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Track Listings
| 1. The Summer Place |
| 2. Richie and Ruben |
| 3. Acela |
| 4. Someone's Gonna Break Your Heart |
| 5. Action Hero |
| 6. A Dip in the Ocean |
| 7. Cold Comfort Flowers |
| 8. A Road Song |
| 9. Workingman's Hands |
| 10. Hate to See You Like This |
| 11. Radio Bar |
| 12. Firelight Waltz |
| 13. Cemetery Guns |
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album follows the previous successful pattern; well executed, upbeat power pop, clever lyrics and warming harmonies - but even better than ever. Sky Full of Holes is just what the world needs in these dark times, summer smiles on a cd. Like their other albums, I will enjoy listening to every song on this album over and over again (i hope it isn't 4 years before the next!)
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Fountains Of Wayne are one of those bands that you won't come across on mainstream radio a great deal. They've had a couple of blockbuster hits, notably Stacy's Mom, but most of their popularity has grown through fan word of mouth.
This is their fifth studio album (not counting the B-sides collection), and having listened to it many times, I can say it is my fifth favourite.
The style is all there: the stories of quaint couples doing strange things, road trips, being lost on tour, and the tunes are all there: powerpop foot tapping, slow melancholia, bit of country. It's all a little formulaic, but when you compare Fountains of Wayne work to the rest of the world, it's still great music. Few bands still create this much quality on their fifth album, hell, some barely make this much on their second.
Just because it doesn't hit the dizzy heights of Radiation Vibe or Red Dragon Tattoo (or Maureen, my guilty pleasure), that doesn't make it a bad album. There is much to enjoy on this album, it's just that their back catalogue has much more to love, and it's hard to match that level evvery time.
If you've just come across Fountains of Wayne, and you're thinking of buying this album, then buy it, but go and listen to their older stuff as well, including the B Sides, because nearly all of is just fantastic.
This is their fifth studio album (not counting the B-sides collection), and having listened to it many times, I can say it is my fifth favourite.
The style is all there: the stories of quaint couples doing strange things, road trips, being lost on tour, and the tunes are all there: powerpop foot tapping, slow melancholia, bit of country. It's all a little formulaic, but when you compare Fountains of Wayne work to the rest of the world, it's still great music. Few bands still create this much quality on their fifth album, hell, some barely make this much on their second.
Just because it doesn't hit the dizzy heights of Radiation Vibe or Red Dragon Tattoo (or Maureen, my guilty pleasure), that doesn't make it a bad album. There is much to enjoy on this album, it's just that their back catalogue has much more to love, and it's hard to match that level evvery time.
If you've just come across Fountains of Wayne, and you're thinking of buying this album, then buy it, but go and listen to their older stuff as well, including the B Sides, because nearly all of is just fantastic.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Since their fine debut back in 1997 each FOW release has shown a growing maturity lyrically amd musically. Four years since the last record 'Traffic & Weather' this new reocrd has been garnering excellent reviews in the UK (always a danger) as this means nobody will buy it. As with all great reords it's all about the songs & melodies which FOW have in abundance. Maybe a bit too American for us this side of the pond - but as a fan since 97 I can recommend this and all their records. BUY WITHOUT HESITATION.
After 3-4 weeks this record gets better, confirmed by one of FOW's best ever songs as the last track 'Cemetery Guns' - a tour de force. No longer just power pop - adult pop.
After 3-4 weeks this record gets better, confirmed by one of FOW's best ever songs as the last track 'Cemetery Guns' - a tour de force. No longer just power pop - adult pop.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb pop music
I bought this cd having heard a few tracks on Bob harris radio 2 show.
Even on first listening it is the best cd i have bought from a new band in years. Read more
Even on first listening it is the best cd i have bought from a new band in years. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Nick fielding
5.0 out of 5 stars
jan_wl
this is surely one their best album ever!!recommand all songs!but surely I'll have to listen to them for more time to write a fair review. Read more
Published 20 months ago by jan_wl
4.0 out of 5 stars
The American Squeeze
FoW are the American Squeeze, playing catchy, timeless songs with sharp, acerbic lyrics. This is a relatively low key FoW album - hugely enjoyable throughout but without the stand... Read more
Published 21 months ago by D Belbin
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fountain's dryin' up...?
After what I considered to be a dip in their typically peerless quality songcraft with Welcome Interstate Managers- and more than made up for with the fantastic return to form... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Kevin O'Keefe
4.0 out of 5 stars
Utopia Revisited? Well, almost...
I almost didn't buy this, even though I've been a fan since the 90's, simply because I found their previous album so dull and uninspired. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Rough Diamond
5.0 out of 5 stars
FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE. A sky full of holes.
Just got back to the UK after a holiday in New York with my wife and son as I write this. It was our first time to this one amazing city. Read more
Published 21 months ago by J CARTER
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect power pop for an unplugged summer
I discovered Fountains of Wayne back in 2003. Their single Stacey's Mom made the UK radio play lists and chart, but beneath this `power pop' hit (a uniquely US genre? Read more
Published 22 months ago by read.heard.seen.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect
This record is the best thing Fountains of Wayne have done since Welcome Interstate Managers. The band is back on form! Read more
Published 22 months ago by Kathleen Kelly
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