Yello - Claro Que Si
#449
By Daniel Irwin
Yello
Claro Que Si
Genre: SynthPop
Allen’s rating: 4 out of 5
Daniel’s rating: 2 out of 5
I first started listening to this album while I was driving alone on I-5 through the San Joaquin Valley. Somewhere in the middle of the 3rd track ("Take It All"), I had to switch it off because I was afraid that I'd start driving so erratically that I would cause a major accident. (Note to self: don't operate heavy machinery while listening to Swiss ambient techno-pop.)
After this album as well as a Cabaret Voltaire album I reviewed last year, it's become pretty clear to me that I just don't care for early 80's European techno-pop. I hadn't heard of Cabaret Voltaire before Allen assigned it to me, but I don't have the same excuse for my reaction to "Claro Qu Si". My sister had a copy of "Stella" during our teenage years. I pretty much wore out the grooves for "Oh Yeah" but was turned off by the rest of the album.
I didn't want to give this album a low rating because I just don't understand it. I abstain and leave it to those who like Yello's music beyond what is heard in films like "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".
https://open.spotify.com/album/7l1Fr59dIPSN0ZmaNRJFyY?si=9m4SARTmT0uxBEjn0nt7RQ
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