This Sinking Ship

Smoke or Fire | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 20, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fat Wreck Chords
• ASIN: B000MGBRDG
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #249,966 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

This is the second full length from this Richmond, VA four-piece and the follow up to 2005's "Above The City." Gritty, melo...see site for more info.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Not too shabby, January 29, 2012

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Brian D. Wilson "Christmas Lover" (hatboro, pa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: This Sinking Ship (Audio CD)

I first heard of Smoke or Fire when I was listening to a comp that had the 'Patty Heart' song on it and instantly fell in love. Some songs just instantly hit me and I had to have it. Lets just say I was not disappointed. The album rocks, from start to finish. There are really only a song or 2 that I would continually skip while listening in the car, but everything else just plain rocks and I definitely found a new band to add to my repertoire! Definitely suggest anyone who is into melodic punk rock with the slightest edge of hardcore to give it a listen.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD!, August 20, 2007

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Spoda "- Spoda" (Mount Morris, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: This Sinking Ship (Audio CD)

Found out about them with them being on tour with Rise Against and they are great.. Especially if you dig some of RA's early stuff. Its a great up and coming band you should check out.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Better Effort Than "Above The City", May 7, 2007

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G. Andersson (New York, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: This Sinking Ship (Audio CD)

Is it catchy? Yeah. But why is that a bad thing? I read far too many reviews that say, "It's too clean...it's too catchy." Look, I love classic punk rock, there are some classicly written songs out there. But I'm not going to lie: I hate sh--ty recordings. All I do when I listen to Black Flag and old Misfits records is think, "If this were recorded today, it would be that much better." And why wouldn't you want a song to be catchy? Do you want to forget an album the second you're done listening to it? Is music meant to be analyzed to death or listened to and enjoyed?

I can't deny that Fat Wreck was putting out some bad releases (Randy, The Soviettes, No Use for a Name), but Smoke or Fire, along with Dead to Me and The Loved Ones, are beginning to put my faith back in the label.

"This Sinking Ship" is not a masterpiece, but it's a pretty damn good album. Check out the free MP3s for "The Patty Hearst Syndrome" and "Melatonin" on fatwreck.com and if you like those, you'll like this album.