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Music : Hopes and Fears
Books and Publications Average Rating: out of 5 stars

  
: Hopes and Fears
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by: Keane

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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0602498188248
Label: Interscope Records
Manufacturer: Interscope Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Interscope Records
Release Date: May 25, 2004
Sales Rank: 3321
Studio: Interscope Records



Disc 1:
  1. Somewhere Only We Know
  2. This Is the Last Time
  3. Bend and Break
  4. We Might as Well Be Strangers
  5. Everybody's Changing
  6. Your Eyes Open
  7. She Has No Time
  8. Can't Stop Now
  9. Sunshine
  10. Untitled 1
  11. Bedshaped
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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
It's perhaps inevitable that Keane's debut album, Hopes and Fears, will draw numerous comparisons to Coldplay. Like them, Keane were discovered by indie label Fierce Panda, who released a single ('Everybody's Changing'). And, like Coldplay, Keane also do a fine trade in catchy and heartfelt indie-pop, all bruised verses and soaring choruses. But though their sound is sure to please fans of Coldplay and Travis, the reality is that Keane manage to sound that little bit more delicate. This could be due to the band's relatively unusual makeup: rather than guitars, the trio uses a piano.

At its best, Hopes and Fears is reminiscent of Bends-era Radiohead, and singer Tom Chaplin's voice is closer to Thom Yorke's falsetto than Chris Martin's cracked whine. On tracks such as the hit single, 'Somewhere Only We Know' they manage to squeeze an epic-sounding poignancy from their stripped-down sound (a lot of this is due to the album's superb production). Across 10 tracks, all this slow-burning melancholy skates a bit close to self-indulgence, and you can't help but wish they'd rock out a bit. But Hopes and Fears is still a remarkable and surprisingly mature debut album from a young band with a bright future. --Robert Burrow



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Keane's excellent debut
This is a different album from their second one, with a sound that's slower, with more ballads than Under the Iron Sea.

Since I haven't paid exact attention to some tracks, I'll do a "key lyrics" type review - with my favorites on the album, which are quite a few.

Somewhere Only We Know - the single. This song is midtempo, but has emotional lyrics which can make an effect on you later in life. Great for those who like to "escape the world" and stay in a little hideout that "only you know".
Key lyric: "I walked across, a fallen tree, I felt the branches are they looking at me? Is this the place, we used to love, is this the place that we've been dreaming of?"

This is the Last Time - I didn't like this song before because it was a bit loud for me - but gradually I looked at the lyrics and it's my new favorite now! Great for those who let people "lean on them" mentally. ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Well-crafted, perfect corners, fits nice in my lifestyle
I've heard good things about Keane, and had heard the debut single "Somewhere Only We Know". I finally got around to giving "Hopes and Fears" a good few listens, and for me it just boils down to this: this is musical wallpaper for the uncritical listener's lifestyle schemata. It's safe mid-tempo rock music that all sounds perfect, it's been auto-tuned and beat-corrected and tweaked within an inch of its life, with soaring melodies by a singer who can obviously sing but who's voice lacks a distinctive character (unlike Bono, or Thom Yorke, or even Jeff Buckley) that sets him apart from a throng of imitators.

Proclamations of wonder about the fact that there aren't guitars and it still sounds great are pretty pointless, because drums and vocals are so dominant in this kind of music... turn the volume down real low and see what you hear... vocals and drums. It would be far more impressive if they could ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - AMAZING!
I highly recommend getting this cd - every song is worth listening to, over and over again. It is that good. All relatable lyrics and the melodies are fantastic. A must have in any ipod/mp3...


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - So easy to listen to
I have just recently discovered Keane and love their music. After listening to song samples on Amazon I decided to buy this one as my first CD of theirs but will buy more I'm sure.



 

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