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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Is it any wonder Keane sell so many records...,
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This review is from: Is It Any Wonder (Audio CD)
What a great single, sounding different with the guitar-style riff, yet still typically Keane. This single is more upbeat and punchy than stuff off Hopes and Fears. So now that the album is out, why buy the single? Well.. buy it for the second track, 'Let it Slide'. This is a great song (sounding strangely like "A-ha" in the bridge?!) and it is a mark of Keane's prolific output that they can afford to leave songs of this quality off the album. The third offering "He used to be a lovely boy" is a nice ballad, and quite reminiscent of a Paul McCartney song. And I don't make this comparison lightly, since I believe Keane's ability to construct beautiful songs is not a million miles away from the Beatles legend.
It's the LACK of guitar and the piano-led melodies that DO give Keane an original and defining sound. And far from them being dull and fading into obscurity, I believe that, despite great popularity, their true brilliance has yet to be fully appreciated.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Excellent Evolution Of Sound,
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This review is from: Is It Any Wonder (Audio CD)
After Hopes and Fears I wondered where Keane could go next. Would they retain their mellow and melloncollie sound,
sticking to the basic piano sounds or would they expand their sonic pallette with synths and guitars? Well. Thankfully, they chose the latter option. Is It Any Wonder? explodes with a synth emulating a guitar riff. t is delay and phaser ridden and sounds euphoric and explosive, the comparisons to U2 however are quite true. It does sound a lot like Achtung Baby era U2 but is much louder. The rest of the song is sung excellently with some intresting lyrics eg: "Nothing left inside this lonely cathedrial, only side lonely spires". The B-Sides are also excellent and could be good album tracks. "Let It Slide" begins with an intresting piano + violin introdution and then proceeds into the typical Keane verses. The chorus is however brilliant and very uplifiting. Tom Chaplin's voice reaching a pitch unheard of this side of puberty. "He Used To Be A Lovely Boy", with a slightly camp title, the song is a subdued and un-produced affair. Simply some piano and remorseful singing from Chaplin. In all. A good effort from Keane, it's a bright future for them and as long as they continue in being consistantly good then they will survive.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Even better,
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This review is from: Is It Any Wonder (Audio CD)
Love this. Love the intro and the urgency thing that Keane are good at. Looking forward to the album even more now
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