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Snow Patrol - Songs for Polar Bears Audio CD

A fair review of the Snow Patrol "Songs for Polar Bears" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Snow Patrol reviews here, or go back to the Snow Patrol tabs.

Snow Patrol Band: Snow Patrol
Title: Songs for Polar Bears
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Release Date: 2004-12-14
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Downhill from Here 2: Starfighter Pilot 3: Last Shot Ringing in My Ears 4: Absolute Gravity 5: Get Balsamic Vinegar...Quick You Fool 6: Mahogany 7: NYC 8: Little Hide 9: Make Up 10: Velocity Girl 11: Days Without Paracetamol 12: Fifteen Minutes Old 13: Favourite Friend 14: One Hundred Things You Should Have Done in Bed 15: Sticky Teenage Twin [*] 16: Limited Edition [*] 17: JJ [*] 18: My Last Girlfriend [*] 19: T.M.T. [*] 20: I Could Stay Away Forever [*] 21: When You're Right, You're Right [Darth Vader Bringing in His Washing Mi 22: Raze the City [*] 23: Riot, Please [*]

Beware: last song will not play in some cd players
I returned the first copy of this cd I bought, because I thought it was a dud. Because the manufacturer put so many songs on this cd, the last song will not play in some cd players. Second copy had the same problem. Put it into a different cd player and it worked. .


polar bears to patrol

they have gotten better. great early cd for this group.
still you should own this one too.


if you like snow patrol...
"Songs for polar bears" is a great buy if you are a fan of indie rock. being a big fan of snow patrol's most recent work, i thought it important to listen to their earlier releases. It's a lot diferent than their new material but I think you'll enjoy it either way. .


Good Debut
Keep in mind, though, that while it is much better than When Its All Over We Still Have to Clear Up, it doesn't match the greatness of Final Straw or Eyes Open. If you must buy one Snow Patrol's pre-Final Straw albums, then get Songs for Polar Bears. However, in Songs for Polar Bears you will hear a good mix of acoustic ballads and heavy rock numbers. The album showed that Snow Patrol had alot of potential and in time would become a very good band, one that mellowed considerably. This is either a good thing or a bad thing, depending on your taste in music.

In Songs for Polar Bears, you will hear the heaviest rock songs Snow Patrol has ever recorded. When I first played it, I couldn't believe what I was hearing. If you liked Final Straw and Eyes Open, but felt they were too soft, then you just might like Songs for Polar Bears. If you love Snow Patrol for their ballads, don't expect Gary Lightbody to be so gentle in this album. You will definitely hear another side of Snow Patrol in Songs for Polars for Polars. A prime example is "Get Balsamic Vinegar. . . Quick You Fool" in which Lightbody sings the following:

I'm closer to the truth
she hates being on her own
but f--k her I'm leaving tonight

why should I live this way
when I could be with someone else

I don't want to hurt her feelings
But she's a crazy f--ked up b--ch

A long way from "Run" or "Chasing Cars" isn't it? But not all of the songs are angry. There are ballads, like "Mahogany" and "Fifteen Minutes Old," but most of them are short and acoustic. Other highlights include "Downhill from Here," "Starfighter Pilot," "Make Up," "Velocity Girl," and "One Hundred Things You Should Have Done in Bed. " While you're waiting for the next Snow Patrol album, buy Songs for Polar Bears. It has recently been extended to 23 tracks, making it a double album. I recommend this one, but avoid When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up.


bloody awful indie drivel DESERVES NO STARS
Its everything sensible mature folks hate and loathe about cliched dreadful indie stuff. Its amazing how the same yoofs ended up recording a couple of quite excellent albums several years later but in their obviously extremely sharp learning curve they very sadly dredged out this witless vile intensely pathetic drivel. NO proper songs, just poorly structured noise that grates almost as badly as any punk rock, thrash metal or hippety hop garbage. This is a complete and utter waste of money!!.


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