- Audio CD (Jan 17 2005)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Enhanced
- Label: Sony Music Canada Inc.
- ASIN: B000094VMS
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (98 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #116,887 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Runaway Feeling |
| 2. I Can't Remember |
| 3. Blue |
| 4. Think It Over |
| 5. Thorns |
| 6. No Blue Sky |
| 7. Now I Know |
| 8. Dragonfly |
| 9. Long, Sweet Summer Night |
| 10. I Told You |
| 11. Such A Shame |
| 12. I Set The World On Fire |
| 13. Among The Living |
Product Description
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If ever a group's moniker were wrapped in florid irony, surely it's this bright, buoyant summit meeting of contemporary popmeisters Matthew Sweet, Shawn Mullins, and Pete Droge. Backed by an all-star studio ensemble that includes Jim Keltner, Greg Leisz, Brendan O'Brien, and Roy Bittan, the three nominally insulated musicians don't so much claim the legacy of Crosby, Stills & Nash on the harmonic riches of "Think it Over" and glorious "Now I Know" (equally hard to imagine the baby-boom icons wrapping themselves around the chunky funk of the title track here or the pointed impressionistic allegory of "Dragonfly") as find a musical common ground that can't help but echo history in its folk-rooted vocal glories, yet forges a higher, ego-sublimating higher ground that's anything but nostalgic. Fans of the three musicians may recognize their various sensibilities at work throughout, but it's a rewarding collaboration that virtually defies deconstruction. Don't be misled by the name--this is a beautiful, musically fragrant bouquet. --Jerry McCulley
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2.0 out of 5 stars
On the cheap,
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This review is from: Thorns (Audio CD)
There's a prophetic line at the start of the second track, "I Can't Remember": "I'm not gonna lie to you, something is missing." Despite the fact that it boasts the work of three moderately successful solo artists, including Pete Droge, Shawn Mullins, and Matthew Sweet (whose other work I really enjoy--check out In Reverse), The Thorns comes up short. Instead of any driving rhythms or compelling lyrics, the thirteen songs here consist mostly of three-part harmony and lyrics that sound like they were sanitized during the process of three songwriters tweaking them. The results are bland and inoffensive, certainly not as good as fans had every right to expect from these three. There's a reason people are selling used copies on the cheap.
1.0 out of 5 stars
This album makes me want to hurt innocent people,
This review is from: Thorns (Audio CD)
This is one dull disc. I'm a fan of mellow music, but hearing these three guys all singing at the same time on every song made me instantly think of CSN&Y, a band I strongly dislike. I expected a lot more from these guys. This one's a turd.
2.0 out of 5 stars
2-1/2 stars -- The point of this album is...?,
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This review is from: Thorns (Audio CD)
For some reason or another, Matthew Sweet, Pete Droge and Shawn Mullins decided to form the supergroup known as The Thorns. Maybe they realized how many people have been buying their respective solo albums lately? But I'm not sure many people have this album either, and it isn't hard to understand why.The main problem with this album is that it doesn't really give either member a chance to shine on his own. All three of them are pretty much singing in unison throughout the whole album, and it's usually at the same tone. Also, almost every song ends the same way AND are the same length (except for maybe "Among the Living"), making them sound like carbon copies of each other. Because of all this, it's hard to enjoy otherwise decent songs like "I Can't Remember" or "Now I Know". But the title track, self-titled song, whatever ("Thorns"), is ridiculous and should have stayed in the studio. This album is okay to play in the background, but that's about it. Anthony Rupert
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