Keep Your Eyes Ahead

Last updated
Keep Your Eyes Ahead
Keep Your Eyes Ahead album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2008
RecordedNovember 2005 - April 2007
Genre Indie rock
Length37:02
Label Sub Pop
The Helio Sequence chronology
Love and Distance
(2004)
Keep Your Eyes Ahead
(2008)
Negotiations
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork Media (7.6/10) [2] ]
Ultimate Guitar (7.7/10) [3]

Keep Your Eyes Ahead is the fourth album from Portland-based band The Helio Sequence. It was released on January 29, 2008, by Sub Pop Records. The track "You Can Come To Me" samples sound effects from Super Mario Bros. 3.

Contents

The album peaked at #22 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. [4]

Track listing

  1. "Lately" – 4:10
  2. "Can't Say No" – 3:32
  3. "The Captive Mind" – 3:34
  4. "You Can Come to Me" – 4:00
  5. "Shed Your Love" – 3:18
  6. "Keep Your Eyes Ahead" – 4:25
  7. "Back to This" – 3:34
  8. "Hallelujah" – 4:29
  9. "Broken Afternoon" – 4:18
  10. "No Regrets" – 1:42

Bonus tracks

  1. "Untitled 1" - 3:24
  2. "Untitled 2" - 3:22
  3. "Broken Afternoon (Alternate Version) - 4:04

Related Research Articles

<i>Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground</i> 2002 studio album by Bright Eyes

Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground is the fourth studio album by Bright Eyes and the 46th release of Saddle Creek Records. The band made its national television debut in support of the album, performing "The Trees Get Wheeled Away" on the Late Show with David Letterman.

<i>Cheap Trick at Budokan</i> 1978 live album by Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick at Budokan is the first live album by American rock band Cheap Trick, and their best-selling recording. It was first released in Japan on October 8, 1978, and later released in the United States on February 1979, through Epic Records. After several years of constant touring but only middling exposure for the band, At Budokan steadily grew off radio play and word-of-mouth to become a high-selling success, kickstarting the band's popularity and becoming acclaimed as one of the greatest live rock albums of all time and a classic of the power pop genre.

<i>A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra</i> 1993 live album by The Moody Blues

A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra is a live album by The Moody Blues, recorded from a live performance at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre on 9 September 1992. This performance was the first time The Moody Blues performed in concert backed by a full orchestra. The concert was held in celebration of the 25th anniversary of their second album, Days of Future Passed, which had featured the London Festival Orchestra. The full video of this concert was broadcast as a fundraising broadcast for PBS in the United States.

<i>Frampton Comes Alive!</i> 1976 live album by Peter Frampton

Frampton Comes Alive! is the first double live album by English musician Peter Frampton, released in 1976 by A&M Records. Frampton Comes Alive! is one of the best-selling live albums of all time. "Show Me the Way", "Baby, I Love Your Way", and "Do You Feel Like We Do" were all released as singles; all three reached the Top 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and frequently receive significant amount of airplay on classic rock radio stations. Following four solo albums with little commercial success, Frampton Comes Alive! was a breakthrough for Frampton.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Raconteurs</span> American rock band

The Raconteurs is an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 2005. The band consists of Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence, and Patrick Keeler (drums). Lawrence and Keeler were originally members of the Greenhornes, while White and Lawrence went on to become members of the Dead Weather.

<i>Where Did Our Love Go</i> (album) Album by The Supremes

Where Did Our Love Go is the second studio album by Motown singing group the Supremes, released in 1964. The album includes several of the group's singles and B-sides from 1963 and 1964. Included are the group's first Billboard Pop Singles number-one hits, "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love", and "Come See About Me", as well as their first Top 40 hit, "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes", and the singles "A Breathtaking Guy" and "Run, Run, Run".

Christopher Marsh Lindsey is a Grammy nominated American country music songwriter and record producer. He has created major hits for Taylor Swift, The Civil Wars, Adam Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney, Kellie Pickler, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, Lonestar, and many others. Lindsey has over 250 commercial recordings of his songs selling 90 Million records and counting.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Helio Sequence</span> American indie rock duo

The Helio Sequence is an American indie rock duo from Beaverton, Oregon, signed to Sub Pop. The band consists of Brandon Summers on vocals and guitars and Benjamin Weikel on drums and keyboards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barbra Streisand discography</span>

Barbra Streisand is an American actress and singer. Her discography consists of 117 singles, 36 studio albums, 11 compilations, 11 live albums, and 15 soundtracks. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Streisand is the second-best-selling female album artist in the United States with 68.5 million certified albums in the country, and a career total of 150 million making her one of the best-selling music artists

<i>Characters</i> (Stevie Wonder album) 1987 studio album by Stevie Wonder

Characters is the twenty-first studio album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder, released in late 1987. The album features six singles including the Grammy-nominated "Skeletons" (#19) and "You Will Know" (#77), which both reached number one on the Billboard R&B Singles chart. The album also contained a duet with Michael Jackson, "Get It" (#80), that was a minor hit.

