Start Here

Gloria Record | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 9, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Arena Rock
• ASIN: B000063IWI
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #390,599 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How come no one owns this?, May 13, 2002

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Dean N. Smith (Mountain View, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Start Here (Audio CD)

i found the gloria record a while ago and when i heard they were releasing their first full length, that was it. i was totally excited and i got the morning of april 6th. needless to say, it was not anything like what i had pictured it to be and after the first spin, i was disapointed. 2nd spin, i was blown away. this album is more listenable to folks like myself because of its variety. everything sounds totally different. sure i've got my favorites, but this one is one of the albums that flows really really well together. ambulance is my favorite, but everything's awesome. i found myself getting tired of the lull in traffic EP because there is very little variety. this is the most layered and interesting album i've gotten in years. do this up and coming band a favor and pick this up. you'll be happy you did.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars everything thats great about music, April 9, 2002

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J M Breen (Manchester, Lancashire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Start Here (Audio CD)

"Start Here" is a truly revolutionary album. The Gloria Record have spent a long time working on this record and it definitely shows. The production is spot on, with hundreds of subtleties working in the foreground and background (whether they be synthetic sounds, vocals, guitars, whatever), the songs are well written, well performed and by far outshine anything the band have written previously (although their previous work is excellent!)

It's hard to pick stand out tracks, as each one is special in its own way. I will say though, that the songs I find myself returning to over and over again are "Cinema Air", "The Immovable Motorist" and "I Was Born In Omaha".

Even though it is still April now, I can safely say that "Start Here" is quite possibly the best album to be released this year.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars heartbreaking, yet inspirational at the same time, May 3, 2003

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one_arm_scissor (Lancaster,Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Start Here (Audio CD)

ill tell you one thing right now, if your not into feeling very sad while listening to music, then maybe these guys aren't for you. but the sadness of this albulm, is what sometimes makes music what it should do to you. music, at least i believe, should have a large emotional impact on you, that can leave you stunned it's that good. i mean yes music thats just listenable bcause it's happy is great, but i find the lasting value on those types of music are nothing in comparison to the emo/indie scene, or whatever you want to call it (underground scene). some of my personal favorites include," I was born in Omaha,ambulance, and salvation army", but they are all amazing. im also a huge fan of mineral, and old gloria record, and i dont know what all you other reviewers are talking about gloria record's change sounding too different, because the roots are still there whether the layering and keyboarding hides it or not.