By: Andrew Bilach

Train released their fifth album, Save Me San Francisco, on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 (10/27) through Columbia Records.

Train Save Me San Francisco

I am a huge fan of Pat Monahan’s voice, but for some reason, it’s surpressed, yet again, on Save Me San Francisco. Train was swinging for the fences with this release, and only time will tell if they knocked yet another one out of the park. There are several upbeat, hooky, adult alternative anthems on Save Me San Francisco, which will definitely please current Train fans. This is the definitive Train album, and the first album by the band where each song was meant to stand on its own merit, as opposed to those of program directors. I can’t help but think how well Monahan’s voice would work if laid over more gritty material. On a side note, scour the net for video of Train covering Aerosmith’s “Dream On” because Monahan gives Steven Tyler a run for his money. There’s one YouTube video of a live cover where Monahan’s pants are so tight I don’t know how his legs didn’t lose circulation. There is something about men in super tight pants that’s so wrong.

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