Burning Brides - Leave No Ashes
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Artist: Burning BridesEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-06-29
Music Label: V2 North America
Soundtracks:
- Heart Full of Black
- Come Alive
- Alternative Teenage Suicide
- King of the Demimonde
- Century Song
- Dance With the Devil
- Leave No Ashes
- To Kill a Swan
- Pleasure in the Pain
- From You
- Last Man Standing
- Vampire Waltz
Music reviews of Leave No Ashes
Music Review: Eerie, but excellent
Rating: 5 Stars
I am sadly surprised to find all the negative reviews of this album. Apparently, the polished, professional flow of this album doesn't sit well with some Burning Brides 'fans'. I, too, thought Fall Of The Plastic Empire was the perfect album, but I also believe this album to be slightly better. There is in fact a mainstream, radio-ready feel to most of the songs on Leave No Ashes, but nothing's wrong with that. And what about songs like "King Of The Demimonde" or "Vampire Waltz"? There is an obvious coarseness in Dimitri's voice. Or how about midway through the title track when his voice shrieks loud enough that it could literally blow your speakers. Is that not what rock music should be? I don't know; I'm puzzled by most of these reviews. This is a terrific album.
Since my two favorite Brides' songs are b-sides from the FOTPE singles ("Overhead Metal Erection" and "Steramine"), I'd say there are three songs on here that are better than anything from Empire: "Heart Full Of Black", "Vampire Waltz" and "King Of The Demimonde". That's the main reason I feel this album's better. "Heart Full Of Black" is a catchy, quick-paced rocker that never lets up and features some odd but witty lyrics. "Vampire Waltz", the epic closer, highlights an absurdly eerie tone throughout, the inclusion of an organ, and the timeless line: 'you can climb your way out of every fxckin hole that you have ever dug / but you can't climb out of your grave once all the damage is done'. And all I have to say about "King" is... 'I WANT YOU GONE!!'. That's not radio friendly, I can tell you that. Outside those three 'hits', two more sleeper tracks are "From You", with more of an (amiable) upbeat pop feel and excellent lyrics; and "Last Man Standing", with extra gloomy lyrics and tendencies. "Century Song" has more of a country sound, but in a good way. "Come Alive", more of a hard rock tune, takes witty lyrics but doesn't quite bring them to life as well as "Heart Full Of Black". "Pleasure In The Pain" starts off, believe it or not, acoustic, and stays slow throughout. It seems rather uncharacteristic of the Brides; nevertheless, it has grown on me over time. Next, I'm not sure what the purpose of "Another Teenage Suicide" was, but it rocks as hard as anything else on Leave No Ashes. "Dance With The Devil" gets most of its praise for its ghostly interlude. The beginning and end are kind of weird, as is the album's lone weak point: "To Kill A Swan". It's the only Brides song to date where, I think, Dimitri's voice is grating on the ears. And finally, the title track... it's not as prominent as other hard rockers, but gets special note for that hilarious toilet paper excerpt.
In total, there are five unbelievably great songs on Leave No Ashes (tracks 1, 4, 10, 11 & 12). The aforementioned top three are in my top five favorite Burning Brides songs ever. So, although there is one sour song ("To Kill A Swan", which isn't even 'bad'), you can't let that spoil the fact that this is a great, distinguished rock album. I would say there's about a 95% chance of you absolutely loving this album if you absolutely loved Fall Of The Plastic Empire, even if preceding reviews would lead you believe otherwise. This is the sound of a rockin' band. Take it or leave it.
Description of Leave No Ashes
Japanese pressing of the alternative metal act's 2004 album includes two exclusive bonus tracks, "We Miss The Sun' & 'Been Knocked Down'. V2.Alternative Rock CDs
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