1. Closer 2. Crawl 3. Sex On Fire 4. Use Somebody 5. Manhattan 6. Revelry 7. 17 8. Notion 9. I Want You 10. Be Somebody 11. Cold Desert

Already on course to be one of the year s biggest sellers, Only By the Night has sealed Kings of Leon s unlikely position as Britain s favourite American rock band. The Followill brothers (and cousin) have always been tagged as part of a southern rock tradition of family bands such as the Allmans and Lynyrd Skynyrd, a label they vehemently refuted. But the skinny lads certainly looked like a classic rock act, even as they took musical inspiration from indie contemporaries The Strokes and eighties new wave acts such as The Cure and New Order. Only By the Night is effectively a sequel to 2006 s terrific Because of the Times, their third record and the first where they nailed their own sound, a striking amalgam of bluesy vocals and post-punk primitivism. In comparison Only By the Night consolidates rather than advances their style. The appropriately incoherent Sex on Fire, already a chart topping single, is catchy but sounds lightweight next to songs like the fierce Crawl and the stadia-r...

#Not from Amazon (2008-11-22) I m only writing a review to let you know that when it says its coming from Amazon, it actually from a company in Jersy Indigostarfish. It s all in good condition, but when it says NEW, I expect it to be wrapped in plastic, so I can break the seal. This wasn t!I didn t want to leave this feedback here, but you can t rate Amazon itself. Back to the music, in short this album is awesome. When first heard I thought what a good album, but it gets better and now is a great album. ONE OF THE BEST!!!

#best of 2008 (2008-11-15) Best Album of 2008 so far. . (November!) Buy it, enjoy it love it. The only Kings of Leon track I ve really enjoyed before was Red Morning Light. This Album has changed all that and I often listen to it on the way to work. I love it. Buy Van Occupanther by Midlake at the same time for a change of pace and divine aural pleasure. Enjoy!

#Album of the Year - so far!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (2008-11-12) In a word - BrilliantMy personal favourites are Crawl where the kings really rock out. I want you a heart wrenching ballad perfectly delivered by Calebs haunting estranged voice. Manhattan is excellent also. Every song on the album is excellent with no fillers & no need to ever skip over a single track. Do yourself a favour - unless you have not got ears go out and buy this album. Cant wait to see them live in December

#Album of the Year (2008-11-09) This is absolutely the finest album I have purchased this year. Despite what some so called die hard fans have said, KOL have struck gold with what is almost a masterpiece. Granted there are some weak points on the album (but show me an album without any weaknesses) however these are all overshadowed by the sheer brilliance of tracks such as Use Somebody and Cold Dessert - even the more low key tracks such as Revelry are sublime. The production of this album is excellent and the musicianship far beyond the tender years of the band. Anybody b...

#the greatest so far? (2008-11-09) To compare this to any other cd this year, is very unfair on the opposition, this stands head and shoulders above anything, not sure just listen to cols desert, its a grower, but once you have heard it, you will agree, its up there with U2 s - One, Oasis- Wonderwall, Killers- Mr Brightside, i can go on but you catch my drift. i have got to say, i hated their early stuff, thought they were dreadful. But now that have taken a giant step in front of the opposition, and feel will be a top band for the next ten years, no go and beg, borrow or steal a cop...

1. If There s a Rocket Tie Me To It 2. Crack The Shutters 3. Take Back The City 4. Lifeboats 5. The Golden Floor 6. Please Just Take These Photos From My Hands 7. Set Down Your Glass 8. The Planets Bend Between Us 9. Engines 10. Disaster Button 11. The Lightning Strike

The Snow Patrol we meet on A Hundred Million Suns is a band facing the same dilemma that Coldplay met on 2008 s Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, having conquered the world with a rousing, melancholy brand of MOR indie, where now? On the surface, A Hundred Million Suns seems to suggest, nowhere especially new: producer Jacknife Lee, who first worked with the band on 2003 s Final Straw and went on to work with the likes of U2 and REM returns to the fold, and an opening brace of songs suggest that a successful formula--chiming guitars, gentle builds, and Gary Lightbody s quavering, tremulous vocal--persists. Still, Take Back The City, a windswept, electronic-tinged rocker, rather does for this band what Dakota did for Stereophonics, proving that a spot of sleek, synthetic motorik is not beyond their grasp, and there s a new, bright optimism to Lightbody s lyrics that sets the likes of The Planets Bend Between Us in light relief to some of Snow Patrol s earlier work. If you want ...

