The Everglow [Enhanced]

Product 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!

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The Everglow [Enhanced]

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More than a CD
A Great Experience, Though Not Perfect
"Our hearts are on the Everglow."
Anything...
! WOW ! I just discovered these amazing artists !

The Everglow
Mae
Manufacturer: Tooth & Nail Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Destination: Beautiful
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ASIN: B0007RTBAG
Release Date: 2005-03-29

Tracks:

Prologue
We're So Far Away
Someone Else's Arms
Suspension
This Is The Countdown
Painless
The Ocean
Breakdown
Mistakes We Knew We Were Making
Cover Me
The Everglow
Ready And Waiting To Fall
Anything
The Sun And The Moon
Epilogue

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:

More than a CD.......2007-07-12

This CD is absolutely fantastic - I'd recommend it to pretty much anyone.

I haven't been listening to it long enough to write a more detailed review but yeah, it's fantastic, and yeah, you need to get it.

A Great Experience, Though Not Perfect.......2007-07-10

I'm tempted to give this album a classic rating, a title I don't hand out lightly, but I'll have to withhold given the perfect ten to "Mae: The Everglow" on the simple fact that only three songs really stand out. But the packaging, the booklet, the music itself is just so above average, that it irks me that I can't deem it a classic. Thing is, while the music is always very good, the majority of it sounds the same.

Half "The Never-ending Story", half piano-driven emo rock, this album molds to suit the listener. You want to relate to some great lyrics, you've got it. You want an intriguing, illustrated story of a young boy on a fabulous adventure, you've got it. The lyrics are poignant to both stories, both the story of the man who wrote it and the story given in the inner booklet. The booklet is illustrated and contains the lyrics as well as illustrations, made for you to follow along as the albums plays out, telling a fantastic story of self-discovery. The songs can only be truly appreciated with the booklet at hand because, like I said before, only three of them really sound different. However, with the booklet, you can read along to the lyrics and see how the pictures mingle with the songs to tell a coherent and uplifting tale.

The three songs I'm talking so much about, the cream of this crop, are "We're So Far Away", "Someone Else's Arms", and "The Sun and the Moon" with "The Ocean" getting an honorable mention. These songs are all classics and (not to demean the other tracks on the album, as they're not bad) happen to be some of the best piano-rock I've ever heard this side of Something Corporate. The vocals are pleasantly smooth, the lead singer crooning his emotional lyrics without hitting that whiney note that bands like Dashboard Confessional (who aren't bad) do. The piano and other instruments blend in perfectly with the rest of the band, sounding like it was meant to be in the band as opposed to when a piano-line sounds unwelcome and simply inserted there. Everything in this album blends well and, though I can't give it a classic, the sheer quality of the entire product compels me to give it full marks.

9/10

"Our hearts are on the Everglow.".......2007-07-04

Honestly, this kind of music doesn't quite do it for me anymore. It's completely pleasant, never irritating, has some real emotions in it, and is fairly good technically. But my tastes have shifted away from decent pop punk/emo and towards more original stuff. There's nothing wrong with The Everglow, I enjoy listening to it, it just doesn't grab my attention as much as I'd like. I like the vocalist, he has a nice voice that fits the tone of the music very well. The album has a concept behind it, and it plays out like an audio storybook that's accompanied by the drawings in the booklet.

The main problem is the lack of recognizable tracks. Only a few songs stick out from the rest of the pretty standard rock sound. It's all guitars and drums, except for the first and last songs which are more piano-focused ballads. My favorite song is "Someone Else's Arms". It's a good genre song and I love the way it enters the chorus. "Suspension" is a pretty decent single, although not terribly interesting musically. "Painless" is another standout with the picked intro, piano-driven verse, and recurring wall of sound. The title track has a really catchy chorus, and I also like "Anything" a lot. If you're into the general scene Mae inhabits, you'd probably enjoy The Everglow.

Anything..........2007-03-12

I have my favorite song in this album: "Anything". Short but very effective with nice lyrics this is the top song in this album, in my opinion. Overall, all songs are pretty good and you can listen to this album without getting bored over and over again.
Interesting to note that what they have done at the beginning and end of the album is copied by Killers.
Go ahead and buy it. You won't regret your decision.

! WOW ! I just discovered these amazing artists !.......2007-01-02

Incredible musicians !

Average customer rating:

A little disappointing
He Blew His Mind Out In a Car...

The Everglow (W/Dvd)
Mae
Manufacturer: Tooth & Nail Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Destination: Beautiful
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ASIN: B000EOTF26
Release Date: 2006-04-18

Tracks:

Prologue
We're So Far Away
Someone Else's Arms
Suspension
This Is The Countdown
Painless
The Ocean
Breakdown
Mistakes We Knew We Were Making
Cover Me
The Everglow
Ready And Waiting To Fall
Anything
The Sun And The Moon
Epilogue
Where The Falls Begin
A Day In The Life
Suspension (Demo)

Customer Reviews:

A little disappointing.......2007-01-11

I bought this album after I'd spent some time listening to some of the songs on [...] and read a review about the concept of the album, which initially attracted me to it.

Since listening to it, I can't see me ever buying another concept album. The artistry on this album seems to take a back seat to the 'story' which gives the whole thing the feeling of being overly contrived. I also had a problem with the different personalities expressed in the music, it seemed like the thread that linked all the songs together was the concept and, nothing else. There's definitely a style that is inherent across the album, but it's not strong enough for my liking.

Individually, there are some great songs on this album. 'Everglow', 'Suspension', 'Anything', and 'Someone Else's Arms' are all pretty good songs, and if you're a patient person, these along with a few others maybe even make it worth the purchase... but not for me.

He Blew His Mind Out In a Car..........2006-04-25

Well, as if the Everglow wasn't awesome enough, Mae decided to treat us to an even more awesome version. The original album is included with 3 bonus tracks. The first "Where the Falls Begin" was originally written for the soundtrack to The Chronicles of Narnia but did not make the final cut. It shows Mae's diversity and is probably their most "mature" sounding song. (As trite and cliche as that sounds.) The second new track, and my personal favorite, is an outstanding cover of the Beatles' "A Day In the Life." They stay true to the original for the most part, but manage to put their own spin on the bridge of the song, with amazing results. Also included is yet another version of "Suspension," the first recording of the song which features Kenny Vasoli of the Starting Line on back up vocals. It's not too different from the version on Destination: B-Sides, but it's an interesting take. Oh, and if all that wasn't enough to satisfy you there is a DVD with videos and a very intriguing behind the scenes look at the making of the album. The highlight of the DVD is the interview segments with producer Ken Andrews. (Check out his bands Failure, On, and Year of the Rabbit.) The entire package is a must for any fan and well worth the price even if you own the original release from last year.

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Everglow
Mae
Manufacturer: Toshiba EMI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009XE89W
Release Date: 2005-08-15

Album Description

Complete with both compelling and introspective lyrics along with beautifully developed musicianship, Mae show that they are ready to turn heads with this their sophomore CD. Includes one bonus track, the 'Suspicion' video, available on this Japanese pressing only. Tooth & Nail. 2005.

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The Everglow
Mae
Manufacturer: Tooth & Nail
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000LX5Y4I

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