Leave No Ashes [Import]

Product Description
Japanese pressing of the alternative metal act's 2004 album includes two exclusive bonus tracks, "We Miss The Sun' & 'Been Knocked Down'. V2.

Tracks:

Heart Full of Black
Come Alive
Alternative Teenage Suicide
King of the Demimonde
Century Song
Dance With the Devil
Leave No Ashes
To Kill a Swan
Pleasure in the Pain
From You
Last Man Standing
Vampire Waltz

Customer Reviews:

One of the best live bands in the last decade..........2007-04-08

The Burning Brides are simply one of the best live bands around (easy)

I see live shows all the time, this band is amazing and is simply over the top... The tour supporting the very solid "Leave no ashes" was amazing...

The disc itself is getting panned on this forum but it is a solid album and rocks hard and smart with very cool hooks... Sure "Plastic" is an iconic master work but you can't do that record twice (okay boys and girls) and this follow-up is solid and should not be missed...

It is like when "Nevermind" followed "Bleach" those who listened to Bleach for a year were left feeling just "so-so" about Nevermind...

but in the fullness of time both albums are fab in their own way and worthy of owning for powerful and different reasons...

thus I give you "Plastic" and "leave no ashes" both are must own CD's and if you don't see this band live (before you die) too bad for you...

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boring.......2005-09-09

I suppose this review is biased because I mainly listen to punk and hardcore, so I'm used to fast, short songs. I got this CD free and I thought it was a punk CD. I found this album boring though. As I said, I'm used to fast, short songs, and these songs were too long and slow for me. But I did like the guitar solo on Pleasure in the Pain and the lyrics on Last Man Standing. But I suggest punx go back to their Dead Kennedys albums.

In all fairness, they had their work cut out for them.......2005-08-25

It's such common scenario, it's almost to be expected: band releases an amazing debut, and then lets everyone down with the sophomore and subsequent releases. This is, unfortunately, one of those.

"Leave No Ashes" does have its bright spots, like "King of the Demimonde" and the utterly bizarre "Vampire Waltz". The remainder is largely forgettable.

Their debut, "Fall of the Plastic Empire", is a gem, and gets heavy rotation in my listening. Buy that album, not this one.

This band IS a treat to see live, however. Don't miss em.

Eerie, but excellent.......2005-05-07

I am sadly surprised to find all the negative reviews of this album. Apparently, the polished, professional flow of this album doesn't sit well with some Burning Brides 'fans'. I, too, thought Fall Of The Plastic Empire was the perfect album, but I also believe this album to be slightly better. There is in fact a mainstream, radio-ready feel to most of the songs on Leave No Ashes, but nothing's wrong with that. And what about songs like "King Of The Demimonde" or "Vampire Waltz"? There is an obvious coarseness in Dimitri's voice. Or how about midway through the title track when his voice shrieks loud enough that it could literally blow your speakers. Is that not what rock music should be? I don't know; I'm puzzled by most of these reviews. This is a terrific album.

Since my two favorite Brides' songs are b-sides from the FOTPE singles ("Overhead Metal Erection" and "Steramine"), I'd say there are three songs on here that are better than anything from Empire: "Heart Full Of Black", "Vampire Waltz" and "King Of The Demimonde". That's the main reason I feel this album's better. "Heart Full Of Black" is a catchy, quick-paced rocker that never lets up and features some odd but witty lyrics. "Vampire Waltz", the epic closer, highlights an absurdly eerie tone throughout, the inclusion of an organ, and the timeless line: 'you can climb your way out of every fxckin hole that you have ever dug / but you can't climb out of your grave once all the damage is done'. And all I have to say about "King" is... 'I WANT YOU GONE!!'. That's not radio friendly, I can tell you that. Outside those three 'hits', two more sleeper tracks are "From You", with more of an (amiable) upbeat pop feel and excellent lyrics; and "Last Man Standing", with extra gloomy lyrics and tendencies. "Century Song" has more of a country sound, but in a good way. "Come Alive", more of a hard rock tune, takes witty lyrics but doesn't quite bring them to life as well as "Heart Full Of Black". "Pleasure In The Pain" starts off, believe it or not, acoustic, and stays slow throughout. It seems rather uncharacteristic of the Brides; nevertheless, it has grown on me over time. Next, I'm not sure what the purpose of "Another Teenage Suicide" was, but it rocks as hard as anything else on Leave No Ashes. "Dance With The Devil" gets most of its praise for its ghostly interlude. The beginning and end are kind of weird, as is the album's lone weak point: "To Kill A Swan". It's the only Brides song to date where, I think, Dimitri's voice is grating on the ears. And finally, the title track... it's not as prominent as other hard rockers, but gets special note for that hilarious toilet paper excerpt.

