Leave No Ashes

Burning Brides | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 29, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: V2 North America
• ASIN: B00028U67M
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #206,596 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Heart Full of Black

2. Come Alive

3. Alternative Teenage Suicide

4. King of the Demimonde

5. Century Song

6. Dance With the Devil

7. Leave No Ashes

8. To Kill a Swan

9. Pleasure in the Pain

10. From You

11. Last Man Standing

12. Vampire Waltz

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The three R's: Rock, Roll, & Rebellion, July 1, 2004

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-gODGRINDER- (Colorado Springs, Colorado United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Leave No Ashes (Audio CD)

Typically I'm not a huge fan of so-called "throwback" bands. They usually rub me the wrong way in some capacity, and I probably wouldn't have even picked up this CD had I not seen these guys open for A Perfect Circle on June 12. I'd seen their album "Fall of the Plastic Empire" in the stores and read some reviews, but never gave it a shot. The show opened with the title track "Leave No Ashes," and I can't say I was exactly hooked. By the end of their set, however, I was salivating. "Heart Full of Black" was one of the rockingest, most energetic songs I'd heard in a long time, and "To Kill a Swan" had simply some of the best lyrics and the best bassline I've ever heard (I know that's a weird thing to notice, but the hell with it).

I bought "Fall of the Plastic Empire" hoping to find these tracks (I didn't know the titles at the time) and was dismayed not to find them. I'd also learned that "Leave No Ashes" wasn't due out for another two weeks after the concert. I immediately purchased this CD the day it came out, and I haven't stopped listening to it. "Leave No Ashes" has all the essential elements of a rock cd...catchy hooks, rebellious lyrics, and Dimitri's definitely got the rock voice. If you want a nonpretentious album that's fun to listen to without being campy and is catchy as all hell, pick this one up.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great elements and a good mixture of styles, October 2, 2004

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Daniel J. Wiedecker "bargainlawbooks" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Leave No Ashes (Audio CD)

This group has talent in spades. The first thing that came to mind after a couple of spins is a modernized version of 80's Cheap Trick. You can also feel a bit of a Beatlesque and punk influence, and some southern syncopated rhythm structures (circa. Black Crowes) and Motorhead grittiness. I bet the music just jumps out at you live. Balls out hard rock? Maybe it could be. The writing content has heavy conotations, but the execution put to music is on the lighter side, with a few forays into heaviness. I would recommend this album for those fans of dark, heavier music who want an occasional break from the noise and want a quality musical diversion with a band who can PLAY. These guys will be big, they have that mainstream type of appeal.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Review for "We Miss The Sun" & "Been Knocked Down", May 26, 2005

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wellwellwell (bog) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Leave No Ashes (Audio CD)

First things first: the 3 stars you see above do NOT represent the original, 12-track edition of Leave No Ashes. That album, with or without these two b-sides, gets 5 stars hands down, no questions asked. Okay [pause]. If you took the time (and $$$) to check out the b-sides from the Fall Of The Plastic Empire singles and/or imports, you were probably impressed. And not just mildly impressed, but rather "hey-these-songs-are-better-than-the-entire-album!" impressed. It was/is my opinion that "Overhead Metal Erection", "Steramine" and "See You Empty" are better than anything on the Brides' entire résumé (although it took a while for them to grow on me, and my initial reviews for said singles were far from just). So because of those brilliant b-sides, I went out of my way to find this particular import for the two songs "We Miss The Sun" and "Been Knocked Down", which, to my knowledge, are the only two b-sides from the Leave No Ashes release period. And the results? Although certainly not bad, they weren't what I was hoping for. But my expectations might've been too high to begin with.

"We Miss The Sun" reminds me of LNA's "Last Man Standing", although the lyrics are more upbeat here (e.g. 'I remember the way those perfect days would unfold / always when I was with you' or 'I loved the way that you used to shine all over me'). It is a slow-moving track, and I can maybe see why it missed the cut, even though I would rank it above the likes of "Dance With The Devil", "To Kill A Swan", "Another Teenage Suicide", and "Pleasure In The Pain". The second b-side, "Been Knocked Down", isn't so providential in its quest to be worthwhile. The title and lyrics may lead you to believe it is unforgiving ('been knocked down a million times / but I'll never hit the floor')--hard and rocking--when it is, in fact, hardly rock at all. Like "Pleasure In The Pain", it has an acoustic feel throughout while it doesn't even outdo "Pleasure" or the acoustic version of "Arctic Snow". I don't want to say I was heartbroken after listening to it the first time, but I definitely was not awed in the way I had wished. It's not a bad b-side; but it's not a good a-side.

Whether or not my take on those two tracks makes you think twice about buying this, ask yourself how much you love the Burning Brides. If they are one of your top five or perhaps even top ten favorite bands, I would recommend buying this. If you are just getting into the Brides, meaning you only kinda love them, and only know their 22 album tracks, I would suggest looking for an import version of Empire with the aforementioned three b-sides. But at least find them SOMEHOW. Then, if and when they are one of your favorite bands whose every song you must own, buy this. I waited a while upon getting this to see if the songs would grow on me like the Empire b-sides, and really only "We Miss The Sun" did, a little bit. I am by no means upset that I bought this, but (nevertheless) it's only getting 3 stars....