Silver Sun [Import]

Silver Sun | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 27, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: POLYDOR
• ASIN: B000024R16
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #237,656 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Debut album by the Brit-pop guitar band originally released in 1997 on Universal. Falling somewhere between the Buzzcocks and Cheap Trick, Silver Sun gained a large pop fanbase (especially in Japan). Features 15 tracks including the singles 'Golden Skin',

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars completely overlooked as THE power pop gem, November 13, 2005

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Jeff R. Rosenberg (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Silver Sun (Audio CD)

I mean, what else is there? Presume that Weezer and Green Day have been commissioned to make a record, but somebody offs the lead singers, and thus the only thing left to do is fill their shoes with... the Beach Boys.

I have yet to hear anything top this in the category I can only nail down as "crunched out smooth guitars with thick harmonies on top".

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Silver Sun catches a bit of power pop rays, April 19, 2005

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Wickerlove "Wickerlove" (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Silver Sun (Audio CD)

The Cheap Trick comparisons seem to follow Silver Sun around, and generally that's not too far off, a marriage of chirpy 60's harmonies and crunchy guitars *cough* Matthew Sweet, New Pornographers. The catchiness of this album is infectious, fusing melodic vocals and buzzed-up riffs. Just think the bouncy power-pop of a Teenage Fanclub and Sugar (or perhaps even Suede's debut) meeting the silky melodies of Jellyfish or Sloan. Silver Sun's self-titled tends to be namedropped as an overlooked power-pop gem, unless you discover it for yourself of course.