Faith & Science

Shane Nicholson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 26, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Virt Records
• ASIN: B000QUU554
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #204,864 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"this one has its share of strong, instantly memorable tunes." --USAToday.com

"All The Time In The World is the best song Crowded House never recorded while the haunting piano-driven Set Me Up would have restored Mr. [David] Gray's chart fortunes in a heartbeat. Elsewhere the alt-country of Always Be On Your Side should give Ryan Adams cause to pause and re-examine how great he thinks he is." --The Daily Telegraph, Sydney

"there is no denying that he knows how to write a strong melody and capture that all-important pop vibe that keeps listeners wanting more...Faith & Science is undoubtedly his best release so far...he succeeds in delivering a moving and at times brilliant album" --Drum Media, Australia

Product Description

Following the success of his esteemed debut, It's A Movie, Australian singer/songwriter Shane Nicholson marks his return to the U.S. with his stunning follow-up, Faith & Science. Shane's debut earned year-end best-of honors at USA Today and Billboard. All twelve tracks on Faith & Science were written by Shane, except for a striking cover of Tom Waits' "Big In Japan." Standard Jewel Case.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely BRILLIANT!!, June 28, 2006

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T. Rowan (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Faith & Science (Audio CD)

After playing Shane's first album over and over (and over!!! Yes, I played it THAT much!!) and waiting for the new album I really started to think that it would be hard to beat his first solo album. I'm not sure that he has bettered it but he sure has equaled it!
His songwriting is as awesome as his vocals are. He just nails it every time.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Crowded House, Anyone?, August 27, 2008

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popomatik "popomatik" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Faith & Science (Audio CD)

This is the CD Neil Finn should have made rather than regrouping Crowded House (one of my favorite bands of all time) and recording "Time on Earth". "Faith & Science" is the sophomore release from acclaimed Australian singer/songwriter Shane Nicholson and comes on the heels of Shane's debut, "It's A Movie," which earned year-end best-of honors at USA Today, Billboard, & XM Satellite Radio back in 2004. I'd encourage any Crowded House/Neil Finn fan to RUN and find these CD's. They will not disappoint. And, "Faith & Science" is at least not the song-by-song run-through of morose, similarly paced, bland ode to Paul Hester's suicide CD Crowded House's "Time on Earth" became. And for any Crowded House fan reading this review, don't bother voting that it's a bad review because I wasn't satisfied with "Time on Earth". Were you? As for "Faith & Science", it's a CD (like its predecessor) that offers up some VERY similar sounding music somewhere between Neil Finn's first and second solo efforts. And Shane's voice can sound eerily close to Neil's at times. Every friend I have recommended this CD to has rated it a solid 5 stars. Check it out. Time on Earth

4.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing, March 30, 2009

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Mark Holmes "Mark Holmes" (Western Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Faith & Science (Audio CD)

I knew nothing of this band and find it to be one of my favorite purchases of 09!