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intereact!Mae
Retail Price (not our price): $13.98
Release Date: 2005-03-29
Manufacturer: Tooth & Nail Records
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Track List
Now here, for your listening pleasure, the tracks...
| Disc 1 |
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Album Description
On February 2003, Virginia Beach, Virginia introduced the world to the charming quintet collectively known as Mae. Not only was their debut album, "Destination: Beautiful" an instant success with audiences, but their live show proved their talent moved even past just writing alluring hits. Now two years of non-stop touring and collectively over 150,000 album sales later, Mae have released, "The Everglow," their widely anticipated sophomore album. Complete with both compelling and introspective lyrics along with beautifully developed musicianship, Mae prove flawlessly why they've been turning heads for years!
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5
1) "More Than Words" [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Bands try to hard at adding interlude tracks at the start and end of their albums, or in the middle in an attempt to set a mood. This always is a turn off for me that doesn't set any mood but comes off as a gimmick (we don't have 10 songs, we have 11). This is the first time I can actually say that these minute long interludes are successful in setting the "mood". Hell, this album has not one intro song, but two. ("We're So Far Away" has the same pattern as "Someone Else's Arms"). It's just so seamless it has a certain glow to it, pardon the pun.Poppy and dramatic at the same time makes the sound epic, but not over the top. Well done MAE...2) Great CD...misleading selling images. [Rating: 4 out of 5]
This CD is great! I love the music. I actually owned this CD previously, but I lost it somehow during a "car trade" and was trying to find it online. The version I had was the one with the green cover, so when I saw that picture for the product I got so excited because I didn't think you could get it anymore. Needless to say it was very misleading and was not what I thought I was getting. But it's still a great CD!3) Completely and totally fantastic! [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Put this CD in your player, press play, and just listen. When you reach the end, go back to track one and start over again. Repeat as much as desired. This album is that good.I had never heard of Mae when I heard the song "The Everglow" on the radio. I absolutely fell in love with it and knew I had to get the album just so I could listen to that song. Well, it turns out I got that song and a whole lot more.I have now owned this CD for quite some time, but I have yet to tire of listening to any of the songs. This is just an amazing effort no matter how you look at it.The Everglow is presented as a story, with an accompanying booklet containing lyrics and illustrations. From the opening voiced instructions to the final goodbye, The Everglow takes you on a beautiful ride powered by smooth rock and Dave Elkins beautiful voice.The remarkable thing about this CD is that Mae can move so smoothly between soulful, heartfelt ballads to rousing rock songs. There is an underlying thread that helps you view the album as one whole, with rising and falling emotions culminating in the chilling conclusion of "The Sun and the Moon".If I could describe the style of this CD in one word, that word would be "smooth". Even in the more energetic, rousing songs, nothing is ever dissonant or unsettling. And throughout the CD you hear soulful, soothing piano and keyboard accompaniment, which has always been Mae's signature touch. With such a smooth touch, you feel relaxed even as you fly with Elkins's soaring voice.Every song on The Everglow is good. You simply won't find yourself reaching for the skip button. That said, my personal favorites are "Anything", "The Everglow", "Suspension", and "Someone Else's Arms".Simply put, The Everglow is an experience, and a lovely experience at that. It's been out for a while now, but if you haven't picked it up, do it. You will not regret it.4) A beautiful release from a spectacular band..the soundtrack to young love [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Well, I am still unsure what "emo" is and I would be very reluctant to classify Mae as "emo'. Mae is quite simply one great American rock/pop band in the same vein as "Tonic". I would be as bold to say that Mae and Tonic are probably the two best American pop acts today. "The Everglow" is a emotionally intense and beautiful album,focusing primarily on yearning and relationships and love. "Everglow" is wrapped up nicely in a cozy ember of a prologue and epologue. In between, we have songs that will send hairs standing straight upon the back of your neck. Album Highlights (the other songs are good too!):"Were so far away" begins this album with a gripping ballad that oozes with romance, filled with lush strings and piano. "Suspension" is a great track...very catchy with meaningful lyrics about meaning what you say. "Painless"- A true rock/pop masterpiece..a melodic piano loop dominates as the song with a chorus infused with guitar..genius! "Ocean"- Another romantic love song. Beautiful choruses and harmonies in this one. "Everglow"- Nice pop arrangement that emotes hope and confidence in a budding relationship. "Sun and the Moon"- Another slow piece to wrap up the album (before the epilogue). This one is so beautiful, reminiscent of "were so far away". Sends shivers up the spine. So there it is...Mae's "The Everglow" is for those who, at any age, have found new love, because whatever age you are, when you find love..you are young again.5) Awesome. Totally enveloping. [Rating: 5 out of 5]
This album is very good. Let's just get that out on the table right now. It is very emotional and melodic, but not too sappy. Sure, a few songs are slower than most would like, but the overall felling that this album gives you is tough to explain. It is very rare to find a band that can use the keyboard so well and make it such an integral part of their music. My only REAL beef with it is that they stole the melody for "We're So Far Away" from, of all places, Edward Mcdowell's "To a Wild Rose." Honestly, just stop thinking about it and reading reviews. Just buy this album.