{"id":3202,"date":"2017-10-30T08:07:43","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T08:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/?p=3202"},"modified":"2017-11-06T14:49:54","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T14:49:54","slug":"moving-on-up-taemin-album-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/2017\/10\/30\/moving-on-up-taemin-album-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving On Up: Taemin Album Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a year of anticipation, Taemin has finally released another solo album, <\/span>MOVE<\/span><\/i>. In this new album, he once again shows his prowess as a vocalist, while also exploring another level of vocal maturity.<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVE<\/span><\/i>\u2014released October 16<\/span>th<\/span>, 2017, features a collection of high-energy dan<\/span>ce tracks as well as a fair share of emotional, melodic tracks, much like his last project, <\/span>Press It<\/span><\/i>. This 9-track album produced by Lee Soo-man under SM Entertainment, channels Taemin\u2019s R&B style more effectively than its counterpart. Although<\/span> MOVE <\/span><\/i>has a different, more updated feel, it manages to provide the audience with that same amount of unmistakable grooviness present in <\/span>Press It<\/span><\/i>. Songs in the album such as \u201cLove\u201d and \u201cThirsty\u201d concentrate Taemin\u2019s ability to create both sultry, and vocally stunning tracks. \u201cMOVE\u201d and \u201cRise\u201d show another level of vocal complexity in his skillfulness in with dynamics in music to establish tone and mood<\/span><\/p>\n

Although \u201cMOVE\u201d is obviously the title track, \u201cLove\u201d is much stronger in comparison. The vocal performance of the song showcases Taemin\u2019s strengths much more effectively and in my opinion, is arranged superiorly. As for \u201cCrazy 4 U\u201d, I hear a level of comfort in his voice as he effortlessly transitions from mid-range notes to high-notes, and I will agree that this is also quite well composed, but lacks the complexity of \u201cLove\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n

As for \u201cHeart Stop\u201d, Taemin and Seulgi match well as the vocal transitions back-and-forth throughout the song melt perfectly together. \u201cRise\u201d\u2014a soft, yet potent ballad piece expertly uses artificial as well as traditional instruments to create an almost theatrical experience for the listener. \u201cThirsty\u201d is the most peculiar of the bunch, with the music creating an ambiance of mystery. Most notably, Taemin plays a bit with time here, which in turn makes for an interesting vocal experience as well. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cStone Heart\u201d employs some of the same interesting manipulation. It starts off sort of subtle and barely there in the beginning, but as you progress to the chorus, the tempo drastically quickens, making the song starkly contrast from the rest and therefore one of the most interesting for me. As for \u201cBack to You\u201d, Taemin\u2019s voice is a shining star. The background is only a simple guitar melody, giving his voice a chance to be front an<\/span>d center\u2014which is done beautifully. \u201cFlame of Love\u201d although sung nicely, is not as much of an eye-catcher as it seems to follow a bit of the same patterns of dynamics in \u201cLove\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

The album all-in-all proves that Taemin is truly a force to be reckoned with in the music industry. The direction he took this time around was certainly like his last one, but instead of just sticking to basics, he took fundamentally good parts of his last album and amp it up another notch. I was impressed with<\/span> Press It<\/span><\/i>, but this new release certainly made me even more impressed with Taemin\u2019s ability to adapt and better his skills. I look forward to seeing how his music will change in\u00a0<\/span>the coming releases.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rating : 4.5\/5 stars<\/span><\/p>\n

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After a year of anticipation, Taemin has finally released another solo album, MOVE. In this new album, he once again shows his prowess as a vocalist, while also exploring another level of vocal maturity. MOVE\u2014released October 16th, 2017, features a collection of high-energy dance tracks as well as a fair share of emotional, melodic tracks, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":3203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[265,32],"tags":[246,399,60,97,398],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3202"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3202"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3208,"href":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3202\/revisions\/3208"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scadradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}