We Were Born in a Flame

Product Description
At the 2004 Juno Awards Sam Roberts walked away with three major awards (Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Rock Album of the Year). Already a huge success in their Canadian homeland, Lost Highway is re-releasing We Were Born In A Flame in the United Stes with two extra tracks.

We Were Born in a Flame,Sam Roberts,Lost Highway,American Trad Rock,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop,Singer/Songwriter

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We Were Born in a Flame

Average customer rating: very solid debut Hope for Rock 'n Roll? / Best Rock album of 2004! Excellent! Breath of fresh air. Groovy Pop Rock dudes!

We Were Born in a Flame Sam Roberts Manufacturer: Lost Highway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Chemical City The Inhuman Condition Full Moon Cigarette Matt Mays + El Torpedo Fox Confessor Brings the Flood ASIN: B0002VESO6 Release Date: 2004-08-31

Tracks:

1. Hard Road
2. Don't Walk Away Eileen
3. Brother Down
4. Where Have All The Good People Gone?
5. Taj Mahal
6. Every Part Of Me
7. Higher Learning
8. Rarefied
9. On The Run
10. No Sleep
11. This Wreck Of A Life
12. Dead End
13. Paranoia
14. When Everything Was Alright
15. This Is How I Live

Album Description

At the 2004 Juno Awards Sam Roberts walked away with three major awards (Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Rock Album of the Year). Already a huge success in their Canadian homeland, Lost Highway is re-releasing We Were Born In A Flame in the United Stes with two extra tracks.

Customer Reviews:

very solid debut.......2007-01-29

I bought this CD after hearing a "brother down" and "don't walk away eileen", and overall, it is very good. The album starts out with a bang as the first 6 tracks are possibly my favorite 6 songs that go in sequence on any album. He could have spread out the good songs with the not so great ones however. After the first 6, the only ones that are worth listening to are "rarefied" and "no sleep". What you do have here though is 8 very good songs that make purchasing this album worth while.

Hope for Rock 'n Roll? / Best Rock album of 2004!.......2006-04-04

What a breath of fresh air it is to hear a young artist take such a mature and multi-layered approach to rock n' roll. Many of these songs will remind listeners of later period Kinks, or Paul Simon (lyrically). To help "round out" the more mature songs, "We Were Born In a Flame" also includes a few exceptional power pop nuggets! The song "Don't Walk Away Eileen" will perhaps remind many listeners of both John Mellencamp and the Clash simultaneously. The final result is a debut CD demonstrating a level of songwriting skill and excellent musicianship not often found in rock 'n roll over the last two decades!

Thanks for an amazing album Mr. Roberts and for proving that SMART and REAL rock 'n roll still exists in the hearts and minds of the young. In a musical wasteland where most of todays youth willingly numb their minds to the horrible sounds of a never ending supply of talentless artists, this CD will restore hope to anyone who is a fan of real rock 'n roll.

I can safely pick this release without hesitation as the best rock 'n roll album released by ANYONE in 2004.

"we've got one life to live - but we're doing it wrong" - Sam Roberts

-JM

Excellent!.......2006-03-15

While perhaps not as hard charging through the whole album as the reviews might suggest, you will find the album on your regular play list. In fact, many times I catch myself listening to other things like commercials, etc and think that reminds me of this album, I had better give it another play. You will too. No idea if Sam Roberts is a passing phase but the album will stand the test of time...

Breath of fresh air........2005-08-08

I ordered some cds on ebay from a seller and this was thrown in as a bonus. I have not stopped listening to it since. This thing is like a breath of fresh air. Crafty songwriting, great lyrics and just a great feel good rock record. We need more bands like this these days. Im sick of all the new band hype. These guys actually deliver!

Groovy Pop Rock dudes!.......2005-06-11

I really like this guy. Good luck with a plain name like Sam Roberts tho.
This guy is like a male Cheryl Crow, or a one man Jane's Addiction , no wait .. he's the Steve Miller of the 21st century! I mean Ear candy. Love ya.. Sam

Average customer rating: Great CD.... even better artist! Montrealrock We were all born...to own this cd a lasting, relaxed rock band Best CD I Own

We Were Born In a Flame Sam Roberts Manufacturer: Umvd Labels ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Chemical City The Inhuman Condition We Were Born in a Flame Fight Songs Ganging Up on the Sun ASIN: B00009PJPR Release Date: 2003-06-17

Tracks:

1. Hard Road
2. Don't Walk Away Eileen
3. Brother Down
4. Where Have All The Good People Gone?
5. Taj Mahal
6. Every Part Of Me
7. Higher Learning
8. Rarefied
9. On The Run
10. No Sleep
11. This Wreck Of A Life
12. Dead End
13. Paranoia

