Patrol

Track Listings

1. Danceworks: Dance 1

2. Danceworks: Dance 2

3. Danceworks: Dance 3

4. Danceworks: Dance 4

5. Principia

6. Patrol: Movement 1

7. Patrol: Movement 2

8. Patrol: Movement 3

Tracks:

You're All I Have
Hands Open
Chasing Cars
Shut Your Eyes
It's Beginning To Get To Me
You Could Be Happy
Make This Go On Forever
Set The Fire To The Third Bar
Headlights On Dark Roads
Open Your Eyes
The Finish Line

Album Description

"There are swaggering bands, bands who are in your face. And then there are bands who get hold of you somewhere else. I think it's a heart thing, an intimacy thing. Like you know them and they know you. I think we are one of those bands." So says Snow Patrol singer and chief songwriter Gary Lightbody.

And all the proof you'll need is Snow Patrol's new album Eyes Open, a collection of songs which more than makes good on the promise of its predecessor, 2004's two million selling Final Straw.

Values: beautiful powerful songs underscored by some of the most poignant and telling lyrics in rock. Eyes Open is Snow Patrol's post card from the cliff edge. It's going to be hard to ignore these songs in 2006.

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Snow Patrol are frequently compared to Coldplay in the press, which seems strange as they write far better songs and do not appear to be quite so self-hating, nor as rich. Their delightfully dour little pop songs do touch on the melancholic side of things, but the lyrics are wonderfully slice-of-life descriptions. Singer/lyricist Gary Lightbody gives a shout-out to Sufjan Stevens when on the punchy "Open Your Eyes" he sings, "The anger swells in my guts." Perhaps a better comparison would be American indie-rock act Sebadoh? Regardless, this band continues to surprise. If you went to see this mixed Scottish/Irish group on tour after hearing their wistful, breakout third album Final Straw, you might have been a bit confused by the rock juggernaut confronting you. Eyes Open is their most straightforwardly rock record yet, and thanks in large part to producer Garret Lee, it's their best. If there was ever perfect music to get lost to while driving around confused about a relationship, this is it. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews:

Adolescent pop shlock.......2007-07-17

Could there be a more instantly forgettable group than Snow Patrol? I mean, let me guess -- you heard a couple of songs, they sounded cool, you bought the CD and played it a few times, and how often to you play it now? Ever? Mgawsh, they become so tiresome so quickly. You'll notice how fast even their hits get dropped from radio playlists? The DJs got bored too.

Has some good pop hooks but boring.......2007-07-09

A couple of years ago one of my favorite songs on the radio was Snow Patrol's "Run". The song was addictively melodic. I could not get that song out of my head. Last year they did it again with the single "Chasing Cars". I finally got around to checking out their latest album EYES OPEN. I can't deny that the band has talent in writing catchy pop/rock songs however they have yet to demonstrate that they are capable of diversifying their bland, dull, and predictable pop/rock sound. The cd starts off pretty good but halfway through the cd, the quality of the songs goes south for me. Ballads like "The Finish Line" are pretty weak. I find the vocals on this particular track quite grating on my nerves. I did like the song with Martha Wainwright on vocals. That was a lovely song. Overall Snow Patrol reminds me why I find "alternative" music so wimpy and annoying. Let me just say Snow Patrol is NOT indie rock. It's kinda hard to be considered indie rock when you are on a major recording label.

Tell you what! This sure will have ur EYES OPEN.......2007-07-04

Ok, I really do love Snow Patrol, so when I heard that their new album was out, and heard Chasing Cars on Grey's Anatomy, I really had to get it.
and I was not disappointed. The style is quite different than Final Straw, their previous album, but that made me like it even more. I think it's more alternative rock (more rock) than the last album.
Personally, my favorite song is Hands Open, which is the second song on the cd. All of the songs are preformed by Gary Lightbody . The 8th song on the cd is called Set the Fire to the Third Bar, which is preformed by both Gary Lightbody and Martha Wainwright. This is another of my fav. songs, because both singers harmonize really well together, making it sound awesome.
I love this kind of music, especially Snow Patrol, cause the lyrics are easy to understand, and really make you thing. So take the time to sit back and listen.

Love this album.......2007-07-03

I love this album. I was enamoured of the Chasing Cars song from radio and decided to check out the rest of the CD. I am very pleased with the purchase. In addition to Chasing Cars, You're All I Have and Shut Your Eyes are standout songs. I plan to check out the older albums from Snow Patrol.

