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A step forward in the right direction

Erica Anderson | Minneapolis, MN | 07/28/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I am so glad that I Am the World Trade Center didn't change its name as I first heard after the attacks on September 11. Originally I read somewhere the duo of Dan Geller and Amy Dykes had briefly called their group "I Am the World". I was quite surprised when I found out they had a new album out that their name was still in its original form. Good. If there is one thing I dislike is this whole political correctness about the tragedy of those awful terrorist attacks. If you don't like the name of this group then don't listen to their music then. It is your choice. I just don't want to hear about it. Even the store clerk where I bought this awesome cd told me he didn't like the name of this group. Tough. Dan and Amy has been around longer than most people would realize and they have the right to perform as "I Am the World Trade Center".Now that I'm off my soapbox, the music on the group's second album "Tight Connection" is even more impressive than on "Out of the Loop". I am still astounded that this music is all made on a laptop computer. I can hear just how tighter the music is on the album. The music is much more cohesive and less of a mess than on their first [full-length] album. I adore their version of one of my favorite Blondie songs "Call Me". With their blend of techno and retro pop, they gave that song a whole new dimension to it. I really dug "The Postcard". What an awesome way to kick off the album with a full-blown techno song like that. After hearing "Tight Connection", I am look forward to hearing more from I Am the World Trade Center in the future."

Where is The Party?

alexander laurence | Los Angeles, CA | 04/20/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This band has always suffered from the name that hardly describes the band. Okay, maybe there is two people in it, like two men standing at the end of Manhattan. There once was two big water tanks in Williamsburg too. And those are destroyed and gone too. Dan Geller is smart enough to get a chick singer to front the band who looks like Nina Persson and sings like Debbie Harry. In fact, they name check Blondie with the song "Pretty Baby" but prefer to cover the song "Call Me" which is a song about prostitution as you may remember. Occasionally they draw from "lowlife" era New Order on songs like "The Postcard." But they really outdo themselves with "Believe in Me" that sounds like a big summer Ibiza anthem. When you expect some of the easy-going pop that Kindercore is used to, you find that this band has more to do with Layo & Bushwacka and maybe also Moloko (another successful girl/guy duo). Some songs like "California Dreaming Again" sort of make us all want to take Ecstasy and forget all about 9/11. "The Tight Connection" is a great party record. It has surprises. I think that they will be around for a while."

In defense

kate | tulsa | 08/23/2002

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I am reviewing this album not because I hold a strong attachment to it or think it is the greatest thing ever, but I felt that the "negative five stars" that one person gave this album was not justified for an entire perspective or impression of the album. When I saw IATWTC in Tulsa, they were very friendly and the music was as fun as the show. It was refreshing to see two people so spirited and energetic, and the music went perfectly with the show. There are certainly better artists out there, but there are also many worse. Don't dismiss this band."