In total, there are five unbelievably great songs on Leave No Ashes (tracks 1, 4, 10, 11 & 12). The aforementioned top three are in my top five favorite Burning Brides songs ever. So, although there is one sour song ("To Kill A Swan", which isn't even 'bad'), you can't let that spoil the fact that this is a great, distinguished rock album. I would say there's about a 95% chance of you absolutely loving this album if you absolutely loved Fall Of The Plastic Empire, even if preceding reviews would lead you believe otherwise. This is the sound of a rockin' band. Take it or leave it.

A Sophmore Slump for the Kings!.......2005-01-09

The Brides' debut album was as important to rock as the Strokes'(though it never sold nearly as many copies). Both albums rekindling the time Nirvana unleashed Nevermind. While the Strokes sucessfully follwed up their masterpice with "Room on Fire", the Brides fell flat on their faces with "Leave No Ashes". Except for the title track and the spirited "Alternative Teenage Suicide", this album was the biggest dissapointment I could recall since I purchased "Aint Love Grand" back in '85 (the brutal release from "X"). Stick with the debut "Fall of the Plastic Empire". Leave "No Ashes" wherever you may find it.

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Leave No Ashes
Burning Brides
Manufacturer: V2
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001LUH4C
Release Date: 2004-12-13

Tracks:

Heart Full of Black
Come Alive
Alternative Teenage Suicide
King of the Demimonde
Century Song
Dance With the Devil
Leave No Ashes
To Kill a Swan
Pleasure in the Pain
From You
Last Man Standing
Vampire Waltz

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Review for "We Miss The Sun" & "Been Knocked Down"

Leave No Ashes
Burning Brides
Manufacturer: V2
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00023GT6Y
Release Date: 2004-06-29

Album Description

Japanese pressing of the alternative metal act's 2004 album includes two exclusive bonus tracks, "We Miss The Sun' & 'Been Knocked Down'. V2.

Album Details

Japanese Release featuring a Bonus Track

Customer Reviews:

Review for "We Miss The Sun" & "Been Knocked Down".......2005-05-27

First things first: the 3 stars you see above do NOT represent the original, 12-track edition of Leave No Ashes. That album, with or without these two b-sides, gets 5 stars hands down, no questions asked. Okay [pause]. If you took the time (and $$$) to check out the b-sides from the Fall Of The Plastic Empire singles and/or imports, you were probably impressed. And not just mildly impressed, but rather "hey-these-songs-are-better-than-the-entire-album!" impressed. It was/is my opinion that "Overhead Metal Erection", "Steramine" and "See You Empty" are better than anything on the Brides' entire résumé (although it took a while for them to grow on me, and my initial reviews for said singles were far from just). So because of those brilliant b-sides, I went out of my way to find this particular import for the two songs "We Miss The Sun" and "Been Knocked Down", which, to my knowledge, are the only two b-sides from the Leave No Ashes release period. And the results? Although certainly not bad, they weren't what I was hoping for. But my expectations might've been too high to begin with.

"We Miss The Sun" reminds me of LNA's "Last Man Standing", although the lyrics are more upbeat here (e.g. 'I remember the way those perfect days would unfold / always when I was with you' or 'I loved the way that you used to shine all over me'). It is a slow-moving track, and I can maybe see why it missed the cut, even though I would rank it above the likes of "Dance With The Devil", "To Kill A Swan", "Another Teenage Suicide", and "Pleasure In The Pain". The second b-side, "Been Knocked Down", isn't so providential in its quest to be worthwhile. The title and lyrics may lead you to believe it is unforgiving ('been knocked down a million times / but I'll never hit the floor')--hard and rocking--when it is, in fact, hardly rock at all. Like "Pleasure In The Pain", it has an acoustic feel throughout while it doesn't even outdo "Pleasure" or the acoustic version of "Arctic Snow". I don't want to say I was heartbroken after listening to it the first time, but I definitely was not awed in the way I had wished. It's not a bad b-side; but it's not a good a-side.

Whether or not my take on those two tracks makes you think twice about buying this, ask yourself how much you love the Burning Brides. If they are one of your top five or perhaps even top ten favorite bands, I would recommend buying this. If you are just getting into the Brides, meaning you only kinda love them, and only know their 22 album tracks, I would suggest looking for an import version of Empire with the aforementioned three b-sides. But at least find them SOMEHOW. Then, if and when they are one of your favorite bands whose every song you must own, buy this. I waited a while upon getting this to see if the songs would grow on me like the Empire b-sides, and really only "We Miss The Sun" did, a little bit. I am by no means upset that I bought this, but (nevertheless) it's only getting 3 stars....

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