Excellent Norwegian Musician!
Thnairg | Oregon, USA | 12/04/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Espen Lind emphasizes the first word in the title of this album by underlining it on the cover. It's undoubtedly a comment on the "mass-produced" pop that's cranked out at an alarming rate by the likes of Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson for Britney Spears, NSYNC, and the rest of the herd of teen-pop cash cows. Having listened to this album, I can wholeheartedly agree: THIS IS POP MUSIC definitely ... some of the best I've heard in a long time, in fact!From the ever-so-slightly Far-East-sounding melody in the verses of "Joni Mitchell On The Radio", to the hauntingly beautiful duet with Sissel (of "Titanic" fame) on "Where The Lost Ones Go", to the nearly operatic final cut, "Pop From Hell" (if you can imagine a collaboration between Andrew Lloyd Weber and Freddie Mercury, they probably would have come up with something like this!), "This Is Pop Music" is a stupendous showcase of Espen Lind's talents as a songwriter, vocalist (sheesh, can he hit those high notes!), and instrumentalist. Yep, he doesn't just sing, folks!I almost never spend this much for a CD (whether it's an import or not), but I was rather impressed by Espen Lind's previous album, "Red". This album, I'm happy to say, didn't disappoint me. It's just as good as "Red", if not a little better, and definitely worth the money. Buy it before it's gone!!"
Track Listings (11) - Disc #1