The Invitation [Import]

Thirteen Senses | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 24, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: MSI:UNIVERSAL/VERTIGO
• ASIN: B0002PD3IO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,794 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2004 debut album from indie act favorably compared to Coldplay & Keane. 12 tracks including the first two singles, 'Into The Fire' & 'Do No Wrong'. Vertigo.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Impressive debut, May 4, 2005

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Stephen Doig (New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Invitation (Audio CD)

There's nothing startlingly original about the music on young British band Thirteen Senses debut 'The Invitation', but to write them off as unoriginal would be to miss the point. On the evidence here, much of which is stirring and beautiful, this is a group more concerned with breaking hearts than breaking barriers.

I wasn't quite prepared for just how good this is given there are so many bands that peddle this brand of anthemic, melodic pop/rock with such mediocre, hollow results. Thirteen Senses manage to make big sounding music that is also heartfelt and literate.

Comparisons abound to groups like Keane, Coldplay and Embrace (a sort of necessary evil in the case of a new band), and in truth they do fall roughly into the same territory as these bands, though with less grandiosity than Coldplay, more edge than Keane, and at time of writing, better melodies than Embrace.

Given time 'The Invitation' is a real grower, while 'Into The Fire' and 'Thru The Glass' endear themselves immediately, others such as 'Gone', 'Saving', 'Lead Us' and 'Last Forever' prove to be equally very, very good after a few spins.

You only hope Thirteen Senses' label gives them the opportunity to grow as a band, and down the line the chance to deliver on the promise of this excellent debut.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars melancholy melodies sung sweetly by male brit, June 4, 2005

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tadmor (New York City) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Invitation (Audio CD)

If you like that sort of thing. This is your album. The songs are very hummable. At times orchestral. Not quite sure what he's singing about but it's kind of depressing and introspective. But the singer's voice is really sweet and he sings the songs really well and there's a dreamy, yearning quality about them. He harmonizes with himself and sings close to falsetto. Many highlight songs - Automatic, Do No Wrong, Gone, Saving, The Salt Wound Routine - all great songs.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good alblum, August 28, 2005

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Brian Burrows - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Invitation (Audio CD)

Very good alblum. Comparable in sound to Keane, but is actually better then Keane's Hopes and Fears. Also with a slightly darker edge. It is well produced. A good addition to anyone's collection.