Snow Patrol - Eyes Open Quick Review

[ledhed]

I have no clue if anybody here is a Snow Patrol fan but I sure am. I recently got the new CD, Eyes Open from yourmusic.com and it is definitely a continuation in the same vein as Final Straw.

The music is very similar to Final Straw just sort of happier and "bigger", which is definitely a sonic improvement. The lack of distinction between instruments has been rectified a bit, it is still pretty much impossible to tell just what the hell their playing but it doesn't sound like a huge mess of sound.

The style is 100% a progression from Final Straw and adds a very polished feeling.

The overall SQ is good and better than average for these types of bands.
If you liked Final Straw, this is a no-brainer.

[Bill Ayotte]

Is this the album with that song about watching cars? I hope the rest of the album is better, that song makes me want to shoot myself.

[ledhed]

Is this the album with that song about watching cars? I hope the rest of the album is better, that song makes me want to shoot myself.
Yup... Don't pick it up... Cause of suicide is not something I could handle :p :D

[Bill Ayotte]

If the rest of the album is better, I would give it a try. If all of the other songs are like that one though, I couldn't handle that.

[ledhed]

The rest of it isn't like the song exactly but I can't say its better. There are songs I like much more than Chasing Cars but, I'm a college student; we have odd taste in music I believe :D

I usually do 30 second previews of the top three or four songs on iTunes to determine if an album I'm questioning would be good or not.

[Bill Ayotte]

Ah, ok. I am only 24, and have some odd tastes as well. That song just doesn't agree with me though.

[Demiurge]

Their first album is good, but this one is terrible.

[ledhed]

Their first album is good, but this one is terrible.
I haven't listened to their pre-Final Straw stuff but heard it was garbage, I may need to reevaluate then.

There are a few songs that aren't so hot on Eyes Open and more than likely I will end up preferring Final Straw after I get more time behind this album but, I still feel as though they have polished themselves. But, my views may be skewed since the last CD I got was the new, pathetic Damien Rice.

[Demiurge]

The polished sound is exactly the problem. Now they just sound like a bunch of bitchy whiny Scots.

[Willow]

But, my views may be skewed since the last CD I got was the new, pathetic Damien Rice. I was not impressed with his most recent CD maybe one or two songs on it. His O album was better than his recent 9.

[ledhed]

I was not impressed with his most recent CD maybe one or two songs on it. His O album was better than his recent 9.

Definitely.

I posted my thoughts on it here: http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48204

[jdhdiggs]

My wife loves these guys. Me, I keep thinking their a coldplay knockoff. It's ok for background music.

[dane_peterson]

Their first album is good, but this one is terrible.

Agreed. Has anyone noticed the melodic repetition besides me? It's boring and unoriginal. I was very disappointed.