Excellent rock/pop music.......2007-06-30

Snow Patrol dishes up a very good pop/rock album. It reminds me of the style of Gin Blossoms and Vertical Horizon. The music ranges from the edgy "You're All I Have" to the ballade "You Could Be Happy". The latter is sung over what sounds like a music box. Personally, the best of the album is the desperate "Set Fire to the Third Bar" about a couple separated by a distance that longs for each other. What is equally satisfying is that there are no bad songs on this album. It remains evenly good with spikes of greatness.

The highlight of the band is singer Gary Lightbody. He's not going to win any awards, but he is a very competent singer that sounds good in front of the full band to over a simple acoustic guitar. His voice is pure with no signs of studio manipulation or massive overdubbing to mask intonation or tonal issues.

The lyrics on the album are very good. They would be great as a teenager pining over love lost or broken. But, Gary stays away from the common cliches, sappiness, or just stupidity. Instead he has penned some smart lyrics for a genre not known for smart lyrics.

The production on the album is perfectly fine. It could use a bit more brightness and a little more bass. It comes across as slightly flat but EQ seems to fix it pretty well. Otherwise it was recorded clean without overproduction. It sounds like this band should be able to reproduce its sound pretty well live.

Overall I give Snow Patrol's Eyes Open a 20 out of 25, or B+. It's relatively disposable music that is well done and deserves a few months in your CD player.

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Start your Snow Patrol Collection here
Canciones para escuchar y disfrutar
Solace through song
Another superb effort from Snow Patrol
It's Okay

Final Straw
Snow Patrol
Manufacturer: A&M
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ASIN: B0001MZ7ZK
Release Date: 2004-03-30

Tracks:

How To Be Dead
Wow
Glaming Auction
Whatever's Left
Spitting Games
Chocolate
Run
Grazed Knees
Ways & Means
Tiny Little Fractures
Somewhere A Clock Is Ticking
Same
Bonus Track 1
Bonus Track 2

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The warm melancholy of Gary Lightbody's voice makes for a versatile instrument on Snow Patrol's Final Straw, artfully balancing bright, anthemic rock with disparate reference points like Belle and Sebastian and My Bloody Valentine. Aching with loves both lost and leaving, it's a voice that producer Garrett Lee uses as a jumping-off point, dropping fat guitars, electronic noise, and eclectic instrumentation in with Lightbody's breathy, moody depth. The band plays around with wild shifts of texture: "Gleaming Auction" veers in seconds from a relaxed shuffle to a shoegazing crunch, while a blanket of fuzzbox swagger calls forth the ghost of T. Rex on "Tiny Little Fractures." But just when you're ready to throw the record on random shuffle with Electric Warrior or maybe Heaven Tonight, the band lays down a pastoral ballad like "Same." Somehow it holds together beautifully, stuffed with songs that reward repeat listens and ear candy that keeps you full for days. --Matthew Cooke

Customer Reviews:

Start your Snow Patrol Collection here.......2007-06-27

Don't bother with anything earlier than this album with Snow Patrol. This is really where they finally got their act together. Get this one and Eyes Open and you'll be set.

Canciones para escuchar y disfrutar.......2007-05-16

Final Straw recoge una colección de canciones bien escritas, con una excelente música y cargadas de sentimiento. Por ello han sido seleccionadas para hacer parte de bandas sonoras reconocidas a nivel mundial.

Solace through song.......2007-05-10

I can't put my finger exactly on why, but there's something about these songs that I could envision appealing to teenagers and kids in college. "Final Straw" has its share of sensitive-artist tunes that Snow Patrol released in spades on their succeeding album, Eyes Open, but overall this one has a harder edge to it and a more down-to-earth feel. For instance, the workmanlike line "If it looks like it works and it feels like it works, then it works" on the edgy song "Wow" is priceless in its simplicity and effectiveness. That sort of musical magic continues during the first half of "Final Straw" on songs like "Glaming Auction," "Whatever's Left" and "Spitting Games," all of which are crisp, tuneful, rocking and honestly sung by Gary Lightbody.

As it happens, Lightbody's voice takes on an accented, desperate, despondent and poetic tone on the more mellow tunes, while his vocals have a more direct, tough vibe on the rockers (my preference). Said mellow tunes include the uplifting radio hit "Run" and "Grazed Knees," the latter of which comes complete with sweetly moribund strings for nice effect. One of the more unique songs on the CD is "Ways and Means," a swanky number that contains piano, synth, some formidable electric guitar work, actively hit cymbals and breathy vocals. The spark plug of a song "Tiny Little Fractures" also contains some get-up to it, while the beautiful closing tune (if you don't count the bonus tracks), "Same," with its piano and heartfelt tone, is the perfect way to end.

