Burn Burn: The Reviews

Shanae · Post by **Shanae** » 8/24/2009, 5:44 pm

I don't see the huge similarities between Happiness and Clumsy. Happiness has always seemed so much more intricate and synth-y, and Clumsy was more rock and raspy vocals. To put it simply.

LifeRiot · Post by **LifeRiot** » 8/25/2009, 12:23 am

Happiness... just made me think of a cool glass of water with condensation bleeding off the glass on a beach in the hot sun. Clumsy was like a dark high alcohol content beer in a garage while fixing a car drenched in oil with the radio blaring.

Both different, but both equally fantastic.

MindsOnLoan · Post by **MindsOnLoan** » 8/25/2009, 12:30 am

LifeRiot wrote:Happiness... just made me think of a cool glass of water with condensation bleeding off the glass on a beach in the hot sun. Clumsy was like a dark high alcohol content beer in a garage while fixing a car drenched in oil with the radio blaring.

Both different, but both equally fantastic.

That's surprisingly accurate.

Lando · Post by **Lando** » 8/25/2009, 1:24 am

Johnny wrote:Landon says otherwise.

no i don't. my opinion of monkey brains was that i think the vocals totally sound out of place, not in tune/key or in harmony with the music which is pretty decent. they just don't fit is what i'm getting at.

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 8/25/2009, 8:57 am

Dude, I know!

I'm being an ass.

sheesh!

Corey · Post by **Corey** » 8/26/2009, 7:03 am

MindsOnLoan wrote:
LifeRiot wrote:Happiness... just made me think of a cool glass of water with condensation bleeding off the glass on a beach in the hot sun. Clumsy was like a dark high alcohol content beer in a garage while fixing a car drenched in oil with the radio blaring.

Both different, but both equally fantastic.

That's surprisingly accurate.

I think one of the best things about OLP is that every single album has a different sound. Now that can be risky because you may disenfranchise fans between albums but I like it because you can put in a different album depending on what mood you are in. This revelation inspired me to make the attached image.

Carson79 · Post by **Carson79** » 8/26/2009, 7:55 am

I agree with Corey! I think each album is unique...some I like better, but I don't hate any of them. I started listening to OLP with Naveed/Clumsy...but I actually really like Burn Burn - maybe its my older self that needs BB. I don't find it near as "risky" as some earlier albums...so I guess you can call it more mainstream.

If anything, I was introduced to this album at a live show and that's when I knew I would love it...they can rock it out live!

MindsOnLoan · Post by **MindsOnLoan** » 8/26/2009, 4:41 pm

I do enjoy some songs off Burn Burn, but I don't really see myself making an effort to listen to some of these more than once if it wasn't OLP. If some of these songs were by other bands, I would immediately just shrug it off as something I don't like and change it.

That bugs me that the only reason I make the effort to listen to some of these is that it's an OLP album...

Heavy Alibi · Post by **Heavy Alibi** » 8/26/2009, 6:41 pm

I feel ya MOL. I'm getting the same vibe. Although I do really enjoy Escape Artist. The other songs, not so much. Even Paper Moon just doesn't feel... "right" or "complete". Same with Monkey Brains.

Shanae · Post by **Shanae** » 8/26/2009, 7:52 pm

I love Refuge.

Carson79 · Post by **Carson79** » 8/26/2009, 8:09 pm

That's a good point MOL...I'm not sure that I would of gave this album the chance I did if it weren't OLP. But I guess, as I said, I was introduced to it in the right way, so if that was the case with another band, then I would likely feel the same way. I think it does grow on you.

MindsOnLoan · Post by **MindsOnLoan** » 8/26/2009, 9:24 pm

Escape Artist and Refuge are great songs, and Monkey Brains and Paper Moon are good but don't have the same power or even replay value once the novelty wears off. Then Dreamland and Signs of Life stand in the middle, as they are pretty good but not really that impressive. Then AYD, The End, White Flags, and Never Get Over You kind of stand at the bottom as either failed attempts or songs that simply shouldn't have been on the record.

Then for the bonus tracks, I'd say Time Bomb would stand with the good to pretty good, although I do see some hate towards it here. The Right Stuff is one of the better songs all around from Burn Burn, and I'd classify it as one of the "really good." I don't think I would have given it a chance if it wasn't OLP, but unlike those bottom four I mentioned (along with maybe even Dreamland) it's catchy enough and has clever enough lyrics to keep me hooked. Usually I'm for music that find a way to combine creativity and inventive-ness with the right poppy hooks to keep someone listening (a great example would be older OLP lol), but this is one example of a song that has me just with the hook.

Carson79 · Post by **Carson79** » 8/26/2009, 9:39 pm

I was put off with Dreamland in the beginning...I can't pin point what it is. It does have the poppy hook though...

My 2 year old has declared Monkey Brains "her song" so I will always love that song! lol She is such a little rock n' roller!

I like Paper Moon...when they played it live I had never heard it before, and I knew right away that I would like it. That is really hard to do, impress me with new stuff at a live show.

I am also impressed with people who know exactly why they like or don't like a song...for me its not always easy to explain.

Carson79 · Post by **Carson79** » 8/26/2009, 9:41 pm

See!! That poppy hook of Dreamland got me...now its stuck in my head!