Music Ratings Thread: Secret & Whisper - Teenage Fantasy

[at first light]

Teenage Fantasy:
This is the digital download version.

Track listing:

[TABLE="class: grid, align: left"]
[TR]
[TD]Track #[/TD]
[TD]Song[/TD]
[TD]Length[/TD]
[TD]Album Artist[/TD]
[TD]Artist(s)[/TD]
[TD]Album[/TD]
[TD]Genre[/TD]
[TD]Comments[/TD]
[TD]Ratings
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1 of 11[/TD]
[TD]Youth Cats[/TD]
[TD]3:37[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Teenage Fantasy[/TD]
[TD]Alternative-ambient[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]5/5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2 of 11[/TD]
[TD]Warrior (Southern Arrowwood)[/TD]
[TD]3:53[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Teenage Fantasy[/TD]
[TD]Alternative-ambient[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]5/5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3 of 11[/TD]
[TD]Bedroom Galaxy[/TD]
[TD]3:59[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Teenage Fantasy[/TD]
[TD]Alternative-ambient[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]5/5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4 of 11[/TD]
[TD]Tiny Sparkle[/TD]
[TD]3:05[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Teenage Fantasy[/TD]
[TD]Alternative-ambient[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]5/5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5 of 11[/TD]
[TD]Famous for a Century[/TD]
[TD]3:33[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Teenage Fantasy[/TD]
[TD]Alternative-ambient[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]5/5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6 of 11[/TD]
[TD]Edge Of Wilderness[/TD]
[TD]3:31[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Teenage Fantasy[/TD]
[TD]Alternative-ambient[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]5/5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7 of 11[/TD]
[TD]Pretty Snarl[/TD]
[TD]1:06[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Teenage Fantasy[/TD]
[TD]Alternative-ambient[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]2/5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8 of 11[/TD]
[TD]Star Blankets[/TD]
[TD]3:59[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Teenage Fantasy[/TD]
[TD]Alternative-ambient[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]5/5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9 of 11[/TD]
[TD]Blush[/TD]
[TD]3:49[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Teenage Fantasy[/TD]
[TD]Alternative-ambient[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]5/5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10 of 11[/TD]
[TD]Whale Bones[/TD]
[TD]4:09[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Teenage Fantasy[/TD]
[TD]Alternative-ambient[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]2/5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11 of 11[/TD]
[TD]Silver Mountain[/TD]
[TD]4:21[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Teenage Fantasy[/TD]
[TD]Alternative-ambient[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]4/5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Teenage Fantasy:
This is the compact disc version which has 2 additional tracks, though one is just silence, and other a rough recording.

Track listing:

[TABLE="class: grid, align: left"]
[TR]
[TD]Track #[/TD]
[TD]Song[/TD]
[TD]Length[/TD]
[TD]Album Artist[/TD]
[TD]Artist(s)[/TD]
[TD]Album[/TD]
[TD]Genre[/TD]
[TD]Comments[/TD]
[TD]Ratings
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1 of 13[/TD]
[TD]Youth Cats[/TD]
[TD]3:37[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Teenage Fantasy[/TD]
[TD]Alternative-ambient[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]5/5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2 of 13[/TD]
[TD]Warrior (Southern Arrowwood)[/TD]
[TD]3:53[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Teenage Fantasy[/TD]
[TD]Alternative-ambient[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]5/5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3 of 13[/TD]
[TD]Bedroom Galaxy[/TD]
[TD]3:59[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Teenage Fantasy[/TD]
[TD]Alternative-ambient[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]5/5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4 of 13[/TD]
[TD]Tiny Sparkle[/TD]
[TD]3:05[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Teenage Fantasy[/TD]
[TD]Alternative-ambient[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]5/5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5 of 13[/TD]
[TD]Famous for a Century[/TD]
[TD]3:33[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Teenage Fantasy[/TD]
[TD]Alternative-ambient[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]5/5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6 of 13[/TD]
[TD]Edge Of Wilderness[/TD]
[TD]3:31[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Teenage Fantasy[/TD]
[TD]Alternative-ambient[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]5/5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7 of 13[/TD]
[TD]Pretty Snarl[/TD]
[TD]1:06[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Teenage Fantasy[/TD]
[TD]Alternative-ambient[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]2/5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8 of 13[/TD]
[TD]Star Blankets[/TD]
[TD]3:59[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Teenage Fantasy[/TD]
[TD]Alternative-ambient[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]5/5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9 of 13[/TD]
[TD]Blush[/TD]
[TD]3:49[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Teenage Fantasy[/TD]
[TD]Alternative-ambient[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]5/5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10 of 13[/TD]
[TD]Whale Bones[/TD]
[TD]4:09[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Teenage Fantasy[/TD]
[TD]Alternative-ambient[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]2/5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11 of 13[/TD]
[TD]Silver Mountain[/TD]
[TD]4:21[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Teenage Fantasy[/TD]
[TD]Alternative-ambient[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]4/5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]12 of 13[/TD]
[TD]Untitled[/TD]
[TD]1:41[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Teenage Fantasy[/TD]
[TD]Alternative-ambient[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]1/5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]13 of 13[/TD]
[TD]Upset Seventeen[/TD]
[TD]4:33[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Secret & Whisper[/TD]
[TD]Teenage Fantasy[/TD]
[TD]Alternative-ambient[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]5/5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Unlike some fans I think that this album is just as good as the first. It does branch off into a new direction, and many of the songs are growers. I was very sad when SAW disbanded ; the good bands always do. The first song I got into was Warrior (Southern Arrowwood); kind of hard not to given it was pre-released as a single before the album came out. Once I got the full album I fell for Edge Of Wilderness. One of the last tracks I discovered on the album was Blush which actually turned out to be my favourite, can't get enough of that guitar . I think it's one of the defining songs for the band. Like many SAW fans I believe the title of the album could have been worded better to clarify it's referring to the fantasies one has as a teenager. I laughed when the lead singer made a posting about how he hadn't thought of it the other way, and that his fans had ruined the title for him. The cd version has 2 additional tracks, but Untitled is just silence. Upset Seventeen is poor sound quality rough recording of Charles singing to an acoustic guitar; not really their typical genre, but a good track.