Further

• Artist: Geneva
• Rating:
• Release Date: August 12, 1997
• Type: Enhanced CD-ROM
• Genre: Rock

Review

Sounding like a cross between James and Suede, Geneva occasionally hits sweeping, graceful highs on their debut album, Further. Just as often, they languish in their own pretensions, achieving a fraction of what they set out to do. At their best, Geneva surges with power, creating grand soundscapes with folky overtones and powerful backbeats. Like Tim Booth, Andrew Montgomery's yearning falsetto calls attention to himself, and he does have an extraordinary voice. However, the band hasn't figured out how to harness its power with suitable songs. Most of the songs on Further spill forward with determination, but they don't really go anywhere, which is confirmed by songs as breathtakingly assured and pretty as "Into the Blue." Those are the moments that make Further into a promising, occasionally remarkable, debut, yet there aren't quite enough of them to make it a fully successful record. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Temporary Wings (Lyrics)	Andy Montgomery, Steven Dora	Geneva	(3:12)
Into the Blue	Stuart Evans, Andy Montgomery, Keith Graham	Geneva	(3:24)
The God of Sleep	Andy Montgomery, Steven Dora	Geneva	(3:05)
Best Regrets (Lyrics)	Andy Montgomery, Steven Dora	Geneva	(4:05)
Tranquillizer (Lyrics)	Andy Montgomery, Keith Graham	Geneva	(3:31)
Further (Lyrics)	Andy Montgomery, Steven Dora	Geneva	(4:52)
No One Speaks	Andy Montgomery, Steven Dora	Geneva	(3:35)
Worry Beads (Lyrics)	Andy Montgomery, Steven Dora	Geneva	(4:47)
Fall Apart Button	Andy Montgomery, Keith Graham	Geneva	(3:12)
Wearing Off (Lyrics)	Andy Montgomery, Steven Dora	Geneva	(3:31)
Nature's Whore	Andy Montgomery, Steven Dora	Geneva	(3:20)
In the Years Remaining	Andy Montgomery, Steven Dora	Geneva	(7:50)

Credits

Dave Anderson (Engineer), Sian Bell (?), Mike Hedges (Producer), Sally Herbert (String Arrangements), Johnny Green (Arranger), Jocelyn Pook (?), Anne Stephenson (?), Ian Grimble (Mixing), Ian Grimble (Engineer), Dinah Beamish (?), Steven Dora (?), Gini Ball (?), Dave Bascombe (Mixing), Dave Anderson (Mixing)

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