Snow Patrol seem to possess a bit of everything in their musical arsenal -- from airy, sensitively written ballads of the '00 era to harder-core rockers that the Goo Goo Dolls and Def Leppard would be proud of. If they can keep the originality, open mind and versatility going, perhaps Snow Patrol's career will extend as long as those great bands.

Another superb effort from Snow Patrol.......2007-04-24

Okay, these guys are even more amazing live than on CD, but that is no reason not to check out this album. Every song on here is great, and the production/recording is first rate. Highly recommended. I think Snow Patrol is the best modern rock band -- period.

It's Okay.......2007-03-13

I was a little dissapointed with this album. I had ordered "Eyes Open" in a previous order and was captivated by the sound. There wasn't a song I disliked. However, this album was not like "Eyes Open" and I found that I only prefered 2 or 3 songs out of the whole album. The price was cheap (less than $7.00), so I wasn't too upset. The songs I really liked were "Run", "chocolate", and "Grazed Knees". But the rest of the songs were so-so, in my opinion.

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Music we all need to hear once in a while.
A very good CD
Revision of history
Lovely CD--shameful misspelling on the song titles
The Ultimate Patriotic Album

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Customer Reviews:

Music we all need to hear once in a while........2007-01-04

This album is well put together and I enjoy the old standards. Music is an integral part of our heritage. Often when I listen to this album, I think about what our country has been through and how very, very important it is to appreciate what we have. I spent 3 years living in France in the 60's and I cannot tell you how much all Americans looked forward to going "Home!"

Enjoy!!

A very good CD.......2005-06-16

If you like a mix of songs and marches very well played, this CD is for you. The voices of the singers are good, the music support the lyrics and it is easy to listen or to sing along. Also, nearby half of the tunes are played by the Band of the Grenadier Guards and for me, this Band is the best band to play Sousa marches and military marches. The precision of the execution is perfect, the sound is lovely and the technical quality of the recording is perfect. When I listen Anchors Aweigh, I always hear the sound of the waves and it is one of the only bands that gives me this feeling. If you have just one CD of military music to buy, you may buy this one; it is a best buy.

Revision of history.......2005-03-27

As usual, "Dixie," "The Bonnie Blue Flag," and other songs of a Southern genre are conspicuously absent. Why not throw in a couple of rap tunes to make this album truly "American?"

Lovely CD--shameful misspelling on the song titles.......2002-11-22

I do not own this CD--though it appears it would be a wonderful album to listen to. I was compelled to write my review because of the misspelling of our national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner (as opposed to "The Star Bangled Banner" as it appears not once but twice on the song list). I do hope this error is corrected.

The Ultimate Patriotic Album.......2002-07-20

For all those patriots out there who want to listen to classical patriotic music, then get this album. This has a lot of tracks from yankee doodle march to the Washington post march. Even Amazing grace is here. The orchestras and the chorus here, gave there best performance ever.

Tracks:

Never Gonna Fall in Love Again
Ask Me How I Am
Making Enemies
Black and Blue
Last Ever Lone Gunman
If I'd Found the Right Words to Say
Batten Down the Hatch
One Night Is Not Enough
Chased by.... I Don't Know What
On/Off
Olive Grove Facing the Sea
When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up
Make Love to Me Forever
Firelight

Customer Reviews:

Spare Yourself the Disappointment.......2007-05-10

If you loved Final Straw and Eyes Open, you'll hate When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up. Trust me. Like the majority of Snow Patrol's new fans, I discovered the underrated rock group when watching Live 8. So we bought Final Straw and were not disappointed. It's a great album and in my opinion is better than Eyes Open, although that too is an album worth checking out.

When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up is not. Like many, I thought Final Straw was Snow Patrol's first album and was happy to learn that they had two other albums, one released in 1998 and another in 2001. My joy died the moment I played this album. Don't get me wrong. I didn't expect it to sound like Final Straw and I love it when rock bands experiment with their sound, but When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up is without doubt Snow Patrol's worst album thus far. If you absolutely must buy one of Snow Patrol's early albums, buy their first - Songs for Polar Bears. It's a good debut with some memorable, catchy tunes. What's more, it proves to Snow Patrol's critics that the band can really rock hard when they want to. While it's not as good as Final Straw or Eyes Open, Songs for Polar Bears is a masterpiece compared to this one. You've been warned.

Great Music.......2007-03-12

This is early Snow Patrol, but this band out of Ireland has it together. If you like their new music, this is a must.

