The Sky Is Too High

Graham Coxon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 18, 1998)
• Original Release Date: August 4, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Caroline
• ASIN: B000009XPM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #266,023 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Thats All I Wanna Do

2. Where'd You Go?

3. In a Salty Sea

4. A Day Is Far Too Long

5. R U Lonely?

6. I Wish

7. Hard & Slow

8. Me You, We Two

9. Waiting

10. Who the Fuck?

11. Mornin' Blues

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb solo album that is an instant classic., September 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Sky Is Too High (Audio CD)

The spirit of Syd Barrett and Nick Drake live in this amazing recording. Off the drink and bored, Graham Coxon has produced a simple yet beautiful album which updates the pastoral influences of Syd and Nick with a punkish edge. It is a delicate sound that repays repeated playings and is a refreshing update to the more layered Blur recordings.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Graham Coxon goes solo!, August 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Sky Is Too High (Audio CD)

Being a long time Blur fan, I had always wanted Graham to sing a song of his own, and I got that with "Your So Great". After that, I wanted an entire album - and he came through with "Sky is too High". (I couldn't wait for the American Caroline Records release, so I ordered from Japan!) The album is a little Dinosaur Jr, a little Sonic Youth and a little Sentridoh, and a lot of emotion. This album is raw and uncommercial...it's what music should be. With "Sky is too High", Graham Coxon proves that not only is he one of the most talented guitar players, he is also a talented singer and songwriter as well. For anyone who loved "Your So Great", this album is much more, and a must have! Now I just have to wait for his solo American tour!!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars not bad..., January 27, 1999

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This review is from: The Sky Is Too High (Audio CD)

This is a decent enough album--I can't say it exactly blows my mind, but given that it was more or less thrown together in a week, it's not too bad. Graham doesn't have a great voice (there's a reason Damon does most of Blur's singing...), and some of the lyrics are sorta simplistic, but all in all I was pleasantly surprised. And besides, it's a federal law that all Blur fans must own it.