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Purge

Bif Naked - Purge Audio CD

A fair review of the Bif Naked "Purge" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Bif Naked reviews here, or go back to the Bif Naked tabs.

Band: Bif Naked
Title: Purge
Rating:

Release Date:
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Choking on the Truth 2: Tango Shoes 3: Dawn 4: I Love Myself Today 5: Stolen Sidewalk 6: October Song 7: Leader (For the Psychopath-Crazy-Sadsack-Stalker) 8: You Are the Master 9: Regular Guy 10: Hold On 11: Story of My Life 12: Religion

If you are a fan this is for you.
Bought for my girlfriend, a month later went to a bif naked concert and she signed my undies, still a great CD.

BIF-FERRIFIC
It's an excellent collection of rock, ska, pop packed into one. Every song on this album is a solid cut, if you like some pop rock, mixed with the ballad types. As long as your're not a theme driven album enthusiast, it is very, very enjoyable. Bif's voice seems to have become less aggressive on this album, maybe she's mellowed out. One of my favourite artists, this album may be a disappointment for those who have seen Bif become too pop on those heavier guitar riffs. However, if you take this musical journey, I honestly think Choking on the Truth and Leader, the rock songs, are her weakest tunes on this album. In comparison to the more pop driven Tango Shoes and Ska-like Regular Guy, which are more fun and rather catchy. Still, the entire album is worthy of lending an ear to, but Dawn, Hold On, and Religion are my favourite cuts off this album. A definite crowd pleaser. Bif ROCKS!!.

Better The Bif!
This album has more singing and less yelling and the songs are better than any song from Bif Naked's previous albums. Bif Naked stands strong with her latest album "Purge". Overall Bif Naked has grown with this album. I was obsessed with the album "I Bifcus" because the songs touched me on a level that no other musician has been able to touch. When I found out about this album I knew I was going to be infatuated with it. This album has been proven worthy, and the passion that Bif puts into these songs is beyond believable. Her vocals are so melancholy that they almost bring tears to ones eyes.

Track Highlights

1. ) Choking On The Truth - This song has a great beat and the chorus is fun to sing along to.

2. ) Tango Shoes - Prior to listening to the album, I judged this song by its title thinking who would write a song about "Tango Shoes". After listening to this track I have come to realize its uniqueness and meaning which has made it by far one of my favorites.

3. ) Dawn - I like the sound of this track because it has an antique feeling to it and the lyrics are extremely sad and meaningful.

4. ) I Love Myself Today - This is one of the more fun tracks on this album stepping away from its sad theme. This is one of those songs that you just want to scream along to. This track is very positive and will get you through your day. This track was also the first single released from this album

5. ) Stolen Sidewalk - This is a song that has been compared to "Lucky" from the "I Bificus" album and I just can't understand why. Don't get me wrong "Stolen Sidewalk" is a fantastic track that is an original in its own, but so is "Lucky".

6. ) October Songs - This song is a fun track with a somewhat positive message. This song can be portrayed in two ways I suppose. This track is extremely catchy and the lyrics were really thought out.

7. ) Leader - This song is the second single from this album and it's fierce beat will make it a hit. This track has a good meaning indicating that people shouldn't be followers. At this track nears the end it begins to sound like a heavy-metal track.

8. ) You Are The Master - This is a great song that has single potential. This song is by far one of the most unique songs I have ever heard. Not only is the beat unique, but just the pure Idea of the song. Basically, Bif portrays herself as a dog in this song and she simply is about to give up saying "You are the master and I am The Dog". She is saying that in relationships people begin to feel empowered and the other person simply becomes the dog needing everything from the master.

9. ) Regular Guy - This is a great bouncy track where Bif gets to express what she wants in a guy.

10. ) Hold On - This is a great ballad that expresses at its minimum to "Hold On". This song almost sounds country but its not quite there.

11. ) Story Of My Life - This is another fun track and Bif's voice sounds so beautiful over this song's un-tempo beat. There is a little break in this song telling a little story, I found it kind of funny because you don't hear that often in many songs.

12. ) Religion - This is yet another great track with a cool, dark beat and fantastic lyrics. At this songs simplest form Bif is saying "You are my religion". At the end of this track there is a hidden remix of "I Love Myself Today" which I found quite unique because it has a techno sound. I found the Idea of remixing a rock song and making it into a dance track quite rare.

This is Bif Naked at the fullest and if you missed her with her last album then here is your second chance. This isn't a CD you can pass up. This CD should be hitting the US soon as well, any day now, mark my words. Don't be the one that wonders what everyone else is listening to and check this CD out.

Getting better and better

I bought the cd around Christmas time, and waiting that long's worth it! I was happy to hear songs like Dawn, Choking on the truth, I love myself today and Stolen sidewalk. That is how I feel about "Purge".

It seems like Bif is getting better, and her voice is sweeter than before. In comparison to Ibificus, Purge is almost the same, but has some extra little changes in it. What's great is the hidden dance track to I love myself today, at the end of the disc.

All the songs have meaningful lyrics, and catchy tunes. The pics are nice too! I didn't realize how pretty Bif is up close.
I think that Purge is more of the true Bif coming out. Because the cd has a pop/rock sound to it, I am coming to appreciate Bif's voice a lot more. What helps is when you can read what the artist is singing in the booklet at the same time.

One thing that would have made Purge even better was if "Were not going to take it" was included on the album. It is such a successful single for Bif, and it's always playing on the TV. Too bad!

Here is the tracklist:

1-Choking on the truth, 2-Tango shoes, 3-Dawn, 4-I love myself today, 5-Stolen sidewalk, 6-October song, 7-Leader, 8-You are the master, 9-Regular guy, 10-Hold on, 11-Story of my life, 12-Religion, 13-I love myself today "Hidden" (Long dance mix)

From when Bif started her career with her first, ultra-rare album called Bif, up to now, it's obvious that Bif has changed for the better. She's screaming a lot less, and singing a lot more. What a great cd Purge is.

Hope the review helped you.

good, but not great
That said, I was a little disappointed by this album. Let me just start off by saying that I am a huge Bif fan. "I Bificus" had a much more rock feel to it, with lyrics that were somehow more relatable. With "Purge" Bif has incorporate more of an 80's pop feel. That's not to say Purge doesn't have its high points. "Stolen Sidewalk" and "Hold On" are both beautiful slow ballads. Bif can pull off singing about love without sounding cheesy or contrived. Then there are the straight-up rock songs "I Love Myself Today", "October Song", and "Story of my Life". The album does have slower moments though, and thats why I'm giving it 4 stars. I thought each song off "I Bificus" was single-material. Despite the flaws however, "Purge" is still WAAAAYYYY better than most new rock music. Buy it! Oh for all the tight-wads out there, you can go to Bif's official site (bifnaked. com) and order the album there for a much lower price. The only thing is they ship it from Canada (duh :)) so it takes longer. . . just fyi.

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