Broken Lights

Brookville | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 29, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Unfiltered
• ASIN: B002H3ETGY
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #189,939 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing american pop music with european style!, October 18, 2009

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Mr. Jean-paul Tabja-odria "Jean Paul Tabja" (Oakville, Canada) - See all my reviews
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Andy Chase has made it once more. This is a brilliant album at the level of Ivy's best ones. I like Brookville's first album but found the second one a little bit flat. Broken Lights is what I was expecting from Andy and the album is a non stopper on my player. My song selection is:

Happy (What a great opening!)
Great Mistake (What a great single!)
Break my heart (almost like Ivy)
Goodbye
Tell her you love her

In the meantime Andy has produced other artists including the british pop group Trashcan Sinatras and they just released the album which again shows Andy Chase's talent.

Buy this album with confidence.

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid work. Pros and cons..., February 20, 2011

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Eric J. Anderson (Ankeny, Iowa) - See all my reviews
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Although I think I prefer Brookville's two earlier albums to this latest, it is certainly not without its charms.

The production is great, as seems to be the norm whenever Andy Chase is involved. I love how he builds on the framework of a song, adding and subtracting different elements from the arrangement as the track progresses. I'd like for Andy to be hired to produce some of our top pop and rock bands. Maybe it sounds crazy, but I think he'd do wonders for U2 or Coldplay. Or Feist!

Andy's singing continues to get stronger. The sound quality overall is very good. It seems like they are recording in analog. Whether they do or not, they're getting a nice relaxed and detailed sound.

I have to say most of the tracks are a little more fluffy lite pop, and they don't draw me in as much as previous Brookville material. But there's a great cover of Haunted House, a G.W. McLennan song. End Of The World has a great hook. I almost wish that song had been saved for an Ivy album. The driving beat and arrangement remind me of typical Ivy material. Reunite is a meditation on death and rebirth. So there is some substantial material here, too.

Mainly, this album makes me hungry for a new disc from Ivy...

5.0 out of 5 stars More Chase Magic!, October 18, 2010

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This review is from: Broken Lights (Audio CD)

No doubt Andy Chase is a Gentleman, Scholar and one of the finest singer/songwriter/composers of our generation. In this age when everyone in R&B sounds the same, everyone in pop/rock sounds the same and everyone in alternative sounds the same, its refreshing to enjoy an artist that has their own style like no one else. A nice Euro-fusion flavor that anyone of any age can enjoy. This album is superb! Extremely enjoyable! Every track! If you are not familiar with Brookville, Ivy and the musical magic of Andy Chase then this is a great introduction. You'd might as well get the other Brookville's and everything Ivy while you're at it. You'll have several hours of some of the finest music, lyrics and soft soothing vocals that can be had in the last dozen years or so. I now have 7 works of Chase and Chase & Company (Chase, Durand, Schlesinger) and every one is a favorite. And btw, contrary to a previous reviewer, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this album cover shot. When I admire an artist and their work I want to know exactly what they look like and I do want close-ups. I want to see them perform live and say "yeah, that's right, that's the bloke that's sitting on my shelf at home right now!"