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 First Class Musicians - They Have New Material Oct 01, 2008
I like many loved and still today love "The Madding Crowd" (TMC) and one day I did a search on web and found Wiki - that led me to their website and I couldn't believe that an album as honest and wonderful as "So Unhappily Unsatisfied" was available for free download and this was the TREMENDOUS follow up to TMC. I got it and loved it. I just wonder why they didn't stay with a major label - maybe the pressures may have changed them as a band or they would have been the typical, made a few great albums and split.
We need them back as they make quality music (and it looks like they are coming back for the better), for example: Favourite Song, The In Crowd (from their album "17 minutes and 33 seconds in the dark"), Lost You, the fun Mexico, their Springsteen influenced Long Hard Road and Shoes on the Bed & 7 Windsor Ct, again their rocking ability really shines in Don't Look Back, Ocean is MAGNIFICENT with the lyric "Love what you've got" - Beautiful, Marvellous, Good Friend, Things We Said, they even give Ryan Adams a good run for his money as Nine Days do the songs such as Nine Days of Rain and Behind An Old Blue Vase, Wonder and See You In A Crowd, and She Won't Get Away that Ryan Adam is probably dying to achieve success in still and failing miserably. Bugger the tired out Lenny Kravitz who has lost the plot - these guys from Long Island are FIRST CLASS MUSICIANS and UNDER-RATED in a major way - its so wrong to deprive this band with AMAZING talent.
They still have that catchy hook driven approach that they used on Absolutely (Story of A Girl) and you can hear that on Lee Lee ("where you are Lee Lee...These feelings I have don't grow on trees anymore").
The one thing that I was down about was that my X-Girlfriend has my copy of my TMC copy for a minute there I thought about getting back together with her just so I could get my CD back but then that there is another ball of wax and I just went to the CD shop and happily paid $16 for a new copy as Nine Days music is WORTH paying for. I will download and pay for "Slow Motion Life Pt 1" soon as I was trying to buy a copy from their website and I could not find it there but believe it is on Amazon.com somewhere.
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Actually their fourth album... Jun 11, 2007
But it was their major label debut. This album is very mainstream and pop(py) at times but shouldn't take away from the fact that these guys are top-flight musicians and interesting songwriters who had been playing together 5 years before this record ever came out. They are more than the throwaway pop that some of the reviews seem to indicate on here. I'm just a really big fan of ninedays and they are currently touring behind a new record (Slow Motion life Pt. 1) and if you get a chance to see them live you should really take it, impessive live act. All six of their other records are available at their official web sites. Please buy all means, if you liked this record at all and are even a little interested in some of their other work (much of it vastly different than what you hear on this album) check them out:
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Great music still to be had from them and they are a great bunch of guys who got shafted by
Sony after they wouldn't release their second album since it wasn't as "radio friendly" as this one. It is availabe (for free no less) at (...)
Thanks for listening :-)
A flash in the pan...but a good disc, nonetheless May 24, 2007
Nine Days is most known for their pop smash "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" from 2000. This song became an instant smash. But, just like that, Nine Days was pretty much off in the sunset. In the end, you could say they were popular for...NINE DAYS!!!
Okay, all joking aside, this is a very solid disc for those that don't like the "bubble-gum" pop, but are not into the heavier rock, as well. After "Absolutely", they released "If I Am", which was a modest hit, but simply couldn't match the fanfare from their debut single. After owning the disc for seven years, it's still a good disc to jam to on a sunny summer Saturday with nothing else to do. Other notable songs include "257 Weeks", "Crazy", and "Revolve".
I believe they released a sophomore album in 2002, but don't quote me on it because I don't know much else about that. I highly doubt they will emerge out of nowhere to release a "come-back" album, so fans of the band will have to rely on the memories that this effort generates.
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 Are you sure Bryan Adams is not the lead singer? Apr 27, 2007
several tracks have me double checking the credits to see if Bryan Adams name appears. I just can;t get past it. An ok CD.
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 A very good, yet extremely cheesy, pop rock album - I wouldn't call it classic, though - genre fans will love it - 4.5 stars Jan 10, 2006
Nine Days, made famous by, *sigh*, Dawson's Creek (because of "Absolutely (Story Of A Girl)"), is certainly a cheesy album that's a guilty pleasure, but it's still very good pop rock. Every song here is a good or great pop rock song that's unfortunately hindered by the band's cheesy vocals and style. You can tell that if the band tried hard enough to be serious that they could be an amazing band as the hooks are just SO good. The singer is the most questionable part of this band - you'll either love him or hate him as he has an MTV-like attitude and style. If you can get past that, however, you'll discover some reasonably good and catchy lyrics that help add to its appeal. The musicianship is pretty good and the production is clear, though it mostly just sounds like your standard radio-friendly late 90's pop rock. If it weren't so cheesy this would've EASILY been a classic. If you happen to be a fan of the genre, though, this is still very good stuff. Highly recommended!
Highlights include:
the entire album!
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