Amazon.com

A Montreal native and former hockey player, Sam Roberts gave up dreams of becoming a star Canadien [stet] to embark on a musical career. Given the track record of most jocks behind the mic, this doesn't exactly portend great results, but Roberts's full-length debut is pretty good. Roberts writes tuneful folk-rock and power-pop tunes, many of them built around a percussively strummed acoustic guitar. Musically, he covers some of the same musical territory as Travis, but overall the effect is more extroverted and aggressive, less wispy and melancholic. Three of this CD's best songs are lifted by an earlier EP, Inhuman Condition, but there's not a bum track among the 13 included here (although an unnecessary '70s rock-star guitar solo comes close to ruining the otherwise gorgeous and seductive orchestral pop of "Taj Mahal"). Canada seems full of musical artists who don't quite translate outside that country's national borders, but the bright, confident appeal of Roberts's full-length bow is far more universal. --Keith Moerer

Album Description

Up-and-coming rocker, & Montreal, Canada native Sam Roberts, with his 2003 debut full-length. 14 tracks with song lyrics & color photos of the band included in the sleeve. Universal.

Album Details

The 2004 Juno "Album of the Year" Award Winning Album from the Great Hope of Canadian Music (And Former Hockey Star) Includes Two Tracks Not Found on the USA Equivalent Edition. Besides the Song Order Being Entirely Different, this Disc also Includes the Songs "Climb Over Me" and "Canadian Dream".

Customer Reviews:

Great CD.... even better artist!.......2006-08-06

If you're reading this review you must already have an interest in Sam Roberts... good for you! He's the greatest thing to come out of Canadian music in my opinion. I say this not only for this album, but also because of Chemical City.
'We were born in a Flame' is a collection of great songs, and I highly recomend checking it out. Sam Roberts will be considered 'classic' one day. I don't want to go off and compare the sound to other artists, there's too many... but I do hear hints of Beatles. I'll leave it at that.

Montrealrock.......2005-04-03

As a fellow Montrealer to Sam Roberts and parts of his band, maybe I'm slightly biased - but this is just an incredible piece of music. Sure, there's nothing really all that new being done here - but who cares when the product is such smart, passionate and driven rock music.

There is not a single weak point in this album, which combines rock & roll fundamentals with folk influences. Many have heard the string of singles (...Good People Gone, Brother Down, Don't Walk Away Eileen, Hard Road) which just get stronger and stronger after repeated listenings. However, this album really shines in the range of all the other songs. Favorites of mine are "No Sleep" and the truly excellent "Paranoia" - a song which took a while to grow on me, but finishes off this album with a long, driving instrumental that builds to a pretty rockin' finish. The whole thing leaves you wanting more, which hopefully Sam and Co. will finish soon as they record the new one in Australia.

Admittedly, the album may be a little soft for some rock fans who'll be left wondering how to really classify this album. All I can say is that there are two Sam Roberts Bands, the first is the mellow and groovy material presented here on the album, the other is the intense live performances which pump up the rock factor several notches. Between beers and swigs of whiskey, the band is relentless in delivering awesome concerts. Rock cliche? Yes - but I don't care.

Right... and a Juno is like a Canadian Grammy except sometimes they are actually awarded for talent instead of publicity.(Which unfortunately was not the case when Nickleback won one - I'd like to apologize on Canada's behalf for those posers)

We were all born...to own this cd.......2005-03-08

This is a great great record and should be on any critics short list for best alternative record of 2004 (or 2003. Essentially the same album was released by Universal - Canada in 03 and it sold 50,000 copies winning Mr. Roberts a Juno award for the song Brother Down.) This cd is extremely well-conceived and is a finely executed work that deserves more attention than it is getting. There are some other bands that have the same type of groove (Jet, Powderfinger, Paris Texas - maybe) but Sam Roberts is probably the best of all of these.

He is an amazing songwriter and his tunecrafting skills stand up well next to early Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney (of course realizing that he is just a beginner.) His hooks are instantly catchy and you will find yourself tapping your feet within the first 30 seconds of "Hard Road" - the opening track. Along with Brother Down, Taj Mahal, and Every Part of Me, Hard Road is a stand-out track and contains some gripping and intelligent lyrics (something of a rarety in today's reductionistic and formulaic music world!) He is young but writes with eloquence about the ubiquitous human efforts at finding the easy life and avoiding the bumps of the real world. He opines, "There's no road that ain't a hard road to travel on." Like Pierce Pettis (another overlooked genius) he is able to chronicle the travails of life in this fallen world without offering therapeutic platitudes like "believing in yourself" or something similar. While true hope and significant answers are missing, art does not by nature have to be redemptive. On this record, Roberts chooses to narrate the problems of humanity and creation rather than offer solutions, but in doing so he manages to escape falling into the Disneyesque moralism so prevalent in popular media and music.