#1:55 (2008-11-19) I ve always liked Snow Patrol but something has always held me back from loving them. This is a good album - and there are some great moments if you dig deep. Engines 1:55 - sudden transformation into a beautiful melody. Does it for me driving to work in the morning. You know I love you like an ancient history brought to life - nice line. MD

#Good Stuff! (2008-11-19) Despite the pettines from other reviewers who have given this a bad review simply for being Snow Patrol, I actually think it s a good album. I think they have provided a strong assortment of songs that follows on from Eyes Open. I wouldn t say this was an outstanding album but it is worth a listen. It is an album which requires a few listens before judging it. The tracks which stand out are Take Back The City, Disaster Button and The Lighting Strike.

#A hundred million open eyes (2008-11-18) 4. 5 stars would be a more appropriate score for this album, but in good mathematical practice I have rounded up not down. If you like Snow Patrol, this is a very good album. Any of the tracks could easily have come from their last album Eyes Open, and the rockier ones could have been from Final Straw. Does it have more of an accoustic or mellow balance than Eyes Open? A track by track by analysis may lead you to that conclusion, but I am not left with that impression having it on my ipod and in the car. All of which is great, you know wh...

#Meh (2008-11-07) Eyes Open blew me away and most tracks remain in my iPod s most played list. I want to like this, but it s all a bit meh - not one track stands out, either from being bad or good. The phased piano on the last track shows a bit of a nod towards Philip Glass or Steve Reich, and then part III picks up the energy - the best part of the album for me - a long time to wait for something that makes me take notice and a right royal pain in the bum for being the last section in an 11 minute track. I m wondering where all the tunes have gone. I think there s a lot more...

#A million better songs, than this (2008-11-06) Like real Stars that burn out, or implode. i was hoping that Snow Patrol would not be one of these. Apart from a few goods songs, i never quite see the point of Snow Patrol, giving rather plain songs. This album is no expection and is imensely plain. One of the greatest sadness, is that in bedsits around the world there are people writting better songs and lyrics than these, but of course, those people are totally annonomous, and may never to be found by record companies. Track 1 & 2 are commercial and track two is good,as is track ...

1. So What 2. Sober 3. I Don t Believe You 4. One Foot Wrong 5. Please Don t Leave Me 6. Bad Influence 7. Funhouse 8. Crystal Ball 9. Mean 10. It s All Your Fault 11. Ave Mary A 12. Glitter In The Air 13. This Is How It Goes Down - Pink & Travis McCoy 14. Boring 15. So What

Whilst easily one of the most distinctive female pop vocalists of the last ten years, with her hot-headed persona and torching rock vocals barrelling through empowered songs both infectious and tender, P!nk did step back into line somewhat for more one-size-fits-all last album I m Not Dead. Her voice aside, there was little pull her apart from her peers or to suggest she d ever again go on to release anything as definitive as her breakthrough album M!ssundaztood. But whether driven by young pretenders like Katy Perry making a grab for her crown or by that perennial emotional motivator--break-up (she was divorced between albums)--Funhouse utterly redeems P!nk. From the front cover through most tracks on the record she stokes the wild-child inside herself that made her famous in the first place, but in most examples there is also evidence of a fostering maturity, whether in the crystal beauty and depth of ballads Glitter In the Air or I Don t Believe You or the firm-handed command of mor...

