Burst & Bloom [EP]

Cursive | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 24, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: EP
• Label: Saddle Creek
• ASIN: B00005LVYA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #99,810 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sink To The Beat

2. The Great Decay

3. Tall Tales Telltales

4. Mothership, Mothership, Do You Read Me?

5. Fairytales Tell Tales

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars oh yes, March 14, 2005

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Vegetable Apocalypse (Tucson AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Burst & Bloom (Audio CD)

I remember being amazed by this record when I preordered it from saddle creek a few years ago, and my opinion of it hasn't changed at all since then. These five songs are so beautiful, and probably the most intense stuff cursive has written. I think all of their albums are way ahead of the pack, but this one is still my favorite. You will LOVE it.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Did you buy the right CD?, March 15, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Burst & Bloom (Audio CD)

Ok, so here's the deal with Cursive. They are uncomparable to anything else. Nothing comes close to the melodic imperfection and anguish in Tim's voice. The only thing I could compare it to its Bright Eyes, except roughly a million times better. Now here's the question; to the person who said they were nothing out of the ordinary, did you buy the correct CD? There literally is nothing out there that sounds like cursive, never mind anything mainstream or pop. They do not blend in, they are original and really wierd. I didn't even like them at first, they sounded almost off beat and off key. But then they grew on me, more and more, as I listened on. This is my favorite CD by them, and they are pretty much my favorite band, right along with Boy Sets Fire. It's absolutely amazing, how deep this goes down the rabbit hole. I had actually downloaded most of their songs, and unwittingly picked these out as my personal favorite, as they are some of the more upbeat and intense. I later found out they were all on one CD, which I naturally bought. This is one of those gems that you will treasure for long to come, so do yourself a favor and get aquainted with something obscure.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, March 13, 2005

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Isildur? Quite. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Burst & Bloom (Audio CD)

I'm going to be honest, I only started to get into Cursive all of, well, two days ago, so don't expect me to be very knowledgable about the evolution of Cursive's sound. Since then I've grabbed all the music I could get my hands on, and I must say, this EP truely stands out. I'll keep the review short and sweet considering I don't want to offend anyone with my horrendous review capabilities.

This album offers pretty tunes, awesome instrumental vocal and instrumental riffs, and interesting lyrics. Each track is as complex as it is catchy. I don't want to say anything cliche but I gotta agree with the other reviewers who say that the occasionaly off-key vocals or instruments give the album a far more realistic and interesting appeal. While it certainly takes a bit of getting used to, Cursive's unique style is brilliantly original. I highly recommend this EP [and several listens thereof], especially just putting on "The Great Decay" and cranking the volume.

Enjoy!