Along with compelling and inquiring lyrics, and great songcraft, Sam Roberts is also an interesting musician and decides here to play all the instruments except for percussion. This rarely works (Lenny Kravitz' "Let Love Rule" is the only other recent success that I can think of) but Sam Roberts pulls it off and the record ends up sounding like it was recorded with a talented studio band. Production and mixing efforts are handled by Brenndan McGuire, but to discover this you have to search; his name is buried in minute font in the credits of the Universal release. To my knowledge, he is a newcomer, but he is talented and should get some more work after this excellent outing at the helm.

Enjoy this record, Sam will be around for a while.

a lasting, relaxed rock band.......2005-01-23

i bought this cd back in 2003, and now it's 2005. i still listen to this cd about once a month. now if that doesn't say something about the quality of the cd, i dunno what does. now, sam roberts has a beautiful simple voice, perfect for for rock. now, if you ever have the chance to see the boys live, do it! they have a great, hard rocking sound at shows. "brother down" is a catchy single, "taj mahal" is the most beautiful love song, delicate but still solid. "no sleep" is haunting and amazing, with two french verses talking about a beautiful girl. the music is happy, but listen to the words, and the cd will blow you away.

Best CD I Own.......2004-12-01

Sam Roberts is an artist who is in my opinion unmatched in today's music industry. Every single song on this album is great. It makes me proud as a Canadian to have him as one of our nations musical talents.

Average customer rating:

We Were Born in a Flame Sam Roberts Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Chemical City ASIN: B0002IZ0QO Release Date: 2004-07-26

Tracks:

1. Hard Road
2. Don't Walk Away Eileen
3. Brother Down
4. Where Have All the Good People Gone?
5. Taj Mahal
6. Every Part of Me
7. Higher Learning
8. Rarefield
9. On the Run
10. No Sleep
11. This Wreck of a Life
12. Dead End
13. Paranoia
14. When Everything Was Alright [*]
15. This Is How I Live [*]

Album Details

Roberts' Music Occupies the Netherspace Between Studious Intellect and Gut Reaction, Between Psychedelic Transcendence and Cold Hard Truth, Between Fist Pumpin', Hockey Lovin' Hellraising and Melancholic Vulnerability. Or, Being from his Native Montreal, the Place Where Rue St. Laurent Crosses Abbey Road. Roberts was Awarded Best Rock Act, Best Rock Album and Best Album at the 2004 Junos. This Edition Adds "The Canadian Dream" and "Climb Over Me" as Bonus Tracks.

Average customer rating: Great CD.... even better artist! Montrealrock We were all born...to own this cd a lasting, relaxed rock band Best CD I Own

We Were Born in a Flame Sam Roberts Manufacturer: Universal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Chemical City The Inhuman Condition We Were Born in a Flame Fight Songs Ganging Up on the Sun ASIN: B00009EUGQ Release Date: 2003-06-17

Tracks:

1. Hard Road
2. Where Have All The Good People Gone
3. Brother Down
4. Higher Learning
5. Dead End
6. Taj Mahal
7. Every Part Of Me
8. The Canadian Dream
9. Rarefied
10. On The Run
11. Dont Walk Away Eileen
12. No Sleep
13. This Wreck Of A Life
14. Paranoia

Amazon.com

A Montreal native and former hockey player, Sam Roberts gave up dreams of becoming a star Canadien [stet] to embark on a musical career. Given the track record of most jocks behind the mic, this doesn't exactly portend great results, but Roberts's full-length debut is pretty good. Roberts writes tuneful folk-rock and power-pop tunes, many of them built around a percussively strummed acoustic guitar. Musically, he covers some of the same musical territory as Travis, but overall the effect is more extroverted and aggressive, less wispy and melancholic. Three of this CD's best songs are lifted by an earlier EP, Inhuman Condition, but there's not a bum track among the 13 included here (although an unnecessary '70s rock-star guitar solo comes close to ruining the otherwise gorgeous and seductive orchestral pop of "Taj Mahal"). Canada seems full of musical artists who don't quite translate outside that country's national borders, but the bright, confident appeal of Roberts's full-length bow is far more universal. --Keith Moerer

Album Description

Up-and-coming rocker, & Montreal, Canada native Sam Roberts, with his 2003 debut full-length. 14 tracks with song lyrics & color photos of the band included in the sleeve. Universal.

Album Details

The 2004 Juno "Album of the Year" Award Winning Album from the Great Hope of Canadian Music (And Former Hockey Star) Includes Two Tracks Not Found on the USA Equivalent Edition. Besides the Song Order Being Entirely Different, this Disc also Includes the Songs "Climb Over Me" and "Canadian Dream".

