for this album release, 2004: 3.38 minutes) 6. Right Here In My Arms (Razorblade Romance, 1999: 4.00) 7... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful