- About a Burning Fire
Infobox Album |
Name = About a Burning Fire
Type =Album
Artist =Blindside
Released =February 24 ,2004
Recorded = Bay 7 Studios (Valley Village, CA) Sparky Dark Studios (Calabasas, CA)
Genre =Post-Hardcore Alternative metal
Length = 44:38
Label =Elektra Records 3 Points Records
Producer =Howard Benson
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wbhxlfjeacqp link]
*Jesus Freak Hideout Rating|4|5 [http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/AboutABurningFire.asp link]
Last album = "Silence" (2002)
This album = "About a Burning Fire" (2004)
Next album = "The Great Depression" (2005)"About a Burning Fire" is the fourth album by
post-hardcore bandBlindside . It was released onFebruary 24 ,2004 through Elektra and 3 Points Records. The album is notable for featuringThe Smashing Pumpkins 'Billy Corgan on the track "Hooray, It's L.A.""All of Us" became the album's
lead single . Itsmusic video features a young man chasing after a woman through a dead, leafless forest. In his desperation, the man's arms begin to stretch out to her in a feat similar toMr. Fantastic 's. The video aired considerably onFuse TV .Track listing
#"Eye of the Storm" – 4:02
#"Follow You Down" – 3:01
#"All of Us" – 3:31
#"Shekina" – 4:46
#"Hooray, It's L.A." – 3:17
#"Swallow" – 2:25
#"Die Buying" – 3:18
#"Across Waters Again" – 4:13
#"After You're Gone" – 2:57
#"Where the Sun Never Dies" – 4:18
#"Roads" – 4:14
#"About a Burning Fire" – 4:36Band
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Marcus Dahlström –drummer
*Simon Grenehed –guitarist , vocalist
*Christian Lindskog – vocalist
*Tomas Näslund –bassist ,pianist , vocalistCredits
*All songs written by Blindside
*Published by Walking Home Music (ASCAP)
*Produced byHoward Benson
*Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
*Recorded by Mike Plotnikoff
*Additional engineering by Eric Miller
*Digital editing: Paul DeCarli, Mike Plotnikoff and Eric Miller
*Additional recording by Lasse Marten at Decibel Stockholm Studios
*Pre-production at Valley Center Studios
*Mastered by Tom Maker at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, CA)
*Drum tech: John Nicholson at Drum Fetish
*Billy Corgan : guitar on "Hooray, It's L.A."
*Emma Härdelin : vocals on "Shekina"
*Jon Rekdal:trumpet solo on "Roads"
*Jen Kuhn:cello on "Shekina" and "Roads"
*Neel Hammond:violin on "Shekina" and "Roads"
*Petter Winnberg:double bass on "Shekina"
*Howard Benson: vox continental organ on "Swallow"
*Billy Corgan appears courtesy ofReprise Records
*Management: Tim M. Cook, Tim Ottley and Rachel Koeneke for Cook Management, LLC.
*A&R: Howard Benson
*Production coordinator: Dana Childs
*Business management: Mark Kaplan for Kaplan Corp.
*Legal: Doug Mark, Esquire for Barnes, Morris, Klein, Mark and Yorn
*Booking: Michael Arlin at Artist Group International
*International booking: Emma Banks at Helter Skelter
*Tour management and live sound by Danny Hill
*Art direction: Asterik Studio and blindside with Lili Picou
*Design: Asterik Studio, Seattle
*Photography: Kris McCaddon
*Band photography: Daniel Mansson
*Album coordinator: Danielle Bond
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