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Snow Patrol i think are underrated....and although their hits speak for themselves, its easy to fall into the same o same o trap.... To me their sound is comforting and warm and not without a huge amount of heartfelt soul thrown in....i've always thought lyrics were as important as the music melody and this is where Snow Patrol are at their very best....A Hundred Million Suns.....you won't be disappointed......jim
Though far from being Snow Patrol's best effort, "A Hundred Million Suns" will prove to be a rather enjoyable album for SP's fans. It's got pretty much everything and anything you could look for in a SP album. Yet, you COULD possibly say it's a tad flat... just a tad though. The album does have some memorable momentums. Its a 3.5* out of 5* for me.
In the epic trinity of stadium indie, Snow Patrol are the ghost; lacking both the sheer pomposity to challenge the all-powerful Coldplay and the catchy confidence to take on the often crucified Keane, they wisp about in the shadows, pushing out occasional strokes of excellence to remind the world they exist. A Hundred Million Suns is their rabble-rousing attempt to change that power structure – and they really have pulled out all the stops. Decamping to the Berlin studios used by David Bowie and Iggy Pop in the late 70s and teaming up once more with the increasingly influential producer, Jacknife Lee, they have pushed every ounce of their energies into breaking free of their 'also-rans' tag and proving that they really can write an entire album of brilliance, rather than just the occasional stunner. Inevitably, they have fallen short of such a goal – not through lack of trying but because they simply don’t have the invention or imagination to be truly great. Most surprisingly, given the saving graces of Run, Chasing Cars, Chocolate and It's Beginning To Get To Me on their previous two albums, there are no truly stand-out tunes - the album simply melts into one long agreeable but unremarkable mass. That fact isn't helped by the lack of variety in their tunes. A Hundred Million Suns can be broken squarely into two camps – the moody indie brooders and the up-tempo gut-wrenchers. What's most annoying is that there are moments that could have been so much more fulfilling. The break of Crack The Shutters, for example, should have opened up an epic, rather than the drudge that follows it and the lo-fi minimalism of The Golden Floor could have revealed a Jose Gonzalez-like string to their bow, instead of the underwritten disappointment it actually gives. A Hundred Million Suns is so close to being brilliant, it ends up being more grating than if it had been awful. A little more adventure, a little more heroism and Snow Patrol could have produced something stunning; as it is, this is stadium indie revealed through a glass darkly, a solid but ultimately unsatisfying experience.Read full review
I bought this cd for my HUSBANDS birthday as he likes a little of snow patrol songs;BUT when the cd came and we played it we both FELL IN LOVE with the cd !! Its got really good tracks on the cd, hope this helps.It also makes you want to buy the other cds of snow patrol to see how they are if you can get into those cds. thanks.
AMAZING! As usual from Snow Patrol! The album brings back great memories of the concert and has a great collection of slow and fast keeping you on a journey. Yet another stunner to follow up their predecessors. Fantastic!
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