Eyes Open [ENHANCED] [EXTRA TRACKS] [IMPORT] [LIMITED EDITION]

Snow Patrol

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 1, 2006)
• Original Release Date: May 1, 2006
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Enhanced, Extra tracks, Import, Limited Edition
• Label: Universal
• ASIN: B000ETR9K6
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #227,168 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
UK CD/DVD (PAL/Region 0) pressing features two bonus tracks on the audio CD, 'In My Arms' and 'Warmer Climate'. The DVD features a documentary of the making of the album. Snow Patrol release their eagerly awaited 4th studio album ‘Eyes Open’ on May 1st. Following the 4 x platinum success of their breakthrough record ‘Final Straw’, the band have made a phenomenal leap forward in every sense with their new album. With a lifetime of experiences accumulated over the last 2 years, including touring with U2, playing at Live8 and becoming one of the biggest bands in the country "Eyes Open" is a song writing tour de force, and takes the band to a whole new level. Highlights include first single ‘You’re All I Have" (released on April 24th), the huge and anthemic ‘Chasing Cars", first debuted on the U2 tour and the staggering heartbreak of "Set The Fire To The Third Bar", a duet with Martha Wainwright. Universal. 2006.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best yet!, June 9, 2006

By	Sarah Jo Hart (Lake Mary, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When I first put this cd in I had to check if it truly was Snow Patrol! This album shows their true tallent, displaying range of emotion and musical style, this album is their best one yet. Snow Patrol has grown in all their musical experience and shows it in this new album. It's the best gamble you can take on a band you may not know much about, you won't be sorry when you buy it, in fact you will want all of their albums to find out just who these guys are.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, May 11, 2006

By	Karen A. Brown - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This album left me speechless. Great song-writing, mind-boggling appeal and heartstring tugging. The guitars will blow you away, and the duet with Wainright will make the toughest man cry. I'm just...speechless...No words can describe how brilliant this album is.

4.0 out of 5 stars Bonus tracks further enhance an already-great CD, April 23, 2007

By	Sal Nudo (Champaign, Illinois) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The two bonus tracks on this limited-edition CD, "In My Arms" and "Warmer Climate," are very worthy. In fact, I'm shocked that neither made the cut for placement on "Eyes Open," as they both probably best some of the lower-key tunes that made it on that album. "In My Arms" is a crisp rocker that would have made a great single, while "Warmer Climate," which doesn't have the same immediacy, is also very good.

Snow Patrol has frequently been compared to Coldplay (see Parachutes), but frankly, I just don't hear it. "Eyes Open" begins with an otherworldy keyboard sound on "You're All I Have," which soon transforms to pure heart-on-the-sleeve pop. Gary Lightbody's straightforward lyrics don't leave much to the imagination -- he's a pretty lovelorn guy, either in the throes of some horrible relationship or overjoyed in another transcendent one. The lyrics on "You're All I Have" would describe his latter state of being, the title of the song a pathetic sentiment were the music not so instantly accessible.

"Hands Open" possesses the punchy sonic quality that drew me to this band in the first place, and the song's cool video on VH1 is how I discovered Snow Patrol. The bombshells of romance litter "Hands Open" as well, but the sound is harder-edged and rocking, with great rhythm guitar and solid drumming. Most of this album, however, features soothing -- in some cases lullabyish -- songs that definitely don't rock out but are easy on the ears. "It's Beginning to Get to Me" has some spark to it, as does "Headlights on Dark Roads," but the majority of "Eyes Open" contains mellow sounds and heartfelt, sensitive lyrics that were custom-made for shows like "Grey's Anatomy."

You've got to admire Snow Patrol for being versatile and bold enough to write great rock tunes, great pop and great schmaltz. Like Def Leppard (see Adrenalize) and the Goo Goo Dolls (see Let Love In) before them, Snow Patrol is certainly capable of rocking out with the best of them -- but are choosing not to at the moment. The band is going through its sonically calmer, more romantically inclined phase where ear-pleasing pop rules the day. With this band's penchant for good melodies, though, Lightbody and the guys should consider an all-acoustic album in the future, something I think they could thrive at. A few guitar solos mixed in wouldn't hurt either.