Kylie Minogue - Tension

Status
Not open for further replies.
You Still Get Me High:

043a3ae7f12d81f0634a05421d6a1853682afe39r1-500-460v2_hq.jpg


Whole album is great, but that song has me atm. Story isn't far behind though.
 
I've given it one listen to break the Tension before release day and here are some initial thoughts for what is a very solid effort from Ms Minogue!

Hold on to now - giving Robyn Honey with a bit of New Order guitar euphoria thrown in to make me even more of an emotional wreck.

Things We Do For Love - very serviceable tune, again getting True Faith 94 guitar and she sounds brilliant.

One More Time - Golden but good, it's what I'd imagine her and SG Lewis working together would sound like.

You Still Get Me High - it's giving all the Stranger Things finale feels, fake encore of the tour surely.

Hands - a very slinky bop, Real Groove but with some fierce Body Language attitude. Loving her lower register here too.

Green Light - not doing it for me, more of an amber light..

Vegas High - ok we're back on track, nice bit of PSB inspired euphoria.

Story - lovely!
 
Padam Padam - Bop. 4/5
Hold On To Now - It's been said before, classic emotopop Kylie, love it or hate it. 2/5
Things We Do For Love - Flat for me. 2/5
Tension - Bop. 4/5
One More Time - Ends up being more enjoyable that it seems at the start, a fun little boogie. 3/5
You Still Get Me High - Boring. 2/5
Hands - The way this is a great sound for her vocals!! Reminds me of Chocolate, but a younger modern take. 4/5
Green Light - She's not bringing anything to this party. This is the only one I ended up skipping nn. 2/5
Vegas High - Wig! I can already hear Kylie's "Vegas!....hi! :-)"s on stage. 4/5
10 out of 10 - No one needed this but I'm not mad, it fits in with the other tracks and doesn't feel tacked on. 3/5
Story - Wasn't ready for this at the end and it's a great closer. I wouldn't hate this as a single. 4/5
Love Train - Not very deep but it’s enjoyable. 3/5.
Somebody To Love - 2/5.

8 out of 13 being 3/5+ is quite good! Excited to hear the deluxe tracks in full. Album ranking wise it's middle of the pack.

Overall I think the album is solid though not mindblowing. Some great tracks, it's an album I could have on in the background without needing to skip, but I don't know how often I'm going to pointedly sit and listen. The tracklisting could do with a bit of a shuffle too, and I also wish all of the longer tracks were shorter and the shorter tracks were longer.

Admittedly I am a hater of the Carly/Robyn sound and I don't have a heart so most of that is wasted on me. The 80s influence is real but they've been playing it cool and sleek with all of the visuals which makes things a little jarring in parts.

My ratings are pretty arbritrary, I like to keep it simple for my library. 5=fave, 4=bop, 3=ok, 2=meh, 1=prison.
 
Last edited:
What do you think about Kylie looking that young in the Tension video when she is not like that in real life? It's a bit odd when you see her in this interview and then they show the video...


The names she has for the Kylie’s in the Tension video are so literal and dull. Means the theories I’ve heard of what the video means are all wrong.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Top