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A Hundred Million Suns
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews What's this?

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 37 Ratings

  • Summary: The fifth album for the Irish band was produced by Jacknife Lee.

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Crack the shutters open
You cool your bed-warm hands down On the broken radiator And when you lay them freezing on me I mumble, "Can you wake me later?" But I don't really... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. The A.V. Club
    100
    A Hundred Million Suns might just be Snow Patrol's biggest, most genuine effort yet.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    A Hundred Million Suns is rife with the kind of midtempo rock ballads that dreamy rom-com climaxes are made of.
  3. AllMusic
    80
    The album wholly warrants Snow Patrol's fame, presenting a band that aspires to pop/rock grandeur without developing the accompanying ego. As a result, this is the group's best work yet.
  4. Rolling Stone
    60
    Lightbody has an agile tenor, and the band distinguishes itself from the post-Coldplay pack with a flair for arrangements that almost justifies the grandiosity of 16-minute epics.
  5. Slant Magazine
    60
    A Hundred Million Suns, aims to recapture the success of 'Chasing Cars' and finds the Scottish quintet continuing to hone the sound they introduced on 2003's "Final Straw."
  6. musicOMH.com
    50
    A Hundred Million Suns isn't a bad album - in fact, in parts, it's rather good. It's just that to find those good parts, you have to wade through acres of very average filler.
  7. Paste Magazine
    30
    A Hundred Million Suns? Ugh. More like a hundred million yawns.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. MikeC.
    Oct 28, 2008
    9
    Excellent follow up to Eyes open - if you are a fan of Travis - British Sea Power and Kaiser Chiefs - you will love this. My favorite is Set Excellent follow up to Eyes open - if you are a fan of Travis - British Sea Power and Kaiser Chiefs - you will love this. My favorite is Set Down your Glass.… Expand
  2. FrankG
    Oct 28, 2008
    9
    The last track is amazing and so is the rest of it.
  4. JackL.
    Oct 29, 2008
    8
    A definite change for snow patrol, but a good one nonetheless.
  5. Zaccds
    Jun 17, 2011
    8
    Snow Patrol really hits their stride and sound here and deliver a more focused and mature sound/lyrics. Showing off their rock/pop/andSnow Patrol really hits their stride and sound here and deliver a more focused and mature sound/lyrics. Showing off their rock/pop/and slow jam ability they have mixed in bits of their old sound and new for great results. With songs about love and heart ache accompany with personal lyrics and catchy music it's hard not to get into this album. Whether your a fan of them before or new your bound to find more than a few tracks or the whole album to your liking.… Expand
  6. Ricko
    Jun 25, 2015
    7
    It's got several great moments, particularly during the first third of the album. It's also got a lot of dull moments. I think it’s a recordIt's got several great moments, particularly during the first third of the album. It's also got a lot of dull moments. I think it’s a record where the band have definitely stayed within their comfort zone and there are very few risks taken throughout. They've hit the big time and made their money - and like many bands who find themselves in such a situation, you have to wonder is the creative spark or the hunger there anymore. They really need to bring out their "Achtung Baby" record soon or they will be the next in an already long line of bands who coast into middle age in a sea of beige (Stereophonics, KOL). That is if they are not there already. They need a producer who will push them. I'm not saying this is a bad record at all, just that I think Snow Patrol have alot more in them than this. But then maybe they don't.… Expand
  7. DaveS.
    Oct 28, 2008
    4
    I think both their previous two cds were better then this.

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