Search - Sky :: Piece of Paradise

Rick H. from FEDERAL WAY, WA
Reviewed on 4/12/2007...

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Great for Summertime Driving

eskimodahl | San Francisco, CA | 12/21/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I first saw the video for "Love Song" on the now defunct Box cable music channel. The video itself was pretty cool; two goodlooking guys singing at a club surrounded by lots of attractive, racially diverse (seriously, a nice touch without seeming like they were patronizing minorities!), fun-loving and um, affectionate people. Although the video didn't quite suit the freshness of "Love Song" that I believe is Sky's trademark, it didn't clash with the song entirely, and unconsciously stressed Sky's ability to fuse two complete opposites (in this case, the almost innocent freshness of the song and the eager carnality of the video)and make it work both artistically and stylistically. The main vocals are that of a man who sounds honest and trustworthy, yet is not ignorant to the ways of the world. The integrity of his voice carries over in songs like the aforementioned "Love Song," "Push," and "Dreaming." However, he shows his experience in the big bad world in songs like the excellent "Strange," which expresses a lifestyle built on extreme pleasures that has no regard for the destruction it leaves in its wake. "Strange" accomplishes so much because not only does it reveal the self-centeredness of those seeking out that lifestyle, it also reveals the conscience that they try to hide, the desire to reform, and the fact that no matter who we try to force ourselves to be, we cannot change what we in fact are. It is no mistake that the vocals express so much: the duo Sky wrote their own songs, so who better to interpret the exact feeling of each song's composition than themselves?I have both versions of Sky's "Piece of Paradise"; the American release and the even more rare (here in the U.S.) Canadian release. (If you can, get the Canadian version: It has two more songs that were unfortunately cut from the American release.) Sky's music is the kind that you want to load into the CD player on a summer afternoon for a long drive. Learn the lyrics as quickly as you can, so you can sing along, too."