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Easy Listening, Good Melodies Jun 07, 2008
This is good old fashion good music with pleasant melodies, a singer with a good voice, and every song solid. Recommended rock and roll.
 Underappreciated from a great band Mar 17, 2008
From the first self-titled CD, Train has been one of my favorite bands. The combination of the musicianship, vocals and songwriting have always been appealing. This band know what they do well, work hard at it, and continue to grow. They will never be the "next big thing," or dominate the music video channels, but they continue to churn out great music and the occassional amazing song.
Their latest CD has been whacked by some for not being as good as the previous offerings but I strongly disagree. These are well-crafted songs and from start to finish a great journey. It is the kind of CD that gets better with repeated listenings. The problem with it is that there is no catchy radio friendly, top-40 pop hit (with perhaps the exception of Cab) to hook the casual buyer. There are no "Drops of Jupiter," "When I look to the sky," or "Calling all Angels" on this CD. What is on here is a disc full of great songs that will keep pulling you back to them if you give them the chance!
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Recommend Nov 29, 2007
For those who enjoy Train this is yet another good album to have in your collection.
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Not as good as Drop of Jupiter but still a great cd. Jul 16, 2007
I didn't think this cd was as good as drops of Jupiter but, as one reviewer said give it a few more goes and you will see it really isn't that bad of a cd.
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 No Charlie Colin May 01, 2007
Although with their increased success Train's albums have progressively become more produced and poppish, until this album I haven't really complained. They still were churning out great songs with a distinctive style. I think here however they have taken a step backward. Pat Monahan's gritty vocals continue to shine as always, and there are good melodies and riffs but... something critical is missing!
After purchasing the album I was extremely disappointed to discover the absence of Charlie Colin and to me it is a glaring deficiency. Not that Johnny Colt is a bad bass player, but I have always thought that Colin's playing was very much a key part of Train's signature sound. His unobtrusive melodic grooves were what hooked me on the band the first time I heard the song "Free" on the radio. "Meet Virginia" was smoking! Even on the more polished "My Private Nation" he continued to lend his signature voice (albeit a little more subtly).
Now instead, we have mostly standard radio fair with typical eighth note rock grooves. Whenever Train deviates from this pattern on "For Me It's You", we have more effective compositions such as on "Am I Reaching You Now". Other inspired numbers include "Shelter Me" and "I'm Not Waiting in Line" (seeing some Black Crowes' influence here).
Don't get me wrong. There are some really decent tunes here and as a fan of Train I'm happy to have the album in my collection. It will be interesting to see what direction they take after this. But I just can't help wishing the original lineup band could have stuck together.
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