Just for a Day is Slowdive's first album, and it shows; when one listens to the magnificent sound of Souvlaki or the brilliant experimentation of Pygmalion, it becomes clear that Just for a Day was only a step toward the greatness they would later achieve. Its sound is quite like Souvlaki's -- swelling waves of flanged guitars, layers of wispy vocals floating in and out of the mix, and sweet lazy pop songs -- but the production sometimes turns the band's plush, sweet sound into the sort of cheap and cheesy pleasantness one might expect from a new age artist. A few tracks hint at the sound that would be fully achieved on Souvlaki ("Celia's Dream," "Erik's Song"), and the album as a whole must have sounded wonderful before anyone knew what great things the band was capable of -- but Just for a Day is really Slowdive in their infancy.
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Just for a Day
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AllMusic Review by Nitsuh Abebe
Track Listing - Disc 1
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Slowdive | 06:02 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
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Slowdive | 04:09 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
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Slowdive | 04:19 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
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Slowdive | 04:31 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
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Slowdive | 04:25 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
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Slowdive | 05:51 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
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Slowdive | 03:48 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
8 |
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Slowdive | 04:44 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
9 |
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Slowdive | 05:30 | SpotifyAmazon |
Track Listing - Disc 2
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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Slowdive | 05:16 | ||||
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Slowdive | 04:51 | ||||
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Slowdive | 08:09 | ||||
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Slowdive | 04:20 | ||||
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Slowdive | 05:37 | ||||
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Slowdive | 05:00 | ||||
7 | Slowdive | 04:03 | |||||
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Slowdive | 05:22 | ||||
9 |
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Slowdive | 05:17 | ||||
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Slowdive | 04:10 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
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Slowdive | 05:20 | ||||
12 | Slowdive | 03:45 |