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Music CD - Train: For Me, It's You

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Music CD: For Me, It's You Artist: Train
List Price: $13.98
Our Price: $5.94
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Manufacturer: Sony
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Tracks:
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1. All I Ever Wanted 2. Get Out 3. Cab 4. Give Myself To You 5. Am I Reaching You Now 6. If I Can't Change Your Mind 7. All I Hear 8. Shelter Me 9. Explanation 10. Always Remember 11. I'm Not Waiting In Line 12. Skyscraper 13. For Me, It's You
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0827969447222 Label: Sony Manufacturer: Sony Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sony Release Date: 2006-01-31 Studio: Sony
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:      Summary: Easy Listening, Good Melodies Comment: This is good old fashion good music with pleasant melodies, a singer with a good voice, and every song solid. Recommended rock and roll.
Customer Rating:      Summary: Underappreciated from a great band Comment: 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!
Customer Rating:      Summary: Recommend Comment: For those who enjoy Train this is yet another good album to have in your collection.
Customer Rating:      Summary: Not as good as Drop of Jupiter but still a great cd. Comment: 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.
Customer Rating:      Summary: No Charlie Colin Comment: 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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Editorial Reviews:
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With For Me, It's You Train officially takes up residence in the big, wide space 20 and 30-somethings fall into when they no longer dig the Maroon 5's of the world, but have yet to settle in with an all-serious, all-the-time artist like David Gray. Frothy this record is not, yet from the Keane-ish opener, to the Coldplay-inspired anthem "Get Out," to the kicked-up '70s bar jam "Am I Reaching You Now," to the wrenching power ballad "Always Remember," written for a lost loved one, it's catchy as hell. Climb aboard, the bright guitars and pulsing keyboards blithely suggest, and forget for a minute that Train isn't quite the musical flavor of the month. Emo haircuts, skinny ties, and electrobeats never quite fit this band, and the fivesome is not about to make room for them in the overhead storage bin now. If you don't love them for it, on the strength of this mighty effort, you'll at least respect them. -Tammy La Gorce
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