Letter From St Paul

Silencers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000008KPA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #196,864 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Painted Moon

2. I Can't Try

3. Bullets And Blue Eyes

4. God's Gift

5. I See Red

6. I Ought To Know

7. A Letter From St. Paul

8. Blue Desire

9. Possessed

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Impressive Debut, December 2, 2004

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S. E. Shepherd "se69" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Letter From St Paul (Audio CD)

The Silencers are a great, yet relatively unknown pop/rock band from Scotland. Their debut album, "A Letter From St. Paul" made a bit of a splash, with the minor hits "Painted Moon" and "I See Red," but for some reason they never caught on. Their sound is similar to their Scottish peers of the time, such as the Simple Minds and Big Country, though they don't necessarily sound like either one. The Silencers have subdued yet driving sound that sticks with you once you've heard it.

Other standout songs are "God's Gift" and the title track, a trippy "instrumental" with an American girl (from St. Paul?) reading a "letter." The whole album is an excellent example of late 80's pop/rock. This is a really good overlooked gem. It's a shame the CD is out of print.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An overlooked 80's Classic, May 11, 2008

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Toscano Barga (Southern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Letter From St Paul (Audio CD)

Buy this now ! Every song is great, a truly great 80's classic album, unfortunately they never really capitalized on their embry of success with Painted moon, not sure whose fault that is but it's unfortunate. Better late than never, buy it now !

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Pop from Saint Paul, August 18, 2010

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Gerardo Martinez Casas "Gary" (Charlotte, North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Letter From St Paul (Audio CD)

Meaning Sir Paul McCartney? Maybe. Reminds me a lot of The Fixx, Tears for Fears and XTC. And they could for sure have influenced Fountains of Wayne in later years. Very catchy pop for a quiet summer in the woods sorrounded by precious lakes and lots of action. A classic of it's time.