The Frames - The Cost

 The Cost is great music!
I love this Cd! The music is haunting & moving, & rocking also. The lyrics are great. Glen Hansard delivers a great performance, as always. The band is very talented, as well. I'll have to get more of the Frames work! April 20, 2008

 Amazingly Gatifying
I bought the MP3 album of this cd and only expected amazement as I loved the film Once.

This album was immediately brought to my top 20 favorite albums of all time. I understand that doesn't sound good, but I have so much music it's unbelievable. It would probably rank at a higher level to someone who doesn't have over 10,000 songs in his/her collection.

If you enjoyed the film Once, you will find that these simply are more advance versions of some of the songs. That is, some songs have been re-recorded with a full band, not just piano and guitar. This is not a negative aspect to the cd. It's ONLY positive.

I love it. SOOOOOOOOOOO much.

A must have for a lover of Once... which should be everyone, because Once was amazing. : ) March 17, 2008

 True music lover's album
The Cost
I find this to be the best album I've come across since The Fray How To Save A Life "How Save a Life". If you love the Fray and Coldplay or Left Outlet, you'll love this album. I can't say the sound of the music of each of these groups is comparable, but the FEEL of the music of each of these groups is comparable. You should definitely buy this album. It certainly is worth the money. It's a very emotional and moving sound. October 19, 2007

 Melt into Glen Hansard's voice...
I am a recent convert to The Frames, somehow i missed out on them for the last 10 years or so. I saw the movie "Once" earlier this week, and tonight saw their live performance at the Bumbershoot music festival in Seattle. They are amazing, the entire band (i love an electric violin...), but for me it's Glen Hansard's voice makes the band amazing. I cried during the movie, and if I wasn't so happy to be there i would have cried during the performance. This is an amazing album, it's worth "the cost". September 3, 2007

 Consistent album from start to finish
Glen Hansard definitely knows how to write good lyrics. Musically the album was more monotonous than I expected it to be. But the album has a very well carved tone that does not change from start to finish. Even the songs previously featured in Hansard-Irglova's "The Swell Season" are re-arranged to fit the album well. My favorite song is probably is "Sad Songs", a very simple and beautiful song that moves you, but does it quietly. This is my first Frames album, so cannot compare it to the rest, but I am pleased with my purchase :) August 28, 2007

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