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| Go Away White | 
 enlarge | Artist: Bauhaus
Label: Bauhaus Music
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 10715
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.8 x 0.3
MPN: 1
UPC: 891377001260
EAN: 0891377001260
ASIN: B0012IXBPA
Release Date: March 4, 2008
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 Lovely Return April 5, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This album marks an amazing return from a band that I have loved for 28 years. Individually there have been many hits and misses; As a band Bauhaus has always delivered solid albums with great singles. "Go away white" comes across as artistic and cathartic as it explores the more "glam" side of Bauhaus' "goth" inspired creations. I appreciate the fact that Bauhaus is not mimicking anybody on this album, not even Bauhaus itself. For those who know the Bauhaus catalogue this album feels as raw as "Press the eject..." and as produced as "In the flat field" or "Mask". Thank the creator for BAUHAUS. JAXIOM
This One Grew On Me April 12, 2008
When I first listened to this cd, I was pretty disappointed. I gave it another listen and liked it better. By the third time, I was enjoying it a lot more. This one takes a while to grow on you. I guess the reason I was disappointed at first was the direction of the music was not as I had expected. It was not as dark as I thought it would be. Some of the songs sound pretty upbeat compared to their classic material. Still, I think "The Dog's A Vapour" is the best song on this cd. It is so atmospheric and builds so slowly until it ends in pure noisy bliss. Still, this one is worth buying I think but it is not as good as the Bauhaus albums they recorded during their heyday.
Nice comeback for Bauhaus April 17, 2008
I didn't expect them to do great but this album is kind of a reminder of the sound that is their signature and they were able to do something new and interesting after all these years being separated. Definitively well done. I hope they'll come up with another album....soon.
Holy Smoke April 22, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
an electrifyingly mind-opening and profound work of art that captures these innovators doing what they do best: pushing the envelope of dark, mysterious and meaningful rock. If there was conflict in this mix, among the personalities involved, then it is hard to tell - or perhaps it fueled the mind-pummeling thunder behind this album. Bauhaus demonstrated their brilliance on the NIN tour, bringing energy and excitement to a wide range of fans. This surprisingly elegant release was created within a short amount of time, though it is obviously supported by mounds of talent and history. It shines with its mysterious little spoken word elements between songs and a keen improvisational ability that reveals the mastery of their art. They channel something from beyond.
Peter Murphy's voice sounds excellent; and the glamorous heroes behind Love and Rockets flesh out their dark leader's prowess with precision-playing. I admire the fact that Daniel Ash (so accomplished in his own right) was self-effacing in giving the vocals up to Peter. This left the work with a real sense of being "Bauhaus," as opposed to a possible duet of dueling egos.
If this is all there is, they have certainly left their mark.
(I was thrilled to see that Peter Murphy is currently on tour. If you have not seen him live, I wholeheartedly recommend making it happen this year!)
A Wonderful Anomaly April 27, 2008
Let's face it, folks: Most bands that try to reunite after several decades are doing it for the money or to regain the lost glory days of groupies, drugs and the white-hot spotlight. But they forget little details like, oh, actual musical ideas, good writing, inspired playing, etc. In other words, these reunions usually either suck to the point of being laughable, or, at best, are just pathetic and soporific.
But oh boy is this an exception. Call me blasphemous, but this CD is as good as Bauhaus' best material and considerably better than much of it. It is also better than about 90% of Peter Murphy's solo output, a lot of which I like.
And I am speaking as a fan of these guys. Ever since I first heard "Double Dare", I was hooked, and to the chagrin of every woman who has ever dated me, I listed to this band a LOT (tragically, women who love Bauhaus seem to be a rare breed, at least in my love life; but I digress).
If I were to rate all of Bauhaus' wonderfully dark and menacing output in a continuum from 1 to 10, this CD would get a 9.5. Seriously people, it's that good.
So leave all your aging rock-star reunion recording biases at the door. This one is inspired. It rocks. It is a thing of dark beauty.
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