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REVIEW: Snow Patrol return with much of the same on new album

Abstract:
Before 2006's "Eyes Open," alt rockers Snow Patrol were a bunch of nobodies. Despite being together since 1994 and seeing a number one album in the U.K., for "Final Straw," they were still relatively unknown everywhere else. Then "Chasing Cars" happened. The single's constant radio play catapulted the band into mainstream success....

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Leslie

posted 10/30/08 @ 1:31 PM EST

While I appreciate the insight provided by this article, I completely disagree with the fact that "A Hundred Million Suns" is the same as "Eyes Open." The songs discussed, such as Take Back the City, as well as unmentioned ones such as Close the Shutters, are great songs that are different enough from Snow Patrol's most prior album to make this one amazing. Even if the individual songs cannot be fully appreciated, the vocals are seemingly different from "Eyes Open." They have a much more gravelly feel to them, creating a new sound to "A Hundred Million Suns."

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