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- Summary: Album number two for the stadium-friendly, piano-led British trio follows two years after the unexpected mega-success of their debut 'Hopes And Fears.'
- Record Label: Interscope
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
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Is It Any Wonder? | |
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I, I always thought that I knew I'd always have the right to Be living in the kingdom of the good and true And so on, but now I think I was... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 10 out of 24
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Mixed: 12 out of 24
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Negative: 2 out of 24
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Aside from a single misstep (the title track, an instrumental that could serve as the too-ponderous theme for an art film about the rise and fall of Atlantis), the strings and things work well, adding density and drama.
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Die-hard fans might rush to judge Under the Iron Sea as sounding a bit too much like U2.
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Despite the rousing music and the earnestness of Tom Chaplin's voice, Keane still sing passionately about not very much in particular.
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Paste MagazineKeane knows its niche and plays it well. [Aug 2006, p.97]
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BlenderBeautiful but strangely unhinged. [Jul 2006, p.100]
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MojoTheir new direction sounds suspiciously like the old one. [Jul 2006, p.100]
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Keane have talked up Under the Iron Sea as being bleaker, more raw than their debut album. It is about the things they have seen over the last two years, the problems, the horrors, the sin. But Keane have not been uncovering the carcases of napalmed babies for the last two years. They’ve been playing music.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 50 out of 58
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Mixed: 6 out of 58
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Negative: 2 out of 58
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DHJun 25, 2006
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ShellVOct 24, 2007
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JorgePApr 22, 2007One of the best albums in history.
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TimHJul 28, 2006
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CraigDJan 21, 2007
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TennesseeJedJun 23, 2006A much better overall album than "Hopes..." - some critics just can't enjoy expertly crafted pop music!
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JohnLAug 29, 2006the worst pop record I've ever listened to.
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