L.I.N. - La Folie
Songs: 12  Time:  46:46
Well I can't say that I'm overly excited by the newest creation of L.I.N.  What use to be a mediocre Machinery band has no gone the way of pop with their La Folie release.  Combining mild rap vocals with smooth female croons and setting it upon a bed of passable, radio friendly L.I.N. has redefined their sound and come up with something easy to swallow for the masses.  Being that I rarely listen to the top 40 stations, I can't really make any comparisons as to who L.I.N. sounds like.  Their new sound is just too polished to make it interesting.  Granted, I can tell by listening to La Folie that they have the capability (and equipment) to make their sound more interesting, but for whatever reason they chose to keep it simple/stupid.  I do think that June has a great voice and it's easy to see why there is a great crossover potential on this CD.  On the other hand, their MC (UBQT) seems far too lackadaisical in his delivery and that just drags down the music even further.  L.I.N. do implement a great deal of different sounds (trumpet, flute, etc.) within some of the tracks, but they just don't use them as strongly or as interesting as they possibly could.  As far as success goes, this will most likely be their best selling album, but with it they also have moved beyond their roots and have entered into the realm of uninspired pop music.
 
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48th West 58th Street                    UBQT / June / Davidloop / Andrea B.
New York, NY 10019                      L.I.N. homepage: http://www.dune.fionline.it/lin
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1)  Communion People        2)  Lawn Cocktail        3)  Are You Feelin' This
4)  Crowd Non Pleaser       5)  Sophie's Choice      6)  Sellout SOng
7)  Brother Cholera Bugs    8)  Party Frenzy         9)  State of the Art
10) A Different Clasp       11) La Folie             12) Communion People (Believe mix)