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Track Listings
| 1. You're All I Have |
| 2. Hands Open |
| 3. Chasing Cars |
| 4. Shut Your Eyes |
| 5. Beginning To Get To Me |
| 6. You Could Be Happy |
| 7. Make This Go On Forever |
| 8. Set The Fire To The Third Bar Martha Wainwright |
| 9. Headlights On Dark Roads |
| 10. Open Your Eyes |
| 11. The Finish Line |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
Snow Patrol are frequently compared to Coldplay in the press, which seems strange as they write far better songs and do not appear to be quite so self-hating, nor as rich. Their delightfully dour little pop songs do touch on the melancholic side of things, but the lyrics are wonderfully slice-of-life descriptions. Singer/lyricist Gary Lightbody gives a shout-out to Sufjan Stevens when on the punchy "Open Your Eyes" he sings, "The anger swells in my guts." Perhaps a better comparison would be American indie-rock act Sebadoh? Regardless, this band continues to surprise. If you went to see this mixed Scottish/Irish group on tour after hearing their wistful, breakout third album Final Straw, you might have been a bit confused by the rock juggernaut confronting you. Eyes Open is their most straightforwardly rock record yet, and thanks in large part to producer Garret Lee, it's their best. If there was ever perfect music to get lost to while driving around confused about a relationship, this is it. --Mike McGonigal
Album Description
Snow Patrol release their eagerly awaited 4th studio album ‘Eyes Open’ on May 1st. Following the 4 x platinum success of their breakthrough record ‘Final Straw’, the band have made a phenomenal leap forward in every sense with their new album. With a lifetime of experiences accumulated over the last 2 years, including touring with U2, playing at Live8 and becoming one of the biggest bands in the country "Eyes Open" is a song writing tour de force, and takes the band to a whole new level. Highlights include first single ‘You’re All I Have" (released on April 24th), the huge and anthemic ‘Chasing Cars", first debuted on the U2 tour and the staggering heartbreak of "Set The Fire To The Third Bar", a duet with Martha Wainwright. The album is available as standard CD which includes 2 UK bonus tracks, and a Special Edition version which comes in a deluxe slipcase, an exclusive DVD which documents the life of the band over the past 18 months, and a 24 page booklet of unseen photos and notes from the band.
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48 of 51 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Having heard Chasing Cars, (the first song to make me stop what i was doing for a long time by the way) I knew that this had to be listened to as an album.
On first listening i didn't get far beyond 'You're all i have' 'Chasing Cars' and 'Set the fire to the third bar'. These three songs alone had made this a worthwhile purchase, but delving further into the album i discovered something more...these songs are not going to fit everyone but then again what songs do?
The fact is that the feeling in the lyrics, and the emotion in the sound make this the most powerful collection i've ever had the fortune of listening to.
'You could be happy' says just that, and how!
There are too many songs of quality to comment individually but feel safe in knowing that this will speak to you, the only decision you have to make now is, are you ready to listen?
don't miss the opportunity!
On first listening i didn't get far beyond 'You're all i have' 'Chasing Cars' and 'Set the fire to the third bar'. These three songs alone had made this a worthwhile purchase, but delving further into the album i discovered something more...these songs are not going to fit everyone but then again what songs do?
The fact is that the feeling in the lyrics, and the emotion in the sound make this the most powerful collection i've ever had the fortune of listening to.
'You could be happy' says just that, and how!
There are too many songs of quality to comment individually but feel safe in knowing that this will speak to you, the only decision you have to make now is, are you ready to listen?
don't miss the opportunity!
18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Snow Patrol have topped their gorgeous 'Final Straw' with their new album! They have developed and honed their individual style into a mature and beautiful sound, which has echoes of U2 at their finest, while still being utterly unique.
The lyrics are painfully, achingly beautiful, the melodies a range of delicious mellow numbers and stadium fillers. This, for me, is by far their best album to date, and one of the finest of the year.
Existing fans will not be disappointed and they are sure to add an army of new fans with this outstanding piece of work. There's not a bad track on this. WOW!
The lyrics are painfully, achingly beautiful, the melodies a range of delicious mellow numbers and stadium fillers. This, for me, is by far their best album to date, and one of the finest of the year.
Existing fans will not be disappointed and they are sure to add an army of new fans with this outstanding piece of work. There's not a bad track on this. WOW!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
i have to confess that on first listen, I wasn't blown away. However, I was also fortunate enough to see the band live a few months ago and it was one of the best gigs I have ever been to. it also made me go back and listen to the album again - and when you do, you realise the brilliance of the lyrics, the beautiful melodies, and the way it is all so skillfully linked together. Buy it, and listen to it. Then listen again, and another time after that to hear the true beauty of one of the best albums I have the pleasure of owning
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Pleasant Surprise for Old Pop Lover
Having been born in 1963, I have to admit to having little knowlege of the popular music being released in the current period. Read more
Published 10 days ago by Maurice R. West
Great Album
Having recently seen Snow Patrol's awesome concert at the Birmingham LG Arena, I realised that I had most of the recent albums but not this one so decided to buy to check on some... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Alan C
Chasing Cars
I bought this album purely to get a hard copy of Snow Patrol's brilliant song chasing cars. I don't know about the other songs on this album, but I like the band. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Lexi Halls
Snow Patrol
A great favorite of my wife's as where some of thier other CD's, I bought it in her memory, cars was her favorite which I played at her funeral.Still brings a tear's to my eye's. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Big D
Excellent
Excellent service and a bit like the garden stuff - it did exactly what it said on the tin - well done.
Peter
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Published 9 months ago by peterthepanda
Easy listening
I bought this CD for one particular track, not so keen on the other tracks but I am not a huge Snow Patrol fan so my view must be taken with a pinch of salt
Published 15 months ago by Denise K. Church
Eyes Open - yes they are
I bought this as I wanted one of the tracks in particular, anyhow, the album is nice to listen to. Not earth shatteringly good but I am glad I have it. Would I buy it again? Read more
Published 19 months ago by Rob Richards
Snow Patrol
I have come late into Snow Patrol being a 62 year old music lover of all types. I think this is another excellent album and would recommend it to anyone.
Published 23 months ago by M. Wilson
Introduction to Snow Patrol
This CD we found at a house we rented in South Eastern Corsica in January 2010 and it became the star performer both in the house and in the van travelling around the deserted... Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2010 by Andrew Smith
Snow Patrol ROCKS!!!!
I love this band. I saw them on live in Paris last june. It was AWESOME. I love them more than ever. This album is very good. Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2009 by L. Sandrine
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