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From Amazon.co.uk:
It's a disservice to Snow Patrol to compare them to their more successful labelmates, but to say that Songs For Polar Bears sounds like Belle and Sebastian gone grunge should go some way to defining the skewed brilliance of this Northern Irish trio. Snow Patrol do some wonderful things to the conventions of fuzzy new-wave guitar-pop; pare it down into a melancholic hymn on "The Last Shot Ringing In My Ears", hyper-tense it into the caffeine buzz of "Starfighter Pilot", or let it dissipate altogether on the ethereal "Velocity Girl2. Songs For Polar Bears works because it's the polar opposite to club-footed cock rock; an album that sounds warmly empathetic, while others are all too eager to shoot their dull load of guitar machismo. That it's a little overlong is a shame--an earlier EP, "One Hundred Things You Should Have Done In Bed" was concise perfection--but Songs For Polar Bears feels like a tender bandage, while the rest of the world's rockers dully figure that if it hurts, it works. --Louis Pattison
snow patrol : why aren't they big yet?:
This cd is excellent. it has a variety of songs so impossible to get sick of it. pity they only released it in the uk, because i had to pay heaps to get it (im a nzer). it was worth it though. if only they'd get more support and they'd be big, so watch this space!!!
Snow Patrol - shows promise:
I have had this album for a bit over a year now and I still listen to it a lot. Snow Patrol are a indie/grunge/pop band. This first album is very good and although a bit on the basic side funny lyrics and catchy tunes should keep you listening to this for a while. If you like Idlewild you should check out Snow Patrol.
| Artist: | Snow Patrol | | Binding: | Audio CD | | EAN: | 5027731785049 | | MPN: | 4 | | Original Release Date: | 1998-08-25 | | Release Date: | 2007-05-24 | | UPC: | 805551070423 |
Tracks:- Downhill From Here
- Starfighter Pilot
- Last Shot Ringing in My Ears
- Absolute Gravity
- Get Balsamic Vinegar... Quick You Fool
- Mahogany
- NYC
- Little Hide
- Make Up
- Velocity Girl
- Days Without Paracetamol
- Fifteen Minutes Old
- Favourite Friend
- One Hundred Things You Should Have Done in Bed
- Market Place \o*\c
- I Could Stay Away Forever \o*\c
- Sticky Teenage Twin \o*\c
- Holy Cow \o*\c
- When You're Right You're Right \oDarth Vader Bringing in His Washing Mix
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