Album Description: On her 2008 Island Def Jam debut, Love Is Dead, Estonian singer Kerli (born Kerli Koiv) unveils an electro-tinged collection of goth-pop songs. Coming across as Marilyn Manson's creepy kid sister, Kerli combines the sensibilities of Evanescence and Bjork, as best revealed on the haunting "Walking on Air" and the dramatic, string-heavy title track. 12 tracks.
Fantastic Album! In all the years I have been using Amazon, I have never been so impressed with a product that I wrote a review. This is an exception. This album is fantastic! It has interested me in a new genre of music that I never listened to before (not that Kerli even fits into just one genre), just as Taylor Swift did. I love pop music, and it brings just a hint of pop - enough to get me hooked! Saying I like this album is something because I typically like singers such as Girlicious and Britney Spears, which goes to show that Kerli can appease a variety of musical interests.
Her music is a collaboration between Rock and Pop with creepy/gothic overtones. The song "Walking on Air" is fantastic and is my favorite song of 2008. Almost every song is excellent, but the ones that stand out are "Love is Dead" "Walking on Air" "Bulletproof" and "I Want Nothing." The video for "Walking on Air" is the best video I have ever seen, it is absolutely amazing, and looks very high-budget. Her music is fresh and sounds unlike any other singer/band!
I urge anybody to check out the songs on this album and buy it. I only found out about her from iTunes Free Single of the Week earlier this year and hardly anybody knows who she is. I know her album hasn't been super successful (according to Wikipedia) and I want her to be successful so that I can her more from her in the future. If her album was marketed correctly I really think she would reach great success. Please buy her album, you won't be disappointed! Oh, and tell your friends too!
Nobody Knows Where It's At. Kerli's debut "Love Is Dead" is a cross between Bjork and P!nk with a dash of Regina Spektor and Evanesence. It's not entirely original or unique, and not all the songs work, but it does have enough interesting things to keep it afloat.
Sure, she's got the gothic, blond Eastern bloc thing going for her, but at 21, Kerli isn't making a "Faith" or "Thriller" or "Jagged Little Pill". No, what she has here are an array of songs that, for the most part, are average. The lead track, for instance, is a direct nod to Evanesence, and it doesn't quite come off. This is more than erased with the excellent one-two of "Walking On Air" and "The Creationist". "I Want Nothing" is another forgettable track followed by the slow grower "Up Up Up". She whips out a ballad with the mediocre "Bulletproof" and the equally bland "Beautiful Day".
The second half of the disc follows the same formula with "Creepshow" erasing the the memory of the previous two tracks and then collapsing again with "Hurt Me" and "Butterfly Cry" which don't propel the cd any further. Thankfully, the disc is wrapped up with two of the best songs on the disc "Strange Boy" and "Fragile".
So what you have, in essence, is half of a good album. Or three stars, if you will. I'm probably more jaded than the average reviewer here as I've already grown accustomed to Kate Bush, Tori Amos, Bjork, Fiona Apple, Regina Spektor, Imogen Heap, Toni Childs, Alanis Morissette, Jewel, Feist, Annie Lennox, Sarah McLachlan, Dido, and other female artists who have come before Kerli.
The bottom line is that "Love Is Dead" shows hints of genius and the promise of something better to come. As of this writing, I understand that "Love Is Dead" has only sold 20,000 copies and only charted at 126 on the albums chart. Not a great start, but an okay one. Let's hope the record company (that didn't promote this cd very well at all) doesn't drop her from the label. Also, a little more maturity and life experience might just add some quality to Kerli's future music.
Mildly entertaining Out of sheer curiousity, I checked out LOVED IS DEAD by Kerli from my library. I had heard samples of the album at a local record store and it had piqued my curiousity. Now that I have heard the album in its entirety, I honestly can say I was not impressed. Kerli shares that same grating vocals that Wind Up artist Megan McCauley possesses with a hint of Bjork. Her vocals tends to be more shrill than I cared for. The cd is a mixed bag. There are some songs that I found were pretty catchy and fun to listen to like "Love is Dead", "Walking on Air" and "Butterfly Cry". Unfortunately what drags down LOVE IS DEAD is the often silly and pretentious lyrics, and Kerli's vocals. The worst offense on the entire album has to be "Strange Boy". The melodies were annoying the lyrics were just awful. My personal favorite song on the entire cd is the ballad "Butterfly Cry". I like the melodies but the lyrics were a bit on the corny side. I really wanted to like LOVE IS DEAD but I just couldn't. It is deeply flawed.
AWESOME What a great, refreshing CD! I had originally heard Kerli on Yahoo Music and found her to be very interesting. Little did I know I would fall head over heels for this CD. Lots of variety and what a great message in "The Creationist". She has lots of insight and the music wonderfully mastered. I enjoy all types of music from Garbage to Led Zepplin, and I think this is a wonderful addition to anyone's collection. Enjoy!
Kerli is awesome! An amazing voice backs the emotions she sings about Music is unique & fresh Also has some songs that rock!
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