Everything You See

Product Details

Artist : Runrig
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 5024545458923
Label : Ridge
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 2007-05-14

ASIN : B000OZ2C9I

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. Year Of The Flood
2. Roadtrip
3. Clash Of The Ash
4. Ocean Road
5. Atoms
6. An Dealachadh
7. This Day
8. Sona
9. Something's Got To Give
10. And The Accordians Played
11. In Scandinavia

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Customer Reviews

This one really grew on me! (2008-02-17)

First of all - yes, I'm a long-standing Runrig fan. However, the first time I slapped this into the CD player I have to say that I was not as impressed as I had been on first listening to The Stamping Ground and Proterra (the previous two mind-bogglingly brilliant albums). Some of the tracks sounded slightly familiar, and (apart from the fabulous and darkly atmospheric In Scandinavia) didn't make a massive impression.However, I decided to put the CD in the car, and as a result of a long journey ended up listening to it several times in succession, and am I glad that I did! Once I picked up some of the words, I was singing my head off to the up-tempo tracks such as Year of the Flood and Clash of the Ash (dangerous trying to dance whilst driving). The slower songs like Ocean Road and Something's Got to Give stayed with me for days (cue annoying humming at work - apologies to my colleagues).Basically, Runrig have done what they do best - created a bunch of tracks that will stand up to repeated listening over the years (no matter what your mood), but most importantly (as I subsequently discovered) sound AMAZING live.So, if you have ever liked a Runrig album in the past - give this one a try, and if you don't think it's great the first time, keep trying!

Everything you see (Runrig) (2007-12-01)

As a Runrig fan and there are lots more out there will be pleased to get their hands on this brand new album.It's been a long time in coming,but worth waiting for.All their previous albums have all been good but I think this is the best yet excellent.I thought they would have a tough job in replacing 'Donnie munro'.But to my surprise they have found a perfect replacement in 'Bruce Guthro' he's brilliant.All I can say to your customers is buy this album it's brilliant and you won't be disappointed.

Excellent (2007-10-19)

I'm listening to the album as I write this review and every verse I hear just confirms how good it is. All songs are very strong, with Clash of the Ash, Sona, Scandanavia and Something's Got To Give standing out. This album is rockier than any of Runrig's previous but nevertheless retains the spirit and feeling of Runrig's music. Guitars are prominent with some great work by Malcolm Jones, especially on Clash and Sona. A great blend of traditional and rock, Enlish and Gaelic. I'm glad Runrig are back to their origins compared to their previous album, the awful Proterra.

Every thing you see is everything you hear! (2007-08-17)

After the perfect "Stamping Ground" album and the epic masterpiece of "Proterra", "Everything You See" was going to have a lot to live up to, but I'm pleased to say the guys have done it yet again!The band is always at it's best live and for this album they've done a great job of trying to capture that atmosphere, the album certainly has a spontaneous upbeat, and summery feel to it, I can't wait to see, as I recommend you do, this one performed live!The album opens without hesitation with the great upbeat "Year of the flood" (appropriate for us here in the UK this year, a premonition perhaps!) not quite the opener of the previous few albums but none the less guaranteed to have you singing along in no time!Some tracks on this album are Instant hits "Ocean Road" for instance has to be my favourite it really is an anthem that soars like a bird, I love the way Bruce sings the verses with Rory coming in for the chorus, breathtaking! Brian Hurran sounds like he's been having a great time on the numerous organs that provide a new sound for this album including the Dornoch cathedral organ on the haunting "Something's Got To Give", beautifully sung by Brian, I'm really pleased he got to sing a solo, as I think he has fantastic voice that has a real warmth to it.A couple of the tracks took a little longer to grow on me, I wasn't too sure of the heavy guitar/organ rift on "Atoms" or the energetic Gaelic "sona" as I tend to prefer the slower more atmospheric Gaelic songs such as "An Dealachadh", but these tracks are now catching up with "Ocean Road" as being my firm favourites, and that's the beauty of this CD, some tracks hit you straight away while others gradually grow and grow until you find they're all fantastic!I was lucky enough to be travelling through the stunning Highlands of Scotland when I first listened to this album and it made me realise just how Runrig's music, like the scenery is so inspiring - Imposing but inviting, untamed yet beautiful and simply sublime!

FROM ONE RIG TO ANOTHER (2007-06-17)

I recently purchased the new Runrig album, 'everything you see' and its yet again another excellent album. It is very easy to be over critical (as some previous reviews have) the fact is this group have never failed to deliver. Each time i find myself waiting for an album, DVD or Live Tour i have NEVER been dissapointed. I took the liberty of copying the following comments from the Official Runrig web-site, this provides a detailed account of the albums origins, recording process and methodology behind the concepts - ENJOY! Runrig launched their long awaited new album, Everything You See. This will be the band's 13th studio album and it is fitting that in this year of 2007, that celebrates the Highland Year of Culture, it is a recording that has been undertaken, more or less, entirely in the Highlands. Everything You See is a type of album that the band have wanted to make for some time. For many people the `live' situation is where Runrig are at their powerful and passionate best, and it was often felt that the `live' sound had never been captured effectively on studio recordings. Runrig have opted to use the studio as a separate creative entity, where song based material has been dressed in the sheen of production values that can then be stripped back to transfer to the very different `live' performance environment. This time `everything you hear' will be, more or less, `everything you see' in the `live' situation.The initial inspiration for this approach came from the early album rehearsals. After setting up in an old converted stable block in the Black Isle village of Cromarty, the band liked the acoustic sound of the building so much, that instead of then re-locating to a recording studio, they decided to bring in sound engineer, Kristian Gislason, with his recording equipment and record the album on location. The approach to the laying down of `backing tracks' was then undertaken with the same `live' philosophy in mind.As the album project developed, the band used various other buildings in the village - an old brewery - the church hall etc. to help with the logistics and to bring the album to fruition. The whole project became an exciting one to make, and everyone involved became energised by this organic, hands on, home made approach. The Highland theme was developed further with musical contributions from the Dingwall Gaelic Choir; children from Strathpeffer Primary School and the local Church Sunday School; the talented Gaelic singer of the moment Julie Fowlis and fiddles from Duncan Chisholm of Wolfstone and Adam Sutherland of The Peat Bog Faeries. The voice of Norwegian singer Aud IngeBjorg Heldaas was then added at the later mixing stage.With the tone of the album firmly and confidently set, the whole project was set against the `live' backdrop of Runrig's big up and coming summer event, Runrig-Beat The Drum-Loch Ness at Drumnadrochit on Aug 18th. For a band that have contributed so much to Highland culture for the past 34 years, it is hoped that both Everything You See and Beat The Drum will be potent and significant contributions to this special year of 2007 where Highland Culture is so publicly recognised and celebrated.

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