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Always On The Run

by An American Underdog

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1.
Your Reign is Over 03:11
2.
Portland 03:21
3.
Beautiful Dreamer 03:19
4.
Always On The Run 03:03
5.
The Day The World Was Lost 02:16
6.
Nothing I Can Do 02:09
7.
Put Out The Fire 03:18
8.
I'll Miss You Girl 02:26
9.
Parades 03:05
10.
World Of Make Believe 04:07
11.
Train 02:57

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To the degree that such inherently qualitative things can be quantified, a key determinant between good and great pop is what the songwriter/performer does beyond the verses and chorus. Yes, a rousing, ringing, memorable chorus is an essential ingredient, and the verses give body and structure to the songs. But sometimes a songwriter – at least one of high merit – can get away with very little in the way of those basic items if the “extras” are especially good. Think of The Raspberries‘ “I Wanna Be With you.” One line of verse, and onto the glorious chorus.

This argument – about those extras – came rushing back to me in the first few seconds of listening to the album Always on the Run by An American Underdog. The opening track, “Your Reign is Over” virtually bursts out of the speakers, daring the listener to not be wholly enveloped by its sweeping sound. A split-second of guitar chord, followed by a cymbal crash, and then it’s into a soaring, wordless intro. And then the song proper starts. It’s quite good, too, full of close vocal harmonies, punchy power chording, hand claps and the like. But that wordless bridge, or (as the Beatles called it) middle-eight: that’s what makes the song more than just very good. excerpt from Bill Kopp - Musicscribe.com

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released August 16, 2012

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