The Birthday Massacre - Walking with Strangers
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Free Music Review: Stalking With Wangers
Hit: 5 Stars
This is an extraordinary work in so many ways that it is difficult to believe the Birthday Massacre are the same band I have been listening to on their prevous album Violet. Just about everything has gotten better. The songwriting and keyboards are two aspects I would point out as close to perfect. But especially important is that the vocalist, Chibi, has come into her own as a singer of darkly romantic music. She is also quite striking and knows how to shake it onstage; check out the video for "Looking Glass" if you want proof.
The Birthday Massacre played here in Arkham not long ago, but I missed it because I got an ear infection. How ironic is that?
Free Music Review: not as good as violet, but still a good album to check out....
Hit: 3 Stars
ok, so now i can honestly say since i got this bands first cd, violet, i am now a new found fan, so i decided to give this cd a try.. i must honestly say in my opinion, it is not as good as violet, but it is still a good cd, with almost the same sounds as the previous cd, but also with differences, which is a good thing. especially with the releases of both albums being so close together.. my favorite track so far would have to be weekend, which is pretty danceable. overall, im pretty content with this album, but it still does not even compare to violet.. i still reccomend it.. it just has some slower down tempo tracks and a couple slower ballads, but overall, its a good album... deffintiley check it out..... p.s. and a newly added footnote incase anyone new reads this review.... my other favorite track on this album would have to be track five, red stars, which is an awesome song..... so check out this album, but i still think violet is by far, much better in my opinion......Free Music Review: pretty good album
Hit: 4 Stars
I saw these guys on Vampirefreaks and immediately took a liking to them. They are loud, whimsical and just a little disturbing. All but 2 of the songs on this album are excellent. If you like altenrative industrial- give these guys a try.Free Music Review: Playground Dreams
Hit: 5 Stars
The Birthday Massacre, import extraordinaire and now sire of three albums (Nothing and Nowhere, Violet, and Walking with Strangers), has been touring for some time to pick up a fanbase and is finally starting getting recognition for their good audio deeds. They managed acclaim for their video of Violet and because the female vocals didn't change when singing took place outside the studio. Having gone and seen them live I was impressed by the feeling they brought to the proverbial table as they played with the crowd, and hearing them debut Red Stars and a few other newer songs (Kill the Lights, Looking Glass) showed just what direction they were going in. The direction was a good one, too, and seemed to travel in the same direction The Birthday Massacre had traveled before. Much of it sounded like the tracks that did not make it from Nothing and Nowhere to Violet (if you haven't tried those out you really should), with less of a dark sound and more introspection attached.
After a few rotations of the album a few weeks later, I was really pleased with what I had found.
Before continuing, I have to say that I really did miss some of the darker songs initially and it biased my opinion at first. Happy Birthday had been one of my favorite songs, and Violet had also been one of those endeared unto me. Chibi has a beautiful voice, though, and listening to Red Stars softened the blow a little and other songs like Science began to grow on me. Kill the Lights and Weekend also made the list and, by the third listen, I saw that this album measured up in ways that Violet didn't.
That isn't to say anything bad about Violet at all but to instead say that the preconceived notions I carried as to what the album should be hurt my overall view.
If you like The Birthday Massacre and give the album a chance, this will really grow on you. It is a bit different and it is something that you might not expect but it will nonetheless find you. If you did not like the first Birthday Massacre album you might like this one as well, with the transition of sounds leaving a little bit of something for anyone. It has a good beat, female vocals that are really worth trying out, and a range of sounds that move up and down the spectrum.
If you need more convincing because you are unsure about the buy, you can check out the samples provided by Metropolis-records.com or on the official Birthday Massacre website.
Beautiful work.
Free Music Review: A Bit Of A Sophmore Slump, But Overall A Solid TBM Record
Hit: 4 Stars
About 8 months ago by pure chance, I came across one of the greatest records I have ever had the privilege of hearing called "Violet" by The Birthday Massacre. It was probably the boldest most well written piece of musical art that I would shamelessly blast out of my car and work without hesitation. I was an instant fan and was even more overjoyed to learn that the band was to release their second album soon this year. Well, the second record finds the band solidifying their sound within the boundaries of an unexplored genre they practically invented.
Although the band seems to have progressed lyrically, musically Walking With Strangers seems at the same level (if not weaker than) Violet. And unlike Violet there were a few songs I found myself skipping over.. There are plenty of good things to say about this record though, don't get me wrong. The first single "Red Star" is fantastic and probably the bands heaviest song just behind "Broken"; "Looking Glass", "Kill The Lights", "Weekend" and "Unfamiliar" are all excellent; "To Die For" is my favorite song on the record and a fantastic, and in my opinion, superior remake of the original. In conclusion, I would like to hear the band experimenting a bit more and push the boundaries even further, but what we have here is a solid record that overall strengthens the bands catalog and makes me anxious for the next one. Pick this one up if you already have Violet and go see the band live!