... It's arguably the most radio-friendly song off the album, and although it is strong, tracks like 'Silhouette', 'Under A Killing Moon' or 'Artist In The Ambulance' are better tracks if you want to discover more on the band. But let me point out, the bridge on this track is one of the best I've ... Read review
Cold Cash And Colder Hearts Under A Killing Moon All That's Left (Key Track) Silhouette ... more
Stare At The Sun Paper Tigers Hoods On Peregrines The Melting Point Of Wax Blood Clots And Black Holes The Artist In The Ambulance The Abolition Of Man Don't Tell A...
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Third album and major label debut for Californian emocore band follows 2002's 'The ... more
Illusion Of Safety'. Incorporating a punchy, strongly melodic pop sensibility, galloping metal rhythms and fiercely intelligent lyrics into their muscular sound, they are being hotly tipped for greatness. Includes the single 'Under A Killing Moon' which appeared on a split 7" with their labelmates Thursday.
Advantages: hardcore at it's best Disadvantages: just the odd weak song
Be it 'hardcore', 'emo', 'hard rock' or just 'music, Thrice have the gift of written melodies and harmonies in any style. This serving, their second album, shows how heavy music (but not scream-incuded I should re-iterate) should be done.
The opening track 'Cold Cash & Colder Hearts' jumps right into the thick of things, and after just thirty seconds or so you can see there is melody involved with these guys, and not just low-tuned ... ...would almost be described as an oxymoron considering the music style, but lyrics like this occur quite often during the album, focusing on the more optimistic side of life, fighting through adversity.
'Under a Killing Moon' was one of the first tracks I heard from the band, and sounds better live in my opinion (having seen them at Reading Festival in 2004 - what a performance). But here the style of old school metal riffs and emo harmonies ... more
Be it 'hardcore', 'emo', 'hard rock' or just 'music, Thrice have the gift of written melodies and harmonies in any style. This serving, their second album, shows how heavy music (but not scream-incuded I should re-iterate) should be done.
The opening track 'Cold Cash & Colder Hearts' jumps right into the thick of things, and after just thirty seconds or so you can see there is melody involved with these guys, and not just low-tuned power chords. 'Feeling alright here on top of the world' would almost be described as an oxymoron considering the music style, but lyrics like this occur quite often during the album, focusing on the more optimistic side of life, fighting through adversity.
'Under a Killing Moon' was one of the first tracks I heard from the band, and sounds better live in my opinion (having seen them at Reading Festival in 2004 - what a performance). But here the style of old school metal riffs and emo harmonies join perfectly and helps define the bands sound.
'All That's Left' has zooming guitars, (yes, that's the sound it almost sounds like!) and is a 'grower' of a track. The drums seem more prominent here, possibly because of the drum intro, but the vocal strength of Dustin Kensrue also come to light here. It's all well and good screaming, but screaming and harmonising in key is a different matter, that is achieved here.
'Silhouette' is a personal favourite of mine. Sort of a sing-a-long track actually; 'Your eyes followed me here', basically because of the sung verses, screaming pre-choruses and harmonic chorus - perfect structure for this genre.
'Stare At The Sun' is, as I've mentioned with many of my music reviews, is probably the song you've heard by Thrice if you don't actually think you've heard anything by them, by flicking through the music channels for example. It's arguably the most radio-friendly song off the album, and although it is strong, tracks like 'Silhouette', 'Under A Killing Moon' or 'Artist In The Ambulance' are better tracks if you want to discover more on the band. But let me point out, the bridge on this track is one of the best I've heard in god knows long! And because of it's radio-friendly status, it's certainly the kind of song us guitarists/vocalists out there want to play!
'Paper Tigers' is one of the most hardcore tracks (is that grammatically presice?!) on the album, and not immediately for the faint hearted. Like with 'SATS', this isn't the best song to get into Thrice, for opposite reason this time around - there is less melody here produced by the main vocals, but backing vocals do help enhance the track.
'Hoods On Peregrine' is a prime-example of a good drum-intro, fast and bassy. It's a track that goes relatively unnoticed on first, and probably second hearing, and is a perfectly good example of 'hardcore' music, although there are better examples to be found on this album.
'The Melting Point of Wax' does slightly into punk to begin with, but restores the die-hard Thrice fan's faith shortly afterwards. Personally, I think this is a weak link, but only because of the high standard of the majority of other tracks - however the choruses harmony will grow on you.
'Blood Clots & Black Holes' - the intro is an excellent example of low-tuning guitar riffs, well the whole song is really - a perfect cover for bands who want to do something along these lines. This, along with the past couple of songs has avoided the screaming side of things, and acts as proof that hardcore music doesn't have to make your ears bleed, anything but that in fact.
