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Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns Audio CD

A fair review of the Snow Patrol "A Hundred Million Suns" 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: A Hundred Million Suns
Rating:
Release Date: 2008-10-28
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: If there's a rocket tie me to it 2: Crack the shutters 3: Take back the city 4: Lifeboats 5: The golden floor 6: Please just take these photos from my hands 7: Set down your glass 8: The planets bend between us 9: Engines 10: Disaster button 11: The Lightning Strike - (i) What if this storm ends? (ii) Sunlight through the flags (iii) Daybreak

It's Good
I like it, I don't love it. Enough said. 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.


Good, but not as good as their others
Their other albums had some terrific songs. This has grown on me a little since I first heard it. This one has some good songs.


Hard time listening to this
I didn't really try and listen to the second one, and for some reason I can not find a song I like completely. A friend gave me this CD and I was excited because of my love for Snow Patrol's first album. It's more than a let down. It's another band entirely.

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.


good cd
bought it for one song but have fallen in love with he rest of the music.


Something is different; but everything is the same
Gary's voice still has a wonderful juxtaposed harmony with the music, and his songwriting shows a more matured side to the band. This album has been dubbed as a departure from their other albums, but do not be fooled into thinking that Snow Patrol has changed their sound or their material drastically. Even though they became more successful stateside with the release of "Final Straw" and then seemed to be propelled to everyone's radios and music players with "Eyes Open", the band already had experienced success in their homeland and throughout Europe. This album is not a big departure, not a coming to terms with success, and not a masterpiece. There is only band that I can compare Snow Patrol with. . . and that is Snow Patrol. The band has its own unique sound, and they have not lost it with this album. I thought it would only be fair to go through the songs that make up this album.

If There's A Rocket Tie Me To It: I think this track does a good job of setting the tone for the album.

Crack The Shutters: What would a Snow Patrol album be without a love song? This track is probably one of my favorites. The music is classic Snow Patrol beats, and the lyrics are beautiful.

Take Back the City: This track is upbeat and pop, musically. Lyrically, this track was written about Belfast, which Lightbody explains in Q Magazine, "Going out in Belfast is very more-ish and I'm a moth to the flame of it. The music scene is growing at a ludicrous rate and I can usually be found checking out one of a dozen great new bands. "

Lifeboats: This is the track that slows down the album. The refrain has a dark undertone compared to other Snow Patrol songs. Listening to the album in its entirety makes this track feel like an interlude; but you really must slow down and listen to track on its own rather than a part of the journey to the end of the album.

The Golden Floor: This track has an interesting beat, which reminds me of mainstream R&B. Before this track, I had not heard a song use the word "eke". There is something beautiful about the words that Gary is singing and how they blend with the music, but this is probably not one of my priority songs when listening to this album.

Please Just Take These Photos From My Hands: The first time that I listened to the album in its entirety I was a bit confused about this track. It feels like it doesn't belong. The beat is uplifting and it sounds like the album is moving back towards more "Take Back the City" type songs. Maybe I'll have to give myself more time for this track to grow on me.

Set Down Your Glass: Ah, no, what happened to the upbeat sound of the previous track? This track, yet again, slows down the sound of the album. Luckily, this song sounds beautiful and has amazing lyrics to match; how can you not fall for Snow Patrol when you hear the lyrics "And I'm shaking then I'm still When your eyes meet mine I lose simple skills Like to tell you all I want is now". This track is definitely one of my favorites.

The Planets Bend Between Us: This song has more depth, musically, than other slower Snow Patrol songs. I think this track captures Gary's voice beautifully. Even though this song is slow, it is very uplifting, lyrically, "I will race you to the waterside And from the edge of Ireland shout out loud So they could hear it in America".

Engines: This track has a strange sound, and because of that is probably not one of the songs I will go out of my way to listen to on this album. The lyrics make me want to change my mind, though.

Disaster Button: Oh, no, an F-Bomb! This song feels like a blend of "Tack Back the City" and some experimental sounds.

The last track is, in my opinion, a brilliant way to go out on this album. You feel as though you took a journey with the band; experiencing the uplifting sounds of regaining control with "Tack Back the City" and "Disaster Button" and got a little personal with "Crack the Shutters" and "The Planets Between Us". As a listener, you experience something a little different with this album than you experience with other Snow Patrol albums.

There are a few tracks on here that seem like they are experimenting with their sound, but many more tracks that reassure their fans that what they are is what they always will be. And you would be crazy not pick up this album.

Thanks for reading my review :)

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