Psy-Fi

Hiatus Kaiyote - Choose Your Weapon

1. What were your VERY FIRST impressions on listening to the album, say from the first five minutes in?
Mellow psychedelic jazz/funk with a slight techno touch.

2. What did you think of the opening track?
Didn't do much for me.

3. What did you think of the next track?
I liked the second track much better than the first.

4. Did you like the vocalist? Hate him/her? Any impressions?
I really dug the vocalist. Above average.

5. Did the music (only) generally appeal to you, or not?
I liked the music but it didn't really stick in my mind for the most part. In one ear and out the other.

6. Did the album get better or worse as you listened to it?
It went back and forth between interesting and enjoyable and somewhat boring and forgettable.

7. What did you think of the lyrical content?
Not sure what she was singing about most of the time. I could understand the words, I just could'nt be bothered trying to decipher them.

8. Did you like the instrumental parts?
The musicianship was excellent but nothing really grabbed me.

9. What did you think of the production?
The production sounded very good to my ears.

10. Did you know of this artiste prior to listening to the album, and if so, did that foreknowledge colour your perception of this album?
I'd heard of them but hadn't heard anything by them.

11. Is this, generally, the kind of music you listen to or not?
Sometimes but not very often.

12. Assuming you listened to the album more than once, on repeated listens, did you find you liked the album more, or less?
I listened three times and it grew on me a bit more with the each listen. Not sure if it would continue to grow on me with more plays, though.

13. What would you class as your favourite track, if you have one?
Nothing really stood out as a favorite.

14. And the one you liked least?
Nothing really stood out as a least favorite.

15. If the album in question is a debut, did that fact allow it, in your mind, any leeway, and if so, was that decision justified or vindicated?
N/A

16. Are you now looking forward to hearing more from this artiste, if you have not heard any of their other material?
I might check into them some more.

17. Were you surprised by your reaction - positive or negative - to the album?
Didn't know what to expect, so no.

18. Did the album end well?
I suppose so. The last track wasn't great or awful.

19. Do you see any way the album could have been improved?
It seemed to drag after 30 to 40 minutes, so less would've been more for me.

20. Do you think the album hung together well, ie was a fully cohesive unit, or was it a bit hit-and-miss?
I thought it hung together very well.

6/10

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