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- Original Release Date: 29 May 2006
- Format - Music: MP3
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- Also available in CD Format
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| Song Title | Time | Price | |||
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| 1. Is It Any Wonder? | 3:08 | Not Available | |||
| 2. Let It Slide | 4:11 | Not Available | |||
| 3. He Used To Be A Lovely Boy | 3:38 | Not Available |
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format: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.
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
Format: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.
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
Format: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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Is it any wonder I'm officially a proper fan now?
When I first heard of Keane early 2004, I couldn't make up my mid whether I was a fan or not. Granted I sang their songs all the time, without thinking about it, but I wasn't sure... Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2006 by fantasy escapist
A Good Album Taster....
I pre-ordered the album on the strength of this track. It's a good catchy pop/rock record. Perhaps a little short for my liking, but then Keane are not known for their guitar... Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2006 by D. Appleby
Brilliant
Ignore the reviewers who cannot appreciate a good band if it smacked them in the mouth. Keanes debut album is the best music I have ever heard. Read more
Published on 30 May 2006 by Mr. A. P. Tibbles
If I hear 'Sounds like U2' one more time...
... I'm going to scream. "Sounds like U2" is what people who cannot differentiate modern pop/rock say the second they hear an effect. Read more
Published on 18 May 2006 by xiphias_29
How can they possibly hope to survive?
Yeah, what a dire effort "is it any wonder" is. Their Hopes and fears album, although it has some good catchy tunes, was dreary and flat. Read more
Published on 15 May 2006 by Mark Twain
Keane with attitude
Wow. I've heard this on the radio several times now, and it's powerful stuff. While still quite recognisably Keane in terms of sound and emotional impact, 'Is It Any Wonder? Read more
Published on 5 May 2006 by Thalassa
Keane deliver in spades
Oh, it would be easy to be cynical. I mean, are U2 getting any royalties for the way Keane have ripped off Zoo Station, the opening track of Achtung Baby? Read more
Published on 3 May 2006 by Bernard Davis
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