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A Hundred Million Suns [Explicit Lyrics]

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  • Audio CD (27 Oct 2008)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Explicit Lyrics
  • Label: Polydor
  • ASIN: B001ETOV6U
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 117 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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The Snow Patrol we meet on A Hundred Million Suns is a band facing the same dilemma that Coldplay met on 2008’s Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends; having conquered the world with a rousing, melancholy brand of MOR indie, where now? On the surface, A Hundred Million Suns seems to suggest, nowhere especially new: producer Jacknife Lee, who first worked with the band on 2003's Final Straw and went on to work with the likes of U2 and REM returns to the fold; and an opening brace of songs suggest that a successful formula--chiming guitars, gentle builds, and Gary Lightbody's quavering, tremulous vocal--persists. Still, "Take Back The City", a windswept, electronic-tinged rocker, rather does for this band what "Dakota" did for Stereophonics, proving that a spot of sleek, synthetic motorik is not beyond their grasp, and there's a new, bright optimism to Lightbody's lyrics that sets the likes of "The Planets Bend Between Us" in light relief to some of Snow Patrol's earlier work. If you want experiment, though, you'll have to wait until the closing "The Lightning Strike", a 16-minute track in three parts that investigates Phillip Glass-style minimalism and electronic beats with some aptitude. --Louis Pattison

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Fifth album, following 2006's multi-million-selling 'Eyes Open', from the Northern Irish pop-rock quintet. Recorded in Germany and Ireland with Garret "Jacknife" Lee (U2, Bloc Party, REM) once more at the helm, the album sees them exploring a somewhat rockier, although still decidedly radio-friendly, direction than on the introspective 'Eyes Open'. As evinced by the single 'Take Back The City', the band's knack for writing catchy pop hooks remains intact.

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78 of 92 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Ears Open., 26 Oct 2008
By Mr. D. J. Brindle (Merseyside, UK) - See all my reviews
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I don't really wish to dwell on the other reviews here. I've heard the album so I feel some of you might like an actual review of it....

Firstly, I'm not a massive Snow Patrol fan. I've liked the odd track in the past, An Olive Grove Facing the Sea and Off/On being notable examples, but generally speaking I've found their stuff a little too lightweight to enjoy - especially live where Lightbody really struggles voice-wise.

So when the promo of this album plonked into my lap at long last I listened with a pretty impartial ear. And I liked what I heard. Even though it's without doubt Snow Patrol by numbers....

It's clear that the band are aiming for a Coldplay-esque stadium World attack with this album. The first track "If There's A Rocket Tie Me To It" starts as the album goes on and in exactly that fashion. Tuneful plink-plink intro, followed by a heartfelt, delicate Lightbody vocal all about missing his ex-bird before opening up into a huge indie stadium-rock shaped hug. Awww bless.

"Crack The Shutters" follows the same pattern really, with SP sounding more like Chris Martin's bunch with every fretful bash on the piano during the track. Think a more tuneful, less guilty "Chocolate" from Final Straw and you'd be along the same lines. "Crack the shutters open wide/I wanna bathe you in the light of day" says Gary. Again, the stadium swoons.

"Take Back The City" is the oft FM-played lead single, so we all know what Gary's paen to Belfast sounds like by now. Tightly strummed guitars, a bit of woooo o and the story of a city that exists against all odds in many ways. It's clear the bad are proud of where they're from, at least in terms of their Irish roots anyway.

"Lifeboats" is a mellow, groovy track, based around a simple piano and guitar chord structure which opens into a funky basslined story of a relationship set against stormy skies and starry skies.

"The Golden Floor" with it's quirky handclap percussive line shares a great deal with the last track, and once again we're into Snow Patrol by numbers territory. Lightbody sings "I'm not afraid of anything/Even time" over the softly strummed guitar and light handclaps yet sings like he's possibly scared of the sound of his own voice. The track ends with a lush acoustic guitar refrain that ties things up nicely.

"Please Just Take These Photos From My Hands" features those tightly strummed guitars again, except this time their amped up and the knobs are turned up to 6! At least! This track has a massive chorus that's sure to see the live gig going throngs bopping up and down. It gives the track a feel good factor perhaps not best befitting the yet-another-failed-relationship nature of the lyrics.

