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I first heard of this band back during Season 2 of The O.C. Their song 'Dare you to Move' featured, and grew on my very quickly. At the time though, I never got into any of their other music.
A year later, the 'The Blues' (my all...
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I first heard of this band back during Season 2 of The O.C. Their song 'Dare you to Move' featured, and grew on my very quickly. At the time though, I never got into any of their other music.
A year later, the 'The Blues' (my all time favourite Switchfoot song) featured as the CODA in a One Tree Hill episode, and since then I have never stopped loving this band. I got my hands on 'Nothing is Sound', and absolutely loved it. One of the best "Whole" albums I've heard in quite a while. It is such an easy CD to listen to, and the lyrics in each song flow so smoothly.
I waited eagerly for their latest album, 'Oh! Gravity', and to be honest, when I first heard the title of this album I wasn't sure what to expect, but after a few weeks of listening, this album has grown on me very quickly. 'Faust, Midas and Myself' (I love the rhythm of this song, it's a joy to listen to) would be my favourite song off the album closely followed by 'Oh! Gravity', 'Dirty Second Hands', and '4:12'.
As for their first 4 albums, one day I'm sure I'll have a look into them, but for now the tunes from their latest album are enough to keep me listening for quite a while.
Posted jan 12, 2007 9:02 pm pt
Without a doubt, over the last 6-8 months, these guys have been No. 1 in my books.
This is another band that sound brilliant live. Their Live performance DVD 'Live at Somerset House' is 70 minutes amazing music.
As...
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Without a doubt, over the last 6-8 months, these guys have been No. 1 in my books.
This is another band that sound brilliant live. Their Live performance DVD 'Live at Somerset House' is 70 minutes amazing music.
As far as their albums go; I never really got into their first album 'Songs for Polarbears'. Their second album, 'When It's All Over We Still Have To Clear Up' has 2 or 3 songs which I grew fond of, but for me, their third album 'Final Straw' is where all the truly great songs are. The first 6 songs on this album are suberb, with amazing lyrics. One of these songs, 'Chocolate', is without a doubt my favourite Snow Patrol song across all their albums. With the lyrics and the way it's performed, the song fits together really well, and from the moment I heard it I loved it.
Their final album, and latest, 'Eyes Open' has a great selection of both fast and slow songs. The song 'Chasing Cars' has probably been the biggest of the 4 singles to come from this album so far (soon to be 5 when 'Open Your Eyes' gets more playback across the Airwaves in the near future). The song has featured in a few different TV show series finales, and has really grown to be a crowd favourite from these well remembered TV drama scenes.
It's been just over 8 months since the release of 'Eyes Open' so maybe within the next 6 months we'll hear word of a fifth album from this great Irish rock band. Until then, I certainly won't be getting sick of the old stuff :P
Posted jan 11, 2007 2:23 pm pt
Well I only really discovered Keane about 3 months ago. I'd heard some of their older work such as "Everybody's Changing" from the One Tree Hill soundtrack, but that was it.
After hearing their live CD, I've really grown...
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Well I only really discovered Keane about 3 months ago. I'd heard some of their older work such as "Everybody's Changing" from the One Tree Hill soundtrack, but that was it.
After hearing their live CD, I've really grown to love their music. Live at Hull Arena, the 2 Disc album with a great mixture of songs from their 2 albums ('Hopes and Fears', and 'Under the Iron Sea') is a masterpiece. Like most bands, they sound incredible live. This was Keane's first live appearence since Tom got out of Rehab, and they put on an awesome performance for their fans.
Favourite song from this English band would definately be 'Somewhere only we Know'. Keane really are the kind of band though where you just love every song.
I'm sure in the future these guys will produce a tonne of great music, but the wait could be a while seeing as 'Under the Iron Sea' was only released mid last year. Until that time comes, I'll continue to treat my ears to the great sounds of their live album. Definately recommended to those Keane fans who have only expreienced their studio recorded albums.
Posted jan 11, 2007 1:09 pm pt
Chris Carrabba has one of the best voices you will ever hear. Whether it's a faster - upbeat song, or a slow emotional lyric, his music is always great to listen too.
They are an awesome act to hear live. MTV Unplugged is...
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Chris Carrabba has one of the best voices you will ever hear. Whether it's a faster - upbeat song, or a slow emotional lyric, his music is always great to listen too.
They are an awesome act to hear live. MTV Unplugged is undoubtedly their best album imo, simply because of sound of their music when they play outside the walls of a recording studio. Dusk and Summer, their latest album, didn't really hit me at first, but after a few months of casual listening, it's now a favourite. So Long, So Long is definately up in the top 3 fav's across the board, along with The Good Fight and Hands Down.
Would love to see them play live one day, and certainly can't wait for more music from this great band in the future.
Posted oct 23, 2006 10:49 pm pt
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