Good but not great - This album overall is good but not great, and most definitely does not belong in the trance genre. The quality of the music is good for euro-dance type of music, but lacks depth and originality, like most euro-dance. This album was not as good as the debut album, and most certainly does not have the power that Sometimes had. Many of these songs are somewhat unoriginal because much of what is being done on the album has been done before by at least a decade. This album would have been great had it come out in the 90 s, but now seems a bit behind the curve as far as the progressive end of trance goes. Also, it would seem that due to the success of their debut album, that the actual programming and sequences, and synth quality would have been more diverse and had more layers to it, but it would seem that Lasgo is trying to play it safe, and the result is somewhat flat and bland. Overall, I would put this in a cd collection next to Ace of Base, Eiffel 65, and Sea Breeze. I would not recommend getting this album since the best songs you will most likely hear on the radio or in a cheesy dance club, but if you like that easy down the middle/nothing original or new type of dance music, then pick it up. It is, if anything, guaranteed not to offend, and I give it three stars, which would put it on par with vanilla ice cream and a plain hamburger with no cheese.
recomended - 2day i just ordered this cd from barns and noble! cant wait til it comes in! i love the songs surrender and all night long! i also recomend the fallowing cds and artists,everytime we touch by cascada,a fever you cant sweat out by panic! at the disco,1on 1 by rupee,decemberunderground by afi,greatest hits by ace of base,flyleaf by flyleaf,sound advice by shapeshifters,and end of gray by decyfer down! buy them all!
Power Dance Songs To Power Ballads... This Album Is awesome! - Far Away is one of the best dance albums I ve heard in some time... I loved Lasgo s first album and still continually listen to it off the hook as well... On Far Away... the song that stands out the most to me is True!The first thing that caught my attention on the album was the third song Deep In Your Heart... you were longing for love! It is an upbeat ballad and is very simple but dreamy as heck! The song pertains to a person who says they are somewhat of a player and they want to keep it casual, but secretly they were longing for love the whole time... Is that so not true now-a-days? People front like that, and Lasgo captures that emotion.The second song will be my favorite until I take my last breath... It is called True! It is a definate ballad that uses the angels singing in the background from the movie The exorcism of Emily Rose... the song is haunting and puts forth the most yearning I ve ever felt in a song. It leaves me feeling emotionally yearned out when I listen to it and it comforts me when I feel lonely... I put it on repeat!Can this be true?I belong to you... and you belong to me?The world outside, it feels so cold, that is why I m here with you...Awesome! Surrender sounds very much like a song from Some Things and I love the remake of Hold Me Now by the Thompson twins... I wasn t interested in purchasing the second album from Lasgo, but I did, and found True... Is it a remake??? Or does the song just touch an emotion in me I never knew I had? It seems so familiar to me... Give this one a chance you guys... I never liked ballads until I heard Lasgo s ballads! This album is fresh, hip, and alot deeper than their first!
a shock to the trance system at first...but actually cutting edge - Lasgo s trance on their first album was stunning--and most of us (including myself) expected more of that here. While the lead of single Surrender and about 3 other singles delivered, when I first bought this disc I was hugely disappointed--until now, when my senses catch up with me. This is the sign of a true group that stays on the cutting edge of dance music, and moved from the oversaturated trance sound to the explosion of retro 80s electro house. And the tracks are incredible--even featuring a remake of Thompson Twins Hold Me Now, a new wave ballad True which is clearly an ode to Camouflage s That Smiling Face, and the fantastic Only You which borrows its riff directly from Silver Pozoli s Around My Dream.Brilliant CD that was ahead of its time and deserves the recognition instead of the rejection.
A quality sophomore release - Group/band Lasgo (comprising of the producer, Peter Luts, producer/lyricist, Dave McCullen, and lyricist, David Vervoort and the face of the group, Pop star, Evi Goffin) sophomore album is more varied and features longer songs which is plus. This time around, the lyrics of the songs and music arent so melcoholic and saddening (not unlike lyrics from most singer/songwriter Pop/Rock artists), there are less destressing songs like the first single, (lead single in the U.S.), Surrender is a song about patients in a relationship, the good things come to those who wait mantra. Surrender made nearly instant impact on Rhythmic Pop & Dance radio stations throughout the U.S. The second U.S. single, All Night Long is a Euro-Dance/Hi-NRG/New Wave song which is sensual and is even more Pop radio friendly than Surrender. Deep In Your Heart and Only You are romantic Trance-Pop song with an Hi-NRG touch which is a very relatable song. Both would go well on the Pop stations and charts if given a fair chance. The European hit single, Lying is a dramatic love song with anthemic Eur-Dance sythns, good groove and strong bassline. The New Wave classic by the Thompson Twins, Hold Me Now, works well in a Euro-Dance/Hi-NRG/Trance-Pop background. It s a plus it is not much different from the hit original version. The title track is a pleasant mostly instrumental Euro-Dance track. One the whole, Far Away is a more optimistic album than the melacoholy, at times bleek outlook, Some Things protrayed. Evi gives a solid vocal proformance throughout, outshining Pop-tarts like Hilary and Lindsay. The remainder of the album is just as good, with intelligent lyrics, but nothing to strain your mind to understand and catchy music. No disappointments here. If you want relatable music about the ups and downs of love and life and are sick of Hip-Hop dominated Pop songs, this album is for you. Far Away is not just for Club/Dance fans but pop music fans looking for something different and intriguing. By the way, the producers of this album are the same producers behind Ian Van Dahl. Recommended.