Wish [ENHANCED] [IMPORT]

Reamonn

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 1, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Import
• Label: Universal/Island
• ASIN: B000F1ILRS
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #239,244 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Wish

2. Starship

3. Serpentine

4. Promise (You and Me)

5. She's a Bomb

6. Tonight

7. Just Another Night

8. Starting to Live

9. L.A. Skies

10. Sometimes

11. Come to Me

12. Out of Reach

13. Only Ones

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

The German-based band released in 2006 what may well be the best album of their career. "We had 62 songs when we arrived and reduced that down to 13..." says frontman Rea Garvey. If albums were buildings, "Wish" would be a very tall one! It was recorded at LA's Sound City Studios (their first recorded outside of Germany) with producer Greg Fidelman, who's worked on albums by Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Slipknot and Jet. They recorded in the studio where Cash made his last album. All 5 band members found the environment highly conducive to their most creative work yet. "We came away with a Reamonn album which is in its best sense an international sound," says Garvey, "it's not an American album, it's not a European album, it's not a German or Irish album it is like I said a Reamonn album and that was what we set out to achieve".

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome band, awesome music. I want more!!, June 22, 2007

By	G. Nassif (Bethlehem, PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I first discovered Reamonn while vacationing in Germany in the summer of 2000. The group had two hit songs (Josephine and Supergirl). I brought that music back with me so I could listen to it in the United States because they don't get any airtime over here.

I made another trip to Germany to see the World Cup in 2006. I happened to be in the town of Kaiserslautern (to see Spain vs. Saudia Arabia) when I heard that Reamonn was performing a free concert in the town square. I couldn't believe it. There I was, in the right city at the right time. I had the unique opportunity to hear them perform their latest songs as well as 'Josephine' and 'Supergirl'. This band is just as good as U2.

After arriving back in the U.S., I got kind of depressed because no one has ever heard of them. Reamonn doesn't get any airtime on US radio stations or tv. Not even a single music video. There are a ton of great musical artists in Europe that will never get any airtime over here. It's a shame.

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5.0 out of 5 stars True Harmony, April 11, 2009

By	L. Thiel Hewlings - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

With Reamonn's WISH, as with almost all of the songs I've heard by them, the lyrics and the music are finely meshed. There's true harmony with the two. Rea's vocals are concise, sexy, introspective, heart-wrenching, wild, soothing and pure. He doesn't hide behind noise and gimmicks. I love that about this album... and their music in general.
WISH has a nice mix of songs, but the overall feeling is that there's a thread of struggle or desperation. Like one on the verge of something. Each song IS a journey (sometimes the journey is the destination). TONIGHT is of course a winner (also loved Rea and Mihalis Xatzigiannis singing it together). In JUST ANOTHER NIGHT and SOMETIMES, the overall tone cries out something really powerful. I give this album a definite thumbs up and look forward to seeing them in concert.

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid, March 11, 2007

By	Jose R. G. Sarmiento "Jorasar" (Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Good album. Lead singer has sounds like Bono on some songs. Especially like song 6 called 'Tonight'...