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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Speechless?, November 25, 2003
Alright, straight up, i have to say that i am OBSESSED with this cd, i really believe it is the best cd ever realeased, as far as ive heard at least, since bands like botch and converge have come out. the blood bros have changed the face of hardcore with this cd for all who have listened to it, nothing compares really. analyzing the aspects, ill start with the vocals. jordan blilie and johnny are perfect for this, their voices contrast and sound beautiful in every song. jordan has the trademark high, whiney, snotty voice that you either love or hate, and johnny has the undertone voice and the best hardcore scream ive heard in a while. as for the guitars, this guy is nuts. using chord progressions youd never even think of and timings that will flipp you upside down, he is also perfect for the part. the bassist is also amazing, playing bass the way its supposed to, and going beyond with some odd timings and backing the beat and guitars perfectly. and the drummer i think is probably the most talented of the group, keeping the most complicated beats ive ever heard, just undescribable. but my favorite thing about these gyuys are the lyrics they write, which you need to read to believe. the most amazing things ive ever read, all in which depict demented imagery that is so complicated, itll make your head spin. i would analyze every track for you, but theyre all just about equally as good. the best, i think, on the cd is the 6 Nightmares At the Pinball Masquerade, listen to this over and over and figure out the lyrics, itll change you. in closing, if you are looking for the next step in music, and arent afraid of something totaly different, pick this album up. as for those who hate the blood brothers, dont fear what you dont understand, in a few years every band youre listening to is going to try to sound like this, and we will all look back at this cd and see the blood brothers a few steps ahead of the game.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Can I Scream?, April 28, 2003
Waiting for someone to continue what Refused called, "The Shape of Punk to Come?" All the punks, goths, screamers, rockers, and dancers that are looking for something to change your gray world into something worth looking at - this is it. The Blood Brothers will open your eyes and ears to the possibilites of what music can do when it is truly original. Since getting the CD, I can't bear to listen to anything else without feeling like it is missing something. You will scream with it, dance to it, and sing along in all the melodic and hectic madness that is Burn Piano Island, Burn.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
"... .98 cents per minute, cash or credit check or debit...", December 13, 2003
I don't have the proper vocabulary to describe this album, so I'll just try and keep it simple. Because when you think about it, the Blood Brothers keep it simple. One AMAZING drummer. One superb bassist who also occasionally plays the keyboards/noise distroter. One talented guitarist. And two vocalists/screamers. I could be corny and say this all adds up to one of the heaviest and most original bands around. Corny or not, it's the truth.The Blood Brothers have taken a simplistic approach to being heavy; they don't use three distorted guitars and vocal affects to be heavy. They create some of the hardest hitting music by just playing the hell out of what they have. Ferocious guitars and powerful drumming set the backbone, as the bass and distorted keyboards only add to the heaviess. The two voaclists are rarely quiet, especially at the same time. Their dynamic ability to play off of each others screams leads to a whole new dimension of vocal heaviness. Until I saw the Blood Brothers live this summer, I contributed their heaviness and talent soley to production trickery and manipulation. While I never thought it possible, the Blood Brothers were heavier, louder, angrier, and more talented live. Every song they played, new and old, sounded better than it did on CD. The number one attribute of an amazing and talented band is how they perform live, and the Blood Brothers are one of if not the best live band I have ever seen. And now for the crazy metaphor to describe the band...oh forget it, just take punk, jazz (yeah I said it) and hardcore, take all the best elements of each; the screams, the unforgivingly heavy and fast beats, spontaneous starts and stops and fits of creativity, and you'll begin to understand the sound of this band. This is possibly the Blood Brothers best CD; but I can say that it is the best example of their talent and creativity. I think that "Burn Piano Island Burn" is the band at its creative plateau, and it's only a question of how long they can mantain that level of intensity and creativity before the weight of being original brings them down to their demise. I pray that these skinny kids from Seatle can handle the weight of being one of the most orignal, talented, and entertainnig bands for decades to come. Buy this CD, along with their older material which isn't as well recorded or produced, but is played just as heavy and fast as "Burn Piano Island Burn". Then go see them live, and get up close so you can be fully blown away. My favorites are "USA Nails, Burn Piano Island Burn, Six Nightmares at the Pinball Masquerade, and I Know Where...".
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