E=mc²

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Based on 30 ratings
1979 Ratings: #114
August 27, 1979 / Release Date
LP / Format
Casablanca / Label
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MrCWebb
78

Even though the quality of the songs might get over-hyped a bit, it is impossible not to admire this LP for how pioneering, dynamic and entertaining it was for the period. What we have here is more of Moroder's love for disco, but that takes a back seat and is blended with synthesizers and innovative electronic sounds. The mixture was effective on "From Here to Eternity" and is moreso in this case. Moroder helped paved the way for the genre would explode into, and even though ... read more

80

Tied with From Here To Eternity for my favourite Giorgio record. The cohesion, ethos and influence of From Here To Eternity are undeniable, but E=mc² is, for me, every bit as good. Though less monumental than its more popular predecessor, what this album lacks in polish and cinematics it makes up for in catchy, mature, and of course, endlessly danceable back to back to back bangers. Plucky synthbass lines underpin chirpy falseto choruses and infectious moonstruck melodies, Moog-y bloops ... read more

jogurt
80

More artists should incorporate listing the whole personnel into their songs

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