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Savage Garden managed to slip underneath everyone's radar and go multi-platinum with their 1997 debut. The Australian duo wasn't hip enough to warrant coverage in the music press, even after they had a series of hit singles, largely because they traded in the least-respected rock genre: soft rock. Like any soft-rock group, they were a product of their times. In the early '80s, that meant adding some lite-country influences to the melodic pop base. In the late '90s, it meant adding mild dance-club beats, even on the ballads. Roxette sort of pioneered this in the late '80s, and Savage Garden really picked up the torch for this dance-inflected soft rock, whether they want to admit it or not. Unfortunately, that also means that they, like Roxette, are primarily a singles act, capable of crafting a handful of good tunes on each album, along with a bunch of pleasant filler. That was the case with the multiplatinum Savage Garden, as it is with this sequel, Affirmation. Since Savage Garden was such a success on adult-contemporary radio, it's not a surprise that Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones have decided to lean a little heavier on the ballads this time around, to the extent that even uptempo tracks like "Affirmation" and "Hold Me," or midtempo numbers like "The Lover After Me" feel like ballads. On the whole, this isn't a bad thing, since it gives the album some coherence. (Also, "Chained to You," the hardest dance song here, feels a little forced.) Plus, Savage Garden has a knack for delivering this professional, well-crafted melodic pop -- if some songs aren't as memorable as others, that's just the way the game of mainstream pop is played. There aren't any bad pieces on Affirmation (well, with the exception of the lyrically tortured "The Animal Song"), just some that aren't quite as hooky or memorable as "I Knew I Loved You" or the title track, or for those fans who like SG's piano ballads, "I Don't Know You Anymore." Like the debut, Affirmation is hardly earth-shattering, but it's well-done mainstream adult pop whose best moments are ideal for radio play. Those moments may be better heard on a greatest-hits collection someday, but this album is fine on its own terms; it is so well-constructed that the filler goes down easily.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Savage Garden, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Walter Afanasieff, Arranger, Drum Programmer, Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocal Arranger - Darren Hayes, Arranger, Composer, Co-Producer, Lyricist, Vocal Arranger - Daniel Jones, Arranger, Composer, Co-Producer, Drum Programmer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Synthesizer - Dean Parks, Acoustic Guitar - Michael Landau, Electric Guitar - David Frazer (Guitars), Engineer - Jay Healy (Vocals), Engineer - DAVID REITZAS (Guitars), Engineer - Peter Krawiec, Assistant Engineer - Tony Rambo, Assistant Engineer - Brian Vibberts, Assistant Engineer - David Ashton, Assistant Engineer - Nathan East, Bass - DAVE WAY, Mixing Engineer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Kent Matcke, Recording Engineer
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Savage Garden, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Walter Afanasieff, Arranger, Drum Programmer, Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocal Arranger - Darren Hayes, Arranger, Composer, Co-Producer, Lyricist, Vocal Arranger - Daniel Jones, Arranger, Composer, Co-Producer, Drum Programmer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Synthesizer - Dean Parks, Acoustic Guitar - Michael Landau, Electric Guitar - David Frazer (Guitars), Engineer - Jay Healy (Vocals), Engineer - DAVID REITZAS (Guitars), Engineer - Peter Krawiec, Assistant Engineer - Tony Rambo, Assistant Engineer - Brian Vibberts, Assistant Engineer - David Ashton, Assistant Engineer - Nathan East, Bass - Ethan Schofer, Assistant Engineer - DAVE WAY, Mixing Engineer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Kent Matcke, Recording Engineer
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Savage Garden, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Walter Afanasieff, Arranger, Drum Programmer, Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocal Arranger - Daniel Jones, Arranger, Composer, Co-Producer, Drum Programmer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Synthesizer - Darren Hayes, Arranger, Composer, Co-Producer, Lyricist, Vocal Arranger - Michael Landau, Electric Guitar - David Frazer, Engineer - Peter Krawiec, Assistant Engineer - Tony Rambo, Assistant Engineer - DAVE WAY, Mixing Engineer - Kent Matcke, Recording Engineer
