Hopes & Fears [Extra tracks, Import]

Keane | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 15, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Universal Import
• ASIN: B0001Z2RUK
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #206,749 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Somewhere Only We Know

2. Bend & Break

3. We Might As Well Be Strangers

4. Everybody's Changing

5. Your Eyes Open

6. She Has No Time

7. Can't Stop Now

8. Sunshine

9. This Is The Last Time

10. On A Day Like Today

11. Untitled 1

12. Bedshaped

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hopes for "Fears", December 6, 2004

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E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hopes & Fears (Audio CD)

British mope-rock is alive and well, as Brit-pop trio Keane makes their debut with "Hopes and Fears." Strong, soaring vocals from Tom Chaplin are backed up by some solid piano-based pop and rock. Despite constant comparisons to Radiohead and Coldplay, Keane shows plenty of promise.

It starts off with a strong piano solo in the quiet "Somewhere Only We Know," followed by a stream of catchy pop like the thoughtful "Everybody's Changing" and the shimmery "Bend And Break," and gossamer ballads like the melancholy "We Might As Well Be Strangers" and soaring "She Has No Time." It wraps up on a strong note with the plaintive "Bedshaped."

If any British band breaks the rock mold, it seems to be labelled as a Radiohead/Coldplay wannabe. On some superficial levels, Keane sounds rather like those bands. But it manages to remain a bit apart, rocking a bit harder and sounding a bit more straightforward and simple. It's hard to truly classify Keane as really being pop -- the lack of guitar and the prevailing piano seem to edge its catchy melodies closer to classical pop.

The first thing to know about Keane is: No guitarist. Don't let it scare you -- the mix of rippling piano and gentle percussion are enough to make their melodies catchy without electric riffs. At the same time, they take some musical risks. Psychedelic piano-pop? Believe it or not, Keane does that.

Tom Chaplin's vocals are the strongest point of Keane's lineup; his solid, high soars along with the shimmery music. At times his vocals get a bit TOO high, like when he sings the title line of "She Has No Time," but most of the time he manages to sound like a heartbroken guy exorcising his breakup demons. The songs themselves aren't terribly complex or insightful, but they can be quite poignant: "And if you have a minute why don't we go/talk about it somewhere only we know?/This could be the end of everything/so why don't we go/somewhere only we know?"

Keane needs to distance itself more from the other Brit-mope-rock bands before it can blossom into greatness. But in "Hopes And Fears," they have succeeded in the basics: bringing forth some beautiful, sometimes heartrending music.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All Hopes & No Fears (Break up album of the year), July 6, 2004

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Lee (DuBois Pa USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hopes & Fears (Audio CD)

Throw in part Radiohead , A splash of Morissey ,A Touch of Muse, & A Pinch Of Depeche Mode ,And you end up with Keane.
There are Vast facets of love in This Peice of superb &Unique work. The Cd takes you on an emotional rollercoaster of Love,Loss,Hopes & Fears. There is alot of melancholy feelings of Lost Love iced with a proclaimed hope of just being loved.

This is truly one of the most moving CD I've heard in along time!
From the popular Love Song "Somewhere only we know(#1)"
To the lilting professions of love on "Bedshaped(#12)"Which is my personal favorite of the whole Cd.

Branching out to "We might as well be strangers(#3)" A Sorrowful Story of a familiar couple ,as they live each day as the last & the next, taking for granted what Love is.

"She has no time(#6) " is a beautiful peice,of tragic desire for the one that got away.

"This is the last time(#9)" Is a bitter sweet kiss goodbye .

This album is a awesome mix of Electronic Expression ,& Acoustic Laced Ballads.
This is a must have for any collection!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All Hopes & No Fears(The Break up Album of the Year), July 6, 2004

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Lee (DuBois Pa USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hopes & Fears (Audio CD)

Throw in part Radiohead , A splash of Morissey ,A Touch of Muse, & A Pinch Of Depeche Mode ,And you end up with Keane.

There are Vast facets of love in This Peice of superb &Unique work. The Cd takes you on an emotional rollercoaster of Love,Loss,Hopes & Fears. There is alot of melancholy feelings of Lost Love iced with a proclaimed hope of just being loved.

This is truly one of the most moving CD I've heard in along time!
From the popular Love Song "Somewhere only we know(#1)"
To the lilting professions of love on "Bedshaped(#12)"Which is my personal favorite of the whole Cd.

Branching out to "We might as well be strangers(#3)" A Sorrowful Story of a familiar couple ,as they live each day as the last & the next, taking for granted what Love is.

"She has no time(#6) " is a beautiful peice,of tragic desire for the one that got away.

"This is the last time(#9)" Is a bitter sweet kiss goodbye .

This album is a awesome mix of Electronic Expression ,& Acoustic Laced Ballads.
This is a must have for any collection!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!