Snow Patrol: A Hundred Million Suns

1. "If There's a Rocket Tie Me To It"
Parker: Liked it once it got into it, not blown away
Grant: Took too long to get going, not terrible

2. "Crack The Shutter"
P: Don't love it, but think I could after a few listens
G: Love the chorus, but the song isn't stellar, hope it grows on me

3. "Take Back The City"
P: The chorus just isn't good, like it less with each listen
G: Love the melody in the verse, hate the chorus. Loved it at first, like it less each time

4. "Lifeboats"
P: Doesn't go anywhere, they aren't writing hooks
G: Not doing it for me

5. "The Golden Floor"
P: Totally a background song for me
G: Cool beat, but that only gets you so far

6. "Please Just Take These Photos From My Hands"
P: Sounds like a Snow Patrol song, sounds like the singer is complacent
G: Snow Patrol usually makes me feel an emotion, this album isn't doing that!

7. "Set Down Your Glass"
P: I don't hate it, it's not making me feel anything, that's for sure
G: Is this a Snow Patrol lullaby?

8. "The Planets Bend Between Us"
P: It built up to what would be the slow part in most of their songs
G: This is going to put me to sleep!

9. "Engines"
P: Again, the music is good, but the monotone lyrics kill it
G: I like the "oooooh" and the distortion, but the whole package is meh

10. "Disaster Button"
P: Sounds just like the single "Take Back The City"
G: Has the same riff and same vocal melody

11. "The Lightning Strike"
P: Already 10 times better than the rest of the album, don't know if I could sit through all 16 minutes, but I like this a lot
G: I'm really liking this! Too dang long, but it's good

We are completely underwhelmed by this album. Where are the big hooks? Snow Patrol are known for making a person feel, but this album isn't making us feel anything at all. Well, boredom maybe. We want to like it, we just don't.

Overall Grade
P: Solid C
G: C-, just can't give it a D