A Fire Inside [EP, Single]

A.F.I. | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 29, 1998)
• Original Release Date: August 14, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: EP, Single
• Label: Adeline Records
• ASIN: B00000AE8M
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,916 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My 7th AFI purchase. A nice hardcore sound mixed w/darkness, July 10, 2003

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MaratsBathing "Sail" (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Fire Inside (Audio CD)

Well, let's see...I'm an AFI fan, a Cure fan, and a Misfits fan...I'll bet you have NO idea what I think of this EP...

In case you don't get my somewhat odd sense of humor, I absolutely LOVED this! It was totally worth the [price], even if it is only about 9 and a half minutes long. "3 1/2" and "Over Exposure" are easily two of AFI's best songs ever. "The Hanging Garden" is a cover of one of my FAVORITE Cure songs, and "Demonomania" is an awesome, 45-second Misfits cover that just gets blown through your ears at 1,000 mph. On this EP, you can start to see AFI leaving their punk roots and getting into their much darker approach to music. Most people say that Black Sails in the Sunset was AFI's turning point and when they adopted their darker or "gothic" (a false label that annoys every one of the band members) image, but does it really get any darker or more "gothic" than a Cure cover? I really wish there was a full-length album of material like this. It's sound is a mix between the pure hardcore of "Shut Your Mouth And Open Your Eyes" and the darkness of "Black Sails in the Sunset".

If you're an AFI fan, I give this EP my highest recommendation, but if you're new to AFI, pick up the All Hallows EP first. It gives you a great intro to one of the best bands of the past 10 years.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's in the blood..., December 5, 2004

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Dr Todd "I'm Pure Evil" (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Fire Inside (Audio CD)

This is quite easily the heaviest AFI release. There's only 4 songs, 2 of which are covers, but hell it's still a damn good offering for anyone who's pissed off a lot, or just likes AFI.

Opener "3 1/2" has a bone-crushingly heavy riff, a tight as hell structure and great lyrics. It may not have the catchiest chorus in the AFI canon but it's a great song, one of my favourites by them.

"Overexposure" is in turn pretty heavy, altogether not so captivating as the first track but the lyrics are still great. The ending is slower and more melodic, sung rather than screamed.

"The Hanging Garden" is an interesting choice of a cover, good bass playing on this track in particular (it's the first release they did with Hunter as a permanent member of the band, although at the time he was calling himself "Steve Angel"). Remember kids, heaviness isn't just about distortion, it's also about delivery, and in terms of sheer weight of gloom this track is REALLY heavy.

"Demonomania" is a Misfits song. As a BIG fan of Earth AD I've heard the original quite a lot and although Davey's singing isn't quite as impressive as Glenn's here, I think they did it pretty well, although I would have liked them to do "We Bite".

All in all it's a solid release, don't expect satisfying vocal harmonies, but if you feel like being slapped around the face for about 15 minutes and there's nobody else around, put this on.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Mother, say you'll pray for me!", May 19, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: A Fire Inside (Audio CD)

This is one of the best AFI releases (along with Very Proud of Ya', Art of Drowning, Sing the Sorrow). It is much more original than the All Hallows ep. I also like Davey's screaming better on this release better than on the next two (Black Sails, All Hallows). I'll rate the songs individually.

31/2: 10/10 This song is such a heavy introduction to the ep! It has very good lyrics, and it's a very creative song. The chorus has a really cool sound to it, and an awsome rythem!

Overexposure: 10/10 I love this song! It's just as intense as the last one! This song has a really cool rythem change after the second chorus. It makes the song sound alot darker and angrier. I love Davey's vocals at the end.

The Hanging Garden (Cure cover):10/10 Awsome song! Even though I love the original song, this version is way more fun to listen to! The drums are heavier, and they do cool stuff with the guitars on it.

Demonomania (Misfits cover):10/10 This is such a hyper song! Even though the original version had much better vocals, I think this one is way more intense (AFI always makes such energetic cover-songs).

You should definately get this release. It's much more raw and creative than the All Hallows ep! Get as many releases as you can from AFI (exept the Best of the Nitro days album).