We Were Born In a Flame

Sam Roberts

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 17, 2003)
• Original Release Date: June 17, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Umvd Labels
• ASIN: B00009PJPR
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #59,753 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
A Montreal native and former hockey player, Sam Roberts gave up dreams of becoming a star Canadien [stet] to embark on a musical career. Given the track record of most jocks behind the mic, this doesn’t exactly portend great results, but Roberts's full-length debut is pretty good. Roberts writes tuneful folk-rock and power-pop tunes, many of them built around a percussively strummed acoustic guitar. Musically, he covers some of the same musical territory as Travis, but overall the effect is more extroverted and aggressive, less wispy and melancholic. Three of this CD's best songs are lifted by an earlier EP, Inhuman Condition, but there’s not a bum track among the 13 included here (although an unnecessary '70s rock-star guitar solo comes close to ruining the otherwise gorgeous and seductive orchestral pop of "Taj Mahal"). Canada seems full of musical artists who don't quite translate outside that country’s national borders, but the bright, confident appeal of Roberts’s full-length bow is far more universal. --Keith Moerer

Product Description
Up-and-coming rocker, & Montreal, Canada native Sam Roberts, with his 2003 debut full-length. 14 tracks with song lyrics & color photos of the band included in the sleeve. Universal. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning full-lenght debut, June 17, 2003

By	John "[e-mail]" (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) - See all my reviews

i first heard of Sam on a late night Canadian tv show that showcases up and coming Canadian filmmakers and musicians and i was impressed. later his 'Inhuman Condition' EP came out and i was amazed. based on those two experiences, i bought this album the day it was released and i was blown away. the three tracks from the EP that are featured here (Where Have All the Good People Gone?, Brother Down, Don't Walk Away Eileen) are all new versions, and are improvements on their earlier counterparts. Sam is a very proudly Canadian artist, with references to Canada in many of his songs (even singing in french for a few verses of one), but that certainly shouldn't limit his appeal to a strictly Canadian audience. i really hope he catches on in the US and elsewhere, because he is really a great talent. his songs (which are all penned by himself) are inspired, original, well written, diverse, and above all, catchy. some highlights include: the stunning first track, 'Hard Road'; 'Where Have All the Good People Gone?', my personal fav; the beautiful and Beatle-esque 'Taj Mahal'; and the uber-catchy 'Brother Down'.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rock Music at it's Best!, December 28, 2003

By	Kate (Montreal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: We Were Born in a Flame (Audio CD)

Sam rocks plain and simple, besides his music being the best thing to come out f Canada in a long time, he is simply the nicest guy! (as are his bandmates) everyone shoud own this CD and get the import if you want to hear The Canadian Dream (its only on the Can. CD) because its a great song!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There is hope for Canadian Music, November 6, 2003

By	John (Vancouver, BC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: We Were Born in a Flame (Audio CD)

I hadn't purchased this cd until I attended the Sam Roberts concert at the Commodore. I was blown away. It was one of the most energy packed shows I've ever seen. You have to see this guy live, he works the crowd like no other. I don't know what the people who say he isn't good live are on, because I liked every song I heard the first time and I'm very picky about music. I went out and bought the album and haven't stopped listening to it since. Talk about music that picks you up and puts a swagger in your step. The only thing I can really compare it to is the Beatles or Jane's Addiction. Great melodies, guitar riffs and rhythms. Watch this guy because he's going to be big, and go to one of his concerts now so that you can say you were there in the early days! This guy has breathed new life into a very dry, dull canadian music scene(SUM 41, Nickelback, Default haven't got anything on this guy)