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Kaija Straumane
although i would have initially agreed, the more i listen to the album, the more i like it. it used to only pick up for me after "siama", but now i'm good to go as of track #2. the rest of it grew on me quite quickly. has anyone else seen the music video for "ja tikai uz mani tu paskatitos"? now THAT'S something i would have thought twice about, were i prāta vētra. i'm curious as to what the english version will be like, but with a planned title like "fire monkey"... who wouldn't be?
17 Jun 2008 (Latvia)
Ojars Kalnins
Oddly enough, my favorite song on this album wasn't even mentioned in the review - 'Vakardienas trakums'. A bit dark, ominous, with a relentlessly driving rhythm and a nice string arrangement by Valts Puce. Lyrically a bit autobiographical perhaps? I also like maturity of 'Laikam' - the boys are getting older. Nothing wrong with that.
01 Jul 2008 (Europe)
Latvietis
These guys are boring and pathetic. Their so called "exloration and innovation" is unfounded. Their music lacks, well, everything. Only thing they have going for them is their relations in business and politics. Otherwise they would be nowhere...
23 Mar 2009 (Latvia)
annick
I look for french translation of the lyrics Tur kaut kam ir jābūt, and specially the song par podu, where could I find it ???
22 May 2009 (France)
romansh
Egils... I'm sorry... you are way off base. I know little of Latvian popular music. I had never heard of Pratu Vetra, so I had no expectations when I went to see them in Jelgava... last August. I thought the music was great. The last concert that I went to which I thought was comparable was Genesis, before they became popular. But apart from that the review was OK.
28 Jun 2009 (Canada)
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