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Our Lady Peace - Burn Burn Audio CD

A fair review of the Our Lady Peace "Burn Burn" 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 Our Lady Peace reviews here, or go back to the Our Lady Peace tabs.

Our Lady Peace Band: Our Lady Peace
Title: Burn Burn
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Release Date: 2009-07-21
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: All You Did Was Save My Life 2: Dreamland 3: Monkey Brains 4: The End Is Where We Begin 5: Escape Artist 6: Refuge 7: Never Get Over You 8: White Flags 9: Signs of Life 10: Paper Moon

An Almost Return to Form
Their songs go from being post-grunge anthems to melodramatic pieces about finding and losing love. Our Lady Peace has one of the strangest discographies of any band I've heard. From the beginning, Burn Burn was conceived as a bands return to form, a harckening back to the louder sounds of the band's first album, Naveed. Did they succeed? Well, yes and no.

The first track of the album begins with radio friendly "All You Did was Save My Life". While the song is good in its own right, the main problem with the track is that there is nothing very impressive or interesting about the melody or the lyrics. For a band known for their poetic and complex song writing, this song really falls flat. In fairness, it's catchy as hell and pretty easy to digest. It's harmless, if a bit shallow.

The rest of album, however, is something I didn't expect. Though some songs do contain some bland songwriting (particularly "Never Get Over You"), the album is really well produced, and the songs all flow extremely well. After reaction to Healthy in Paranoid Times, it's clear that Our Lady Peace really made this one for the fans. Fans of Happiness. . . and Clumsy will find themselves in familiar territory with tracks like Monkey Brains and Dreamland. Newcomers, however, might be turned off by the strange compositions (especially with Monkey Brains).

My only real complaint with the album is from its shortness. Clocking in at ten tracks, the album barely manages to break forty minutes. Come on, really? The band spent over two years making this album, and while the tracks on here are very well produced, it's criminal to make it this short. Perhaps if it hadn't taken so long I'd be more forgiving, but this really is a huge complaint. Thankfully, the deluxe edition adds two more tracks, but it still feels incomplete.

In spite of all these complaints, this is a very good album, and marks Our Lady Peace's return to form after the. . . "different" phase comprised of Gravity and Healthy in Paranoid Times. If you're an Our Lady Peace fan, you should already own this, but if you're new to the band, this album is one of the easier ones to jump into.

Overall, it's a buy. The tracks are well done, catchy, and above all else, fun to listen to. Just don't expect it to last very long.
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The Long Slide Down
It's not bad, but it's not what I used to expect from OLP. As an owner of every Our Lady Peace album and an attendee of a multitude of live performances, I hate to give Burn Burn my honest review: meh. I've noticed something important about my listening habits. Naveed, Clumsy, and Happiness all stayed in my CD player/playlists for years and still grace my speakers frequently. Spiritual Machines and Gravity were different, but they still had some powerful moments and I still listen to them as well. Healthy was interesting, but it lacked something. I listened to it a few times after I bought it, but I haven't put it in since.

I forced myself to listen to Burn Burn five times out of pure loyalty. Like I said, it's not bad, but there's nothing powerful or interesting here. This is elevator music compared to Naveed. I know that bands evolve, but I'm bored. I don't see myself listening to this album any more.

If you are new to Our Lady Peace, go buy the earlier albums.
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Come On!
These songs are smart and a tad more introspective than their earlier work. Why is their a reviewer that says Our Lady Peace is older and consequently their approach to songwriting is different? Age doesn't mean that there is less of a zest for their music because if that was true I would think they wouldn't be around any longer, I just think that makes them wiser and a little bit more cautious with what they put on a record. All previous Our Lady Peace albums are tiers above a majority of other bands and Burn, Burn is no exception. Versatility is a concept that makes many fans lose hope in their favorite bands and I find that odd. They might have turned their amps down a little but this album is, in my opinion just as good as Clumsy or Happiness. They are at a different stage in their lives and experiences and emotions change, but that doesn't mean that they watered down their sound or lost any urgency it just means that this is where they are at the moment and this is what they feel and if it sounds different that's only because it should sound different. .


Generic
I've always thought OLP had good songs but that the lead singer dragged them down with his annoying voice. I'm noticing a much improved vocal talent in the lead singer. Don't get me wrong, it's not completely changed. . . just not as annoying as it was. Dreamland is great, Paper Moon is pretty decent but the rest just sounds generic to me.


Not bad. I believe...I like it.


While walking through my local Best Buy, I saw that they had put out a new album and decided to give it a shot - these guys are usually decent. I remember purchasing Our Lady Peace's previous album, "Healthy In Paranoid Times" and thinking that it was good but not great.

And it is.

It's a short record, but it's sweet. With only a few listens I was already singing along, which was something I didn't do much of on Healthy In Paranoid Times.

After about 7 or 8 playthrough's, I can say that I'm not in the least bit disappointed. Just a solid rock record. Nothing new but nothing you don't want.

If you're looking for some something easy to get into before your favorite bands next release, then pick this up! At the worst you'll say, "not bad".

P. S. The song "Monkey Brains" is awesome.


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