#Class Act! (2008-11-16) JUST BUY IT!If you like/love Pink then this album is for you. Different to the other 4 but different is exceptional!!!

#P!NK: THE BEST SO FAR (2008-11-15) I am not going to lie. I am a massive p!nk fan. I love her. So i may be a little biased. But after a love hate relationship with the last two albums I must say this is worth your pennies. Its a beautifully crafted c. d with such ecclectic styles it fits any mood you maybe in. Theres the first single so what (which I sometimes love and sometimes hate), but the songs which are the most beautiful are the ones sprinkled through the album. Ave mary a : an amazing rock stomp. Glitter in the air : a beautiful raw song which made me cry the ...

#Who wouldn t be moved by Pink (2008-11-11) Entertainment of the highest order, loud proud and down to earth Rock and Roll, don t care what the modernist s call it. The album is not about sweet and honey relationships, but is real life like that anyway. I am going to Liverpool to see her live again, an experience nobody should miss . . . . . . . . . . And I am 61 years old . . . .

#OMG (2008-11-07) I LOVE this album. You guys n gals know P!nk is an amazing artist otherwise you wouldn t be lookin on here for her!This album has got to be my favourite one of hers! Ive had it for 5 days and havnt stopped listening to it. Its fresh and just fantastic. I say buy it, you wont regret it. P!nk rocks!

#pink shows her dark red side! (2008-11-02) well after the stunning i m not dead cd i thought it couldn t get any better!when pink came out she was compared to britney spears! however album by album she has shown she is something different. . with an unmistakeable personality. . . she doesn t suffer fools gladly!for the latest album she infuzes the break up of her marriage with her great lyrical ability!track by trackso what the lead single which stormed to the top of the charts with its opening lyric i guess i just lost my husband a great chorus pink bearing her soul 10/10sober is a gr...

1. Spiralling 2. The Lovers Are Losing 3. Better Than This 4. You Haven t Told Me Anything 5. Perfect Symmetry 6. You Don t See Me 7. Again & Again 8. Playing Along 9. Pretend That You re Alone 10. Black Burning Heart 11. Love Is The End 12. SPLASH SCREEN

Would it be outlandish to suggest that wholesome rugby-shouldered ruddy-faced English piano-pop boys Keane have spent the best part of their two-album career fanning the impression that they exist somewhere between an easy Mothers Day gift and the album it s ok to give your girlfriend back when you split up, just in order to blow everyone out of the water like 80s neon-pop commandos with the boldness of their third? You know, utilising the element of surprise? Probably, but even though their debut (Hopes & Fears) and its follow up (Under the Iron Sea) may have been broader creative successes than many care to admit, it is true that Perfect Symmetry is a synth-brandishing Tyrannosaurus Rex next to those trundlingly melodic Trojan horses. From the moment Spiralling, the single that made a nation choke on its Yakult, erupts like a Top of the Pops volcano with flashes of David Bowie, Talking Heads, Erasure, Prefab Sprout and James, amongst others--with the WHOOOO! interjections impacting...

#Finally a return to goodness. (2008-11-19) It may have taken a while, but they have finally returned back to writing great songs. After a poor second album Keane have returned with a really strong third album. From start to finish this is an outstanding album which has catchy tracks such as Spiralling and Better Than This. It does take a few listens before you can really appreciate it, but with every listen it is growing on me, and I only bought it last week!I ve only given it four stars because I feel it should only have five stars if it is really outstanding!

#Fantastically Different (2008-11-19) It s great to hear a band bold enough to try something different with a third album rather than let it be a marker of their steady decline (e. g. Kaiser Chiefs, Razorlight). With Perfect Symmetry Keane pulls off a welcome and surprisingly different return. The 80 s feel is apparent but the album avoids becoming a pastiche. The album makes you think of Queen, Bowie and other greats, but the strong vocals and melodies make it unmistakably Keane. Tempo is generally upbeat throughout, tinged with retro drum machines and synths and unashamedly pop,...

