Strangers [Import]

Ed Harcourt | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 9, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Import
• ASIN: B0002OVQ3E
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,101,556 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Storm Is Coming

2. Born in the '70s

3. This One's for You

4. Strangers

5. Let Love Not Weigh Me Down

6. Something to Live For

7. The Trapdoor

8. The Music Box

9. Loneliness

10. Open Book

11. Kids (Rise from the Ashes)

12. Black Dress

Editorial Reviews

Sunday Times UK

"flawless and transcendent" (4 stars)

Product Description

Having scored huge critically acclaimed albums with 2001's 'Here Be Monsters' & 2003's 'From Every Sphere', singer/songwriter Ed Harcourt returns with his most accomplished album to date. The marvel inducing 'Strangers'. 'Strangers' is the sound of an artist finally at ease with his phenomenal talent. Every song is given more room to breathe than on any previous Harcourt album with every splash of piano & vocal inflection used to their fullest potential. Ed Harcourt has become a wonderful songwriter, lets hope he has enough in him to become one of the all time greats. Heavenly.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ed, February 13, 2005

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Nicholas Soucy (Lansing, Mi United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Strangers (Audio CD)

Ed Harcourt usually shows potential, but often only has a few good songs coupled with several filler tracks which are cheesy.

When I had heard Movies of Myself by Rufus Wainwright, I thought that all of his songs would sound more like Ed Harcourt's "Strangers" album. I was disappointed with the light-hearted lounge-style singing of Wainwright, but Harcourt fills in that flavor much more effectively.

In fact, somewhere between Damien Rice's "O" album and Wainwright's "Want One" is where "Strangers" resides. I think Damien Rice's music is more soulful, though.

It's a good listen overall. However, I'd recommend buying it used because it's nothing that amazing. My rating is 3.5.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of the best things I heard this year, February 7, 2005

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alexander laurence (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strangers (Audio CD)

Ed Harcourt is one of the most talented guys from England. He is a brilliant songwriter. He has put three albums in the past three years. Apparently he has written 500 songs, so he has a lot. He blends melody with ideas and thought. It is truly more amazing every time. Strangers is his recent album. It sounds incredible. "The Storm Is Coming" employs some hard rock sounds that Harcourt is not necessarily known for. "Born in The 70s" is more like glam rock. The song "Strangers" recalls some of his previous works, but Harcourt doesn't really repeat himself. The song itself has a weird arrangement. This must have been the result of working with a new producer in Sweden. "Let Love Not Weigh Me Down" has a rich sound and has a heart of experience behind it. On songs like "Something To Live For" and "The Trapdoor" you sense that Harcourt has a wealth of solid musical ideas. He hasn't gone dry. Harcourt has created his most diverse and well-rounded album. There hasn't been too many of these really good albums recently.
This is nearly great.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Album of 2004, September 22, 2004

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A. Railsback "AmyJamesDio" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Strangers (Chi) (Audio CD)

This is Ed's best album yet! I am a huge Ed fan and I never would have thought it possible for him to even come close to topping his previous work....but WOW! This album has a couple of his trademark love songs, but also a good variety of other songs I never would have expected. It's very different than From Every Sphere and Maplewood and the numerous singles. Even if you don't like his other albums (in that case, what's wrong with you??), you will like this one for sure. This album is AWESOME! Thanks Ed, without this album, my life would be incomplete.