When it's all over you'll never notice.......2006-11-10

As a major fan of Snow Patrol, (even before this year, yes) I was very interested in this album because it is the one no one talks about. After purchasing it, I kind of figured out why. It isn't bad... that's certainly not the word for it. Its dreamy soundscape and ethereal vocals are anything but bad. It's just... nothing truly special. To me, a lot of these songs sound the same and if I play the cd in my car (on auto repeat) I never realize when it finishes and starts again. There are a few small gems, "Olive Grove Facing the Sea" and the title track, but when compared to other Snow Patrol greats, they're something I keep in reserve for a rainy day. For anyone well-versed in Snow Patrol, if you're going to compare albums (and you really shouldn't) it would be most like Songs for Polar Bears. Anyway, I wouldn't put it on the top of your wishlist, but if you're looking for some new music and haven't figured out what to get yet... this wouldn't be a bad choice.

Interesting to say the least..........2006-03-05

Having bought(and loved)Final Straw, I decided to give When It's... a chance. Although this album is not as indie downbeat as Final Straw it's still an excellent album. There are some genuinely excellent songs on this like Making Enemies, Chased By I dont know what and One Night Is Not Enough, while simple but geniusly done songs like Black and Blue, Make Love To Me Forever and the title song work well. So, overall, a good but not great album.

Delusional Much??.......2006-02-24

How anyone on this fine planet of ours could consider this album anything but extraordinary simply baffles me! Gary and the boys have seriously come through with the goods on this album!

"An Olive Grove Facing the Sea" is one of my all time favourite songs. Beautifully sung, written and produced. If you've ever longed for someone that you feel like you can't breath if you don't see them, this is the song for you.

The other standout on this album is the heart wrenching, and completely captivating "One Night is Not Enough". Talk about your honest expression, and I'm sure there isn't a person alive who can't relate to this song.

Overall, this album is one of my "moon" albums, meaning if I could only take 3 cd's with me to the moon, this is one of them. Right alongside Coldplay's "Rush" and DMB ""Before These Crowded Streets"

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Marching along
Traditional American marches
GREAT MUSIC!
Why not ZERO?
Great Military Music

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Customer Reviews:

Marching along.......2007-05-12

I am a walker..(up to 15 miles per week) Having made this purchase... I now march along with Sousa and the other greats on this fine album....I heartily recommend it to all....as well as Amazon's timely and fairly priced services...

Traditional American marches.......2007-03-22

These are traditional American marches well played and stirring. The CD and case are of good quality, and the sound is excellent.

GREAT MUSIC!.......2007-03-11

This is an unusual Music CD to a great price.
Something to celebrate July 4 and our nation.
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Why not ZERO? .......2007-01-27

I would give this one ZERO.....absolutely waste of money. The sound quality is terrible on my Made in Japan SONY / Kenwood / Panasonic CD / MP3 Players. Also, the collection of the noise is not all that impressive, I have seen much better calming peaceful MUSIC. Do not waste money, I think it is rediculous to have a band for military, How about a band for PEACE?

Great Military Music.......2007-01-11

The CD was just what I needed for a special memorial tribute to our service people that have passed on. The recording was clear and bright. The music selections were well performed and TAPS was especially evoking.

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if you like snow patrol...
Good Debut
bloody awful indie drivel DESERVES NO STARS
Snow Patrol - Songs For Polar Bears
It was just a matter of time

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Customer Reviews:

if you like snow patrol..........2007-05-16

being a big fan of snow patrol's most recent work, i thought it important to listen to their earlier releases. "Songs for polar bears" is a great buy if you are a fan of indie rock. It's a lot diferent than their new material but I think you'll enjoy it either way.

Good Debut.......2007-05-14

If you must buy one Snow Patrol's pre-Final Straw albums, then get Songs for Polar Bears. Keep in mind, though, that while it is much better than When Its All Over We Still Have to Clear Up, it doesn't match the greatness of Final Straw or Eyes Open. However, in Songs for Polar Bears you will hear a good mix of acoustic ballads and heavy rock numbers. The album showed that Snow Patrol had alot of potential and in time would become a very good band, one that mellowed considerably. This is either a good thing or a bad thing, depending on your taste in music.

