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Originally Posted by Andrenekoi
I agree with everything I bolded... But does that mean Deep River, Exodus or Ultra Blue have themes as albums? No. Does it mean the songs are bad? No. Actually, some of my favorite Hikki (and pop music) tracks are from those albums. If by your parameters what makes a good album is a lot of strong tracks, I can understand you find those to be masterpieces, cuz they are filled with amazing tracks. By my parameters, a good album will have a theme, a direction, a flow and will propose an aesthetic. The only Hikki albums that reunites all of those are Heart Station and Exodus is close to this.
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I think what we perceive as thematic (and sonic) unity is different - since I do feel, hear and see Deep River and ULTRA BLUE as consistent larger works in which all of the individual, excellent songs play their part. There's probably a lot we agree on, except for our opinion re: these albums - which in part is due to our different perception of what constitutes a theme, and consequently whether any or all of Hikki's albums exhibit one. Like I said, I see Heart Station as the conclusion of a journey, but I think the thrill of adventure was subsequently lost in it. For both Deep River and ULTRA BLUE, I'd say that - superficially - both maturing and adventure are important themes, reflected in both the sound and the subject matter at hand - which is not to say no other themes are explored. I could probably write a few thousand words, too, about how the sound and experiments therein both unify and define each album's identity, but alright, maybe another time.
We're getting somewhere. This is good. You're not bad, kid.
