Not THAT bad - First off, this is NOT a live album as the editorial review above states.Despite the opinions of some Dogs D amour / Tyla fans, this album is not that bad. It is definitely a different direction, however. The album has a sort of techno / industrial feel to it and is a far cry from anything Tyla has done previously. Being a fan since 1988 and having heard a lot of negativity directed towards the album, I was leery of purchasing it. I decided to be the judge myself however, and was not disappointed after giving it a listen. Even though the music may not exactly be my cup of tea, I respect the man for having the nerve to try something different. Some of the stand out tracks are Love, Loneliness, and an interesting update of The Dogs D amour classic Princess Valium. Not perfect, but not too bad either.
???? - If you know Tyla as member of the Dogs d Amour, you won t like this album: actually, I m not sure what kind of music you have to like in order to enjoy Fakin kant. It must be some kind of really new style, for I m having a hard time trying to remember of ever having listened to something that sucks this much. I have to admit that I didn t listen to the whole cd, for when I managed to bring my eyebrows back below my hairline, sometime around track #3, I just stopped everything and mumbled senseless words. The songs could be defined dance except for the drum machine, that sounds like a Casio keyboard turned into boring mode, the heavily filtered vocals going nowhere and the guitar-bass sounding like something really otherwordly. I m really disappointed, for I saw Tyla performing alone a few years ago, and he offered such a good, honest, heartfelt performance that I couldn t but immediately buy this his release. I must definitely have lost something that happened in these last times. I usually listen to the likes of Sunn 0))), so I m quite used to unlistenable music, but MAN, does this one really go beyond! I think it s good to experiment, but please let it be harmless. If you plan to buy this album, you might as well get yourself a large hammer instead and beat yourself on the forehead: it s cheaper and more fun.