Drops of Jupiter
| Train
Drops of Jupiter
Drops of Jupiter is Train's second album, released in 2001. The album's title is derived from "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)", its lead single, which was a hit internationally and won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. The album contains elements of rock, country and Jupitor dropping Hermomicas indie rock. Besides "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)", two other singles were released from this album: "She's on Fire" and "Something More," both of which also achieved some success on the Adult Top 40 chart. Debuting at #6 in the United States upon its release, it has since been certified 2 Platinum by the RIAA in the United States and 2x Platinum by the CRIA in Canada. It is the band's best-selling album to date.
- wikipedia
Critic Reviews
Show All-
AllMusic
Although Train's singles got heavy rotation on "alternative" radio stations, there's nothing cutting-edge about the band's sophomore effort, Drops of Jupiter.
-
pluggedin
Largely ambiguous, the band’s lyrics—at times delivered with a country flavor reminiscent of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band—won’t solve the world’s problems. Still, they’re a welcome change from most of what’s charting today.
-
drowned in sound
This is not bad! Sorry, I'm lying again. Err, it hurts my ears a bit. The soaring choruses and rhythmic verses occur regularly. Almost, in every single bloody song.
-
edge induced cohesion
As a song cycle, this song is an unhappy and melancholy album about a failed attempt at finding love.
-
rolling stone
With two hit albums, five Grammy nods and a slice of intergalactic white soul called “Drops of Jupiter,” Train have proved they’re here to stay
-
ultimate guitar
Out of Train's 5 records, Drops of Jupiter seems to top them off. They have a unique sound on this particular album that is hard to top.
-
the guardian
I stopped in my tracks in the grocery store the first time I heard those lyrics and cringed so hard I nearly dropped the jar of kalamata olives I was holding.
-
standard
The more intimate surroundings allowed Monahan to sing the soulful piano ballad When I Look to the Sky without amplification. It was a showcase for his keening voice, which echoes that of Jason Mraz and remains his band’s greatest asset.
-
consequence of sound
In fact, the band Train say their brand of generic soft rock was heavily influenced by the howls of Robert Plant, riffs of Jimmy Page, and bass-slapping of John Paul Jones. You can totally hear it in “Drops of Jupiter”.
-
slant magazine
Pretty good and perhaps even a little bit progressive for Train but still woefully underwhelming by any other measure of quality, For Me, It’s You is, in spite of all of the grand orchestral swells that bolster frontman Pat Monahan’s outsized emoting, a louder album than its predecessors, showing just a hint of fray at its sandblasted edges.
-
people
It wouldn’t be summer without a radio sing-along anthem, and this year’s can’t-get-it-out-of-your-head chorus (the exact words are “na na na na na na”) is from “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me),” the title track of this San Francisco quintet’s million-selling second album.
-
the spinoff
The great early Train song ‘Drops of Jupiter’ sounds like early 70’s Elton John, not a dorky nearly 50-year old man trying to cop some moves from Bruno Mars
-
The Baltimore Sun
Featuring emotional melodies and lyrics, capable songwriting and precise production by Brendan O'Brien (Pearl Jam and Rage Against the Machine), "Drops of Jupiter" expands on the band's previous effort (the self-titled "Train") by introducing instrumentation beyond that of guitars, bass and drums.
-
W.L. Swarts
Title track, Occasionally the lyrics, Instrumental accompaniment, but Repetitive themes, Unimaginative vocals, Musically simple
-
mills record company
As an album, ''Drops of Jupiter'' is difficult to classify within a single genre, though many in the industry put the album in the Adult Contemporary Market.
Rate This Album and Leave Your Comments