In The Heart Of The Young

This immensely successful follow-up to their self-titled debut, cemented the band as one of the premier acts of the genre. With even bigger production and a slicker sound, this cd was criticized by some as being over-polished, but the strength of the songwriting was still there. The ballads remained painfully poignant and the singles still drew a huge roar from the crowds at the live shows, but I was still drawn to some of the more obscure songs on this release, like In the Day We’ll Never See and the album’s title track. I could have lived without the trumpets in Easy Come Easy Go or Kip’s rapping in You Are the Saint, but despite that, this is still a fantastic cd. --Scott