Search - Proclaimers :: Born Innocent

Welcome Back!

Neal T. Fenton | New York City | 05/25/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Not that they've been away, but it seems a lifetime since the two time pop sensation I'm Gonna Be stirred my spirit. Sure there's been a couple of discs inbetween but nothing seems to stick quite like the undeniably catchy Hate My Love. In fact their are several tracks that keep me pushing replay. When Charlie cries out "You meant it then..." behind Craig I want to run down the street kissing everyone. This album is a gem amidst the slew of corporate muck that we are inundated with during the first half of the year. Not content being a nostalgic act, they write of mid-life woes and joys yet manage to make it sway. I'm grateful they're grateful."

Solid international live album with a gripping title track

Brett Lemke | www.maximumink.com | 03/19/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Born in Scotland and raised on Rock & Roll, The Proclaimers are far from strangers to the international music community. The band centers around twin brothers Craig & Charlie Reed, highlighting their forceful vocal harmonies with acoustic guitar and accordion and drawing influence form traditional melodies. They shout and wail from the bottoms of their souls, vocals intertwining with their intimate connection to the audience. "Born Innocent" is the product of extensively touring Europe in 2003, capturing the Reed's charged live and shows; in London in April and May, and the Glasgow Carling Academy in October. Currently on another international tour, they will be promoting the album in the U.S. and Canada in March and April of 2004. The Proclaimers are known to the first generation of MTV followers as the brothers who wrote "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" in 1987. Brett Lemke"

The Proclaimers just keep getting better

Brett Lemke | 02/25/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'm lucky. I got into the Proclaimers just two years ago so I 've had plenty to catch up on. This album came out last fall in England (so I had to order it from Amazon UK) and it's one of their best. Their sound has changed little over the years except to get a little edgier as they have gotten older. There are fewer songs with the light touch of "I'm gonna be (500 miles)" but there's full range over the course of the album.

There were 4 new songs on their "Best of" album a few years back and were some of the best on the album so I was looking forward to an entirely new album. Some songs that are worth the price of the album include "Should have been loved" and "You meant it then" and "Blood on your hands" the last which could be their best. Although the topic of terrorism is not the greatest topic - the music, the beat, the singing are top notch. It even sounds as if it were recorded on poor equipment that gives it an incredible sound.

On the Best of album, it mentions that they were an opening act for The Barenaked Ladies a few years ago - I can't imagine a better combination. When people who don't know of the Proclaimers ask what they are like - I say they could be a Scottish BNL. Both use great music, inventive lyrics and have a wide variety of musical influences that make their music so listenable.

If you are new to the Proclaimers, I would recomend starting with the "Best of" album - you'll quickly move onto this, "Perservere" and the earlier ones. If you are already a Proclaimers fan - you won't be disapointed."