When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up

Snow Patrol | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 24, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Jeepster Records
• ASIN: B00005EBJ5
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #196,633 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #91 in Music > Alternative Rock > Indie & Lo-Fi > Twee Pop

Track Listings

1. Never Gonna Fall in Love Again

2. Ask Me How I Am

3. Making Enemies

4. Black and Blue

5. Last Ever Lone Gunman

6. If I'd Found the Right Words to Say

7. Batten Down the Hatch

8. One Night Is Not Enough

9. Chased by...I Don't Know What

10. On/Off

11. An Olive Grove Facing the Sea

12. When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up

13. Make Love to Me Forever

14. Firelight

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Mad for sadness? Then Northern Irish four-piece Snow Patrol could be the band for you. Ignore lead singer Gary Lightbody when he hisses that he's "never gonna fall in love again" on the opening track of the same name; When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up is an album about giving your heart away, feeling it break, and desperately trying to reassemble it before the next emotional crackup. Some of this record's greatest moments find amps turned down and emotions laid desperately bare, such as the acoustic "Make Love to Me Forever" and the love-laid-to-rest lament of "If I'd Ever Found the Right Words to Say." But that's not to say that the ballsy pop songs--see "Ask Me How I Am," the sound of a harmony-laden Sebadoh playing hip-hop through a detuned radio--don't make the grade. And when it's all over? They may have been casualties in the wars of love, but as Lightbody whispers "we won't get much sleep" on the closing "Firelight," you know that--like you--Snow Patrol are ready to flip the record and live it all again. --Louis Pattison

Product Description

UK 19-track enhanced CD album. Their was there sophomore album (originally released 2001) and was the follow-up to their 1998 debut 'Songs For Polarbears' and includes the singles 'Ask Me How I Am' & 'One Night Is Not Enough' plus 4 Bonus Recordings featuring the B-Sides for the 2 singles and the rarely seen 'Ask Me How I Am' - CD-Rom Video. Jeepster. 2006. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite From Snow Patrol, March 4, 2005

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Snewk (Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up (Audio CD)

I have all of their albums including "Songs For Polar Bears" and "Final Straw," and while each is filled with great, memorable songs, Snow Patrol's sophomore release, "When It's All Over We Still Have To Clear Up" sounds more connected and uses has a bigger variety of musical styles than the other two.

You begin the CD with a series of palm mutes, followed by a spacey riff and the soft, almost whispered voice of frontman Gary Lightbody. "Never Gonna Fall In Love Again" and "Ask Me How I Am" are only around 2:15 each; The album doesn't seem to begin until "Making Enemies," beginning with a distorted, reversed introduction.

I like this album more because it mixes a lot of rock songs and ballads. For a harder, rough, almost grunge sound, look towards "Black And Blue," "Last Ever Lone Gunman," and "Chased By... I Don't Know What." While no song sticks out like "Run" on Final Straw, "If I'd Ever Found The Right Words To Say," and "An Olive Grove Facing The Sea" (a hauntingly beautiful song with a brass ensemble playing towards the end) certainly make up for it.

For me "One Night Is Not Enough" is the stand out track for me. This is the track with the best guitars and the best lyrics. Lightbody sings about the hardship of lying to a lover (which he seems to be best at doing): "Have I held out for something, That is never going to happen?, It's not me that you love."

It won't happen on the first listen, but these songs will catch on to you quickly. When "Final Straw" begins to sound boring (and it will eventually), pick up "When It's All Over We Still Have To Clear Up." It may be expensive but it was a great choice for me.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars snow patrol does it again, May 10, 2001

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joe (albany, ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up (Audio CD)

This is great. I have to say that right away, I thought "songs for polar bears" was a masterpiece, snow patrol's second full length is equally good, if not better. Still keeping with that sebadoh, crunchy indie sound, this album moves along very nice allowing for all the songs to shine very bright, My favorite song is, "if I'd found the right words to say" such a beautiful song, gorgeous melodies and thoughtful lyrics. Snow patrol know when to rock and know when to keep it simple and pretty. Think of it as Belle and Sabastian meets Sebadoh, somewhere in the misty green hills of Ireland.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This band is one of the best finds in ages, August 2, 2004

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Colleen A. Sayer "Hi everyone" (Sydney, NSW Aust) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up (Audio CD)

I bought Music for Polar Bears some time ago, and recently bought Final Straw, and this album is just as good as them all. It does have a different sound/feel to it, but thats what makes it all the better. It has short, sharp lyrics, with a variety of sounds that come together perfectly.Some songs come together quickly, and some you have to wait for the "good part", but its all good. Worth the money and the wait, and if you ever know of the boys coming near your area, make sure you do whatever it takes to see them live, by far the best group of this genre i ve seen.