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Pale Riders

Kay | North Carolina and England. | 08/13/2006

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Two riders have ridden off into the sunset since the release of Enjoy the melodic sunshine. One of them, Daniel Wylie, has since carved out a solo career thru three solo albums that are a match for that beautiful record. Who knows what happened to the other guy, but what is clear is that the three remaining riders are heading for anonymous oblivion with this awful record. Someone must've told them it would be a good idea to impersonate early U2 but whoever it was forgot to tell them you need to add great songs to the mix for it to work. This album lacks good songs. The averageness of the material is saddeningly frightening. A band who was king of the hill are now licking the souls of the good bands. I'm only hearing one great song. Emptiness is that one sole cracker and shows up the rest of the toons for what they are. Sub standard. I can't believe what I'm reading on here when others compared a coupla the toons to the Beatles. Gulp! You got to be joking. You're reading like a marketing person for the band in disguise. I know we all hear it our own way, so I'd say try to hear the record before you part with your cash."

From heroes to zeroes

Janie Gunn | Mountain Country | 08/15/2006

(2 out of 5 stars)

"this cd sees the crr's change direction. they've changed so much they no longer sound like the same group. this has a lot to do with the departure of daniel wylie. when he left the group, the band were left with inferior songwriting and now lack direction. they sound like third grade u2 and that's no lie. not even one song on this cd can save it. i'll give 'emptiness' pass marks but only because it's best in very bad company. if you expect to hear the same sound as the classic 'enjoy the melodic sunshine', you will be major disappointed. this record can't hold a candle to 'enjoy'. so it's major, major, disappointment."

Amazing. Just Amazing.

Ron | 08/02/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I liked "Enjoy The Melodic Sushine", and was bummed when I heard the band would go on without their singer and primary songwriter. It turns out, this band is miles beyond what they were with Daniel Wiley. Now the songs are no longer frivilous faux hippy pop, which was entertaining, but not something I ever took very seriously.



This album is utterly fantastic. "When You Come Around" is mind-blowing and with the exception of "Just A Satelite" which is not that great, every track is amazing. It's like the Oasis album I've always been waiting for, with hints of Americana (ie. Wilco, Jayhawks, Bob Dylan). The songs a precisely written, with some of the most outstanding melodys and chord structures I've heard in a long time. These are songs that you'll want to listen to over and over. Buy it, even at the import price."