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Savage Garden, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Walter Afanasieff, Arranger, Drum Programmer, Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocal Arranger - Darren Hayes, Arranger, Composer, Co-Producer, Lyricist, Vocal Arranger - Daniel Jones, Arranger, Composer, Co-Producer, Drum Programmer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Synthesizer - Dean Parks, Acoustic Guitar - Michael Landau, Electric Guitar - David Frazer, Engineer - JAY HEALY, Engineer - David Reitzas, Engineer - Peter Krawiec, Assistant Engineer - Brian Vibberts, Assistant Engineer - David Ashton, Assistant Engineer - DAVE WAY, Mixing Engineer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Kent Matcke, Recording Engineer
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Savage Garden, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Walter Afanasieff, Arranger, Drum Programmer, Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocal Arranger - Darren Hayes, Arranger, Composer, Co-Producer, Lyricist, Vocal Arranger - Daniel Jones, Arranger, Composer, Co-Producer, Drum Programmer, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Lyricist, Synthesizer - Dean Parks, Acoustic Guitar - David Frazer, Engineer - Michael Thompson, Electric Guitar - Peter Krawiec, Assistant Engineer - Tony Rambo, Assistant Engineer - Luis Quine, Assistant Engineer - Mark Gregory, Assistant Engineer - DAVE WAY, Mixing Engineer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Kent Matcke, Recording Engineer - Nathan East, Bass
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Savage Garden, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Darren Hayes, Arranger, Composer, Co-Producer, Lyricist, Vocal Arranger - Walter Afanasieff, Arranger, Drum Programmer, Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocal Arranger - Michael Thompson, Electric Guitar, Guitar - Daniel Jones, Arranger, Composer, Co-Producer, Drum Programmer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Synthesizer - Dean Parks, Acoustic Guitar - David Frazer (Guitars), Engineer - Michael Landau, Electric Guitar - Jay Healy (Vocals), Engineer - DAVID REITZAS (Guitars), Engineer - Peter Krawiec, Assistant Engineer - David Ashton, Assistant Engineer - Ethan Schofer, Assistant Engineer - Luis Quine, Assistant Engineer - DAVE WAY, Mixing Engineer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Kent Matcke, Recording Engineer
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Savage Garden, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Darren Hayes, Composer, Co-Producer, Lyricist - Walter Afanasieff, Drum Programmer, Producer, Synthesizer - Daniel Jones, Composer, Co-Producer, Drum Programmer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Synthesizer - Michael Landau, Electric Guitar - David Gleeson, Engineer - Dave Frazier, Engineer - David Reitzas, Engineer - Kent Matcke, Assistant Engineer - Chris Lord-Alge, Mixing Engineer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1999 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Savage Garden, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Walter Afanasieff, Arranger, Drum Programmer, Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocal Arranger - Darren Hayes, Arranger, Composer, Co-Producer, Lyricist, Vocal Arranger - Daniel Jones, Arranger, Composer, Co-Producer, Drum Programmer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Synthesizer - Dean Parks, Acoustic Guitar - Michael Landau, Electric Guitar - David Frazer (Guitars), Engineer - Steve Smith, Drums - Jay Healy (Vocals), Engineer - DAVID REITZAS (Guitars), Engineer - DAVID GLEESON (Drums & Fairlight), Engineer - Peter Krawiec, Assistant Engineer - Tony Rambo, Assistant Engineer - Brian Vibberts, Assistant Engineer - David Ashton, Assistant Engineer - Nathan East, Bass - Ethan Schofer, Assistant Engineer - DAVE WAY, Mixing Engineer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Kent Matcke, Recording Engineer
(P) 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Savage Garden, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Walter Afanasieff, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocal Arranger - Darren Hayes, Arranger, Composer, Co-Producer, Lyricist, Vocal Arranger - Dean Parks, Acoustic Guitar - Daniel Jones, Arranger, Composer, Co-Producer, Lyricist - Michael Landau, Electric Guitar - David Frazer (Strings & Guitars), Engineer - Walter Afanasieff (Acoustic Piano), Piano - DAVID GLEESON (Vocals, Acoustic Piano & Fairlight), Engineer - Peter Krawiec, Assistant Engineer - Tony Rambo, Assistant Engineer - DAVE WAY, Mixing Engineer - Rebecca Bunnell, Violin - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Armen Garabedian, Violin - Kent Matcke, Recording Engineer - Brian Leonard, Violin - Anatoly Rosinsky, Violin - Robert Sanov, Violin - Mari Tsumura, Violin - Nathan East, Bass - Marilyn H. Baker, Viola - Michael Zinovyev, Viola - Larry Corbett, Cello - Ernest Ehrhardt, Cello - Miguel Martinez, Cello