In Songs for Polar Bears, you will hear the heaviest rock songs Snow Patrol has ever recorded. When I first played it, I couldn't believe what I was hearing. If you liked Final Straw and Eyes Open, but felt they were too soft, then you just might like Songs for Polar Bears. If you love Snow Patrol for their ballads, don't expect Gary Lightbody to be so gentle in this album. You will definitely hear another side of Snow Patrol in Songs for Polars for Polars. A prime example is "Get Balsamic Vinegar...Quick You Fool" in which Lightbody sings the following:

I'm closer to the truth
she hates being on her own
but f--k her I'm leaving tonight

why should I live this way
when I could be with someone else

I don't want to hurt her feelings
But she's a crazy f--ked up b--ch

A long way from "Run" or "Chasing Cars" isn't it? But not all of the songs are angry. There are ballads, like "Mahogany" and "Fifteen Minutes Old," but most of them are short and acoustic. Other highlights include "Downhill from Here," "Starfighter Pilot," "Make Up," "Velocity Girl," and "One Hundred Things You Should Have Done in Bed." While you're waiting for the next Snow Patrol album, buy Songs for Polar Bears. It has recently been extended to 23 tracks, making it a double album. I recommend this one, but avoid When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up.

bloody awful indie drivel DESERVES NO STARS.......2007-02-03

Its amazing how the same yoofs ended up recording a couple of quite excellent albums several years later but in their obviously extremely sharp learning curve they very sadly dredged out this witless vile intensely pathetic drivel. Its everything sensible mature folks hate and loathe about cliched dreadful indie stuff. NO proper songs, just poorly structured noise that grates almost as badly as any punk rock, thrash metal or hippety hop garbage. This is a complete and utter waste of money!!

Snow Patrol - Songs For Polar Bears.......2007-01-18

Excellent songs from Snow Patrol's first album.

It was just a matter of time.......2006-10-20

Soon this album will be reviewed by all their new fans because, well, it's never too late. The reason why it took Snow Patrol to get popular was because they started off on a small label (Jeepster) and didn't have the exposure they do now. They signed with a huge label and have finally taken off the way it should have been from the start.

They use keyboards, guitars, bass and drums like a garage band with a million great ideas in their head. The only reason it sounds like garage is because that's probably the only money they could afford. Still, the songs are catchy with a great backbeat. You can hear the fun, dreamlike desire they have. Starfighter Pilot comes at you quick with an easy melody and is fun to sing along with.
One Hundred Things You Should Have Done in Bed shows a bit of bitterness and serious tone wrapped up in another poppy gem.
The list goes on and the number of songs is definitely an added bonus.

I remember when I reviewed this album while in college (cheers to you two who reviewed it here) - nobody got it then but it could have been because it was too poppy. This album, while much choppier, is a lot like their new stuff (i.e. Chasing Cars) with a formulated radio-ready feel. The difference is that with the old stuff, you'll find your head bobbing from start to finish. The new has matured and is better suited to get your prom date out on the floor and slow dance to. Still great, and never too late to be introduced to.

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Still on my play list after all these years.
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Still on my play list after all these years........2006-08-08

This is the album that started off Night Ranger's very long and rocky career, I love all of their CD's but this first one will always hold a special place in my heart.
IT ROCKS!!!

Awesome debut from the pop-metal quintet.......2005-12-22

Dawn Patrol (1982.) Night Ranger's first album.

INTRODUCTION:
In the eighties, there were a number of hard rock groups dominating the music scene. These metal bands fell into two categories - the aggressive, straight-up angry thrash metal scene, and the lighter, more pop-oriented "hair" metal. Both camps had their share of excellent bands. In the former camp, one of the most popular groups was Night Ranger. The group descended from Stereo, a threesome consisting of bassist Jack Blades, drummer Kelly Keagy, and guitarist Brad Gillis. The band eventually grew to include second guitarist Jeff Watson and keyboardist Alan "Fitz" Fitzgerald. The name changed to Ranger, and due to copyright infringement by that name, it changed again to Night Ranger. How does the band's debut album, Dawn Patrol, measure up? Read on and see!

OVERVIEW:
Night Ranger released their first album, Dawn Patrol, in 1982. The band consisted of guitarists Brad Gillis and Jeff Watson, Keyboardist Alan "Fitz" Fitzgerald, drummer Kelly Keagy, and bassist Jack Blades. The album's tracklist consists of Don't Tell Me You Love Me, Sing Me Away, At Night She Sleeps, Call My Name, Eddie's Comin' Out Tonight, Can't Find Me A Thrill, Young Girl In Love, Play Rough, Penny, and (the song) Night Ranger.

REVIEW:
Among the metal bands of the eighties that fell more into the pop-metal side of things, Night Ranger definitely was one of the best. And they had an excellent sound from day one. Truly, they were an all-star cast of musicians who had limitless potential. It's a shame that they tend to get overlooked in favor of other pop metal bands who come off as very cheesy. But it's the music itself that counts, and Night Ranger serves up ten tracks of pure pop-metal goodness on their debut. Read on, and see what tracks the debut offers, and how they fare!

