Search - Frames :: The Roads Outgrown

A constellation of Stars for this album review

Altenita Pma | Santa Barbara, CA | 07/15/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Don't know The Frames? This is a wonderful introduction album. The fact that there are so many in the US that have yet to experience this wonderful long-living, hard-playing and well-toured band depresses me. It's like the metric system: the entire rest of the world knows and uses it, but not the US. Well, wake up...U2 and the Chieftains are not the only musical products out of Beautiful Ireland. This group is listed Indie Pop, but it's so much more. The songwriting and the vocals give you a sense of many different artists. Glen has an amazing talent for reaching into your heart and grabbing it. What has this man been through? He's funny, soulful, raucous and incredibly energetic. The band is pure gold talent and so generous to the listener. You know they love you loving their music. Still not sure? Go to www.FabChannel.com and watch one of their concerts and get back to me. If you have a soul, you will house The Frames in it!"

Precious collection

philrael | Princeton, NJ USA | 09/25/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"a very well selected number of songs make the roads outgrown a masterpiece not only for the frames newcomer but also for the die hard "go to every whelans concert though i live in the us" fan. the live version of fitzcarraldo with jan hruby is probably the most beautiful song ... period. and with "rise" and "tomorrow's too long" there are songs on the ep that cannot be heard on the regular cds."

A pretty Good offering

philrael | 08/31/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The Roads outgrown is a b-sides, yes, but it truly reflects that, even their unreleased material is absolutely magnificent. Tunes like the brilliant rise and god bless mom are highlights, but I suppose you'd have to check out Set List, their live album,to appreciate Ireland's finest in their entirety."