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It's not bad - which is just as well, as it will be inescapable.
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It would appear that Tim, Tom and Richard have spent some time at the U2 School of Squillion-Selling Records, their final project sounding more expansive and dramatic than Hopes And Fears ever did.
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BlenderBeautiful but strangely unhinged. [Jul 2006, p.100]
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Depending on your taste for high romance, it either adds up to heart-tugging pop or nice dinner music.
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Those who enjoy the smooth sounds of inoffensive MOR will find little fault in Keane.
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MojoTheir new direction sounds suspiciously like the old one. [Jul 2006, p.100]
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SpinThere's virtually no tension or drama in Keane's surpassingly pretty pop. [Jul 2006, p.90]
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Whether you'll like the newest Keane offering depends largely on your appetite for melodrama.
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Paste MagazineKeane knows its niche and plays it well. [Aug 2006, p.97]
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Iron Sea is filled with the sort of greeting-card poetry that would even give Bono pause.
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When they're not apeing War-era U2 ('Crystal Ball') they're apeing Achtung Baby-era U2 ('Is It Any Wonder?'). Otherwise they plod along, piano clip-clopping under all the electronic fuss, in thrall to their own pseudo-profundity.
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It’s as if Keane desperately wanted to move past the “three blokes playing simple little songs” label, but didn’t have the technical skill or the guts to pull it off.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 110 out of 125
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Mixed: 11 out of 125
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Negative: 4 out of 125
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JorgePApr 22, 2007One of the best albums in history.
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May 26, 2018Incredible album. One of the best album of all time. Better than all Coldplay's albums
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Feb 26, 2017