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 Vega4: great band, great CD, great example of poor marketing Jun 08, 2009
Vega4 has been around for years, although, like Cold Play, the band wasn't as well known on the U.S. side of the pond until several years after its debut.
Like Cold Play's Chris Martin, Vega4's lead singer, Johnny McDaid, has a hauntingly beautiful voice, well-suited to the alternative rock band's melodic music.
Unlike Cold Play, however, which signed with Capitol Records, Vega4 signed with Epic. While Capitol built Cold Play into a massive force, leading to Grammy after Grammy, Epic mishandled Vega4's promotion, and the band never received the recognition or attention it deserved. Vega4 "disbanded" in 2008.
If you like Cold Play, as I do, you will absolutely love Vega4. Vega4 wrote better music than Cold Play. Johnny McDaid sings better than Chris Martin. I really, really wish I could personally b*tch-slap the Epic Records' employees responsible for this band's demise. Incompetents.
Example: I listen to KINK out of Portland, Ore. KINK plays Augustana ad nauseum. Vega4 toured with Augustana -- opened for them -- yet KINK never played Vega4. I never heard of Vega4, never heard any of their songs, until I just happened to catch Life Is Beautiful on an old TV show, of all places.
Augustana is OK. I bought one of their CDs. I even saw the band live when it opened for the Goo Goo Dolls and Counting Crows. But Augustana shines at about 10 watts compared to Vega4's blinding spotlight.
This is a great CD. Nearly every track is excellent; I highly recommend it. I hope Johnny McDaid continues to create music, and I sincerely hope he hooks up with someone more intuitive and effective than the fools at Epic Records.
Worth picking up. Nov 18, 2008
I heard "Life if Beautiful" and wanted to learn more about this group. I am glad I did. The entire album is filled with amazing music. I agree they have a sound that may remind you of Snow Patrol, which is another great group, but they still have their own unique quality.
great music! May 13, 2008
This album is great, wish I had discovered this band while they were still together. Definitely will listen to this cd over and over again.
One of the best albums of the year Apr 25, 2008
I found this on I-tunes as a similar sound to Coldplay. True, but I find their songs to have deeper meaning. The lyrics are well written and the music is powerful. It is at the top of that dramatic alternative rock genre. I'd expect to see it on many shows in long dramatic sequences for years to come. Their earlier cd, SATELLITES is also good. Both have great music with powerful messages.
I bought the entire cd on i-tunes but later decided to order the cd here from amazon, I was disappointed that the artwork was COMPLETELY different. Oh, well, they're a band worth supporting with this second purchase.
 Not bad. Not bad at all. Nov 27, 2007
Think early Coldplay with less piano, or think Snow Patrol, what their 'Eyes Open' album should have been, and Vega4 lands somewhere in the middle. Check out the harsh ballad of "Bullets" (a true test of their talent) and don't overlook the dark gem of "If This Is It."
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