Customer Reviews:

Great CD.... even better artist!.......2006-08-06

If you're reading this review you must already have an interest in Sam Roberts... good for you! He's the greatest thing to come out of Canadian music in my opinion. I say this not only for this album, but also because of Chemical City.
'We were born in a Flame' is a collection of great songs, and I highly recomend checking it out. Sam Roberts will be considered 'classic' one day. I don't want to go off and compare the sound to other artists, there's too many... but I do hear hints of Beatles. I'll leave it at that.

Montrealrock.......2005-04-03

As a fellow Montrealer to Sam Roberts and parts of his band, maybe I'm slightly biased - but this is just an incredible piece of music. Sure, there's nothing really all that new being done here - but who cares when the product is such smart, passionate and driven rock music.

There is not a single weak point in this album, which combines rock & roll fundamentals with folk influences. Many have heard the string of singles (...Good People Gone, Brother Down, Don't Walk Away Eileen, Hard Road) which just get stronger and stronger after repeated listenings. However, this album really shines in the range of all the other songs. Favorites of mine are "No Sleep" and the truly excellent "Paranoia" - a song which took a while to grow on me, but finishes off this album with a long, driving instrumental that builds to a pretty rockin' finish. The whole thing leaves you wanting more, which hopefully Sam and Co. will finish soon as they record the new one in Australia.

Admittedly, the album may be a little soft for some rock fans who'll be left wondering how to really classify this album. All I can say is that there are two Sam Roberts Bands, the first is the mellow and groovy material presented here on the album, the other is the intense live performances which pump up the rock factor several notches. Between beers and swigs of whiskey, the band is relentless in delivering awesome concerts. Rock cliche? Yes - but I don't care.

Right... and a Juno is like a Canadian Grammy except sometimes they are actually awarded for talent instead of publicity.(Which unfortunately was not the case when Nickleback won one - I'd like to apologize on Canada's behalf for those posers)

We were all born...to own this cd.......2005-03-08

This is a great great record and should be on any critics short list for best alternative record of 2004 (or 2003. Essentially the same album was released by Universal - Canada in 03 and it sold 50,000 copies winning Mr. Roberts a Juno award for the song Brother Down.) This cd is extremely well-conceived and is a finely executed work that deserves more attention than it is getting. There are some other bands that have the same type of groove (Jet, Powderfinger, Paris Texas - maybe) but Sam Roberts is probably the best of all of these.

He is an amazing songwriter and his tunecrafting skills stand up well next to early Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney (of course realizing that he is just a beginner.) His hooks are instantly catchy and you will find yourself tapping your feet within the first 30 seconds of "Hard Road" - the opening track. Along with Brother Down, Taj Mahal, and Every Part of Me, Hard Road is a stand-out track and contains some gripping and intelligent lyrics (something of a rarety in today's reductionistic and formulaic music world!) He is young but writes with eloquence about the ubiquitous human efforts at finding the easy life and avoiding the bumps of the real world. He opines, "There's no road that ain't a hard road to travel on." Like Pierce Pettis (another overlooked genius) he is able to chronicle the travails of life in this fallen world without offering therapeutic platitudes like "believing in yourself" or something similar. While true hope and significant answers are missing, art does not by nature have to be redemptive. On this record, Roberts chooses to narrate the problems of humanity and creation rather than offer solutions, but in doing so he manages to escape falling into the Disneyesque moralism so prevalent in popular media and music.

Along with compelling and inquiring lyrics, and great songcraft, Sam Roberts is also an interesting musician and decides here to play all the instruments except for percussion. This rarely works (Lenny Kravitz' "Let Love Rule" is the only other recent success that I can think of) but Sam Roberts pulls it off and the record ends up sounding like it was recorded with a talented studio band. Production and mixing efforts are handled by Brenndan McGuire, but to discover this you have to search; his name is buried in minute font in the credits of the Universal release. To my knowledge, he is a newcomer, but he is talented and should get some more work after this excellent outing at the helm.

Enjoy this record, Sam will be around for a while.

a lasting, relaxed rock band.......2005-01-23

i bought this cd back in 2003, and now it's 2005. i still listen to this cd about once a month. now if that doesn't say something about the quality of the cd, i dunno what does. now, sam roberts has a beautiful simple voice, perfect for for rock. now, if you ever have the chance to see the boys live, do it! they have a great, hard rocking sound at shows. "brother down" is a catchy single, "taj mahal" is the most beautiful love song, delicate but still solid. "no sleep" is haunting and amazing, with two french verses talking about a beautiful girl. the music is happy, but listen to the words, and the cd will blow you away.

Best CD I Own.......2004-12-01

Sam Roberts is an artist who is in my opinion unmatched in today's music industry. Every single song on this album is great. It makes me proud as a Canadian to have him as one of our nations musical talents.

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