<i>Rockin the Rhein with the Grateful Dead</i> 2004 live album by Grateful Dead

Rockin' the Rhein with the Grateful Dead is a Grateful Dead triple live album released in 2004. It was recorded April 24, 1972, at "Rheinhallen", in the German town of Düsseldorf, during the band's European tour of 1972. The complete concert is included, but the order of the tracks on the CD was altered to fit the show on three discs, while preserving groups of segued tracks.

<i>Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits</i> 2007 greatest hits album by Elton John

Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits is a compilation album by English musician Elton John featuring 13 number one songs and a number of bonus tracks and live renditions. Worldwide there have been released 17 different versions of the album, including a CD/DVD combo. All versions include, "Your Song", the title track, "Rocket Man ", "Daniel", "Candle In The Wind", and "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jude (singer)</span> American singer and songwriter

Jude is an American singer and songwriter.

<i>Greatest Hits</i> (Rick Astley album) 2002 greatest hits album by Rick Astley

Greatest Hits is a compilation by English singer Rick Astley released in the UK in 2002 and in the US a year later. While the American version features alternate mixes focused between 1987 and 1991, the European version features hits up to his 2002 album Keep It Turned On. It sold over 100,000 copies in the UK and was certified gold by the BPI.

<i>Dark Horse</i> (Nickelback album) 2008 studio album by Nickelback

Dark Horse is the sixth studio album by the Canadian rock band Nickelback, released on November 17, 2008 in Europe and the next day elsewhere. It is the follow-up to their multi-platinum selling All the Right Reasons (2005). It was co-produced by the band and producer and songwriter Robert John "Mutt" Lange, known for working with such acts as Foreigner, AC/DC, Bryan Adams, Def Leppard and Shania Twain. Dark Horse sold 326,000 in its first week and debuted at number 2 in the US. More than a year after its release, the album did not leave the Top 100 on the Billboard 200. In its 91st week, the album peaked at number 46 for the week of August 28, 2010. From 9 October, the album stayed at number 71 for 97 consecutive weeks The album spent 125 consecutive weeks inside the Billboard 200. On the week of November 29, 2014, Dark Horse re-entered the Billboard 200 at number 195, more than six years after the album's release.

<i>WOW Gospel 2007</i> 2007 compilation album by Various Artists

WOW Gospel 2007 is a gospel music compilation album from the WOW series. Released January 30, 2007, it showcases thirty-one contemporary Gospel songs on a double CD set. It reached 21 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2007, and made number one on the Top Gospel Albums chart. The album cover pays tribute to Atlanta, Georgia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Close Your Eyes (band)</span> American melodic hardcore band

Close Your Eyes is an American melodic hardcore band from Abilene, Texas.

Hit Machine was an Australian compilation album series produced and skewed by Festival Records, Mushroom Records BMG and Columbia Records, available in only Australia. It competed with 100% Hits, which started two years before, during its existence. It was released every three months and are mainly the biggest Top 40 hits of the season. It commenced in 1993 and ran 28 versions until 2000, where it was replaced by the So Fresh series. The replaced series uses the season-named format and includes songs from artists under Universal Music, which was previously included in 100% Hits series. Festival Records was folded to Warner Bros. Records, which managed the 100% Hits and NOW series with EMI. Sony Music Australia and Warner Bros. Records released digitally remastered versions of the entire Hit Machine series from 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Calexico discography</span>

This is the discography for American rock band Calexico.

<i>Cant Take My Eyes Off You</i> (album) 1970 album by Nancy Wilson

Can't Take My Eyes Off You is a studio album by Nancy Wilson, released on Capitol Records in 1970. It was produced by David Cavanaugh, with arrangements and conducting by Phil Wright and Jimmy Jones.

References

  1. Keep Your Eyes Ahead at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  2. "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: The Helio Sequence: Keep Your Eyes Ahead". Pitchforkmedia.com. 2008-04-11. Archived from the original on 2008-10-25. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  3. Archived October 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. " Keep Your Eyes Ahead chart listing at Billboard" . Retrieved 22 December 2008.