"So, I had to replace my personal copy of this CD about 3 times. My friends kept "borrowing" it then telling me, "This stuff is too good to give back!" Granian is an amazing band. Hang around is full of energy and creativity. 'Far from saved' was featured on Dawson's Creek in 2000. I really love 'Whole again'. It has infectious lyrics that I just can't stop singing to. This is acoustic rock in it's finest form. Don't pass up this band live either! You'll walk away energized and craving more. Also check out Granian's first CD "Without Change". It's great stuff! If you like bands like Pat McGee Band, Dave Matthews Band, From Good Homes, Rusted Root, Guster, Mike Corrado Band, and the likes.. you may very well enjoy Granian as well! ~ Gina"
Love em :)
05/20/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Granian is really just an amazing band, and this album demonstrates it really well...it has everything you could want in a classic album, and i seriously think it shoudl be a staple in everyone's cd collection.....if you like music along the lines of john mayer, vetical horizon, guster, and so on, then you will pretty much freak out over granian. hope u dig it!"
RED HOT and ready to explode!
Josh Arcus | Livingston, NJ and Albany, NY | 09/21/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Imagine Vertical Horizon meets Live meets Matchbox Twenty. Ordinarily I think it's in very bad form to submit a review of an album and compare it to another artist's work, but GRANIAN is simply unlike anything you've ever heard before. Even comparing them to other bands doesn't do them justice, but it can give you a ballpark idea of what you'll be listening to. A blending of the purest, finest sounds in pop rock today, frontman Garen Gueyikian has written 12 energetic, heartfelt, catchy tunes that just make for a unique, fun-filled listening experience. GRANIAN's explosive guitar strumming, tricky rhythms, and poppy bass riffs perfectly compliment beautiful sing-along lyrics. The one down side to this album is that it is VERY addicting. Don't expect to be listening to anything else for a couple of days because you'll only want to be listening to this SUPERB album. But that's a down side worth overlooking, isn't it?"
Small Time Band Delivers Rock Star Music
Boach | NJ, USA | 11/07/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This relatively small time band is putting out music that is a must listen for any acoustic-rock enthusiast. Fans of Matchbox 20, Dave Mathews Band, Goo Goo Dolls, and the like must pick this cd up."
Really Original Music
The Morphodite | 09/30/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is the best "undiscovered" group that I have had the privilege to listen to. Their music is original; they are great musicians and performers. I do not understand why they have not achieved at least the recognition that some lesser groups have, although I suspect that it is because they are on an independent label. If you like Five for Fighting, Lifehouse, Train, or similar groups you will like these guys. If you like this disk try "On My Own Two Feet" by the same group (I have not yet listened to their first disk, but I will be purchasing it soon)."