Track Listing

1. Year Of The Flood
2. Roadtrip
3. Clash Of The Ash
4. Ocean Road
5. Atoms
6. An Dealachadh
7. This Day
8. Sona
9. Something's Got To Give
10. And The Accordians Played
11. In Scandinavia

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #30996 in Music
• Released on: 2007-05-14
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Runrig maintain altitude
The first thing that hits you about this album is the energy and dynamism. It's evident on the opening track "Year Of The Flood", and continues unabated through to the "Clash Of The Ash", an adrenaline driven piece about the Highland game of Shinty. Bruce Guthro in full throttle.
"The Ocean Road" follows in true epic Runrig form, with Bruce and Rory trading vocal duties. Rory's contribution to the vocals on this album is significant. Having two good lead singers is a bonus for Runrig.
There are a couple of wonderful Gaelic pieces here too, "An Dealachadh" and "Sona", both passionate and rousing pieces. Brien Hurren takes lead vocal duties on "Something's Got To Give", to the accompaniment of pipe organ no less. His voice is pleasant and again adds to the tapestry of Runrig vocals.
The album also features two female singers, one being Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis, the other Aud Ingebjorg Heldaas, who contribute to good effect as back up singers.
All in all, a good Runrig album, maybe not their best, but certainly a worthy addition to their catalogue.

Every thing you see is everything you hear!
After the perfect "Stamping Ground" album and the epic masterpiece of "Proterra", "Everything You See" was going to have a lot to live up to, but I'm pleased to say the guys have done it yet again!
The band is always at it's best live and for this album they've done a great job of trying to capture that atmosphere, the album certainly has a spontaneous upbeat, and summery feel to it, I can't wait to see, as I recommend you do, this one performed live!

The album opens without hesitation with the great upbeat "Year of the flood" (appropriate for us here in the UK this year, a premonition perhaps!) not quite the opener of the previous few albums but none the less guaranteed to have you singing along in no time!
Some tracks on this album are Instant hits "Ocean Road" for instance has to be my favourite it really is an anthem that soars like a bird, I love the way Bruce sings the verses with Rory coming in for the chorus, breathtaking!
Brian Hurran sounds like he's been having a great time on the numerous organs that provide a new sound for this album including the Dornoch cathedral organ on the haunting "Something's Got To Give", beautifully sung by Brian, I'm really pleased he got to sing a solo, as I think he has fantastic voice that has a real warmth to it.

A couple of the tracks took a little longer to grow on me, I wasn't too sure of the heavy guitar/organ rift on "Atoms" or the energetic Gaelic "sona" as I tend to prefer the slower more atmospheric Gaelic songs such as "An Dealachadh", but these tracks are now catching up with "Ocean Road" as being my firm favourites, and that's the beauty of this CD, some tracks hit you straight away while others gradually grow and grow until you find they're all fantastic!

I was lucky enough to be travelling through the stunning Highlands of Scotland when I first listened to this album and it made me realise just how Runrig's music, like the scenery is so inspiring - Imposing but inviting, untamed yet beautiful and simply sublime!

The long wait is over...
It's been almost 4 years since the last Runrig studio album was released. Proterra's brave experimental dabble into the rhythms of World Music divided the Runrig fanbase, and so the anticipation behind "Everything You See" was bordering on fever pitch. Could the band return to their roots? Would the album carry on the same direction as Proterra? After 34 years on the road, are Runrig still capable of producing the goods?

The answer is a resounding YES. Everything You See is an album which harks back to the more traditional Runrig style but recorded in a more organic, rough and ready live style than any previous albums, which have tended to border on the clinical at times. Indeed, this is their first album since 1979's "Highland Connection" to unleash the genius that is guitarist Malcolm Jones in a studio environment. The variety in styles throughout the album means that the listener never gets bored. From the catchy singles "Year of the Flood" and "Clash of the Ash" to the haunting "Something's Got to Give" (featuring keyboardist Brian Hurren on lead vocals accompanied by the Dornoch Cathedral Pipe Organ) to the prog-rock style of "Sona" and "Atoms", this is an album to treasure. Bruce Guthro sounds more confident and expressive than ever before, far eclipsing his predecessor Donnie Munro in style and quality. Throughout the album there are homages to various influences such as Springsteen and guest artists include Julie Fowlis, Duncan Chisholm and the Dingwall Gaelic Choir.

"Everything You See" deserves to be up there with new albums by the Killers, Manics and Snow Patrol. Whether you're a Runrig fan or one of the many who believe the "unfashionable" media portrayal of the band, give the album a listen...you might be pleasantly surprised.