| Product Summary | | Label: Cbs/epic/wtg Records | | UPC: 00827969447222 | | Release Date: 1/31/2006 | | Buy.com Sku: 202154474 | | Item#: M2S93Q | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25654 | Format:  CD |
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| | Train's new album, For Me, It's You showcases a revamped and revitalized lineup: founding core members Pat Monahan, Jimmy Stafford (guitars) and Scott Underwood (drums) are joined by bassist Johnny Colt (originally from the Black Crowes), and Atlanta keyboardist Brandon Bush (John Mayer, Shawn Mullins). Johnny and Brandon have both been on-board since Train's 2003 My Private Nation tour.
With Train's new line-up gelling as a unified musical ensemble working and playing as one on For Me, It's You, the group's new album emerges as the most fully realized and keenly focused collection of the band's career.
The new album features the single "Cab" and was recorded over the course of an intensive seven week period in Atlanta, Georgia with producer Brendan O'Brien (Pearl Jam, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Rage Against The Machine, Trey Anastasio) at the dials. O'Brien first worked with Train in 2001 on the double-platinum watershed album, Drops Of Jupiter (which yielded the group two Grammy awards: Best Rock Song and Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists) and later for 2003's masterful follow-up, My Private Nation (which earned Train two Grammy nominations for "Calling All Angels").
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Train: Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood, Pat Monahan, Johnny Colt, Brandon Bush. | | Personnel: Pat Monahan (vocals); Jimmy Stafford (guitar); Brandon Bush (keyboards); Johnny Colt (bass guitar); Scott Underwood (drums). | | Audio Mixer: Brendan O'Brien. | | Recording information: SOuthern Tracks Recording, Atlanta, GA. | | Photographer: Danny Clinch. | | San Francisco-based outfit Train have garnered a rabidly devoted following with their easy, freewheeling sound, which combines catchy hooks with the muscle of classic FM and the polish of contemporary mainstream rock. Train's 2004 live album helped summarize the band's career to that point by showcasing their instrumental chops, their confidence as performers, and the scores of crowd-pleasing tunes from albums like DROPS OF JUPITER and MY PRIVATE NATION. | | 2006's FOR ME, IT'S YOU will not disappoint Train's fans. In fact, the group's sunny, singalong melodies are sharper than ever here, as the album's lead-off tracks--the downtempo, alternately pulsing and soaring "All I Wanted" and the chiming pop of "Get Out"--demonstrate. Strains of piano, light strings, and vocal harmonies are seamlessly integrated into the traditional rock instrumentation on wistful tunes like "Cab," while anthemic rockers like "Am I Reaching You Now" inspire upheld lighters. On the whole, FOR ME, IT'S YOU shows Train improving on their highly successful formula with ever-sharper songwriting. |
Producer: Brendan O'Brien; Brendan O'Brien |
Engineer: Nick DiDia; Billy Bowers |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 01/31/2006 | | Original Release Date : 2006 | | Catalog ID : 94472 | | Label : Columbia (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00827969447222 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (p.64)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "What makes FOR ME, IT'S YOU Train's strongest set of tracks to date is that the songs here sound more than just professional -- they sound surprisingly lived-in and earthy." |
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