Burn Burn, thoughts?

gambit07 · Post by **gambit07** » 7/14/2009, 1:18 pm

Well since the other thread was shut down I thought I'd open a new one for people to give their thoughts on Burn Burn now that we've officially heard it

Personally I think it's great. HIPT for me was hard to listen too, and is by far my least listened to album by olp. I actually am a big fan of gravity, even though it might be a little more mainstream I really like a lot of the songs especially Bring Back The Sun. Anyway all that to say I really like LISTENING to burn burn which is a huge improvement over hipt for me...

Heavy Alibi · Post by **Heavy Alibi** » 7/14/2009, 1:21 pm

I made a listing on the other thread and I can't decide yet between Naveed and Burn Burn

1. Car Crash
2. Spiritual Machines
3. Happiness
4. The rest of Clumsy (lol)
5. Naveed / Burn Burn (a tie)
6. Gravity
7. HIPT

The new album is just amazing... my favorite song is Escape Artist, but Monkey Brains, Never get Over You, Dreamland and White Flags in particular are also all fucking awesome... I'm loving the entire album.

GO OLP!!!!!!!!

EscapeArtist · Post by **EscapeArtist** » 7/14/2009, 1:23 pm

I, for one, am fairly impressed. I wasn't a big fan of Gravity, or HIPT compared to Naveed, Spiritual Machines and everything in between, but as stand-alone albums they're strong. Burn, Burn is definitely growing on me with every listen.

By the way does anyone feel like AYDWSML and Where are you are nearly identical in the sense they they're both radio-friendly singles placed on albums where they really don't fit with the rest of the scheme?

The singles that came out before seemed to fit in with the albums a lot better...

Codes · Post by **Codes** » 7/14/2009, 1:32 pm

All you did was save my life: 5/10
Dreamland: 8.5/10
Monkey Brains: 9.5/10
The End is where we begin: 8.0/10
Escape Artist: 9.5/10
Refuge: 7.5/10
Never Get Over You: 8.5/10
White Flags: 8.5/10
Signs of life: 7.5/10
Paper Moon: 9.5/10

Heavy Alibi · Post by **Heavy Alibi** » 7/14/2009, 1:33 pm

Codes wrote:All you did was save my life: 5/10
Dreamland: 8.5/10
Monkey Brains: 9.5/10
The End is where we begin: 8.0/10
Escape Artist: 9.5/10
Refuge: 7.5/10
Never Get Over You: 8.5/10
White Flags: 8.5/10
Signs of life: 7.5/10
Paper Moon: 9.5/10

pretty much right on here. To list them:

1. Escape Artist
2. Monkey Brains
3. Never Get Over You
4. Paper Moon
5. Dreamland
6. White Flags
7. The End Is Where We Begin
8. Refuge
9. Signs of Life
10. All You Did

Trustworthy · Post by **Trustworthy** » 7/14/2009, 1:33 pm

so is everyone happy now?

will you finally trust the trustworthy?

gambit07 · Post by **gambit07** » 7/14/2009, 1:38 pm

Yeah I agree with you, Where are you didn't exactly fit in with hipt either and I'm definitely not a fan of AYD

As far as rating the albums, nothing can touch the rawness of naveed to me, I just love pretty much everything off that album

but I would say

1. Naveed
2. Clumsy
3. Happiness Is Not A Fish That You Can Catch
4. Spiritual Machines
5. Gravity
6. Burn Burn
7. Healthy In Paranoid Times

Even though Burn Burn is lower I still like it a lot, There's just nothing that can touch the first 5 to me, I would probably put Clumsy second even if it ONLY had car crash on it...

Heavy Alibi · Post by **Heavy Alibi** » 7/14/2009, 1:38 pm

Really? Gravity over Burn Burn? I disagree but I respect your opinion, Somewhere Out There is a really catchy song

DG · Post by DG » 7/14/2009, 1:39 pm

1. Clumsy A
2. Spiritual Machines/Happiness... A-
3. Burn Burn B+
4. Gravity B
5. Naveed C
6. Healthy C -

Never was the biggest fan of Naveed. The least listened to CD... I love particular songs, but not the album.

This is also subject to change, being I change quite often, but this is the general consensous.

Codes · Post by **Codes** » 7/14/2009, 1:42 pm

1) Clumsy
2) Happiness
3) Naveed
4) SM/Burn Burn
5) Hipt
6) Gravity

laurel · Post by **laurel** » 7/14/2009, 1:45 pm

...oh dear.

Heavy Alibi · Post by **Heavy Alibi** » 7/14/2009, 1:46 pm

I think it's Steve that mostly makes Burn Burn an exceptional album... damn... why didn't they let him go this apeshit for the last 2 albums? As much as I loved Emtee, I'm sure Steve would have been just as capable of playing for the first 4 albums.

Heavy Alibi · Post by **Heavy Alibi** » 7/14/2009, 1:47 pm

laurel wrote:...oh dear.

You've heard it? Or just a classic old member comment? lol

Codes · Post by **Codes** » 7/14/2009, 1:47 pm

Steve added the element which I have missed the most over the last few cds, if gravity sounded like this I would have liked it regardlesss if it was too poppy mainstream

gambit07 · Post by **gambit07** » 7/14/2009, 1:47 pm

Strong Alibi wrote:Really? Gravity over Burn Burn? I disagree but I respect your opinion, Somewhere Out There is a really catchy song

Yeah, honestly I've never seen what everyones big problem with gravity is, I really like it. Even though raine kind of got rid of the falsetto and the arrangements were a little more mainstream I still feel like that's the last album where he really had that edge to his voice which I loved. All For You, Sorry, Not Enough, Bring Back The Sun and Do You Like It are all favorites of mine. I like the stuff on burn burn a lot, but to me it's just missing the edge that really made me love those first 5 albums

Codes · Post by **Codes** » 7/14/2009, 1:48 pm

gravity had an edge?

Heavy Alibi · Post by **Heavy Alibi** » 7/14/2009, 1:48 pm

Yeah I agree with you gambit about raine's voice in Gravity... but what brings Burn Burn ahead of Gravity for me is Steve's great guitar work and the originality of the songs... and Raine does go a little classic in Paper Moon... but I do prefer Gravity way over HIPT, probably for the voice reason that you mentioned

gambit07 · Post by **gambit07** » 7/14/2009, 1:55 pm

Codes wrote:gravity had an edge?

yeah! I'm not talking about the radio singles, those were poppy as hell even if they were catchy.. Just listen to let's say.. Do You Like It, it really sounds like he's singing it like he really believes it, like it means something to him. I just never got that feeling with HIPT. His voice just has that edge.. I agree I like the originality of the songs in Burn Burn and the guitar work but raines voice is what really made me love olp and although it's good on Burn Burn, too me it's not AS good. As far as straightforward rock albums go, Gravity is way up there for me.

Long Jonny · Post by **Long Jonny** » 7/14/2009, 2:10 pm

can anyone tell me what happened to the other thread? i was looking forward to reading everyone's comments.

Heavy Alibi · Post by **Heavy Alibi** » 7/14/2009, 2:11 pm

I think Matty deleted it because there was talk of torrenting and shit. But I'll tell you this: Steve pwns this album, bigtime