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Cease to Begin

~ Band of Horses
3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (15 Oct 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Sub Pop
  • ASIN: B000UVPKEU
  • Other Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,300 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Is There a Ghost 2:59£0.69
Listen  2. Ode to LRC 4:16£0.69
Listen  3. No One's Gonna Love You 3:37£0.69
Listen  4. Detlef Schrempf 4:28£0.69
Listen  5. The General Specific 3:07£0.69
Listen  6. Lamb on the Lam (In the City)0:50£0.69
Listen  7. Islands on the Coast 3:34£0.69
Listen  8. Marry Song 3:23£0.69
Listen  9. Cigarettes, Wedding Bands 4:35£0.69
Listen10. Window Blues 4:01£0.69

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On 2007's CEASE TO BEGIN, its second album for the venerable Sub Pop label, Band of Horses expands on the dreamy indie-rock sound of its well-received debut, EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME. The product of considerable changes for the group--namely the departure of founding guitarist Mat Brooke and relocation from Seattle, Washington to Charleston, South Carolina--BEGIN solidifies singer/guitarist Ben Bridwell's status as the central creative force behind the ensemble. Even though it does nothing to allay frequent comparisons to My Morning Jacket, the record does further Bridwell's impressive songcraft, which shines on the chiming, widescreen expanse of "Is There a Ghost" and the jangly acoustic vibe of "Lamb on the Lam (In the City)."

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Surprise For An Accidental Witness, 31 Jan 2009
By The Wolf (uk) - See all my reviews
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One of the most wonderful things about music is that if you miss something first
time around it'll still be there somewhere, poised to pounce, just around a corner.

Everything you never heard waiting for an accidental witness
and so many corners to turn in a lifetime.

For The Wolf, Band Of Horses' second album 'Cease To Begin',
is a very fine example.
As it happens a very, very fine example indeed.

The ten songs in this collection are spun into sparkling reality by
Mr Bridwell and his able cohorts with skillfully subdued aplomb.

Mr Bridwell's plaintive and strangely affecting voice is the
solid raison d'etre for my enthusiasm.
It is a truly beguiling instrument.

The songs are all good.
Melodically strong, uncluttered, sympathetically and efficiently performed.

'Is There A Ghost' is a strong opening track.
It's wistful opening subject evolving into a powerful two chord thrashing coda.

'No One's Gonna Love You' is another cracking tune.
The quietly jangling guitar and unobtrusive organ frame the vocal perfectly.

'Detlef Schrempf' is simply stunning. Bridwell's haunting voice
again soaring out above the relative simplicity of the song's construction.
The chorus is heartrendingly beautiful.

The hokey humour of 'The General Specific' makes for a lightweight
and amusing barn dancing interlude before the transitional bars of 'Lamb On The Lam'
launch us into the magnificent emotional mayhem of 'Islands On The Coast'.

Country flavours emerge again in 'Marry Song'. The vocal harmonies are delightful.

'Windows Blues' is another classy melodic highlight and worthy closing track.

There really isn't an ounce of fat or gristle on this great little album.
It's all good, lean prime beef and The Wolf, for one, is very happy to
have found his way to the feast.

Highly recommended.
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8 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another instant classic, 10 Oct 2007
By GB100 "GB100" (Edinburgh) - See all my reviews
As someone who has been listening to the first Band of Horses album, Everything All the Time, regularly since its release in early 2006, I have been looking forward to new material for some time. My anticipation was heightened upon seeing them live in May 2007, when they included tracks such as Is There A Ghost? and Cigarettes Wedding Bells in the set, and it's a relief to hear that the studio versions of these songs sound just as powerful as they did live. Other highlights for me on initial listens to the album are Detlef Schrempf, Ode to LRC and, although it's only about a minute long, the gorgeous Lamb on the Lam (In the City). I'm not hearing the likeness to Coldplay and Editors that the other reviewer heard in No One's Gonna Love You. To these ears it's just another top Band of Horses tune on another excellent Band of Horses album that is, if anything, more diverse than the debut.
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5 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars NOT amazing, 27 Jun 2008
By Dougal "Dougal" (Lancashire) - See all my reviews
First of all, this is poor and not a patch on the Band of Horses debut. To hear on release that this was the band's shot at the big time was of course a worry, and several months after purchase I remain ambivalent to the charms of this overblown and over-produced offering. There are some great tracks, worthy siblings of album no.1, but sadly too much of Cease to Begin is overly self aware and, thus, the very opposite of Everything all the Time. Raw edges are what we love, surely? BUT WHAT REALLY GETS MY GOAT, are those five star reviews where the reviewers fail to justify the 'excellence' rating. Nowadays there is no light and shade: everything is AMAZING - or crap. And how I hate that word 'amazing'. It used to mean something that did truly amaze, like an Osprey plucking trout from a lake or a gypsy juggling bicycles. But now, no, amazing can mean anything: even the Band of Horses. Please Amazon, crack open another five stars and let's do a ten star rating system: for those who are easily amazed, the temptation for five out of five seems all too strong and, thus, groups the true classics with the five minute blunders.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Packs a punch
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4.0 out of 5 stars What an album!
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4.0 out of 5 stars How do you follow the best album of the new century??
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