Keane - Hopes And Fears (CD 2004)

Good Points
Wonderful music!! Meaningful lyrics, and beautiful music come together to make every song in this a favourite of mine.

Bad Points
The songs are all very similar in style and have a lot of the same chord progressions and such. But if you love what they have, then you'll love every song! So for me, it's a benefit, for someone not so fond of Keane... well you might hate most of it then.

General Comments
Keane is not the new Coldplay. I think Keane is better than Coldplay! I love the music on Hopes & Fears, the piano, the mood of the songs, and the lyrics. They're intelligent and thought-provoking, and then the music is just glorious. Moody at times, uplifting at others, it's always emotional and beautiful.

I had been looking to buy this CD for a while & saw it advertised with a "buy it now" price which ws a giveaway. Made my purchase, received the item within 2 days & am over the moon with it. A perfect ebay experience, great price, superfast delivery & nice feeedback left both ways, what more could I ask for!!!

love the album,bought it again as lost the first cd i had,so i have just replaced it....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

When record producer James Sanger began working with then-unknown rock band Keane, a radical idea emerged: piano rather than guitar as lead instrument, facilitating greater focus on frontman Tom Chaplin's powerful yet gentle vocals. The departure of guitarist Dominic Scott around that time (he was not replaced) was a catalyst in the evolution of the band's now familiar piano-oriented sound which became the basis for this breathtaking debut album.
Though dubbed by some journalists as "the new Coldplay", Keane's style sounds influenced more by bands popular in the 1980s, such as A-ha and U2.
Hopes And Fears includes 4 UK hit singles, including a couple of the catchiest pop songs ever written; but don't expect the rest of the album to be mere B-side quality. At least 10 of the 12 tracks would be suitable A-side material, from majestic sing-a-long ballads such as the hit "Somewhere Only We Know" through the understated intensity of "We Might As Well Be Strangers" to the ethereal, slightly psychedelic delicacy of "Sunshine". If the melancholic "Can't Stop Now" doesn't quite seem to gel and sounds more like a work in progress than a completed masterpiece, perhaps it's just because masterpieces are what the preceding tracks lead the listener to anticipate.
The lyrics are subtle, poetic, sometimes enigmatic, and express the complexity of real relationships. You won't find any "We love each other - woo-hoo/ you don't love me - boo-hoo" black-and-whiteness here. Instead, you'll find extraordinary uses of ideas and words like:

"Bedshaped and legs of stone
You'll knock on my door and up we'll go
In white light
I don't think so
But what do I know?"

Occasionally, similar imagery is echoed in more than one song, e.g. "When you forget your name" in Bend And Break, and "Trying to stay awake and remember my name" in Everybody's Changing.
Soaring melodies make good use of Tom Chaplin's impressive vocal range, both in technical and stylistic terms though there is perhaps less experimentalism here than in their later work.
The sleeve includes lyrics (albeit with a few errors) and some superb photography by Alex Lake in grainy monochrome.
Once the songs contained therein get inside your head, they might nestle there for all eternity... but that's no bad thing.

An excellent album by a band I know very little about. I only knew a couple of singles off the album, but every track is worth listening to.

Excellent service - thanks. The CD is in immaculate condition - posted and arrived in a very short space of time.

the album was great the tracks were excellent my favourite track on the album was bend and break. All the other songs on the alum were great to.

I LIKE EVRYTHING ABOUT THIS ALBUM
I LOVE TRACK 4 (EVERYBODYS CHANCING )
I DONT DISLIKE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ALBUM
I DECIDED TO BUY TO REPLACE LOST ALBUM

Gave mine away to a friend who loved it, missed it so much, i had to have another, everyones great, never get fed up of listining to it.

This is just what I had been looking for.

You delivered it really promplty following payment.





Many thanks

Guitarless rock does work and Keane are living proof. It has inserted a breath of fresh air into British mainstream. The success of Hopes and Fears has not suprised me.

Well written, true music crowds this album which is nothing short of a compliment. I am particuarly fond of the sweetly sounding Bedshaped and the highlight of the album Somewhere Only We Know.

The only reason this doesn't get full marks is because the live cd is charged with extra emotion and is simply superb. If you havn't bought this album by now then buy it!

I love the whole cd , it's excellent & I don't why I didn't buy it sooner - it is superb . My favourite tracks are Somewhere only we know , Everybody's changing & Bedshaped . I decided to buy it because of my brother .

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Hopes and Fears is a fantastic album and promises a big future for this band, original catchy and fresh and a voice to die for, I love this album.

Update- Keanes much wanted album release after Hopes and Fears spectacular triumph Under the Iron Sea is a flop, nothing like the brilliant Hopes and Fears and a total dissapointment from such a talented group. I hope they come back better to prove this is not a one album hit wonder group.

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places only we know must be one of my favourite pieces of music which heads up a quite superb cd.Emotive and melodic ,best enjoyed with your favourite tipple and your eyes closed.................enjoy

Have been following Keane for sometime (without purchasing) in the music press. Decided to purchase both "Hopes and Fears" and "Under the Iron Sea" from ebay. The album is a mixture of melodic vocals with great instrumentation. Neatley intertwined through both side one and two (though CD has one side only!) with the classic hits that we all try to sing along to and some unreleased singles that are very listenable to!

Very pleased with my purchase and I hope, if you decide to buy a copy, you will be too..

Enjoy!

Lollil

while giving a car a test drive, i wanted to test the cd player out (it may have tipped the balance) - i didnt have a cd so - the salesman gave me keane 'hopes & fears' to play - i think i test rode the car for 10 mins and the cd for 20 mins - i was hooked!! an absolutly brilliant album - the salesman gave me the cd

Great band exellent listening,owned it when it first came out,then i bought an ipod! transfered all my keane tracks to the ipod and then gave the cd to a friend,my ipod had a funny fit and all my music was gone,i then repurchased the album at a fraction of the cost of a new one,enuf said,Great album,graet group.

Had lost my original cd at home, so decided to buy used copy as the original would eventually turn up, delivery seemed to take ages, once received, vgc,

Keane CD advertised as in good used condition and it was. All CD literature still in-tact - perfect. Item arrived quickly and well packaged. I would definately buy from this seller again, can't fault it.

Every song is beautiful and enchanting. Perfect to relax to, perfect to drive to, perfect for everything. My best album ever.

Superb album and one of my favourite bands at the moment, Hopes and Fears is instantly likeable with the entire album packed full of killer tunes. Their unique sound makes a pleasant change to the usual rubbish on the radio. Buy it, you wont be disappointed.