Burning the Process

Pressure 4-5 | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (October 12, 2001)
• Label: Billboard Singles
• ASIN: B00005RIL2
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't you hate how hard it is to find CDs like this?, November 7, 2001

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Kevin Davies (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Burning the Process (Audio CD)

I was going around the Linkin Park website one day and saw the results of their art contest and found my favorite entry. It was a great pic of the band done by a guy named Axer, so I went to his website and looked around. The guy was saying a bunch of cool stuff about his cousin's band Pressure 4-5, so I downloaded some of their songs off what sounds like maybe a demo tape or something because after buying the CD the songs are way different. Anyway that was about 6 months ago and I had been dying to pick up the CD ever since. I finally found it for 28 bucks in HMV(overpriced bast... nevermind...)

I like every song on the CD but my personal favorites are Beat the World, and Into Yesterday. Beat the World is a nice upbeat song that gets stuck in your head easily(but is hard to learn so I still can't sing along) and Into Yesterday is a nice slow simple song with such a catchy chorus I still can't get it out of my head. Anyway, I'm not gonna say "if you like so and so, pick this up" because I've never heard anyone who sounds like this. So lets just say if you like music on the hard side grab this because its sure to please.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Maybe not burning, but it's smoldering, January 4, 2002

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Anna Victoria (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Burning the Process (Audio CD)

I was watching one of those advertising TVs in the music section of a store. The TV was featuring Pressure 4-5 and their debut album "Burning the Process". The little clip featured their hopeful first single. I stood there glued to the TV tapping my feet and lip-syncing the chorus. I quickly looked everywhere for this CD. Finally I found it as one of those $... CDs. To be honest, I am one of those bargain shoppers (than again no body passes up a good offer). I was anxious that I had found a group that I never heard before.
Pressure 4-5 got its roots in Santa Barbara California in January 1998 when founder Adam Rich and guitarist Mark Barry were in search of a bassist. That's when Lyle McKeany joined in the deal. Joe Schmidt joined hoping to play the guitar, but was switched to DJing, but after a year he had hated it. Along on the ordeal was his brother Tom Schmidt who made up the drums of the band. The band finally let Joe play the guitar; with the addition they were never sure if the band had 4 or 5 members. From this they arrived to the 4-5, and the pressure is self-explanatory, any band has to put up with pressure. It was Jay Baumgardner (Producer of Papa Roach, Orgy, Slipknot) who signed the group to Dreamworks. From there they had their first record, which was not an instant sensation when released. But from what I found the band does have a large fan group (I can pretty much predict it 's teenage girls who are in love with the members looks).
The theme with the CD was Fire; examples are "Melt Me Down" and "Dehydration". "Melt Me Down" could be one of those songs that is to be a funny parody, with a chorus of "Melt Me Down, pour me out". But also it is a tune that is always in your head. They have their little anger parts where they scream at the top of their lungs, there's the softer side where there is actually singing, then there are the boring monotones of Adam Riches. I can't really say the instruments are the best, it sounds like the CD only has 3 different notes. I'd like to tell you what Pressure 4-5 is similar to, except I can't think of any band that sound like them. They are their own rock type. All in all, I think the album is fair, some of the songs started to sound the same and I lost interest. And towards the end, the songs put you to sleep. But if you're interested in finding one of the groups that is not classified as Pop music you should check it out.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars ..., January 18, 2010

By 

Andrew Ellington (I'm kind of everywhere) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Burning the Process (Audio CD)

You know what is worse than having a strong dislike for something? I contemplated that question while I was listening to this album. I found that answer. Having absolutely no real opinion. That is worse than hating something. Pressure 4-5's album `Burning the Process' is so bland and uninspiring that I don't really care to say much about it at all. I can't tell you what songs are better or worse than others because there really is nothing here to set any one song apart from another. They all run into one another with the same mediocre construction and lifeless presence that I'm pressed to find anything here worth commenting on. I mentioned in my review of Trust Company's album that the lead singer's voice was too hushed for me, too breathy. Adam Rich's voice isn't breathy, but it is boring. There is nothing about it that stands out for me, at all. It isn't bad, but it is forgettable, and his lack of vocal definition aids in this albums eventual downfall.

I pride myself on lengthy and detailed reviews, but seriously, I can't think of anything to say. Personally, I think that alone says enough.