Music : Rise

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Rating:

- Great Music
One of the few albums you can put on and listen to the whole thing. Every song is great and memorable. A very enjoyable set of songs that are thoughtful and meaningful. It is too bad this great Irish band is no longer together making music. I have liked them since I saw them perform on a late night show 7 years ago (I do not remember if it was Leno or Letterman).

Rating:

- Really not into it, songwriting weak
IMHO, just disappointed by the obvious lyrics and boring, heard it a million times melodies. I guess I should have bought the more depressing one. Oh well.

Rating:

- Definitely one of the best CDs by one of the best groups around
It doesn't happen often. I take a chance, buy a CD of a group I've never heard of based on hearing one song and I love the entire CD.

I'm blown away by all the songs, but especially Evergreen, Horseless, Live Through This, Sparkle and Teenage Distraction.

They have a unique sound...

Rating:

- great album
I first heard Rubyhorse while listening to the radio in Ireland. The song that was playing was "Sparkle". I immediately looked them up online and then got "Rise". The entire album is fantastic. I must say that I am a bit disappointed by how few albums you can buy here in the US. They have a couple of other albums out that are available in the UK and Ireland.

Rating:

- Not bad
I was surprised when I read all the positive reviews for this CD. Yeah, there are a couple songs that are good, but I wouldn't exactly describe the whole CD as "amazing" or "wonderful." Most of the music is fairly ordinary or sometimes a little grating. I'd listen to it before I'd listen to Britney Spears/NSync/pop crap... but that doesn't mean I really like it.

There are a couple exceptions. I really liked "Sparkle," "Evergreen," and "Horseless." They're just hidden in the mush that is the rest of Rubyhorse's CD. I guess I don't regret buying this CD - I bought it used - but if I lost this CD I wouldn't be completely upset.

Just don't expect this CD to be something it's not.

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