"Set Down Your Glass" sounds like Snow Patrol of old. It's pastoral, it's acoustic, it's simple and it's honest. It's almost a follow up to "Olive Grove..." with it's chorus of :

"And I'm shaking then I'm still
When your eyes meet mine
I lose simple skills
Like to tell you all I want is now"

Another Coldplay-esque track follows in the shape of "The Planets Bend Between Us" a track that sounds a little mournful but actually is incredibly uplifting lyrically :

"I will race you to the waterside
And from the edge of Ireland shout out loud
So they could hear it in a America
It's all for you"

Perhaps Mr Lightbody has found happiness at last? The track has a simple piano, bass and drum backline with some of those chiming guitars that uptight white indie boys love so much these days. There's no huge climax. Just a band pouring out their hearts, or so it sounds. Expect it to punch your heart out when you least expect it through an FM station near you soon.

"Engines" thunders it's was along in a bassy, widescreen way before it blossoms into a chiming anthem for the lost. Quite beautiful really. All that techno sample from the first minute or so transforms from rainclouds musically, into a sunny day. Something the Snowies do so well I think. And a definite little niche they've carved for themselves.

"Disaster Button" sounds like every track you hated by US college boy frat bands. Best leave it there I think. The weakest point on the album I think. But another Snow Patrol big chorus, sure to please new fans.

The album closes with, as you've probably read already, somewhat of a departure for the band in the shape of a brave three song-spliced-together orchestral masterpiece entitled "The Lightening Strike". Part 1 of this piece sounds like A Frames track; menacing, crescendoing, orchestral, dark and worried....dare I even chuck in a Beatles reference here? Think the end bit to "A Day In The Life" and you won't go far wrong, especially not in the sampling work. The Beatles thing continues in the middle section, with a backwards percussive line a jarring guitar track. The song ends with an expansive, stadium friendly rock out where it all comes good in the end, replete with guitars, rolling chorus and lots of chiming and stuff.

To summarise then, a good album and one that'll surely please the old SP fans who enjoyed the bands' more commercial offerings, and will excite to the point of rapture new fans who love huge choruses, lyrics about being rubbish with girls, staring at the stars thinking how unimportant we all are and plenty of stadium friendly chiming guitars with the odd dashing of a choir and a string section thrown in. This album is full of them. And I suspect they'll soon be up there in the musical heavens on both sides of the Atlantic, with those very same stars.
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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Most probably one of the best albums of the year, 31 Oct 2008
By Owain (Dyserth, Wales) - See all my reviews
  
Snow Patrol have been unfairly judged by some of the public. When Eyes Open was released, chasing cars was a phenomenal hit. But because of the song's popularity, some people had the idea Snow Patrol was missing some masculinity, and gave the idea that their soul purpose was only to impress bored housewives with soft music.

This is the furthest from the truth that you can get about Snow Patrol however, but after being seriously insulted by ignorant metal heads, Snow Patrol have decided to take a much bolder step to the future and made this album a much heavier one than Eyes Open, or Final Straw for that matter. But not too heavy, just heavy enough that no one can actually make fun of them this time round.

What makes this album great, is the amazing balance that's been pushed into it. Some people might think of this as a bad thing, but not one song stands out like Run or Chasing Cars did. Ok, maybe there are no tracks here that could rival the quality of those two songs but maybe that's the point. As all the songs in the album are good, nothing as groundbreaking as Chasing Cars or Run, you can't really have a favorite track, and you would like to play the whole album over and over again, which always feels a load better. I adore this album because every track's quality is equal to each other and doesn't feel like Eyes Open or Final Straw when you had one epic track which always overshadowed the rest of the tracks in the album.

It's also matured from previous albums, I think it's the first Snow Patrol album to show some profanity in it, and that's respected by me, definitely proves that they're trying to show how bold their new attempt at music is. One thing I also love about this album is the epic behemoth that is the lightning strike, a sixteen minute long track that seems to work. To make a song that lasts sixteen minutes without making it a chore is a difficult task, but Snow Patrol have succeeded into making it just as gripping as all the other songs in the album and have somehow managed to make every single piece of the track interesting.

If you weren't a Snow Patrol fan, you might find this refreshing, although there are a couple of soft tracks which won't appeal to those who hated Eyes Open, the astounding balance and the general fresh feeling to the album should be enough to make anyone respect the growing success of an already great band.
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14 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Slowing things down a little more, 31 Oct 2008
I joined the Snow Patrol ride at Final Straw, a cracking album with some pretty hard edged rock. Eyes open came along with a bigger mix of chillout tunes and softer rock. Now comes Hundred million suns which has again slowed things down even more - the guys are getting old! The single is as heavy as things get so those expected a Final Straw may want to give it a miss.
I've held back on a review until now because it takes a few listens to get into. It is slow but it is also brilliant. Mug of coffee and pretend you have an open fire time.
I'm sure that as with Eyes, we'll be hearing some of the tracks appearing as backdrops to TV shows. To quote FHM '...it plucks at your heartstrings. Just don't get caught singing along to it.' Couldn't have put it better meself!
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