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  • Summary: Basically a continuation of The Wedding Present (but with a broader, more "cinematic" sound), Cinerama features David Gedge and Simon Cleave from that band as well as Gedge's wife, Sally Murrell. Torino, the group's third studio album, was produced by Dare Mason and longtime collaboratorBasically a continuation of The Wedding Present (but with a broader, more "cinematic" sound), Cinerama features David Gedge and Simon Cleave from that band as well as Gedge's wife, Sally Murrell. Torino, the group's third studio album, was produced by Dare Mason and longtime collaborator Steve Albini, and features the UK hit single "Health And Efficiency." Expand

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Airborne
And I was watching you from the observation deck Until your plane became a shiny speck And if I wanted to sentimentalise I'd say the planes drew... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Gedge seems oblivious to the fact that all the gushing critics and cliquey consumers are crowding the 60s, 70s, and 80s lounges, leaving him to hog the stage in the remember-the-90s room.
  2. While Torino is most definitely not a Wedding Present album by any stretch of the imagination, it should win back some of the die-hard older fans that may have boycotted Cinerama at the onset.
  3. Uncut
    80
    In Wedding Present terms, Torino is Cinerama's Seamonsters. [Aug 2002, p.99]
  4. Alternative Press
    80
    A delightful listen. [Oct 2002, p.79]
  5. Gedge is incredibly adept at conjuring oceanic emotions and huge situations out of minute details.
  6. It's a bedlam of romance, a tender look back at first relationships and sexual romps, but with a bit of a smirk.
  7. For the most part, this is more of the same, which disciples will have no qualms about.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. JohnJ.
    Aug 21, 2002
    9
    Best Cinerama album so far.
  2. GeorgeBest
    Nov 5, 2002
    8
    Gedge does an interesting job of blending fuzzy guitar with orchestral arrangements on this album; the elements fit together more coherently Gedge does an interesting job of blending fuzzy guitar with orchestral arrangements on this album; the elements fit together more coherently than they did on Disco Volante. At the same time, the excessive number of mid-tempo numbers leave you feeling like Gedge is holding back a little bit. Maybe Gedge doesn't want to rock as hard as he used to with The Wedding Present, but it's arguably what he does best. Go see Cinerama in concert--where the songs are faster and more guitar-based--and you'll see what I mean. Still, this disc will most likely make it into my "Top 10 of 2002" list. It's a solid effort. Expand

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