And Justice For All....(Justice CD review)

CD Review on: “Cross” by Justice

By: Steffie Freund

The electronic French Duo Justice released their long awaited L.P. “Cross” on June 10, 2007. This is not your average “glow stick” electronic techno music that you hear in clubs. Often being compared to Daft Punk, this album is not even comparable. Justice’s album “Cross” brings the rawness back to electronic music, but still remains to be easy to dance to, with no prior dance experience required. The album starts out with the song “Genesis” which starts slow as if it was announcing “I’m here, listen to me.” As soon as the track starts picking up, you hear sounds of pianos, lasers, and heavy guitar licks that you would have never thought would come together in such an orchestrated melody. Each song leads into the other to create a never-ending symphony of sound. Some people tend to think it’s just “bad noise”, while others disagree, and refuse to believe that the blended guitar riffs infused with robot and laser like sounds, and deep beats could be anything less than the perfect dance album. Songs like “Waters of Nazareth”, “Let there be light”, “Phantom, Pt. 2”, and “Stress” give you the hard beats to start a party of your own and have you dancing all night, while songs such as “Valentine” and “Phantom” are slower songs to listen to in your car. Slower songs might be disappointing if you’re looking for an entire album to throw in while you bust a move. The ups and downs through out the fast and slow songs on the album will have you fast forwarding to the next song so it doesn’t slow you down. If you’re in the mood for something to sing along to, don’t think you’re left out. “D.A.N.C.E.” has been the most popular track off the “Cross” album. It’s been all over www.youtube.com and has been performed on The Jimmy Kimmel Show and has won a MTV Music Video award. It is very easy to sing along to with lyrics featuring a children’s choir such as “Do the D.A.N.C.E” and “Stick to the B.E.A.T.” Most Justice fans agree that another disappointment to the “Cross” album is a track called “Tthhee Ppaarrttyy” featuring MC Uffie rapping to the track. Fans says it takes away from the albums flow, and interrupts it with a bunch of bad rap, others say it’s a great track, and the more you listen to it, the more you love it. It’s all opinion. More reason to buy the Album and hear for yourself. The album ends with the song “One Minute To Midnight” which slows things down for the ending, but leaves you wanting to repeat the album from the beginning because it seems as if the end and the beginning run together. Whether you’re at a club, dancing with yourself, or making your own dance moves in the car, Justice’s “Cross” album is certainly is the ultimate dance album of the year. Play it loud enough and you actually might feel like you’re at a Justice show.