Fire Blood Water (Dig)

The Living Blue | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 11, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Minty Fresh
• ASIN: B000BB18AE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #460,109 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. State of Affairs

2. Murderous Youth

3. Tell Me Leza

4. Serrated Friend

5. Greenthumb

6. She Bleeds Pink

7. Secrets

8. One Beat

9. Wishlist

10. Conquistador

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Their best work to date, October 31, 2005

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FLK6677 (IL, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fire Blood Water (Dig) (Audio CD)

While the members of the Living Blue have previously released material as the Blackouts, "Fire, Blood, Water" welcomes not only a name change, but a significant increase in memorable songs. Here, they are no longer "just" a garage rock revival band, but a band that can deliver intense, driving rock from a palette of sounds. The magnificent "Tell Me Leza" is plaintive, 80's-infused power pop. "Greenthumb" has a retro, slightly psychedelic feel with a groovy electric organ solo. "Conquistador" is a thumping, galloping slice of rock fun and a great closer. "State of Affairs," "Murderous Youth" and "Serrated Friend" are frantic, crunchy guitar numbers that instead of sounding uniform are all uniquely catchy and distinct.
Elsewhere, the disc is a bit less memorable, but in no way unenjoyable. Lead singer Stephen Ucherek's vocals have come into their own on this release, with his faux British accent and high-pitched inflections that manage to sound exciting rather than annoying. They seem much more confident than before, which really helps the material shine.
The Living Blue is an example of a band that plays music for fun's sake, and that's apparent on "Fire, Blood, Water." Like its name implies, the CD is intense yet flowing. Highly recommended for lovers of fast, guitar-driven rock.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars They just rock..., October 12, 2005

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Bret Suttle (Urbana, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fire Blood Water (Dig) (Audio CD)

What can I say about this album? It rocks from the thunderous opener "State of Affairs" to the slithery, swampy rhythm's of "Conquistador" at the end. (...) This is a great album and if you want to support a band that is out to save not just rock and roll but music in general then buy it...And see them live too, these Tarts kick some Arse live...

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, straight-up Rock & Roll, January 6, 2006

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ultramonkey (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fire Blood Water (Dig) (Audio CD)

this is raw rock and roll at its absolute best. it wouldn't be fair to dump this album in one of today's cookie-cutter, sub-rock genres. this band claims no allegiance to a preconceived, imprisoning concept. they're not "reviving" something thats dead, they're not "post" anything. they're a passionate rock band with a solid, no-frills, no-gimick sound. the album is full of killer riffs with heavy, perfectly arranged backdrops. the vocals fit just right and the band as a whole is as tight as ever (they can rock it just as well on stage) as long as rock and roll doesn't go stale, neither will bands like this.