No.82 - ‘Ideas Above Our Station’ by Hundred Reasons

“ It's whereabouts that won't cave in; Scenes of violence protect this; In aching heart that will begin to wrestle with obstruction; And I'd stay for ages, if i could; To wake you…”

Another UK alternative rock band left behind, when once adequately played on popular radio. You never hear a peep of Hundred Reasons on the likes of XFM or Absolute anymore. Hearing the likes of ‘If I Could’ blasting on my radio in the early 2000s, we fast forward a decade to finding the CD in charity shop for a couple of quid and thinking “I’m sure i’ve heard Hundred Reasons before and like them.” 

Through that one simple moment, ‘Ideas Above Our Station’ has possibly been one of the most defining albums for me personally. This album hit my musical senses at a time where I had listened to a lot of ska punk; buying CDs just because of the genre, and was starting to get a little tired of poor quality bands and a lack of diversity. 

My tastes were changing to a heavier sound and never enjoying classic rock, hair metal or the heavier screamy metal (where you cant really hear the words the shouter is busting your ear drums with), alternative rock just slotted in nicely. High energy, great soaring melodies and some really catchy songs. A little like the really early Foo Fighters stuff but switched up a notch in terms of intensity and vocals. A really good rock album and a sound that has not really lifted off in the mainstream UK scene. Many more bands have come onto my radar because of this album.

Hundred Reasons formed in 1999. ‘Ideas Above Our Station’ peaked at No.6 in the UK album charts with the four singles reaching the top 40. It is available on vinyl but as yet not in my collection.

Favourite songs -  Silver, Bad, If I Could, Drowning


















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