(P) 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Savage Garden, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Walter Afanasieff, Arranger, Drum Programmer, Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocal Arranger - Darren Hayes, Arranger, Composer, Co-Producer, Lyricist, Vocal Arranger - Daniel Jones, Arranger, Composer, Co-Producer, Drum Programmer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Synthesizer - Michael Landau, Electric Guitar - Steve Smith, Drums - David Frazer (Guitars), Engineer - Jay Healy (Vocals), Engineer - DAVID GLEESON (Drums & Fairlight), Engineer - Peter Krawiec, Assistant Engineer - Greg Bieck (additional), Drum Programmer, Keyboards, Synthesizer - Tony Rambo, Assistant Engineer - Brian Vibberts, Assistant Engineer - Ethan Schofer, Assistant Engineer - DAVE WAY, Mixing Engineer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Nathan East, Bass - Kent Matcke, Recording Engineer
(P) 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Savage Garden, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Walter Afanasieff, Arranger, Drum Programmer, Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocal Arranger - Darren Hayes, Arranger, Composer, Co-Producer, Lyricist, Vocal Arranger - Daniel Jones, Arranger, Composer, Co-Producer, Drum Programmer, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Lyricist, Synthesizer - Dean Parks, Acoustic Guitar - Michael Landau, Electric Guitar - David Frazer (Guitars), Engineer - Jay Healy (Vocals & Drums), Engineer - Steve Smith, Drums - Peter Krawiec, Assistant Engineer - Tony Rambo, Assistant Engineer - DAVE WAY, Mixing Engineer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Greg Bieck (additional), Drum Programmer, Keyboards, Synthesizer - Kent Matcke, Recording Engineer - Nathan East, Bass
(P) 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Savage Garden, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Walter Afanasieff, Arranger, Producer, Vocal Arranger - Darren Hayes, Arranger, Composer, Co-Producer, Lyricist, Vocal Arranger - Daniel Jones, Arranger, Composer, Co-Producer, Lyricist - Walter Afanasieff (Acoustic), Piano - Peter Krawiec, Assistant Engineer - DAVE WAY, Mixing Engineer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - David Frazer, Recording Engineer
(P) 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Presentación del Álbum
Savage Garden managed to slip underneath everyone's radar and go multi-platinum with their 1997 debut. The Australian duo wasn't hip enough to warrant coverage in the music press, even after they had a series of hit singles, largely because they traded in the least-respected rock genre: soft rock. Like any soft-rock group, they were a product of their times. In the early '80s, that meant adding some lite-country influences to the melodic pop base. In the late '90s, it meant adding mild dance-club beats, even on the ballads. Roxette sort of pioneered this in the late '80s, and Savage Garden really picked up the torch for this dance-inflected soft rock, whether they want to admit it or not. Unfortunately, that also means that they, like Roxette, are primarily a singles act, capable of crafting a handful of good tunes on each album, along with a bunch of pleasant filler. That was the case with the multiplatinum Savage Garden, as it is with this sequel, Affirmation. Since Savage Garden was such a success on adult-contemporary radio, it's not a surprise that Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones have decided to lean a little heavier on the ballads this time around, to the extent that even uptempo tracks like "Affirmation" and "Hold Me," or midtempo numbers like "The Lover After Me" feel like ballads. On the whole, this isn't a bad thing, since it gives the album some coherence. (Also, "Chained to You," the hardest dance song here, feels a little forced.) Plus, Savage Garden has a knack for delivering this professional, well-crafted melodic pop -- if some songs aren't as memorable as others, that's just the way the game of mainstream pop is played. There aren't any bad pieces on Affirmation (well, with the exception of the lyrically tortured "The Animal Song"), just some that aren't quite as hooky or memorable as "I Knew I Loved You" or the title track, or for those fans who like SG's piano ballads, "I Don't Know You Anymore." Like the debut, Affirmation is hardly earth-shattering, but it's well-done mainstream adult pop whose best moments are ideal for radio play. Those moments may be better heard on a greatest-hits collection someday, but this album is fine on its own terms; it is so well-constructed that the filler goes down easily.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
Acerca del álbum
- 1 disco(s) - 12 pista(s)
- Duración total: 00:53:39
- Artistas principales: Savage Garden
- Compositor: Various Composers
- Sello: Columbia
- Género Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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