About A Burning Fire

Track Listings
1 Eye of the Storm 
2 Follow You Down 
3 All of Us 
4 Shekina 
5 Hooray, It's L.A. Feat. Billy Corgan 
6 Swallow 
7 Die Buying 
8 Across Waters Again 
9 After You're Gone 
10 Where the Sun Never Dies 
11 Roads 
12 About a Burning Fire

Discography
With Shivering Hearts We Wait (2011)
The Great Depression  (2005)
About a Burning Fire  (2004)
Silence  (2002)
A Thought Crushed My Mind (2000) 
Blindside (1997) 
Empty Box (1996) 
Demo '96
(1996)  





 

Release Date: (February 28, 2004)
Label: Elektra


December  Hotel 
Overall Rating:
 +++-  

(Eye Of The Storm)

Album Reviews

Best Buy was selling Blindside’s new album entitled About a Burning Fire, and I must say that it is a gem. Unqualifiably. There isn’t really much bad to say about this album. It’s that good. Blindside seems to revisit their hardcore roots in this album, which is definitely darker and edgier than “Silence.”

The first thing I noticed about the songs was the dominance of rhythm in the structure of each song. It’s almost as if the band wrote drum parts before it wrote parts for other instruments. The rhythms of this album are what drive this album forward. There is an abundance of creative drumming too. The beats groove solidly and there are a few sections where the time isn’t straight 3/4 or 4/4.

The only song which isn’t dominated by rhythm is the lounge-music dirge called “Roads.” Even though it differs significantly from the rest of the album, this song is a masterpiece. The violin track is soothing, yet melancholy, and combined with Christian’s plaintive vocals the whole song presents a somewhat unsettling melodic theme.

The one thing I enjoy most about this album are Christian’s vocals. He manages to transition from soaring heights (All of Us) to nigh-seductive crooning (Shekina), to passionate screams remiscent of the Deftones (Eye of the Storm).

My most favorite songs are “Eye of the Storm” and “The Sun Never Dies” (which seems to have some double-meaning to it). “Eye of the Storm” is a written in 3/4 time, which gives the song a “swaying” feel. The chorus is a plea to God for Him to “Please come closer / Cause I don’t even touch You anymore / Please see I’m walking into the eye of the storm / And I’ll still come out loving You even more.”

It heartens me to see devoted Christians write some decent music for a change.


 
~taken from theredfirehydrant.wearvirtue.com

 

 

*Note from Wise Men Promotions: on the song "Hooray for L.A." there is content that if taken by some may be offensive.  I found this as an excellent explanation on their forum "Christian isn't swearing. He's saying it in its actual meaning, which is, like, forsaken. He's saying the night is damned and cold, because, in the song, he feels away from God. Because, really, any night where you feel away from God is forsaken, or "damned" as Christian puts it." Also this is a Swedish band and dialect is different in other cultures.*

The first track, "Eye of the Storm," opens perfectly.....starting for a few seconds with the silently uttered vocals, and then a few seconds later launching into an explosive scream of 'Goodbye' from lead singer Christian, and plowing into the formula that brought Blindside so much success with their last release Silence. Hard hitting music, added to amazingly hardcore yet melodic vocals, and an extremely aware lyrical sense of awareness, show that Blindside have taken their basic formula and just amped it up louder for About A Burning Fire.

Instead of going through every single track, I'm going to go ahead and just give you the best of the album.

"All Of Us" is just simply an amazing track. Apart from King of the Closet and Sleepwalking (Both on their previous releases), this is my favorite track from these guys. I love the vocals and how Christian hits that sweet high note during the chorus.

"Hooray, It's L.A." is such a great song! I love that the guys hooked up with Billy Corgan (ex-Smashing Pumpkins, Zwan) to write this song. Just a great rocking song.

"Where the Sun Never Dies" is definitely what of the most rocking songs they've done musically. The music matches the vocals perfectly. I know that sounds cheesy, but this song just sounds so tight and perfect. It's not fancy or over-the-top. Just rock the way it was intended. The creepy little wailing effect halfway through the song adds a little mixture. And I'm sorry, but how does Christian get his voice to do some of these things?

OK, I was wrong. "About a Burning Fire" is hands down their most amazing hardcore songs ever. A lot of people have asked me what the loudest most hardcore song Blindside has ever done is. I've always said King of the Closet cause that song rocked hardcore. But the title has changed hands. This song is absolutely AMAZING!! Hands down, this and All Of Us are my new all-time favorite Blindside tracks. All I can tell you is, listen to the CD for any explanation of how awesome this song is. I can't even put it into words. although....i kinda....just did. oh well.       

~Taken from -wisemenpromotions.com

 

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