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Burn, Burn by Our Lady Peace
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06-08-2009 2:38am#1So not sure how many of you know or listen to the best rock band to come from Canada, Our Lady Peace - But if there is someone/s that do, I figured I'd write a quick review on their newest album.
For long-time fans of the band, you know that ever since 2002's "Gravity" album, OLP have distinctly changed their unique/different sound to a more mainstream/commercial type sound.
Don't get me wrong, I really have no problem with this. While I do miss Mike Turner playing lead guitar, I feel that his replacement in Steve Mazur is very passionate when he does play. I also miss lead singer Raine Maida's awesome falsetto vocals as well.
Burn Burn is a pretty damned good album overall, I'd say. Despite it's sleeky commercial sound, it plays a lot more streamlined than their previous disc in 2005's Healthy in Paranoid Times. There seems to be a bit more passion in both the way the instruments sound, and lyrically too. Unfortunately Maida's falsetto can only be heard on 2 songs, in very little doses, as it is all but non-existant on this record. With Healthy in Paranoid Times, I felt OLP sounded more like their old selves, especially on the fantastic track "Angels/Losing/Sleep".
Regardless, Maida described Burn, Burn as a 'proper rock album' - In that there was no outside influences, since he was the one who produced for the first time. And it is a straight-forward, hard rockin' album, save for a song here or there. But if you're expecting a return to Naveed or Happiness' sound, you'll definitely be disappointed.
Because I'm a fan of the band, and always will be, I still enjoyed Burn, Burn a lot. I'm not going to go into describing how each song sounds, as I a not a professional at reviewing, and probably wouldn't know what I was saying anyway.
But as far as best songs on the album, look for these:
-Escape Artist
-Refuge
-Monkey Brains
-Paper Moon
If you've never heard of Our Lady Peace, I might suggest checking out some of their older records such as Clumsy or Spiritual Machines. If you're a long-time fan, and can accept that the band is no longer in their 20's and have changed their sound quite a bit - But still like their music regardless, give Burn, Burn a chance. You may be pleasantly surprised.
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