A powerful and emotional experience
Winter Aura | Orange County, CA USA | 06/14/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"In today's modern landscape of throwaway pop and one-hit wonders, Glow presents an album of substance. Beautiful female vocals accompany electronics and guitars to create a fresh sound in the general realm of Everything But the Girl meets the Sundays. My personal favorite is "Regret", which builds over the course of the entire song from a gentle remembrance to a poignant lament of love lost to time. Yeah, it sounds cheesy the way I say it, but believe me, it is a powerful song that always prompts a second or third listen from me whenever I play through the CD (which is often!). You'll be glad you picked this one up."
ALL THINGS EXQUISITE! I AM A NEW GLOW FAN FOR LIFE!
Zengrrl | Denver, CO | 01/15/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I just recently purchased "Rain Theory", along with "The Years" (the incredible follow-up to this album) and "Gabriel" (the precursor EP of this), and can not possible recommend this enough to anyone willing to listen. Now this is what music should sound like - flawless musical craftsmanship and heartwrenching, soul shattering vocals. This album, much like Glow's sophomore release, "The Years", is a masterful blend of emotional electronica; dark, sexy trip-hop perfectly married with slightly sweetened synthpop. The result? Absolutely delicious and decadent.
I must say that I am fairly disappointed to see that I am only the fourth person to review this album. While I wouldn't expect Glow to be mainstream, given what passes for music in the mainstream, I am really surprised that more electronica fans aren't really all that familiar with Glow. That statement goes for myself as well, a self-confessed audioslave to pretty much anything and everything trip-hop, synthpop and downtempo, as I just very recently made the plunge into Glow. If only I had known earlier what an indispensible addition their albums would be to my collection.
Don't put this one off any longer! Make Glow a part of your constant rotation and you won't be disappointed. Also, don't forget to pick up a copy of "The Years"."
Mmmm...my music collection is getting minty fresh....
Chris Ochman | Stafford, VA | 12/02/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I mean it too. These past few albums that I have reveiwed really have brightened my music collection.
There wasn't much excitement going on in my music collection, so I actually did all these recommendation steps for amazon, and WOW. I am getting really good results, and I'm happy I have been taking these risks.
This CD rocks.
It's heavy enough for me, not so light, but it's got a slightly more goth rock/industrial sound to it. Like Ego Likeness or Faith and the Muse.
The first song "Single" is a perfect mix of these elements, and really starts the album off well. I think this group has a lot of potential and hope they continue putting out music.
The "Gabriel" song is really good. It's fast, and it has some good beats.
The remix, which is also on the CD, is positively stunning. I love it. Changes the feel of the song totally. makes it harder, and darker, and even adds some trance to it.
I'm very thankful for finding this genre, and I can only hope to explore it more and more."
Track Listings (11) - Disc #1