...Burn, Piano Island, Burn
| ...Burn, Piano Island, Burn | ||||
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| Studio album by The Blood Brothers | ||||
| Released | March 18, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | April–June 2002 at Standard Electric Recorders, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore | |||
| Length | 47:46 | |||
| Label | Reincarnate Music, V2 Records | |||
| Producer | Ross Robinson | |||
| The Blood Brothers chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (9.1/10)[2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
| Sputnikmusic | [4] |
| Stylus Magazine | [5] |
...Burn, Piano Island, Burn is the third full-length studio album by the American post-hardcore band The Blood Brothers, released in March 2003. Produced by Ross Robinson, the album was recorded over two months with a roughly $25,000 budget [6] and serves as the band's first major label album, bringing them the attention of the mainstream media. The album drew much critical praise earning a score of 82 on metacritic.[7]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by The Blood Brothers.
| No. | Title | Length | |
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| 1. | "Guitarmy" | 0:39 | |
| 2. | "Fucking's Greatest Hits" | 2:59 | |
| 3. | "Burn, Piano Island, Burn" | 3:48 | |
| 4. | "Every Breath Is a Bomb" | 4:45 | |
| 5. | "Ambulance vs. Ambulance" | 2:52 | |
| 6. | "USA Nails" | 5:11 | |
| 7. | "Cecilia and the Silhouette Saloon" | 4:53 | |
| 8. | "Six Nightmares at the Pinball Masquerade" | 4:16 | |
| 9. | "The Salesman, Denver Max" | 4:31 | |
| 10. | "I Know Where the Canaries and the Crows Go" | 3:26 | |
| 11. | "God Bless You, Blood Thirsty Zeppelins" | 4:49 | |
| 12. | "The Shame" | 5:34 |
| iTunes re-release bonus tracks[8] | ||||||||||
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| 13. | "Cecilia and the Silhouette Saloon" (Live @ Reading Festival 2005) | |||||||||
| 14. | "Pink Tarantulas" | |||||||||
Personnel
Performers
- Jordan Blilie – vocals
- Mark Gajadhar – drums
- Morgan Henderson – bass, Nord II, piano, G4
- Cody Votolato – guitar
- Johnny Whitney – vocals, guitar on "Salesman, Denver Max", Wurlitzer piano, Glockenspiel, Lawnmower
- Chava Mirel – backing vocals
Production and design
- Ross Robinson – Producer
- The Blood Brothers – Co-Producer
- Mike Fraser – Engineer, Mixer
- Mike Terry – Engineer, Pro Tools
- George Marino – Mastering
- Yaeger Rosenberg – Layout Concept and Design
- Cody Votolato – Layout Concept and Design
- Johnny Whitney – Layout Concept and Design
- Kirk Huffman – Cursive/Flakiness
- Sean McGahan – Bluest/Love
Vinyl information
1st pressing:
- 500 on 180 gram vinyl.
2nd pressing:
- 200 on red vinyl with red labels (only sold by the band).
3rd pressing:
- 378 on white vinyl.
4th pressing:
- 819 on blue/white swirl vinyl.
5th pressing: 1024 copies
- 505 on clear vinyl.
- 519 on opaque light green vinyl.
6th pressing: 1604 copies
- 528 on light blue vinyl.
- 524 on pink vinyl.
- 552 on half pink/half blue "cotton candy" vinyl.
7th pressing:
- 200 on screenprinted 2xLP.
Singles
"Ambulance vs. Ambulance" was released on March 11, 2003, as the first single from this album.
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Pitchfork Media review
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
- ↑ Sputnikmusic review
- ↑ Stylus Magazine review
- ↑ // Alternative Press Magazine \\
- ↑ "Search Reviews, Articles, People, Trailers and more at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
- ↑ "Burn, Piano Island, Burn: The Blood Brothers: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
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