-SIDE A-

-Don't Tell Me You Love Me: The track that starts off the band's first album is also the one that would become the biggest hit off of the album. Essentially, this is straight-up hard rock, but with the addition of keyboards in the background, it takes on a slight eighties pop flavor. The end result is one of the finest songs in the band's catalogue, and isn't hard at all to see why it became the big hit that it did. This one's got it all.

-Sing Me Away: Another fairly big hit for Night Ranger, and one of my all-time favorite songs the group ever recorded. Once again, the band takes a basic enough hard rock sound, but this time they combine it with some more melodic elements. The end result is a song that that combines the best elements of two musical extremes - hard and melodic alike. One of my favorite songs - ever.

-At Night She Sleeps: Pop rock and hard rock combine - excellently. Night Ranger is one of those bands that could, with total expertise, take elements of pop rock and hard rock alike, and fuse them together into a universally-appealing sound. Most rock bands that used keyboards in this era overused them to the point that they became cheesy, but Night Ranger manages to put them to excellent use, without overdoing them. This song demonstrates that point perfectly. A solid song through and through.

-Call My Name: This one is a power ballad of sorts - and a rather good one, too. It's not quite a ballad to the point that it comes off as boring if you're a fan of hard rock, but it's soft and melodic enough at times that if you're into power ballads, you'll enjoy it. Once again, the band has taken two musical extremes and combined them nicely.

-Eddie's Comin' Out Tonight: Another excellent rocker - did you expect otherwise. Essentially, on this one, the band serves up some straight-up hard rock. There are less poppy elements here than it some of the band's other song, which will be good news for some. Guitars are the main instrument here all the way through, and keyboard use is minimized, and where it is, it's relegated to the background. Definitely a solid rocker deserving of its status as one of the band's popular songs.

-SIDE B-

-Can't Find Me A Thrill: Once again, the group serves up straight-up hard rock - an does a damn good job of it. With two virtuoso guitarists in the group, they really specialized at pulling off this guitar-heavy rockers - and this is a prime example. If you like eighties-style hard rock, this song is not to be missed.

-Young Girl In Love: Night Ranger could do power ballads better than pretty much every other band of their era, because even their ballads rocked. This here is another example of that phenomenon the band frequently demonstrated. The song is very similar in its overall execution to the band's later hit, When You Close Your Eyes. I only wish THIS song would have been a bigger hit, as it was certainly deserving of it!

-Play Rough: And here's another serving of that hard rock only Night Ranger could do, with that distinctive touch of an eighties sound. Once again keyboard usage is relegated to background music, and the dual guitars are the primary instrumentation present here. More of the solid hard rock you've come to know and love.

-Penny: More hard rock. And once again, the band throws in their distinctive eighties sound, while once again, keeping the keyboard usage to a minimum. The guitar twosome serves up the primary instrumentation, and does a good job of it. One of my personal favorite songs on the album.

-Night Ranger (the song): The band closes out their debut album with their eponymous track. The keyboard usage in this song is a bit more intensive than in some of the others on the album, but it doesn't at all detract from the overall experience of things. I think the band ended their debut on a high note. Give this one a listen, and you're likely to agree.

OVERALL:
In the end, Night Ranger's debut is about as good as pop-flavored hard rock gets. It's a shame some of the more cheesy acts of the day tend to hog all the credit, and give this subgenre of hard rock a bad name, because Night Ranger was truly one of the most talented acts of their day. Over the course of the eighties, the band scored a number of pop hits and shelled out plenty of underrated masterpieces - and perhaps none of their albums epitomize that point like the first one.

EDITION NOTES:
Night Ranger's albums are tough to come by in stores, with the exception of their compilations. The albums are NOT out of print, they are just tough to come by. If you want them, you may have to do some major searching, or better yet, just order them online. They're worth getting if you like pop-flavored metal.

promising.......2005-06-09

I dusted this effort off recently while transferring a wealth of vinyl to digital. Musically the album, like you would expect from such a talented band, is very good. With a couple guitarslingers like Jeff Watson and the underrated Brad Gillis you expect a lot. The songs are hit and miss though. At times the band shows uncanny pop sensibility with songs such as "Don't Tell You Love Me" and "Young Girl in Love" and at other times can't seem to find a good melody such as "Play Rough" "Eddie's comin' out Tonight". Knowing the two heavyweights playing guitar makes one expect more from the band, but alas, they could never deliver a solid front to back album. I find it interesting to look back at videos from this era a see that "Fitz" Gerald and the keyboardist from Prince's "1999" era band band both mined the surgeon-in-scrubs look. LOL. The album is worth picking up though, just to get the epic "Don't Tell Me..." a rocker for the ages. This alone gets it an extra star.

