Another Day Down

Tapping The Vein | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 24, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dancing Ferret Discs
• ASIN: B001YXXRLG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,241 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Burn

2. Complicate It

3. Party Favors

4. Clean

5. Bury Me

6. I Don't Feel

7. Razor Blues

8. Time

9. All My Heart

10. Another Day Down

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bury me somewhere no one will find, March 30, 2009

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Brett Corkins (Hutchinson, KS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Another Day Down (Audio CD)

If you follow Tapping the Vein at all you no doubt know how lucky we are to even have Another Day Down. What with the record company collapsing, etc., I think I can safely say it's better late than never.

If you're anything like me among your favorite TTV songs no doubt is Hurricane. With its grim, unforgiving view of rape/sexual abuse it was the one song on The Damage that cut extremely deep. Expect that sort of fair throughout the entire listen of Another Day Down.

From the opening lyric of Burn (I know you will come for me at each opportunity), Tapping the Vein is clearly pulling no punches. Every song is so emotionally thick that at points you can't believe what you're hearing. While I realize The Damage was dark in almost every sense, I can honestly say that it can't even compare with how dark Another Day Down is.

If you're wondering if ADD is just a rehash of what we were given with The Damage, you'll be happy to know that no, it isn't. There are only two songs that compare to The Damage (Complicate It and Party Favours), other than that this is completely different. It's not as hard rock as The Damage is, though that may freak you out, don't let it. ADD is more on the industrial side, relying on the music to create moods more than anything.

Everyone brings their A game to the table, particularly Heather. I knew she was an excellent frontwoman, but I had no idea she had a CD like this in her. If there's one reason that you need to hear this, it's Heather's vocal performance. There is not a song that goes by that she isn't clearly giving it her all.

The lyrics have always been one of the best things about Tapping the Vein and Another Day Down doesn't disappoint in that respect. Only eclipsing the previous record in almost every way imaginable, the songs that beg attention are Burn, Complicate It, Bury Me, Razor Blades, All My Heart, and Another Day Down. Though each song has a great story, those are the most emotional in my opinion.

Special mention goes to the closer, Inclined. Performed almost entirely a capella, Heather truly shows she deserves more attention than she gets. The lyrics, the delivery, that is probably the single most hauntingly beautiful song I've heard in years.

I know Another Day Down won't get a lick of attention from anyone but fans, but it should. I can honestly say, even with it being this early, this will probably go down as the best CD of the year. There's so much variety here, so much emotion, so much talent, that I can't see a single band topping this. Highly recommended.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well Worth the Wait, March 31, 2009

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Lisa (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Another Day Down (Audio CD)

So we finally have an album from Tapping the Vein years after The Damage was released. I'd been waiting for this for so long, I'd almost given up hope. But let me tell you, it was WELL worth the wait. This album is fantastic. If you follow Tapping the Vein, you will be pleasantly surprized by this album. It's not like any of the others (The Damage and their two E.P.s) but it does consist of all the basic puzzle pieces that make TTV so great. You will definitely hear this album and know who you're listening to. For new fans, the album is so powerful that it can act as a stand-alone (although I highly recommend getting the rest of their stuff as well). Seriously. Another Day Down is a true accomplishment!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have, April 2, 2009

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Pallidity - See all my reviews

This review is from: Another Day Down (Audio CD)

Having been an avid Tapping The Vein fan for several years, I was a bit weary of this album coming out. All of the raw emotion that their previous albums exhibited was incredible and I was sure that this one would be a let down, but I could not have been more incorrect. As stated in the review by incubus1, they have managed to continue implimenting all of the raw feeling without drawing soley off of the issues their previous albums focused on.

If you're a TTV fan already, buy this album. You will likely fall in love with it after the first listen. If you're not a TTV fan, I strongly suggest this album as a starting point. The issues it hits on are broad enough to draw everyone in.