Psy-Fi

1. What were your VERY FIRST impressions on listening to the album, say from the first five minutes in?
Club/dance music with a bit of acoustic guitar added towards the end of the first song.

2. What did you think of the opening track?
I thought it was the least interesting track on the album. Except for the acoustic guitar towards the end of the song, it sounded like typical, standard club/dance music fare to me.

3. What did you think of the next track?
Much more interesting. It sounded like it could fit into a psych/prog album without any difficulty.

4. Did you like the vocalist? Hate him/her? Any impressions?
Above average vocalist. I thought his vocals worked very well within the songs on the album.

5. Did the music (only) generally appeal to you, or not?
Some of it was quite good and some of it didn't do much for me musically. Interesting variety of styles going on throughout the album either way.

6. Did the album get better or worse as you listened to it?
It went back and forth between good and above average.

7. What did you think of the lyrical content?
I thought some of the lyrics were quite good and some were rather mediocre at best.

8. Did you like the instrumental parts?
Most of it, yes.

9. What did you think of the production?
It sounded very good to me.

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?
Had heard of him and had heard a couple of songs by him. The album was close to what I was expecting to hear, based on the limited exposure I had to his music.

11. Is this, generally, the kind of music you listen to or not?
Not usually.

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 3 times and my reaction to it was mostly the same by the third listen. I did find some of it more interesting with subsequent listens, though.

13. What would you class as your favourite track, if you have one?
The second track "Deep Water" was the closest I came to having a favorite track from this album. It had a bit of a psych/prog vibe running through it which I thought made it sound more interesting than the other songs on the album.

14. And the one you liked least?
See answer to question #2.

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?
Didn't make a difference one way or another.

16. Are you now looking forward to hearing more from this artiste, if you have not heard any of their other material?
Probably not. It wasn't bad but it just isn't the type of music I'm much into.

17. Were you surprised by your reaction - positive or negative - to the album?
No. Except for a couple of tracks, it was pretty much what I was expecting to hear.

18. Did the album end well?
The last song "Violet" was pleasant but boring and went on for too long, so I'll give the ending a "meh."

19. Do you see any way the album could have been improved?
Maybe leave the first song off the album or replace it with another song?

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.

6.5/10

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