Train Album: “Train”

This band can take you from an excellent high to an awesome low... great lyrics, good sounds.. all around they rock, they are great live, and this is a great cd to take on a road trip to get some space.. I recommend to any music fan.

This CD took a few listens, but each times I got farther and farther into the music. I've had this CD in my 5-CD shuffle since September, and still love it today. Here's a breakdown: Meet Virginia - believe it or not, the one song you can get sick of - but great fun to listen to I Am - Very energetic, will put you in a good, mellow mood If You Leave - Very easy to relate to, great fast alt.rock music Homesick - Slower, more mellow music with small-town remiscent lyrics Free - Pure, bonafide fun to listen to, medium tempo that speeds up and slows down to accomodate any mood Blind - A gorgeous slower song that is in my top 10 prettiest ever Eggplant - Great love song that is less about sex, more about the worship part of relationships than what you generally hear Idaho - More rock than any song on here, different theme than anything i've heard before except maybe Tori Amos' "China" (who else personifies a state/country?) Days - Gentle song to listen to for a mellow mood or to sleep to Rat - Great entertaining music, lyrics can be a bit lacking a times but an overall pretty good song Swaying - Another more bluesy slow song And there's two hidden tracks which add to the CD. The vocalists voice adds to the beauty of the CD, which might be less than satisfactory without him. Definately worth the money, and give it time to get used to it!

I purchased this CD after having heard "Meet Viginia" on the radio and after a complete listen I was amazed. Great lyrics set with awesome music. Nice ballads and fun bar rockers. The song "I Am" made the biggest impact on me because of the singers reflective look at his life thus far, something I can relate to at age 35. "Free" just flat out rocks and makes me believe that I can dust off my acoustic guitar and play right along (doubtful! ). I classify this as deck music with the gang or good road trip fare. Buy Listen Enjoy!

The first time I ever heard of train, I was riding in a car with a friend, when i realized that I really was enjoying the bluesy, ballad like music that was playing. She then skipped the CD back to "Meet Virginia", where I finally realized that I had heard the group before. So I went out and bought it. Overall, the CD is a good one for road trips, relaxing,or if you just don't feel like constantly skipping songs, or changing CD's. The nice thing about it is that there really is a good mix of tracks, although they are all parallel in their style. The popular "Meet Virginia" is in serious danger of being nautiously overplayed on the radio, which could mean the death of it. However, I truly hope that this is not the case, as Train have put out a really good CD. Hopefully,everyone that reads this and buys the album realizes that there is so much more than just "Meet Virginia." "Free" gets my nod as the best all around song on here, followed closely by "Blind", a fantastic ballad, and "Meet Virginia". Because the album sways, rocks, and blues' it up all in one setting, it is well worth the cash, and the listen. Cheers to Train.

I have to say when I purchased Train's cd, I never realized I'd love every song! It is just one of those cd's you can't shut off. The music is so emotional and spiritual in its own way. Patrick has the most awesome voice to blend in with the lyrics perfect. This is an incredible cd and if you don't own it, you are missing out!