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Eyes Open

(2006, Indie rock, by Snow Patrol, Label: A&M Records)

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 11, age appropriate for kids over 12; suggested age 12.

  • Is it any good?

    4.0

  • Common Sense says

    Indie rock group offers safe, digestible sound.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 12 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    "Headlights on a Dark Road" has one graphic line ("I pull up thorns from our ripped bodies").

  • Sex:

    Subtle poetic allusions such as "By the fire we break the quiet/Learn to wear each other well" and "We need to feel breathless with love/And not collapse under its weight."

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    One mention of another artist: "Put Sufjan Stevens on/and we'll play your favorite song/"Chicago" bursts to life."

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    A mention of stopping in a metaphorical "bar": "I hang my coat up in the first bar/There is no peace that I've found so far/The laughter penetrates my silence/As drunken men find flaws in science."
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Eyes Open

Parents need to know that this album has an emotional, introspective tone, underpinned by relationship themes of new love, heartbreak, regret, and hope. While the lyrics are intense and sometimes angst-ridden, they aren't demeaning or offensive. Kids may know the band's music from Grey's Anatomy, ER, One Tree Hill, or the movie, The Last Kiss. The artwork on the cover depicts a shadowy image of two people in an embrace, kissing. And although it's very obscure, they could be naked.

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    fray_fan
    Lives in Wisconsin
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 2.0

    Ok I guess. It gets kind of boring.....

    It's a very clean album but it gets very boring. The only songs I liked are Chasing Cars and Shut your Eyes.

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  2. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    music rockz
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

    i like!

    It was GREAT I'd buy it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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