Drops Of Jupiter - Train
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60 out of 100

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9.2 out of 10

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  • Summary: This is the major-label debut for the San Francisco adult alternative band.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Q Magazine
    80
    Singer Pat Monahan has a Michael Stipe-esque voice: part whine part sneer, but with an added dollop of believeable pathos. On this second album, his four colleagues concoct intriguing backdrops... [#180, p.112]
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  2. Wall of Sound
    58
    Not only do many of the tunes have a similar feel, but Monahan, whose dusty vocals put the band on the map with the hit single "Meet Virginia" in 1999, is regularly drowned out by the soaring guitars and effects.
  3. CDNow
    50
    Like Collective Soul, Vertical Horizon, and Matchbox Twenty before them, Train is a fairly faceless, generic rock band that writes straight-ahead, sing-along tunes. As a result, some of the songs on this, their second album, will make some people happy -- and other people just sleepy.
  4. All Music Guide
    50
    Train is a classic rock wannabe band in the mold of Counting Crows.

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  1. Positive: 98 out of 104
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 104
  3. Negative: 6 out of 104
  1. RonR
    10
    Drops of Jupiter is to me unique because of its poetic and sometimes quirky lyrics, and the symphonic rock touch it has thanks to the heavy strings and piano arrangements. Unfortunately, the same effort has not been put in all the other songs, that all miss originality in tune (except for Meet Virginia) and lyrics. Looks like the producer could not find the energy to raise the quality after he put in the effort for Drops of Jupiter. Hopefully, a more talented band will be inspired by the Drops.… Collapse
  2. lazar
    8
    the main guy in this song should get a haircut
  3. AshleyC.
    7
    Their a good band but the rest of the songs weren't very catchy!
  4. AndyF.
    3
    This album is powerfully mediocre, substandard pop rock. All these 9/10 user reviews sadden me.

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