Stand in Traffic

Stand in Traffic Artist: Magnified
Label: Tvt
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 016581203020
EAN: 0016581203020
ASIN: B00004SGGT


Release Date: 2000-04-11

Stand in Traffic


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Tracks:

  1. Stand In Traffic
  2. Downtown Dream
  3. Someone
  4. Monday
  5. Mi Amigo
  6. So Strange
  7. Stuck With Me
  8. In LA
  9. Is She Really Going Out With Him
  10. Valentine
  11. Highway
  12. Landslide

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars 3.5 stars.......2000-09-04

A very good album by a very promising new band. The songs are well written and Andy Shaw's guitar is definitely worth noting. The drums pound with tremendous energy, Lehman's vocal's, although not amazing, fit the music perfectly. Magnified has definitely been influenced by "Failure", but they really have their own sound. The songs are more hook-laden, and poppy. This cd has earned itself a constant rotation in my player. There are only a couple misshits here, but they're not terrible, they just drag a little. Overall, this is definitely worth you're hard earned money.

Oh yeah, their live show is absolutely incredible. Check them out in concert if you can.

4 out of 5 stars Continued.......2000-06-21

This band is amazing and very original. The blaring guitars and incredibly catchy vocals make this one of my favorite new albums. It doesn't sound much like Failure (if you know the band) in the sense that it is much more upbeat, and less melancholy. But, like Failure, it has a futuristic-spaced out style to it. If there is any instance in which the bands show musical similarity, is if you compare some of Magnified's songs to "pillowhead" on Fantastic planet. But hey, this is a great cd, and something that should be in any rock fan's collection. And I should stop comparing it to other bands, because it is unlike almost anything on the radio today. Not that it is strange or anything, but instead the opposite. It is rock in its purest form, instead with added effects that make it seem futuristic.

4 out of 5 stars incredible debut.......2000-06-14

This is a very solid album these guys have put out. I kind of bought this on a whim, I was given a promo cd by one of the members at a foo fighters concert, listened to it, and loved the song. So here I am after buy the real cd. And i don't have anything bad to say about it. The guitar sound is incredible, the vocals are melodic and catchy. So the question is, "Why haven't I heard of this band? Well, they released they debut on May 16th if I remember correctly. And they've just started to gather a fan base in the San Fran area. This album will most likely be huge on college radio. Possibly go gold. Platinum success wouldn't suprise me, but they need some really good promotion from radio stations and mtv. I don't know if that will happen. If they come out with another album like this for their sophomore effort, It is most likely that they will get the recognition and status they deserve. But hey, its a great cd, and anyone should own it. The sound is a bit familiar to Failure. If you enjoy there sound, it is most likely that you will enjoy magnified. Oh by the way, Magnified was the title of a Failure album....coincidence, probably not.. However, this is not a cheap imitation of Failure. It is probably influenced a lot by them, the general formula is the same, but it also tends to be very original and creative. A great buy..

5 out of 5 stars A new fan from S.J........2000-05-22

I heard this one in a listening station in a real-world store, and had to buy it. Since then, I've carried it everywhere in my CD bag. You'll find yourself singing along to these songs, with infectious melodies and choruses. A great sound, a great CD. My friend keeps requesting their well-done cover of Joe Jackson's "Is She Really Going Out With Him!" A good deal.

4 out of 5 stars

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