The Airborne Toxic Event

The Airborne Toxic Event

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 5, 2008)
• Original Release Date: August 5, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Major Domo Records / Shout Factory
• ASIN: B001BM67QW
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #54,695 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Blender August 2008

"Inebriated celebrations of love's boundless optimism."

Product Description

Garnering comparisons to everyone from Modest Mouse and The Arcade Fire to the Clash and U2, The Airborne Toxic Event's debut album is one of the most celebrated releases of the last year. Hailed by press and fans alike, their now legendary live shows have been converting fans from coast to coast. Features the hit single 'Sometime Around Midnight' and 'Gasoline'. On tour nationwide this Spring.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars To the core, August 6, 2008

By	GusJona (CA) - See all my reviews

Seeing an old girlfriend in a club with another guy when the wounds are still fresh. Seems pretty mundane and basic, heh? This band cuts so deep to the core with it's music and lyrics and the ability to deliver both on such a visceral level that in "Sometime Around Midnight" we are reminded just how devastating such a simple sounding event really is when you are feeling the pain and licking the wounds of broken love, broken dreams, lost moments. It is in fact like the end of the world--- an Airborne Toxic Event---- and the emotional integrity and purity that this band delivers along with Mikel Jollet's intense and gripping vocals and lyrics have the remarkable ability to take this "simple" event, put us right in the middle of it, and remind us of just how big it really is. Unpretentious and simple in its production, yet every song is a well crafted integral piece of this album's quiltwork. Absolutley incredible, and so refreshing to hear a full album of art and substance. Every song makes its mark with an emotional integrity I haven't heard from an artist in a while. And the best part is that it has a very unique place in the music milieu, so it gets even better with each listen. Great record...I pre-ordered the vinyl also!! It just feels like a classic!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good music, f'in terrible recording, January 7, 2009

By	Joshua Knechtel "djvega" (New York, New York USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As title says, and other poster posted, the music is great, very passionate and moving, but the sound quality sucks!!! My wife who has great hearing says she likes the youtube version better (as compared to way too expensive hi-fi). That tells you something about the SQ.

I think the sound quality of the first 6 tracks ranks up there with Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bullocks...(on CD) as among the worst 10 in my 2,500+ collection. Sounds like it was engineered for youtube played through laptop speakers. Don't believe me, take a look at the waveform with an audio editor.

Music like this is the reason why kids think mp3s sound as good as the CD... Well yeah they do if the CD was engineered this bad to begin with.

Going back to the content. Hard to say anything bad. Just a great rock group with heart and ability to play. Drummer spanks. Violinist isn't a gimmick but offers true depth and emotion to music.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Darn near perfect album, August 7, 2008

By	Patrick M. Blackburn "BruinsRule23" (El Dorado Hills, CA) - See all my reviews

If there is a better rock release in the last ten years, I want to know about it (maybe Green Day's last, but you can't compare these two). Ever since I heard Sometime Around Midnight on XM, I've been anxiously awaiting the release of their first full length LP, and it's now here. And it's brilliant. Every song holds its own, and elicits a different emotion. I have listened to it about 10 times since buying it (two days ago) and can't wait to get back in the car so I can put it on again.

Best overall songs: "Sometime Around Midnight" and "Innocence"

These two songs are sung with so much passion and emotion that you can't help but get sucked into their world.

Although I love every song on the disc, I want to make special mention of two more: "Missy" and "Gasoline." Wow. Missy tells this great story and speeds it up and slows it down when the story of the song calls for it, and it flat out works. By the time he starts belting out the lyrics behind the driving guitar and banging drums, toward the end of the song, I've got my car up to about 90 and I'm loving life!

I don't review music often, but I had to come on and make sure I helped contribute to the success of this album, as little help as this may be. It's really a brilliant, wonderful accomplishment.