Reviewed by Living Destiny
Song Time: 48 Minutes and 22 Seconds
Song Time: 48 Minutes and 22 Seconds
Cinema Bizarre is a German band that formed in 2005. This, Final Attraction, is their first album, released in 2007. Cinema Bizarre hasn’t gotten very popular in the U.S. yet, but they’ve gotten big in Germany and Austria. The five current band members are Strify (on vocals), Kiro (on bass), Yu (on guitar), Shin (on drums), and Romeo (on keyboards). However, when this album came out, the keyboardist was Luminor, who also sang second vocals. (He left the band in 2008 due to health issues, and Romeo took over). My cousin showed me this band during her ‘hot emo guys and sexy German bands’ phase. It was a weird phase. But this was definitely a good thing to come out of it, as she has the ability to find highly unknown but talented bands, and I wouldn’t have found this band without her.
Lovesongs (They Kill Me) -9/10 – A moody, brooding song. The song title pretty much explains the song. It’s tough sounding, and is about lost love and how love songs are painful to hear. It’s sort of sad to listen to, but it always makes me happy when I listen to it. I really don’t know why…
How Does It Feel -7/10 – This song has a more techno-ish feel in the beginning, which carries through the song. It’s sort of repetitive, especially in the chorus, but it has an interesting mood to it that makes up for the repeating.
Silent Scream – 10/10 – My favorite song on the cd. Starts out softer than the other songs, with the sound of rain, and gets more intense in the chorus. After the first chorus, more voices come in, giving it a darker, edgier feel. The lyrics to the song are really powerful too, and not repetitive, like some of their songs can get.
Get Off – 8/10 – More of a rock feel with this song. The lyrics are pretty sketchy, but I like them anyway. This is one of those songs that makes you want to dance. I’m actually dancing right now as a type this. Really.
Forever or Never – 9/10 – The lyrics are the biggest part of this song. They’re rather dark, but are basically saying that life doesn’t go on forever, so make the most of it. But in a more twisted sort of way. Another song that makes me dance, and this one makes me sing along too!
Escape to the Stars – 8/10 – This one is a fun song. Not dark, like most of the songs on the cd. It’s still a little twisted, but it wouldn’t really be Cinema Bizarre if it wasn’t a little twisted. It gets calm near the end, like the calm before the storm, and then it launches into the loudest and most intense part. I really like how it’s super mild in the beginning and end, and just abruptly changes.
After the Rain – 8/10 – This song starts out with the sound of rain, just like Silent Scream. This song stays softer the whole way through, and the rain sounds stay throughout too. The lyrics are kind of sad. This is my play-it-when-I’m-depressed song, because it adds to my melancholy mood, which I like for some reason. (Just as a fun little note: if you listen, the singer, Strify, rolls his ‘r’s in the word ‘rain’).
She Waits for Me – 7/10 – This song is super up-beat. I’m not really sure how to describe this one. I don’t really understand it, I think it’s all about a girl waiting for a guy. It’s very weird, to say the least. I like the beat, and the music in the background. The lyrics are really bizarre (no pun intended), but I like the tune too.
I Don’t Believe – 7/10 – This song starts out with grunting. Which is sort of a turn-off. The lyrics are simultaneously serious downers and very sweet. Mostly depressing, about how there’s nothing left to fight for, and he doesn’t believe in anything. But then it’s sweet because it’s saying he will always hold this girl in his heart, and he doesn’t believe in anything because she isn’t with him. My favorite part is the bridge, and the sudden quiet that follows it. (If you haven’t noticed, I like the parts where songs suddenly change).
The Way We Are – 7/10 – Another tough-sounding song. This one is all about how they aren’t going to change because it’s just the way they are, and if you don’t understand it then you should try it. Catchy beat with a simple-but-awesome-sounding drum part. I really like the message of this song. Be yourself! We won’t change because you don’t like us!
Dysfunctional Family – 6/10 – This one is sort of jazzy in the beginning. Like How Does It Feel, it’s a little more techno-y. I don’t understand this song either. It’s catchy, and the drum part is pretty cool in this one too. There’s this one part where it’s just they keyboard and vocals repeating the word family, and it’s really interesting in a slightly irritating way. The name is pretty awesome, and the keyboards are haunting.
Heavensent – 6/10 – Slow start to this song, but with an echo-y keyboard song. Then it speeds up a little bit and gets more intense in the chorus. Then back to the slow, echo-y keyboards for the verse. It alternates between the two, and then there’s a little guitar solo which sounds almost like video game music. The lyrics are about how everyone loves heaven sent. I don’t really know.
Angel in Disguise – 9/10 – I love the lyrics to this song. They’re about an angel in disguise who somehow saves him and messes with him at the same time. Very dark. This is one of those songs that I always sing along to when it comes on my iPod, even if it’s super late. I never skip it either. It’s just amazing.
The Silent Place – 7/10 – It starts out acapella (for all you not-music-junkies, that’s ‘without accompaniment’), and slowly adds instruments until you get to a funky keyboard-and-guitar part. This another song with a really good dance beat to it. The lyrics are all about ‘the silent place’, which I interpreted as death. But I could totally be wrong, because the chorus seems a little too not-depressing to be death. Yet again, I love the music in this song.
