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CD Hundred Million Suns

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★★★★★ 4.5 points (5 reviews)


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  • Issued : 27 Oct 2008

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Genre : Rock & Pop Catalogue Number : 1785259
Format : CD Label : Polydor
Issued : 27 Oct 2008 Item sourced from : Europe
Number of Discs : 1

Hundred Million Suns

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  • LP   EUR Edition   ¥2,300   EUR Import   Released: 27 Oct 2008  
  • CD   INT Edition   ¥1,584   INT Import   Released: 28 Oct 2008  
  • CD   INT Edition   ¥2,985   INT Import   Released: 15 Dec 2008  

HMV Review

If Final Straw introduced Snow Patrol to the mainstream and Eyes Open cemented the band's popularity, then A Hundred Million Suns is the group's ultimate bid for stardom, its slick production and sonic uplift designed to maintain Snow Patrol's place in the charts. Like Chasing Cars, the mega-single from Snow Patrol's previous album, tracks like Take Back the City and If There's a Rocket Tie Me to It are slyly repetitive -- their hooks are cyclic, each comprising only a handful of notes, and their straightforward familiarity helps maximize the songs' singalong potential. But A Hundred Million Suns also features more curve balls than the band's past catalog, from Lifeboats (an icy love song with synthesizer glissandos and falsetto harmonies) to The Golden Floor, whose handclap-and-stomp intro recalls the light hip-hop flavor of OneRepublic's Apologize. This is where Snow Patrol sound best -- at the intersection between marketable pop/rock and something more challenging, whether it's an unexpected arrangement or an interesting melodic turn. The band's appeal also owes a good deal to Gary Lightbody, who maintains his status as the least famous frontman of a very famous band. He's the boy next door, a musical Everyman who's just as average looking as Chris Martin and only half as desperately self-effacing. Looks may have little to do with an artist's music, but such appearances help ground Snow Patrol's music, even while Take Back the City and Please Take These Photos from My Hands reach for the same stars that U2 routinely grab. When A Hundred Million Suns focuses on music -- not saccharine radio fodder like Chasing Cars, but actual music, with twists and turns that haven't been mapped out by generations of likeminded balladeers -- the album warrants Snow Patrol's existing fame, presenting a band that aspires to pop/rock grandeur without developing the accompanying ego. ~ Andrew Leahey, Rovi

Credits

Colin Sheen(Trombone),  Dan Jenkins(Trombone),  Guy Barker(Trumpet),  Jacknife Lee(Guitar),  Jacknife Lee(Keyboards),  John Barclay(Trumpet),  Pat White(Trumpet),  David A. Stewart(Trombone (Bass)),  Evgeny Chebykin(Horn),  Ian Fasham(Trombone (Bass)),  James "Big Jim" Anderson(Tuba),  Jocelyn Lightfoot(Horn),  Kira Doherty(Horn),  Philip Eastop(Horn),  Richard Bayliss(Horn),  Stephen Wick(Tuba),  Timothy Brown(Horn),  Jacknife Lee(Harmonica (Glass)),  Jacknife Lee(Producer),  Philip Rose(Engineer),  Sam Bell(Engineer),  Tom McFall(Engineer),  Cenzo Townshend(Mixing),  Dave Emery(Mixing Assistant),  Gary Lightbody(Composer),  Jacknife Lee(Mixing),  Jacknife Lee(Programming),  John C.F. Davis(Mastering),  John Ross(Photography),  Jonny Quinn(Composer),  Karen Kelleher(Assistant Engineer),  Mark McClelland(Composer),  Nathan Connolly(Composer),  Neil Comber(Mixing Assistant),  Owen Lewis(Assistant Engineer),  Paul Wilson(Composer),  Sam Bell(Editing),  Tilmann Ilse(Assistant Engineer),  Tom Simpson(Composer),  Avshalom Caspi(Brass Arrangement),  Hilary Skewes(Contractor),  James Jarvis(Choir Director)

Songs

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    1
    If There's a Rocket Tie Me to It  (04:19)
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    2
    Crack the Shutters  (03:20)
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    3
    Take Back the City  (04:40)
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    4
    Lifeboats  (04:41)
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    5
    Golden Floor  (03:19)
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    6
    Please Just Take These Photos from My Hands  (04:25)
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    7
    Set Down Your Glass  (03:43)
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    8
    Planets Bend Between Us  (04:18)
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    9
    Engines  (05:10)
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    10
    Disaster Button  (03:58)
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    11
    Lightning Strike: What If This Storm Ends?/The Sunlight Through the Fla

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  • ★★★★☆ 

    MELODY  |  東京都  |  不明  |  22/May/2009

    はじめて聴きましたが単に美メロというだけでなくビート感や重み、曲の幅もあってイイですね。最近美メロという言葉に弱く店頭で聴いて惹かれたWAGNER LOVEのアルバム紹介を見ていたらSNOWPATROLとBLACKROOMが出ていて3枚購入した次第です。美メロの括りだったのか?これが一番ロックっぽい印象かな。本当に美メロ!と思ったのはBLACKROOMでした。 あくまでも個人的主観です…。

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  • ★★★★★ 

    おちゃ  |  神奈川  |  不明  |  15/November/2008

    スノパト印の美メロは今回も健在です。それに加えて今までより分厚くてひねりのあるサウンドがかっこいい!全体的にアップテンポで明るい曲が増えてます。GARYの声も絶好調。とっても気持ちよく聴けて、幸せ気分になれます。

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  • ★★★☆☆ 

    4  |  東京  |  不明  |  08/November/2008

    いつもの通り耳触りのよい アルバム。3曲目(先行シングル)と似てる曲が入っている。何か知ってる方いたらおしえてください!

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