#The Killers copy (2008-11-07) Once again Keane has failed to come up with the goods. After a fabulous first album and a disaster with Under the Iron Sea, Perfect Symmetry slips between the two with several tracks sounding like a second rate Killers tribute band. Why didn t they stick to the distinctive sound of Hopes and Fears instead of diluting their appeal by emulating the top Indie band.

#The 80s sucked first time around! (2008-11-07) Really poor effort from keane (and im a fan of all their previous work). Terrible 80s synth sounds topped off with poor quality lyrics and boring arrangements made this album totally wash over me. Disappointing.

#Most definitely Keane s best (2008-11-07) Totally agree with G. Forster, this is Keane s best album by a long way. First two albums had some good stuff but got a bit boring, this is just a refreshing change of sound. Pop music at it s best. Recommended!

1. Life In Technicolor 2. Cemeteries Of London 3. Lost 4. 42 5. Lovers In Japan/Reign Of Love 6. Yes 7. Viva La Vida 8. Violet Hill 9. Strawberry Swing 10. Death And All His Friends

To say there has been a lot of anticipation for Coldplay s fourth album, Viva La Vida, is an understatement. Having enlisted legendary leftfield producer Brian Eno, borrowed their album title from a painting by renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and made tantalising remarks about sonic reinvention, the world has been curious (to say the least) to hear what the `new Coldplay might sound like. Viva La Vida definitely makes some departures from the band s usual formula, which happens to be one of the most commercially successful rock-pop blueprints of recent years. The plangent chords, emotive melodies, stadium-rock rhythms and universal lyrical concerns remain, but Martin and co. have gone out on several limbs here, incorporating instrumental tracks (Life In Technicolour), using subtle North African and Latin elements (Yes, Strawberry Swing), and overhauling previously strict verse-chorus-verse structures in favour of slightly more avant arrangements. The old Coldplay still shine throu...

#Different but Brilliant (2008-11-21) Ok, when i first buy my cd i always drift through it, listen to the song with a gd start and gain a first impression. First impressions weren t good. so i left it a couple of weeks and decided to listen to it again, this time the whole way through. thinking i didn t like it i was pretty reluctant to do so, but i did and i was shocked, shocked at how i had completely missed coldplays aim. to create a quility album which isn t too full on. every song is brilliant in its own way, hardly any of the songs are the same but they are all great. if col...

#THE Perfect Album (2008-11-20) Carlsberg don t make albums, but if they did. . . . This album honestly is perfection. I m still currently listening to it non-stop after purchasing Viva La Vida the day it came out. Every song on it has its own style and each is just as good as the other. Its a shame there are only 10 songs but I just cannot get over how fantastic Viva La Vida is! Obviously a 10 out of 10. I would recommend anyone reading this to buy it. Everyone I have spoken to so far agrees that this is a fantastic album

#A New Direction - Not for the Die-Hard Fans (2008-11-20) I am a huge Coldplay fan, right from the beginning. I loved Parachutes, Rush of Blood to the Head, and X&Y. I have all the albums, all the singles, and pretty much all the songs they have ever released. So you would expect a fanboy like me to love this album, as I have adored all the others. Unfortunately, I don t love this album, I just like it. There are too many songs that are made for the masses in my opinion (Lost, Viva la Vida etc. ). These tend to be the songs I don t like. Then there are the old style songs, like...

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#Coldplay in Instrumental Shocker (2008-11-12) After 3 highly successful albums, Coldplay have reached the stage where they can let go a bit in their music. `Viva la Vida or Death and all his friends does exactly that, it is like their equivalent of Radiohead s `Kid A . Despite the annoyingly long title, it seems now that it is widely accepted that the `Viva la Vida is the much preferred shortening of the title. This is shown through the front cover of the album which doesn t even mention the latter part of the album title. `Parachutes , `Rush of Blood to the Head and `X &Y , for...