if I could give this ten stars I would. Really if this would have gotten the air play it deserved it would have been huge. But I am glad it didn't . Nothing worse than driving one of your favorite albums into th ground by over playing it. Super fricking emotion. You can feel this . It's got that Happy- depressing conflict that is not mastered by too many. I bought this when it came out. Listened to it a couple times . Pulled it out a year later and now i hold it close at hand. Repeated listening gets this album to the inertia height that will keep you listening to it for years to come. Awesome
CD . Original . Talented folk. You Need it.

"My luck is wasted. I'm on the run somewhere" is one of, if not the, most prophetic line in any song. It is brilliant in it's symplicity.

Obviously 4 songs are far and away better than the rest of the album (The Oaf, That Song, Blown Wide Open and Under the Lighthouse), but that's not to asy that rest is not good, it is, but I would pay full fare for just those 4 songs.

If you don't own this album, buy it, it will be in rotation for years..Ian's song's still resonate till this day.

One of the best Rock albums ever.

This album contains at least two of my favourite songs ever which would be That Song and Blown Wide Open. I would also say The Oaf could be included with them or very close to it. They are among my favourite songs for nostalgia purposes especially. There is probably only one song that makes me more nostalgic than those three and that would be my favourite song of all time.

This album is criminally underrated and it and Big Wreck should have been right there with Soundgarden and their albums in terms of popularity. Actually I'd say higher in some cases. However, for me anyway, the rest of the album as a whole doesn't hold up like those three. And I think that's just because those three songs are so extraordinarily good to me that it would be highly unlikely for each or any of the other songs on the album to be anywhere near them. So I guess that's not a bad thing. There are still some other serious standouts like Look What I Found, Under The Lighthouse (can't forget this one), Between You And I and Overemphasizing (also most notably can't forget this one).

In the end, the album is very well put together and is a phenomenal piece of work. Very few songs make me feel the same way as some of these do. They're so powerful. A record to not be missed. If you like Led Zeppelin and/or Soundgarden, I am thinking you'd be glad if you got a hold of this.

One of the best albums to ever come out of Canada. Period.

The fact that I bought the album after hearing That Song just once on the radio two years ago (about six years after its release in 1997) and still love every word of it today is perhaps a testament to how good it must be and how popular Big Wreck still is.

It is without a doubt my favourite CD - no question, no competition. When asked who my favourite band is, I don't hesitate to say Big Wreck; I don't even have to think about it. There is not a single song involving Ian Thornley that I have not liked, and that includes the music from his new band Thornley. This album, however, shines just a little brighter than the others. To me, it's a varied musical landscape. It has a little bit of everything mixed in to give it that special flair that, in my opinion, puts it at a level above... well, pretty much everything else, but at the same time it's not so "great" that it becomes untouchable.

With a solid, infectious sound and strangely moving vocals, this is music for the music lovers: those who want to either sing along to something outstanding or tune out the world for a while and just be whatever feels good. Each song takes you to a different place, and it's easy to just get lost in the sound - it tends to sweep you away without your even noticing. Having heard it so many times and memorizing all the small details, I often drift off in daydreams when I listen to it, and I'm always surprised to come back to reality at the end of Overemphasizing and realize that I just did nothing but breathe and listen for a little over an hour. Whether it gets you dancing, whistling, or just sitting around staring at nothing, this music affects you. Those who aren't looking for anything too complex or difficult to sink into, but who also want more substance than your average canned rock: you've come to the perfect place.

I've read a few reviews by people who say they weren't automatic fans, but to give the music a chance anyway. They couldn't be more right. Not every Big Wreck or Thornley song was a favourite of mine straight away; this was especially true of The Pleasure And The Greed album. I didn't immediately love In Loving Memory Of... as a whole, but something hooked me and kept me coming back, and the songs grew on me the more I listened to them. They never seem to get old - only better.

Big Wreck has split up, but I'm strangely not as heartbroken as I could be. Ian Thornley has gone on with his new band Thornley, which is also a favourite of mine, and I know there will be even more to come of his grungy, passionate singing. Whether he's bellowing or whispering, he has a range and vocal quality that makes me wish I had taken lessons as a kid so I could sing along without sounding like a moron in comparison. It was the voice of Big Wreck that drew me to them in the first place, and for me there's just no substitute, so I have no other choice but to follow along and hear what else he creates. This is an epic album though, and no matter what he does with the rest of his career (which will undoubtedly be great anyway), the sound of Ian's voice alone will always keep me coming back to listen to Big Wreck.

To sum up: In Loving Memory Of... is the single best musical purchase I've ever made. If it doesn't grab you by the hair and shake you, even a little bit, then you just weren't listening.