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Our Lady Peace - Burn Burn
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Let's get a couple things straight right away. Burn Burn does not sound like Naveed. Nor was Burn Burn ever intended to sound like Naveed. When Raine Maida announced Our Lady Peace's seventh album last fall, he called it the "closest record to Naveed." Of course, after the vague comparison to the band's debut, people stopped paying attention and missed the explanation. When Raine compared the album to Naveed, he was referring to the way the album was made rather than the way the music sounded. Not unlike Naveed or even Maida's solo record, The Hunters Lullaby, Burn Burn was written, recorded, and produced without any outside intrusions. In many respects, the tense conditions of the Healthy in Paranoid Times sessions took away from the final product. It isn't any secret that the band almost broke up during the two years it took to make the album, and as good of a record as it was, it was a clear step down from the material the band used to pen. Some of the songs, most notably "Don't Stop" and "Boy" sounded horribly average and forced. In contrast, the making of Burn Burn went a whole lot more smoothly, and it shows. For Burn Burn is not only a tighter, more natural sounding release than its predecessor, but it's a stronger record in virtually every regard. While Our Lady Peace has adjusted their sound a little with each album, Burn Burn represents some of the mellowest material the band has written in their career. Songs like "Monkey Brains" and "Dreamland", and the bridge of "Never Get Over You" evoke vintage Our Lady Peace, but for the most part Burn Burn represents a change in direction. The aforementioned "Monkey Brains" is the only track in which guitarist Steve Mazur relies heavily on gritty distortion, and even then the song features a beautiful acoustic break not unlike Clumsy's "Superman's Dead". That isn't to say that Burn Burn is lacking in rock songs; the upbeat "White Flags" is another infectious guitar lead track that lacks the aggression of "Monkey Brains" but makes up for it through sheer enthusiasm, while "All You Did Was Save My Life" is a soaring piece that combines Our Lady Peace's anthemic sound with the introspective lyrical work similar to The Hunters Lullaby....full text |
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| Sound: Our Lady Peace blazed their trail out of their native Canada and onto American radio airwaves in 1997 with the title track “Clumsy” and “4 AM.” The songs are alt-rock staples and while Burn Burn doesn’t teem with super obvious singles, it’s an earnest exercise in catchy, inoffensive and relatable rock ‘n roll that will still tickle the fancy of those who were ardent fans of the band during its heyday. The “alt rock” genre has been overtaken by emo, so much so that bands like OLP have been adrift without a genre or radio format to cling to anymore! “Dreamland,” the album’s second song, is the closest thing that could lead the band to the restoration of former, prior glory. It’s a ballad with positive lyrics that never drifts into maudlin or melancholic territory. It could serve as a prom song, with its sincere, genuine tone. You can picture “the kids” singing along to it! “All You Did Was Save My Life” opens the album and it certainly rocks, as does “Monkey Brains,” with its thudding bass line. “Never Get Over You” is another slow-tempo song that will attract a strong female demographic. “Escape Artist” and “Refuge” are pair of back-to-back ballads with quirky riffs and layered sounds, and it’s apparent that Our Lady Peace weave in and out moods and tempos throughout the course of Burn Burn yet the bipolarity doesn’t sink the record. It’s actually a boost and the juxtaposition of those two head-down tunes next to a chunky, heavier song like “The Right Stuff” that proves how “nice guy” Our Lady Peace can be. Thankfully, OLP never go too vanilla or dole out bland songs. Our Lady Peace manage to not be middle of the road, which is hard to do in this confounding genre of music! // 8...full text |
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When David Cook of American Idol fame announced that Canadian rockers Our Lady Peace were among his favourite bands, it was as though a weight was lifted from the shoulders of Raine Maida. Here was Maida fumbling around after a solo record that featured spoken word and a variation of musical styles when all he needed was right in front of him in the form of mild radio-friendly adult alternative rock. Burn Burn finds the quartet mimicking U2, Coldplay, the Goo Goo Dolls and other anthemic acts in hopes of capturing some audience-widening notoriety, but the shoe never seems to fit. Instead, Maida comes off sounding like Chris Martin with a cold and the rest of the band never hits a solid stride. Perhaps Maida’s been too busy penning tracks for Cook and Kelly Clarkson or perhaps the band is simply working too hard at getting play in the United States, but Our Lady Peace’s lack of a sound to call their own makes Burn Burn less a cohesive rock record from one of Canada’s biggest acts and more a case of “Name That Sound.”...full text |
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