My Private Nation
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| Release Date: |
November 30, 2002 |
| Label: |
Sony |
| Rating: |
4.0 |
Description: Train is building a reputation as one of rocks tightest outfits one single at a time. The clever and sweet "Meet Virginia" was eclipsed by the gorgeous "Drops of Jupiter."
My Private Nation may well prove these guys can squeeze more than one hit out of the album--although none are as enchanting as their breakthrough single. They continue to gravitate toward Elton John-inspired keys-and-guitar arrangements that are marked by studied rhythms and stellar production. While there's inventiveness to be found in these songs, theres a sameness to the tracks that makes the album as a whole fall a little flat. While attempting to recapture the grandeur of "Drops of Jupiter" on the opening song, "Calling All Angels," they overreach, and the pop-culture references scattered throughout date almost instantly.
My Private Nation is a clean, intelligent disc, but it's also safe and middle of the road. Trains fans would be richly rewarded if the band took a few more risks.
--Beth Massa
Tracklist of My Private Nation
Reviews:
*sarcasm mode on*
dear diary,
OH MY GOD TRAIN IS SO AWESOME OH MY GOD I WANT TO MAKE OUT WITH THEM SO BAD OH MY GOD I LOOOOOOOVE THEIR SONGS ESPECIALLY THAT ONE ABOUT AIRPLANES OH MY GOD THEY ARE SO AWESOME OH MY GOD!!! I CANT BELIEVE THAT THEY GOT NEGATIVE REVIEWS ON AMAZON ALL THE PEOPLE WHO DONT LIKE THEM SHOULD GO TO HELL OH MY GOD I LOVE THEM THOUGH OH MY GOD THE LEAD SINGER IS SO HOT AND HE HAS AN AWESOME VOICE TOO OH MY GOD I HOPE THEY THINK IM HOT WHEN I GO TO THEIR NEXT CONCERT SO I CAN HOOK UP WITH THEM OH MY GOD!!!
love,
Samantha, 14 yrs old
*sarcasm off*
I am not a 14 year old girl, and my name is not Samantha. Samantha is a figment of the underworld who would not deserve to pollute this planet. I hope you get my message.
Incredible Album.
Probably in my top five favorite albums of all time. One of the few cd's that I like every song on it. Great stuff. Not a big fan of trains earlier cd's even though I bought their older stuff, but this is boarderline on a masterpiece.
Weak release by TRAIN
This album was a release by TRAIN that should've been worked on more. Only Calling All Angels, My Private Nation and Your Every Colour' are stand outs. The other songs are plain and unfortunately sound the same and redundant. They could of showed some more flair, some inventiveness and the album would've sounded that much better.
Calling All Angels is a wonderful song but a song can't make an album, it needed back up and overall the album was weak and too plain for my liking.