'Artist In The Ambulance' is the title track, and my favourite off the album. The intro is music to my ears; 'Late night, breaks lock, make the tyres squeel' on top of muted power chords sounds almost perfect. The vocals are spot on throughout. If you've never heard a Thrice song, but just read this review - listen to 'AITA' - excellent music.
'The Abolition Of Man' has the drumming style that I can understand why some faint-hearted people can receive headaches from it. But again, the vocal harmonies are as near to spot on as possible, just not the kind of song for the tradionalist.
'Don't Tell And We Won't Ask' finishes the album off just right. The previous track 'TAOM' would have finished it too abruptly, but this one showcases all Thrice's styles and literally helps define the album. Obviously being the last track it's not as strong as a couple of the others, but it's certainly not 'filler material'.
I picked my copy of the album up for £10.99 off Amazon, which is a reasonable price, considering their success in the underground scene and so forth. And as mentioned to being with, their live show is excellent so try and catch them one day!
Advantages: Good screamo, good riffs Disadvantages: Can be a bit repetive
...Holes 10. The Artist In The Ambulance 11. The Abolition Of Man 12. Don't Tell And We Won't Ask ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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You will like this style of music if you are into screamo, emo, hardcore or metal of some sort. This album as it all. I would recommend downloading some tracks ... ...like this. This truly for the trained musician. Not that I am, I just like the style of music.
The overall presentation of the album is good. The inlay has all the lyrics to the songs. It is clean white. The front picture is looking at a building. A hospital (hence the title). ...
joe_edd 21.12.2005
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Advantages: Great riffs, awsome drumming - just great hardcore Disadvantages: None
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their former album had been plagued with and they had become more of a post-hardcore/solid rock band. The album got a great deal of praise and sold very well and helped them establish themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the world of rock music. Their next album was 'The ArtistIn The Ambulance', which was their first major label release. I'm sure many Thrice fans feared a possible 'sell-out' situation when they heard that the famous Island records would be in charge of bringing the album to the public, but their fears were unfounded as Thrice released a slightly differently styled yet brilliantly solid album. 'The ArtistIn The Ambulance' was filled with longer and perhaps slightly more melodic songs (excluding the brutal 'Paper Tigers'). The album was even more successful than it's predecessor and made sure that anyone who wasn ...
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Product details
Title
Artist In The Ambulance, The
Performer
Thrice
Genre
Hardcore & Punk
Release Date
21/07/2003
Recomended Retail Price
13.99 GBP
Original Release Year
2003
Label / Distributor
Mercury / Universal Music
Engineer
Michael Barbiero; Andy Wallace
Producer
Brian McTernan
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
44007729120
Catalogue Number
772912
Additional notes
Album Notes
Thrice: Dustin Kensrue (vocals); Teppei Teranishi (guitar); Eddie Breckenridge (bass); Riley Breckenridge (drums). Additional personnel: Charlie Barnett (arranger, conductor); Chris Shieh (violin); Osman Kivrak (viola); Mario Bothello (cello); Greg Watkins (bass). Recorded at Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York; Salad Days, Beltsville, Maryland and Phase Studios, College Park, Maryland. On THE ARTIST IN THE AMBULANCE, alternative rock/emo-core combo THRICE lays down an unflaggingly intense set of melodically sharp, lyrically ambitious post-hardcore. Highlighted by the emotionally apocalyptic Active Rock radio chart-topping smash "All That's Left," the album stands head and shoulders above contemporary efforts by virtue of vocalist Dustin Keane's poetic lyrics, which often aspire to the exquisitely crafted, heart-tugging efforts of melancholy masters like Bob Mould or even Joni Mitchell. Musically, the group eschews the simple three-chord jams of other pop-punk hitmakers in favor of a multi-textured hard rock melange that is equal parts All-style harmony-laden punk rock fury and Queensryche-esque jackhammer-heavy rhythmic complexity. In the end, however, the band's disparate influences combine seamlessly into a sound sure to endear Thrice to listeners looking for a more mature, artful version of nu-metalers such as Linkin Park and Incubus.
Album Reviews
Entertainment Weekly (7/25/03, p.73) - "...You'll find enough quality emo-core on the band's major-label debut to keep your head and heart banging." - Grade: B Q Magazine (10/03, p.117) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Tracks such as the sonorous 'Under a Killing Moon' offers a neat bridge between punk's righteous fury and the doleful beauty of Coldplay..." CMJ (7/28/03, p.24) - "...The band's major label debut ups the post-hardcore, metal and pop-punk ante tenfold..."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Cold Cash And Cold Hearts
2.
Under A Killing Moon
3.
All That's Left
4.
Silhouette
5.
Stare At The Sun
6.
Paper Tigers
7.
Hoods On Peregrine
8.
Melting Point Of Wax
9.
Blood Clots And Black Holes
10.
Artist In The Ambulance
11.
Abolition Of Man
12.
Don't Tell And We Won't Ask
13.
Eclipse (LP)
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