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~ Morning Runner
4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Audio CD (6 Mar 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Parlophone
  • ASIN: B000E6UWRQ
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 34,980 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. It's Not Like Everyone's My Friend 4:09£0.69
Listen  2. Have A Good Time 3:44£0.69
Listen  3. Gone Up In Flames 2:53£0.69
Listen  4. Burning Benches 4:07£0.69
Listen  5. Hold Your Breath 3:58£0.69
Listen  6. Oceans 3:44£0.69
Listen  7. The Great Escape 3:52£0.69
Listen  8. Be All You Want Me To Be 4:41£0.69
Listen  9. Punching Walls 4:04£0.69
Listen10. Work 3:59£0.69
Listen11. Best For You 3:36£0.69

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Amazon.co.uk Review
While perhaps initially more well known for their famous friends than their chart placings, Wilderness Is Paradise Now, the debut album from Reading’s Morning Runner, confirms this to be a band with their beady eyes on the upper echelons of the British rock hierarchy. Reportedly an inspiration on Coldplay in the making of their 2005 album X&Y, early singles like "Be All You Want Me To Be" and "Burning Benches" will be immediately familiar to anyone who’s ever fallen for the charms of one of Chris Martin’s gently descending piano ballads. The album takes care to tread a slightly different route, throwing in songs like "Gone Up In Flames" that cunningly pulls off the jagged rock stomp of Stereophonics circa "More Life In A Tramp’s Vest" with added swirling Mellotron backdrop. True, at times you may be left with the uncomfortable sensation of listening to someone making a decent fist of some Coldplay karaoke, but if you’re willing to ignore the comparisons and just listen, however, you’ll stumble on gems like the gentle, heartfelt "Oceans" that more than justify the admission. --Louis Pattison

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After allegedly inspiring Coldplay's 2005 album 'X&Y' with their early releases, 'Wilderness Is Paradise Now' is the debut album by Reading's Morning Runner. Produced by John Cornfield (Supergrass, Razorlight, Athlete) the album sees the band combining the sounds of classic indie rock with passionate songwriting. The singles 'Burning Benches' and 'Be All You Want Me To Be' are included.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Complete, 17 Feb 2006
By S. BAXTER "Big Fella" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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It is fair to say that the world of indie music has been flooded of late with a kind of samey sewage of guitar driven ramblings, some of it good, some of it bad, some it so awful it drives you back to the 90's.

Morning Runner have bothered to ignore the influences of now and go somewhere different, exactly where only they will know. But from the point of view of one who fully appreciates their music it is a very exciting place.

What they give us is music that has a deeply reflective and emotional feel to it without sounding like Keane, but also music that has an energy and does not at any point stagnate itself into a rut.

From the heart plucking rhythm of Hold your Breath and Ocean to the pacey energy of Burning Bridges and Have a Good time the boys never fail to impress. A few albums have excited me in the last year, this is one of them.

It has moments of sombre reflection that draw you into the feeling that they put into their music, your own emotions seem to connect with the message and feeling of each song, Matt's voice is perfectly suited to the mood, rasping at times and shaking full of emotion, this is the sound of a band who are connected deeply to the music they make, and this is evident in the sound from song one to eleven.

My favourite song from the album is Hold Your Breath, it captures the emotion of the lyrics perfectly, the drums skip and brush along holding it together gently as the song demands and Ali shows his gentle skills most evidently on this, the piano draws you in almost visually, you feel the sadness and frustration you can almost see Fields drawn into the emotion of the song as he keeps pace with Ali, the song is completed as Tom’s gentle melodic strumming of the bass keeps the depth of the song nicely in place and Matt’s voice full of the angst and emotion tells the story which almost draws a tear.

If you don't buy this album you are in my opinion missing out on a special moment in musical history, the music is so far from samey that I can't imagine this being an album that will gather dust on my CD shelf unlike the hundreds of others that currently do.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Shyly stunning debut from indie hopefuls, 16 Mar 2006
Morning Runner have had a busy 12 months. Having signed to Parlaphone in 2004, the band spent most of 2005 on the road both as support for everyone’s-favourite-band Coldplay and worst-kept-cult-secret Bloc Party and two headline tours of their very own. In early March they release their debut album, Wilderness is Paradise Now, and what a debut it is; eleven songs of indie-come-rock-by-numbers with hues of Britpop. It’s got atmosphere, swagger and a shed-load of belting tunes: Gone Up in Flames is like Babyshambles wearing Oasis’ trousers; Have a Good Time is a medicated Starsailor/Snow Patrol with balls whilst lead single Be All You Want Me to Be has Glastonbury stamped all over its sizeable hide. Not shy of a quiet moment, Morning Runner have in Best For You what Blur had in The Universal; a string quartet lubricates a staccato guitar with sumptuous production that ensures there’s no overkill. Frontman Matt Greener has a fantastic, if not obviously so, voice that when strained is raw as his lyrics; but when the tempo and the noise drops it becomes rounded, pitched with a fragile edge. It completes the package on a fine debut from a very promising band. Anyone remember Parachutes?
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars We've done it again......, 16 May 2006
By Matthew Horsefield "Matt" (Cleveland, England) - See all my reviews
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What is it with us Brits at the moment? All we seem to be producing are quality indie bands (you know who they are), and this is no exception. I first heard Morning Runner when they were supporting The Pogues at The Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle. I was suprised. As soon as I got home and added my self to their mialing list and waited impatiently for their debut album!
Some people have said they sound very much the same as other bands, I however think that although they may sound similar, the do put their own stamp on the music.
A must have CD and a must see band!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Revived passion for new music
I saw this band at the Benicassim Festival in Spain by mistake at 3am at the close of the days festival. Read more
Published on 12 Aug 2006 by J. S. Mccarthy

2.0 out of 5 stars Entirely derivative
This album is entirely made up of songs that sound like they were written for other peoples B sides. Read more
Published on 17 May 2006 by NewsJoe

2.0 out of 5 stars massive disappointment
Bought this on the strengths of its reviews and I've been really disappointed. Only on acouple of tracks do they reach the emotional intensity that they seem to be aiming for ,... Read more
Published on 19 April 2006 by D. J. Ashley

4.0 out of 5 stars It's Really Good but..........
........is it original? Don't get me wrong, i really like the album, especially the last two tracks, Work and Best For You, but i cant get past the fact that the lead singers... Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2006 by Jetson

5.0 out of 5 stars Album of the Year....so far
Having become aware of Morning Runner through Radio 1, I bought Wilderness is Paradise Now on the strength of the band's two singles, "Be all you want to be" and "Burning... Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2006 by P. D. Barry

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Un-Reckognised Band
The first thing that has to be said is what a fantastic album. Anyone into bands such as Hard-fi, Arctic Monkeys and even coldplay should buy this album. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2006 by thelastbroadcasts

5.0 out of 5 stars This CD Is Explosive
If you have not heard of Morning Runner yet, now is the time to get to know them, they are a four piece band from Reading. Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2006 by Mr. James Fisher

5.0 out of 5 stars Morning runner
After seeing this band live about a month ago I am looking forward to listening to the album more than that of any band for a long time. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2006 by a grant

5.0 out of 5 stars This is has to be one of THE albums of 2006
I saw these guys support Coldplay last year and they were fantastic. Ive just seen them on tour this month and i have to say that it was one of the best musical and emotional... Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2006 by Johnny

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant! Best thing since Coldplay!
It wouldn't suprise me if Morning Runner get comparisons to Coldplay and Athlete, even going so far as to call them the "new Coldplay". Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2006 by Kathryn Reynolds

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