Angel Bound

There is no doubt that Train has been out of the public eye for a certain period of time. Nevertheless, their back with a brand new hit song, Calling All Angels. This personally happens to be one of their best songs currently. Pat Monahan and company surely have come a long way since they started with Meet Virginia back in 1999. Personally, I really enjoyed not just the song, but its video is absolutely breathtaking. I absolutely love the computer-animated graphics. There is no doubt that this is truly one of the top songs for 2003.

Good Bonus Tracks

This cd-single features three previously unreleased tracks and a radio edit of "Calling All Angels" from 2003's excellent 'My Private Nation'. The single is vintage Train with a great melody and an incisive, reflective message on the state of society post-9/11. It's a message of guarded hopefullness and very sincerely delivered with a catchy melody as good as anything from 'Drops of Jupiter'. What makes this cd-single worth purchasing, however, is the quality of the three bonus tracks (not available anywhere else thus far). Both "For You" and "Landmine" could've easily fit on 'My Private Nation' and I wonder why they were left off. "Fascinated" is worth hearing as well although it's a little repetitive. Each track is between three and four minutes in duration. These bonus songs aren't nearly as stylistically diverse as the two extra tracks included with the limited edition pressings of 'Drops of Jupiter'. "Landmine" is particularly good although it is rather similar in sound to "Counting Airplanes" from MPN. Well worth purchasing for these hard to track down quality tracks by one of today's best rock n' roll bands.

Yes!

I didn't know trains could fly, but Train certainly soars here. True they don't break any new ground here, but "Calling on Angels" is exactly what I wanted to hear from train anyway. It is Train to perfection and in my mind is superior even to the mega-hit "Drops of Jupiter" I hope these guys continue to make their own brand of uplifting music for a long time.