The Birthday Massacre - Looking Glass
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Artist: The Birthday MassacreEdition: Music CD
Format: Enhanced
CD Release Date: 2008-05-06
Music Label: Metropolis Records
Soundtracks:
- Looking Glass
- Falling Down
- Shiver
- Red Stars
- Nowhere
- Red Stars
- Weekend
- I Think We're Alone Now
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Free Music Review: Please More & Soon!
Hit: 5 Stars
First off let me start by saying that if I could I'd give this album a 4.5 instead of a full 5, but seeing as only two of the songs are responsible for all of my gripes I'm going to go ahead and give this the higher rating.
The biggest problem with this CD is that the group chose one of the more less appealing songs to promote - in this case Looking Glass. Out of all the songs from Walking With Strangers that would have made a better promotional vid or song I would have named almost any other. The music video is almost painfully embarrassing to watch as well, and while the band plays with an interesting concept in it all the artistic direction comes off as terribly cliched and trite. Huge bummer.
However despite these flaws this is still a truly wonderful CD, with the following standing out in particular :
1. Falling Down
This lives up to its new found subtitle "crawling pulse". The mix slows it down to an almost creepy level, bringing more melodious bridges and melancholy pianos into it until the song is almost completely transformed. I gave the song 2.5 - 3 stars on Walking With Strangers however this is a full blown 5 making it one of the better remixes on the album.
2. Shiver
If this is any indication where the next album is heading I think we might have a better album than even Violet to look foreword too (which in my opinion is the band's best to date). A song that pulls no punches as it sings out about a woman thats "too cold to shiver". Can you say "ouch"? Truly a wonderful reminder of the bands ability to write incredibly visual and poetic lyrics.
3. Nowhere
I'm throwing this on my favorites list because even though its an instrumental its still incredibly beautiful. For those of us who loved songs like Black, Red and Prologue and wished that they were a tiny bit longer this is an answer to our prayers at last. Very beautiful.
4. I Think We're Alone Now
No one can dispute that Tiffany is one of the original Pop Princesses with a voice that could put current holders of the tittle to shame however I have to admit . . . the TBM cover is actually better. Another reviewer mentioned here that it was almost like another song entirely and I have to agree and I'm not one to give kudos to covers lightly.
Over all for the price and the content this is a fabulous album. A few things here and there are preventing me from giving it a full 5 stars but really they're just minor complains and shouldn't be taken too seriously by anyone looking to buy this, my only real complain being that now I'm having an even harder time waiting until their next album after being given a taste of this!
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This EP is ablaze with driving guitar hooks, intricate keyboard melodies, and Chibi's sinful vocals. In addition to the title track, the EP contains mixes of fan favorites "Red Stars", "Falling Down", and "Weekend", as well as two new tracks, a cover of "I Think We're Alone Now", and the video for "Looking Glass".Alternative Rock Music CDs
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