Enjoy the Melodic Sunshine [Import]

Cosmic Rough Riders | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 27, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Poptones
• ASIN: B000050582
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #272,364 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Brothers Gather Round

2. The Gun Isn't Loaded

3. Glastonbury Revisited

4. Baby, You're So Free

5. Value of Life

6. Revolution (In the Summertime?)

7. Have You Heard the News Today?

8. Sometime

9. Melanie

10. The Rain Inside

11. The Charm

12. The Loser

13. You've Got Me

14. Emily Darling

15. Morning Sun

Editorial Reviews

Third album for the Scottish folk-rock act combines tracks from their first two albums, 'Deliverance' (1999) and 'Panorama' (2000) though some have been vastly improved upon, although the original versions earned them a place in Virgin's Greatest Albums. Includes three all new tracks, 'Sometime', the first single 'Melanie' and 'Morning Sun'. 2000 release. 2000 release. Tri-fold digipak.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sonic Heaven, June 13, 2001

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Mons "Mons" (Norrpan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Enjoy the Melodic Sunshine (Audio CD)

It shames me to say that I bought this album because of the cover. And the title. The reviews in Amazon.com helped, of course, but I felt that I just couldn't go wrong. I must tell you here and now that this is an outstanding album: bright, solid, shimmering and breathtakingly beautiful. Open the sleeve and uncover 15 golden nuggets of 60s-inspired glory. They tell me that Glasgow's Cosmic Rough Riders sound like Teenage Fanclub. Well that's as may be but this to me sounds better than TF. Highlights? Well, take your pick. There's not a duff track there. My favourite at the moment is Melanie, which is uplifting. If I had to describe what CRR sound like it is this: a slice of Byrds, a dollop of Beatles, a smidgeon of REM, a sprinkling of Teenage Fanclub-type harmonies et voilà...you've got yourself a slice of sonic heaven. Please help yourselves.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Scotland's best kept secret, May 22, 2001

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David O'Brien (Dublin 18 Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Enjoy the Melodic Sunshine (Audio CD)

Being a fan of Teenage Fanclub and Big Star, I am a melody junky who thrives on uplifting harmonies and big swirling choruses.Cosmic Roughriders fulfil this craving and more ! This album is absolutely fantastic.The lead singer has a top class voice and the other band members contribute greatly to the choruses.One aspect to this group is that several of the songs verge on the borderline with folk music.This gives them a pastoral quality which is lacking in other multi-vocal bands of their ilk.

Alan McGhee, Oasis' ex-manager has signed them to his Poptones label so fame beckons.I only hope that the record buying public have the good sense to buy this one. I am not exaggerating when I say that this is as impressive a debut as Big Star's #1 Record ,and that's saying something !

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Neil Young is Smiling......., October 26, 2005

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Rev. Craig Phillips "Coexist" (Orange County, Ca, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Enjoy the Melodic Sunshine (Audio CD)

I bought this album after moving to Kauai in 2003 and it soon became the soundtrack to my adventures on the Garden Isle. Based on rave recommendations I had read on Amazon (and bollocks to all of the "purists" out there who say that this album just dosen't live up to all of those "classic" records from the 60's and 70's). So often those old records just aren't as good as we would like to think they were. Put on some new glasses and have a look at something that is fresh while honoring the influences that shaped it. As a rock fan who saw many of the greats in concert back in the 70's (I was there for both of Neil Young's "Rust Never Sleeps" shows at the Forum in 78'), I was giddy with joy upon listening to Melodic Sunshine for the first time. Yes, they wear there influences on they're sleeves but so what when it is done this good. The guitars jingle-jangle, the vocals shimmer with beautiful harmonies, and the song's themselves are all gems. Every track is outstanding! If you worship at the alter of THE Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, and Harvest Era Neil Young then don't hesitate in purchasing this record. It will leave you wondering why a group this great never got the due they deserved.