Safe Trip Home

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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0886971629729 Label: RCA Manufacturer: RCA Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: RCA Release Date: 2008-11-17 Studio: RCA
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Editorial Reviews: Safe Trip Home, the third album from singer-songwriter Dido, sees the chanteuse cook up a slightly different ambience than on previous albums No Angel (1999) and Life for Rent (2003). Though her signature elements remain in place--the limited, slightly cracked falsetto; the dreamy, comforting trip-hop vibe--there seems to be an extra density to Safe Trip Home, doubtless provoked by the loss of her father in 2006. The added weight is predominantly in the lyrics, which tend to focus on loss and heartache, but there's extra detail and depth in the musicianship too, since Dido has been busy honing her skills as a multi-instrumentalist. Despite the denser themes, the music still drifts by in classic Dido style, moving smoothly through the insouciant "Don't Believe in Love", the aptly titled "Quiet Times", and "Never Want to Say It's Love", before arriving at the somber-yet-elegant six-minute standout "Grafton Street", co-written with Brian Eno and featuring Mick Fleetwood on drums. The rest of the album unfurls in similarly sophicticated fashion, featuring the folkish "Look No Further", the upbeat "Us 2 Little Gods" and a nine-minute poetic closer called "Northern Skies". Put simply, Safe Trip Home is Dido on superlative form. --Danny McKenna
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Monotonous Comment: Loved her previous albums but I'm finding this one a bit of a drudge - its hard to determine when one track ends and another starts and its just miserable listening to it BORING Customer Rating: Summary: A magical enchantment of lyrics and soul searching truths Comment: If you like your music to have a depth that touches your heart and enables you to connect to the humanity within you and others around you, finding all that is common - both gained and lost - then this is for you. I suspect some will it find it too slow and moody to be considered 'good'. If you're a `sound-bit' kind of person then this isn't for you. If you're a `rush around' Radio 1 fan then I doubt the depth and gentle pace here will catch you. You will need to `settle' into this album; like taking an evening out from anything else except this album (and maybe a glass of wine). Take the time to dwell here with her feelings though and you will really fall in love with it! Its gentle themes will lull you like a lover stroking your tears away. A haven you will want to return to again and again. This album is deeply personal and yet open and transparent. It is refreshing like the clear air after a storm. This is an emotionally cleansing album that is heart aching yet is still warm and cosy like a warm fire. The music is gentle and soothing, moving through a number of gentle tempos which are all perfectly in keeping in how Dido unfolds her lyrics. A first class album in my humble opinion! Customer Rating: Summary: Depressingly Dull Comment: In a word: Pants. Have never written a review on Amazon before but felt especially strong about this to make it my first. Like most people was really looking forward to this new album, it's been a good few years since the last one. More than disappointed by this, every song is identical, no stand out tracks, monotonous and boring. Save your money folks. Customer Rating: Summary: still creative Comment: well i've never wanted dido to re-made her previouse albums, what's the point of hearing them again...and thank you dido for not making this like the other... well, it's great album, dido still creative artist. so dido plz keep changing... Customer Rating: Summary: Dull Comment: If this is a comeback album then it's a poor effort! I wouldn't say I'm a huge fan of Dido, and I don't normally write reviews on artists unless I am a big fan, because it's not fair to be critical of something that is not to my taste yet still has qualities that appeal to others. But in saying I'm not a fan, I am familiar with 'No Angel, and 'Life for Rent', and those albums yielded some great songs (such as White Flag, Life for Rent, Don't leave home, Here with me, Thank you). But I heard 'Safe trip home' recently and it was so dull I had to turn it off! I will give it another go to see if any songs grow on me, as I wouldn't normally form an opinion on first listening, but it's not often that I actually get so bored that I take something out of the CD player! Most of the songs sound the same and are uninspired. Sometimes I think an artist's output reaches runs it's course, and if they just put together an album for the sake of it, which is what this sounds like, then it seems a waste of time an effort. I dislike music that has a lack of passion, and this album certainly sounds like that. Dido's voice has a tendency to sound a little dreary sometimes, and I think this is one of the reasons I would say I'm not a huge fan, coupled with the fact that some of the album tracks on previous albums just don't work for me, and I'd say her voice sounds the best when she's singing with passion (ie White flag, Here with me). Unfortunately the fact that the new album sounds completely lacking in passion is probably why it doesn't strike a chord with me! Apologies to Dido fans, who I'm sure will like it, but for general music fans, you're probably better off spending you money on something else! More Reviews