Amber

Clearlake

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 24, 2006)
• Original Release Date: January 24, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Domino
• ASIN: B000CR7RFM
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #141,309 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
It's easy to sympathize with all the British guitar bands that came out around the same time as Coldplay only to be accused of sounding too much like Coldplay. That's what happens when you sell 999,999,917 albums less than the biggest rock act in the world. But it's always tricky trying to break away from what you do best. Pale, skinny boys from Brighton are supposed to play widescreen piano ballads that make 14-year-old girls cry, as Clearlake did on 2003's excellent Cedars. On first listen, Amber feels like a jolt. Fuzzy guitars, thundering drums and Jason Pegg's heart-pounding voice open "No Kind of Life"--and, well, it sounds a little desperate. But then the smoke fades and you realize that Clearlake has actually pulled it off. The brilliantly tuneful "Getting Light Outside," the tender "Dreamt That You Died," a bunch of songs that sound uncharacteristically noisy and bitter--for better or worse, the band has successfully changed course and left those Chris Martin comparisons in the dust. --Aidin Vaziri

Product Description
2000's debut, "Lido" sparked a sell-out UK tour and won plaudits from all sorts of stellar peers and heroes. 2003's "Cedars" established them in the US and Canada, along with a two-month visit that included dates with Stereolab and The Decemberists. This is the follow-up. From mesmeric to buzzy Byrdsy rush to Kinksy oomph to countrified lament, it's their wildest, deepest, most surprising album so far. Produced by Clearlake's Jason Pegg with Steve Osborne (U2) and Jim Abbiss (DJ Shadow, Arctic Monkeys).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent Album, January 28, 2006

By	Lee White (Toronto) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a good album and deserves to be listened to. It starts with good songs as the base and expands with a mature production sound. This is a CD which is not the flavour of the month but, straight ahead britrock, and will probably be in my CD player for years to come. If you like BRMC or Oasis, I would recommend you check Amber out.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must, March 16, 2006

By	Diane Babcox "maluko" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Excellent album from an underrated British band. Their first two albums are great as well.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fully-Realized Amber, February 28, 2006

By	WrtnWrd "Hankman" (Northridge, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This is the most fully-realized of Clear Lake's releases, with highlights abounding. The extra muscle in the music becomes them, and the lyrics are forthright, direct, and hit their targets with ammo to spare.