You say Ranger, I say Danger.......2005-03-08

I'll never forget the first time I heard Night Ranger's "Dawn Patrol." A couple of friends played "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" for me, and I was in air guitar heaven. That track blazes!! One of my friends said that it was incredible that two guitarists as good as Brad Gillis and Jeff Watson made it into the same band. How true. The best thing about this album is how it flows, maintaining a rocking yet melodic form throughout. I saw Night Ranger live in 1984 and again in 1999; they showcased their awesome talent as musicians on both occasions. They sounded great live. My favorite thing about this album is the unique guitar style of Brad Gillis. As soon as you hear his expressive solos, you know it is him, wailing away on his red guitar. I think this album shows the group at its rockin' best, before the pressure to conform to radio based hits took its toll. Check out "Can't Find Me a Thrill," "Eddie's Comin' Out Tonight," and "Night Ranger(the song)" for a chance to kick out the jams. Catch you on the Dawn Patrol, my rockin' brothers & sisters.

Wrong track list!!!.......2004-02-23

An excellent album, to be sure but the track list on this page doesn't apply to Dawn Patrol!

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Snow Patrols Greatest Hit Yet
Chasing Cars

Chasing Cars
Snow Patrol
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Customer Reviews:

Snow Patrols Greatest Hit Yet.......2007-06-24

If you haven't heard the track 'Chasing Cars' by Snow Patrol, you are really missing out. This is a truly wonderful track, and whether you own the single or the album, there is no denying it is a great song.
It's a very meaningful melodius track, with so much heart and feeling in it. It's one of those songs that just makes you stop and think about life. And for those of you that have heard 'Chasing Cars' but not the rest of the new album 'EYES OPEN', I can highly recommend it. Eyes Open

Chasing Cars.......2007-04-06

$13.99 for THREE songs? I thought I was ordering the whole cd for that price. It should be more clearly marked as a SINGLE. That is a ridiculous amount to pay for THREE songs.

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If you love Snow Patrol, you will love this.
towers above EYES OPEN
Few good songs
Y'all Sound better now ya hear
Reindeer Section: Son of Evil Reindeer (PIAS)

Son of Evil Reindeer
Reindeer Section
Manufacturer: Play It Again Sam Us
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Release Date: 2002-08-13

Tracks:

Grand Parade
Budapest
Strike Me Down
Your Sweet Voice
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For their follow-up to their 2001 debut, Y'All Get Scared Now, the original cast of 15--including Arab Strap's Aidan Moffat and members of Astrid, Belle and Sebastian, Mogwai, and Mull Historical Society--have been joined by a deluge of new recruits headed by Idlewild's Roddy Woomble and Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake, swelling their number to a staggering 27. It seems every Glaswegian with a guitar has signed up to join honorary Scot and Snow Patrol singer Gary Lightbody's lo-fi folk answer to the Traveling Wilburys. The fact that Son of Evil Reindeer is infinitely more coherent and intimate than its predecessor is astounding, and Lightbody himself deserves most of the credit. Aside from Moffat's brilliantly woozy "Whodunit?" the tender words and music are all Lightbody's, and it's the Snow Patrol singer's quietly aching voice that adds melancholy to acoustic ambles "Budapest" and "Your Sweet Voice," and feeling to the country-rock grind of "You Are My Joy." With the co-op's more avant-garde noise factors reined in, the other 26 contributors are seemingly confined to minor cameos, but when the results are as touching as this, it hardly seems to matter. --Dan Gennoe

Customer Reviews:

If you love Snow Patrol, you will love this........2007-01-18

This is my first Reindeer Section cd purchase and I was not disappointed. What a great cd. I highly recommend it. If you have the Snow Patrol concert dvd, you will recognize a track or two from this cd. Snow Patrol rarely covers these songs in US shows, but I am sure those of you across the pond are very familiar with them. Buy this cd!

towers above EYES OPEN.......2006-11-04

Since I already criticised that album, and since I really hate it so so much (and love Snow Patrol), I want to say again, after seeing all the befuddling reviews of high praise, that EO is the absolute worst music that Lightbody has ever released. And he obviously did it for the frigging money/fame. The two Reindeer Section Albums show how good he can be. It's beautiful, real music. And props to the other involved in these albums, of course.

Few good songs.......2006-03-16

Pretty good CD, has a few good songs, sometime a little slow though...