This is a pretty good cd. I really like the music, and I think this a really talented band who deserves more popularity. I seriously need to get the rest of their cd’s! P.S. for those of you keeping score at home: in the songs on this cd, the guy with the low, creepy voice is Luminor, and the not creepy voice is Strify.
Lovesongs (They Kill Me) -9/10 – A moody, brooding song. The song title pretty much explains the song. It’s tough sounding, and is about lost love and how love songs are painful to hear. It’s sort of sad to listen to, but it always makes me happy when I listen to it. I really don’t know why…
How Does It Feel -7/10 – This song has a more techno-ish feel in the beginning, which carries through the song. It’s sort of repetitive, especially in the chorus, but it has an interesting mood to it that makes up for the repeating.
Silent Scream – 10/10 – My favorite song on the cd. Starts out softer than the other songs, with the sound of rain, and gets more intense in the chorus. After the first chorus, more voices come in, giving it a darker, edgier feel. The lyrics to the song are really powerful too, and not repetitive, like some of their songs can get.
Get Off – 8/10 – More of a rock feel with this song. The lyrics are pretty sketchy, but I like them anyway. This is one of those songs that makes you want to dance. I’m actually dancing right now as a type this. Really.
Forever or Never – 9/10 – The lyrics are the biggest part of this song. They’re rather dark, but are basically saying that life doesn’t go on forever, so make the most of it. But in a more twisted sort of way. Another song that makes me dance, and this one makes me sing along too!
Escape to the Stars – 8/10 – This one is a fun song. Not dark, like most of the songs on the cd. It’s still a little twisted, but it wouldn’t really be Cinema Bizarre if it wasn’t a little twisted. It gets calm near the end, like the calm before the storm, and then it launches into the loudest and most intense part. I really like how it’s super mild in the beginning and end, and just abruptly changes.
After the Rain – 8/10 – This song starts out with the sound of rain, just like Silent Scream. This song stays softer the whole way through, and the rain sounds stay throughout too. The lyrics are kind of sad. This is my play-it-when-I’m-depressed song, because it adds to my melancholy mood, which I like for some reason. (Just as a fun little note: if you listen, the singer, Strify, rolls his ‘r’s in the word ‘rain’).
She Waits for Me – 7/10 – This song is super up-beat. I’m not really sure how to describe this one. I don’t really understand it, I think it’s all about a girl waiting for a guy. It’s very weird, to say the least. I like the beat, and the music in the background. The lyrics are really bizarre (no pun intended), but I like the tune too.
I Don’t Believe – 7/10 – This song starts out with grunting. Which is sort of a turn-off. The lyrics are simultaneously serious downers and very sweet. Mostly depressing, about how there’s nothing left to fight for, and he doesn’t believe in anything. But then it’s sweet because it’s saying he will always hold this girl in his heart, and he doesn’t believe in anything because she isn’t with him. My favorite part is the bridge, and the sudden quiet that follows it. (If you haven’t noticed, I like the parts where songs suddenly change).
The Way We Are – 7/10 – Another tough-sounding song. This one is all about how they aren’t going to change because it’s just the way they are, and if you don’t understand it then you should try it. Catchy beat with a simple-but-awesome-sounding drum part. I really like the message of this song. Be yourself! We won’t change because you don’t like us!
Dysfunctional Family – 6/10 – This one is sort of jazzy in the beginning. Like How Does It Feel, it’s a little more techno-y. I don’t understand this song either. It’s catchy, and the drum part is pretty cool in this one too. There’s this one part where it’s just they keyboard and vocals repeating the word family, and it’s really interesting in a slightly irritating way. The name is pretty awesome, and the keyboards are haunting.
Heavensent – 6/10 – Slow start to this song, but with an echo-y keyboard song. Then it speeds up a little bit and gets more intense in the chorus. Then back to the slow, echo-y keyboards for the verse. It alternates between the two, and then there’s a little guitar solo which sounds almost like video game music. The lyrics are about how everyone loves heaven sent. I don’t really know.
Angel in Disguise – 9/10 – I love the lyrics to this song. They’re about an angel in disguise who somehow saves him and messes with him at the same time. Very dark. This is one of those songs that I always sing along to when it comes on my iPod, even if it’s super late. I never skip it either. It’s just amazing.
The Silent Place – 7/10 – It starts out acapella (for all you not-music-junkies, that’s ‘without accompaniment’), and slowly adds instruments until you get to a funky keyboard-and-guitar part. This another song with a really good dance beat to it. The lyrics are all about ‘the silent place’, which I interpreted as death. But I could totally be wrong, because the chorus seems a little too not-depressing to be death. Yet again, I love the music in this song.
This is a pretty good cd. I really like the music, and I think this a really talented band who deserves more popularity. I seriously need to get the rest of their cd’s! P.S. for those of you keeping score at home: in the songs on this cd, the guy with the low, creepy voice is Luminor, and the not creepy voice is Strify.
Real Teen Rating~ B+: Definitely check it out!
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