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A Hundred Million Suns (CD)

By: Snow Patrol (Artist)

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DISC 1 for A Hundred Million Suns (CD) Album By Snow Patrol (Artist)
1   If There's a Rocket Tie Me To It
2   Crack The Shutters
3   Take Back The City
4   Lifeboats
5   Golden Floor, The
6   Please Just Take These Photos From My Hands
7   Set Down Your Glass
8   Planets Bend Between Us, The
9   Engines
10   Disaster Button
11   Lightning Strike, The
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (p.126) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Snow Patrol are all about big: echoing soundscapes; gargantuan guitar crescendos -- emotions that can be described only in terms of mythology and astronomy."
Spin (p.100) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Snow Patrol doesn't seem as beholden to big hooks on album five, but they still keep things likably grand."
Entertainment Weekly (p.61) - "[T]he bulk of the album belongs to shivery numbers like 'If There's a Rocket Tie Me to It,' 'Lifeboats,' and 'The Golden Floor' -- heartswellers, all." -- Grade: B+

Title Note

Lyricist: Gary Lightbody.

Snow Patrol: Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly (vocals, guitar); Tom Simpson (keyboards); Paul Wilson (bass guitar); Jonny Quinn (drums).

Personnel: Jacknife Lee (harmonica).

Additional personnel: John Barclay, Pat White, Guy Barker, Mark Law (trumpet); Dan Jenkins, Colin Sheen (trombone); Ian Fasham, David Stewart (bass trombone); Stephen Wick, James Anderson (tuba); Evgeny Chebykin, Jocelyn Lightfoot, Kira Doherty, Richard Bayliss, Timothy Brown , Philip Eastop (horns).

Audio Mixer: Cenzo Townshend.

Audio Remasterer: John Davis.

Recording information: Grouse Lodge, Ireland,Hansa Studio Germany, The Garage,.

Arranger: Avshalom Caspi.

Building on the success of 2006's EYES OPEN, A HUNDRED MILLION SUNS cements Snow Patrol's place as one of the premiere alternative pop-rock bands of the early 2000s. All the elements that made up the band's previous work--resonant-hooky melodies, crisp arrangements, and a searching, expansive indie rock feel--are refined and elevated on this 2008 release. In addition to strong songwriting and carefully balanced sonic elements, A HUNDRED MILLION SUNS plays to Snow Patrol's ability to balance commercially minded pop with an indie rock ethos, as ballads like "Crack the Shutters" and the lush, groove-driven "The Golden Floor" prove. Polished and well crafted from beginning to end, the band's fifth full-length is arguably their strongest, and puts them in the running for indie pop-rock stardom.

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4 out of 5 stars Snow Patrol, October 23, 2008
By Newton
This album has been described as "triumphantly normal". I guess in todays pop music scene, there really has been a phenomenon of solidifying sub-genres that has left bands like Snow Patrol out in the cold, but still in the middle. Indie, HipHop, Rock, Pop, have all become so easily stereotyped that some bands dont fit any mold anymore. To be honest, Snow Patrol is kind of a poor-mans Coldplay, which isnt exactly a bad thing given how star-stuck Coldplay has gotten with themselves. All in all, Snow Patrol is honest, likeable, and easy to listen to. Strange these qualities have become so rare in todays music scene!

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