- Audio CD (Feb 26 2002)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import, Enhanced
- Label: Sony Music Canada Inc.
- ASIN: B00005YVQA
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (81 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. California |
| 2. Always on My Mind |
| 3. Lonely Day |
| 4. One Ray of Sunlight |
| 5. Anthem |
| 6. In Our Darkest Hour |
| 7. Turn Smile Shift Repeat |
| 8. Hey Now Girl |
| 9. Nobody's Fault |
| 10. All Over Again |
| 11. Wishing Well |
| 12. Something Is Wrong |
Product Description
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Having Mitchell Froom and Tchad Blake as your record producers is roughly the equivalent of having musical life insurance. In addition to the pair's outstanding work together in the Latin Playboys, Froom has produced Crowded House and Suzanne Vega, to name two, while Blake has mixed or engineered seminal groups from the BoDeans to the Bangles. That said, the danger in hooking up with such a studio-savvy pair is the sheer force of their dominance, and unless an artist has real vision, the star of the show will inevitably be the ensuing sonics, not the songs. While fledgling pop combo Phantom Planet write breezy, accessible, jangly, upbeat songs that only occasionally speak to darker themes (the mildly cynical "Turn Smile Shift Repeat" and wistful "One Ray of Sunlight"), The Guest feels maddeningly measured, as if every chiming guitar part were scripted and directed for maximum sheen. In other words, it's toothless. If a band can't stretch in the presence of Froom and Blake, when can they? --Kim Hughes
Product Description
PHANTOM PLANET The Guest (2002 US Limited Edition 2-CD set comprising of the 12-track album including California Lonely Day and Anthem plus a BONUS 3-track CD including The Guest plus live versions of Do The Panic and California. Completewith picture sleeve and housed in the original stickered case)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
You gotta say Wow,
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This review is from: Guest (Expanded) (Dvd) (Audio CD)
You gotta say "Wow"Wow, because I can't believe how many people think this is any good? I decided (because I was suspicious of my opinion) to wait for a few more cycles through the CD player before I wrote this. It's been over a month and probably ten complete cycles through... All I can say is: Over-rated! The singer is so over-the-top emotional on every track I'm exhausted by the third song. He needs to just relax a little bit, it's surely not life or death in pop music (is it?) I mean really, what is he 25 years old, for Gods sake, take a pill. The playing is tight and the band does nice stuff but it's also very "heard it before" for me, most of these songs, including the OC soundtrack "HIT" are kinda stereo typical of this genre today, radio rock. It's really not that good. Try Rooney or Myracle Brah or Owsley, right here on Amazon, same Genre much better music... Just my 2 cents:
5.0 out of 5 stars
My favorite CD,
By me (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Guest (Audio CD)
I'll dig up the review I wrote for a newspaper one of these days. In the meantime -- trust me, this is a PHENOMENAL album.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cruisin music,
By Jessica (santa monica, ca United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Guest (Expanded) (Dvd) (Audio CD)
This is a great CD. I originally bought it because it had 'The OC' theme song on it, and I didn't want to wait for the soundtrack to come out. But all of the songs are good... really catchy stuff you find yourself humming days later.
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