Product Description

Fourth studio album from British rock band Snow Patrol. This is the follow up to 2004's multi-platinum selling record 'Final Straw'. Produced by Garret 'Jacknife' Lee, the album was recorded in an isolated cottage in Ireland. Includes the single 'You're All I Have'. This version also features two bonus tracks.

Track Listing

1. You're All I Have
2. Hands Open
3. Chasing Cars
4. Shut Your Eyes
5. It's Beginning To Get To Me
6. You Could Be Happy
7. Make This Go On Forever
8. Set The Fire To The Third Bar - Snow Patrol, Martha Wainwright
9. Headlights On Dark Roads
10. Open Your Eyes
11. The Finish Line
12. In My Arms
13. Warmer Climate

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #108 in Music
• Released on: 2006-05-01
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 58 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Snow Patrol are frequently compared to Coldplay in the press, which seems strange as they write far better songs and do not appear to be quite so self-hating, nor as rich. Their delightfully dour little pop songs do touch on the melancholic side of things, but the lyrics are wonderfully slice-of-life descriptions. Singer/lyricist Gary Lightbody gives a shout-out to Sufjan Stevens when on the punchy "Open Your Eyes" he sings, "The anger swells in my guts." Perhaps a better comparison would be American indie-rock act Sebadoh? Regardless, this band continues to surprise. If you went to see this mixed Scottish/Irish group on tour after hearing their wistful, breakout third album Final Straw, you might have been a bit confused by the rock juggernaut confronting you. Eyes Open is their most straightforwardly rock record yet, and thanks in large part to producer Garret Lee, it's their best. If there was ever perfect music to get lost to while driving around confused about a relationship, this is it. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews

Love this music
I love this Cd, Chasing Cars is the best. Its such great music to listen to.

Don't Let Anyone Fool You - This Album Is Nothing Special
After the excellent 'Final Straw', it was expected that Snow Patrol would come up with an album full of bigger tunes and much more ambition aswell. However, that is not the case and this album comes as a big dissapointment.

It's not outright bad, but it certainly shouldn't shouldn't be seen as anything like great. Yes, it does have it's moments. The singles that came off the album are all good. 'You're All I Have' and 'Open Your Eyes' are both catchy tunes. To be honest, 'Chasing Cars' was good at first, but now? Since the song was never off the radio, it became immensely irritating, especially as it is really just a Coldplay rip off. I think this was meant to be Snow Patrol's 'Fix You' but unlike the Coldplay hit, this song is devoid of any emotion.

And that's where the dissapointment sets in. Whereas 'Final Straw' had many songs that were off single quality, this one doesn't. All the other songs just seem very lazy and uninspired - it seems Snow Patrol have fooled us into thinking the other songs would be like a couple of the singles so that we would buy this. No effort whatsoever has gone into it.

They had the chance to make themselves Coldplay rivals, but have merely just become Coldplay rip offs. Not even Coldplay rip offs. With this album they have seemed to rip off U2, Travis and Embrace. Whereas I recommend Coldplay, Travis, U2 and Embrace, I don't recommend these guys anymore.

great cd
i bought this cd a while ago and it is absouloutly amazing. I love all of the songs but they are still completly different so anyone who wants a new cd i think that you should get this cd!!