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Like a lot of people, I didn't really know who Snow Patrol were until it came time for their third album Final Straw. Other notables include "The Golden Floor", "Engines" and "Take Back the City". I have been following them since then, and now it came time to listen to their latest release, A Hundred Million Suns.This album turns out to be one of the best albums Gary and the boys recorded. Some people might be a little annoyed by how long some of the song titles are ("If There's a Rocket Tie Me to It", "Please Just Take These Photos from My Hands"), but that can be easily ignored by how good the songs are. And while the sensual "Crack the Shutters" looks a little cheesy on paper, it works.What I never understood, though, is why artists sometimes close their albums with what looks like one very long song but is instead three theatrical tracks put together ("The Lightning Strike"), especially when the songs don't even sound alike. Oh, well; while you won't necessarily find any standouts to the likes of "Chasing Cars" on here, A Hundred Million Suns should still be able to brighten your day.Anthony Rupert
Snow Patrol's lyricism plays off of their musicality perfectly. I only have three of Snow Patrols CD's. I love all of them, but this one is my fave. This cd is refreshingly un-commercial. They take you seamlessly from barely contained energy to haunting longing and what makes it rare is it's all believable.
Enough said. I like it, I don't love it. I actually have not listened to it in a long time and forgot I purchased it until I was sent an email asking me to review it.
This has grown on me a little since I first heard it. Their other albums had some terrific songs. This one has some good songs.
A friend gave me this CD and I was excited because of my love for Snow Patrol's Final Straw. It's another band entirely. I didn't really try and listen to the one released after that: Eyes Open, (even though I enjoyed some of the songs off that album) and for some reason in this album I can not find a song I like completely. It's more than a let down. If you like it, good for you but for me, I am disappointed by this effort by Snow Patrol. I won't be willing to see how the next albums sound like or even see them in concert.
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