Vanguard – Never Surrender

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Don't judge a book by it's cover, …

… ana­logue to this I claim: "Don't judge a music CD by it's title". Because this album is and will be a true sur­render! Vanguard's latest out­put is so super catchy that I'm really into it after the first listen­ing. The long-play­er is a mix­ture between dance­able Futurepop (≈70%), and clas­sic Synth Pop (≈30%).

The album is full packed with eas­ily access­ible melod­ies and a very clear and pleas­antly warm voice. In the lyr­ics, I noticed that very often stand­ard phrases are used, but not what I would gen­er­ally rate negative.

We judge song by song

The first two tracks sounds var­ied, dance­able, and has an unique style. But the first ear candy I had from the third track 'Popularity'. This is a really strong track with a dark aura, and some Electrorock ele­ments. I would def­in­itely choose this song as first single.

But the choice of the first out­put (no offi­cial single, but music video) has been made for 'The Are Watching'. This one is a dysto­pi­an vis­ion about the inform­a­tion soci­ety, and comes with a dance­able mid-beat tempo.

Further I strongly want to recom­mend the song 'Move On'. This has 'Depeche Mode' qual­it­ies and not only because a well-known sample is used in the song. The song struc­ture com­bined with the voice reminds me on 'Mesh'. Hey, this is a unique fusion some­where between 'Depeche Mode' and 'Mesh'. The 5‑star rat­ing is more than justified.

To be hon­est, I didn't expect such a strong album, because I also judge the album by it's visu­al exter­i­or. But I was dis­ab­used. I am very glad to have listen this album and prob­ably will fre­quently listen.

Track By Track Rating

vanguard never surrender
Vanguard – Never Surrender
A Different Story
I Want To Live
Popularity
Move On
You Stray
Interlude
They Are Watching
Time Flies
Never let go
Friends
Afraid
Suffering
Recommend
Popularity
Move On
Weak
Interlude
3.8
Breathtaking

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A Different Story
I Want To Live
Popularity
Move On
You Stray
Interlude
They Are Watching
Time Flies
Never let go
Friends
Afraid
Suffering
Final Score