As Tall As Lions

As Tall as Lions | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 8, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Triple Crown
• ASIN: B000GFRDY0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,797 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #93 in Music > Alternative Rock > Indie & Lo-Fi > Ambient Pop

Editorial Reviews

This band redefines perceptions of Long Island's music scene with their British influenced contemporary indie rock sound. On their sophomore release, they harness the creativity of 70's album rock, the lush tones of ambient pop, and the subtle passion of groups such as The Smiths from the late '80s. Their music can easily be considered interpretive and progressive, yet it by no means alienates the fan base they've acquired through sharing bills with such acts as Mae, Acceptance, June, The Spill Canvas, The Receiving End Of Sirens, Copeland, and Coheed & Cambria.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Album of the Year 2006, August 12, 2006

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Joseph J. Micciulli (NY, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: As Tall As Lions (Audio CD)

Check these guys out it might change your life. If you like Coldplay, U2, Mars Volta, and/or Keane you'll love the ambient rock force known as As Tall As Lions. Not the typical Long Island sound, these cats from Massapequa have a big year ahead of them if this album gets the exposure it deserves. A more mature/developed sound than their debut Lafcadio, the opening track Stab City is enough alone to keep the listener interested for the entire album. Highlights include Stab City, A Break A Pause, Love Love Love, Milk & Honey, Where Do I Stand, and the hidden track. Seriously pick this up it won't disappoint. And be sure to check these guys in concert...they bounce around everywhere on the midsize club scene. PICK FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2006!!!!!!!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'll also make this my album of the year, August 21, 2006

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steve (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: As Tall As Lions (Audio CD)

If you're not familiar with the band, they have a sound somewhere in the intersection of Coldplay (but rock harder), Jeff Buckley (but without the despair), and Starflyer 59 (but without the drone). The sound is at times introspective and at others urgent -- but always infectious. Overall this is a step forward from "Lafcadio" the last release. (Don't miss the hidden track!)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As Tall As Lions - Self Titled, December 28, 2006

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Justin Holt "www.justinholt.net" (Rochester, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: As Tall As Lions (Audio CD)

Pitting the name of your band against the king of the jungle is daring, an inevitable open door for the reviewers to lambaste you.

Unless it's justified.

But As Tall As Lions, an indie band from Long Island, NY leaves nothing to chance with their second album, which shares the same name as the band.

And after hearing this, in the not so grand scale of today's music, this band should be taller than the majority of the faux lions out there.

Sure, a lot of their songs are built around love--be it lost, found, or never really there to begin with--and the bulk of their lyrics could have come from a melancholy teenager's notebook, and because of that some might pigeonhole them as emo, a distinction which is not only unfair, but nowadays a kiss of death. But nothing ever feels woe is me, even when it is. The melodies are ambient, at times atmospheric, even reminiscent of some Sigur Ros (though with words that you can actually understand). And As Tall As Lions sounds similar enough to Keane to mention it; but they're so much better, their sound deeper, and Daniel Nigro twice the singer.

Above everything the album is honest.

Beyond that it's littered with homerun after homerun. The opening track "Stab City" sets the ebb and flow of what's to follow, from "Song For Luna", a lovely ditty sounding every bit like a soundtrack to any wannabe protagonist who's wandered aimlessly through the mental streets of time gone by, to the closer "Maybe I'm Just Tired", a heartbreaking confessional where Nigro sings, "But I know I'm not good enough for you" like he means it.

From top to bottom there aren't anything even resembling fillers.

And somewhere in the middle of the album, from "Ghosts of York", to "Milk and Honey", to "I'm Kicking Myself" they manage a few masterpieces.

The album is outstanding, easily one of the best of 2006.

And though there aren't any streamers, fireworks, or larger than life billboards to promote its release, make no mistake this is As Tall As Lion's coming out party.

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