Y'all Sound better now ya hear.......2006-02-26

I found this album, in comparison to their first, to be more mature. There seemed to be more of a beat you could catch on to. The lyrics went beyond repeating the same line over and over, unlike their first album. 'Budapest'-track 2, is one of my favorites. Overall, i'd say it did not disappoint.

Reindeer Section: Son of Evil Reindeer (PIAS).......2006-02-07

I really behoove you to listen to Y'all Get Scared How, Hear? Before this one. I only bought this album because I was in a PIAS fix. I couldn't get the new Vitalic because it wasn't there. I couldn't buy Mogwai, because I was real skeptical about past work (I admit it!) So it was either Reindeer Section, Mr. Oizo or Llorca. They had Reindeer Section, so I picked it up only to find out that Snow Patrol's Gary Loightbodycreated one of the most charming CDs written. Most of it is just love songs, but the standouts of the album is, of course, the cheesy yet charming "You Are My Joy", the ecstatic "Cartwheels", and "Budapest" written for a baby born during the recording.

The song that sounds like it was written by an Irish Lambchop "Whodunnit" is the most wonderrul ending, because Aidan Smith of Arab Strap makes you feel as if he has been a very flawed and troubled man, and the choir behind him has blessed his beer-drenched heart the drum machine drenched "Who Told You?" and anticipating "Last Song on Blue Tape" are songs that should have been singles. The rest are interestingly executed songs about love and heartbreak, one being the fingerpicked, acoustic "Where I Fall". When Snow Patrol went back to popularize Snow Patrol, I hope he didn't know that he wrote a beautiful, and I'm using that in a serious manner, rocket of an album on his hands.

Rating: 6.75/10

Three Hit Albums from the U.S. Military Bands

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Bicentennial Military Music
Disappointed listener
Classic US Service Band Recordings!

Three Hit Albums from the U.S. Military Bands

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Release Date: 2004-09-07

Tracks:

Marines' Hymn (From The Hall Of
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Semper Fidelis
Bugler's Holiday
Commando March
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Product Description

Disc 1:
1. Marine's Hymn
2. Semper Fidelis
3. Bugler's Holiday
4. Commando March
5. March of The Women Marines
6. March of the Olympians
7. Stars and Stripes Forever
8. Chimes of Liberty, The
9. American Patrol
10. America the Beautiful
11. Star-Spangled Banner, The
12. Anchors Aweigh
13. El Capitan
14. Jack Tar March, The
15. U.S. Navy March
16. Allies on the March

Disc 2:
1. Thunderer, The
2. Washington Post March
3. National Emblem
4. National Cultural Center March, The
5. King Cotton March
6. Star-Spangled Banner, The
7. U.S. Air Force, The
8. American Salute
9. Boys Of The Old Brigade
10. Oh, Men Who Fly
11. Fairest of the Fair
12. Seventy-Six Trombones
13. Liberty Bell
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16. Falcons' Victory March
17. Star-Spangeld Banner, The

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Bicentennial Military Music.......2007-03-28

The music from these three US Military Bands was originally released in 1977 as single Long Playing Records to celebrate the Nation's Bicentennial Celebration. It is missing the US ARMY BAND (which I regret) but otherwise the music is GREAT and the Bands are FIRST CLASS as you might expect. Except for the different services renderings of THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, no marches are duplicated. If you enjoy good foot tapping Martial Music...this 2-CD set is worth the price.

Disappointed listener.......2006-05-13

I have been listening to military band music for years, and am rarely disappointed. However, this compendium of music by the U.S. Navy, Army, and Marine bands and associated choral groups is not to my taste. Many of the arrangements are strange, and there is much too much vocal music when what I want to hear is the bands play. I would not have bought this album hhad I known beforehand what I know now.

Classic US Service Band Recordings!.......2005-08-10

Its nice to see these old RCA recordings brought out on CD. These were originally released on LP back in the early 1960s to help finance the Kennedy Center in DC. They were popular recordings then. Unfortunatley only three out of the original four are offered here. Missing is the US Army Band which also recorded as part of this series. The sound qaulity has been left largely as it was, which wes pretty good for early 1960s. The only problem with the original recordings was that they tended to sound poor on the inner tracks of the LP. Fortunately that problem no longer exists on CD. Due to the format there tends to be some repeat material here. How many times do we have to hear the national anthem played by each band! Still, there are some good selections played when these bands were in their prime and larger than they are today. Its good to see recordings being re-issued on US service bands other than Altissimo! which tends to use just in-the-can material from band libraries. Here we have the original stuff played in a manner which is no longer done today. For those seeking vintage recordings of US service bands you can't go wrong here.

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