Fall Empires
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November 11, 2011 |
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2010-2011 |
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| Label (s) | Fiction , Polydor | |||
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14th |
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running time |
57:17 min |
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Gary Lightbody ( vocals , guitar ), Nathan Connolly ( guitar , backing vocals ), Johnny McDaid (guitar), Paul Wilson ( bass guitar , backing vocals), Tom Simpson ( keyboard ), Jonny Quinn ( drums ) |
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Fallen Empires is the sixth studio album by the British rock band Snow Patrol . The album was released across Europe on November 11, 2011 and in the US it was only released on January 12, 2012.
background
The recordings for the album were made in various studios in the US state of California . Before the album was released, Gary Lightbody said of the album:
“It sounds grown up, and at the same time it sounds exuberant and playful. I've always wanted to make an album that is on par with the albums that have always fascinated me; and hopefully we succeeded this time. "
Track list
- I'll Never Let Go - 4:43
- Called Out in the Dark - 4:00
- The Weight of Love - 4:16
- This Isn't Everything You Are - 4:57
- The Garden Rules - 4:28
- Fallen Empires - 5:19
- Berlin - 2:04
- Lifening - 3:52
- New York - 4:00
- In the End - 3:59
- Those Distant Bells - 3:17
- The Symphony - 6:07
- The President - 4:34
- Broken Bottles Form a Star (Prelude) - 1:30
reception
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| Allmusic |
  
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| The AV Club | B. |
| Entertainment Weekly | B. |
| Los Angeles Times |
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| Pitchfork Media |
 
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| The Guardian |
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| Spin |
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| laut.de |
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| Plattentests.de |
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| whiskey-soda.de | 1 |
| Focus Online |
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The reviews of the album were rather average.
“New recording techniques, new ways of working, new sources of inspiration: you can't accuse them of not having made an effort. The sixth album by the stadium heroes from Glasgow was to be a turning point in the band's history. With “I'll Never Let Go” Snow Patrol squint a bit on the dance floor, but wobbling synths alone don't make a techno hit. Gary Lightbody's potato-in-mouth singing doesn't really fit into a disco. It just worked better for Kele Okereke! The we-have-changed-rhythm then runs like a mantra through "Fallen Empires". Often it is not just an effect, a guitar solo, that disturbs - no, a whole sea of sound! Even the LA Inner City Mass Gospel Choir, next to Michael Stipe, Lissie and Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens Of The Stone Age) guest on the recordings, acts more as heavy bulky goods than heavenly accessories. "
“The development towards large-volume poprock carried by synthetics is doing the British quintet quite well, all the more regrettable that there is no ultimate consequence to mark a real U-turn. By "completely different", Mr. Lichtkörper means a little too well with himself and his boys. Too often well-known pop rock ballad structures find their way onto the record ("Lifening", "The President"). Nevertheless, "Fallen Empires" is perhaps a small piece of Snow Patrol 2.0 - they just need the courage to pull it off with more conviction. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Jason Lipshutz: Snow Patrol Announces 'Fallen Empires' Release Date. Billboard , November 10, 2011, accessed March 10, 2018 .
- ^ Mike Haydock: Snow Patrol Fallen Empires Review. BBC , accessed March 10, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Fallen Empires Universal Music , accessed March 10, 2018
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- ↑ Review by Allmusic , accessed on March 10, 2018 (English)
- ↑ Review by The AV Club , accessed on March 10, 2018 (English)
- ↑ Review by Entertainment Weekly , accessed on March 10, 2018 (English)
- ↑ Critique of the Los Angeles Times , accessed on March 10, 2018 (English)
- ↑ Review by Pitchfork Media , accessed on March 10, 2018 (English)
- ↑ Review by The Guardian , accessed on March 10, 2018 (English)
- ↑ Review of Spin , accessed on March 10, 2018 (English)
- ^ Review at laut.de , accessed on March 10, 2018
- ↑ Critique at Plattentests.de , accessed on March 10, 2018
- ^ Criticism at whiskey-soda.de ( Memento of the original from August 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 10, 2018
- ^ Review by Focus Online , accessed on March 10, 2018
- ^ A b Frank Lähnemann: Snow Patrol - Fallen Empires. Rolling Stone , November 10, 2011, accessed March 10, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Laura Weinert: "Arcade Fire made it clear to us that we still have to give more." Almost worked. laut.de , accessed on March 10, 2018 .
