Comments on: Our Lady Peace ‘Burn Burn’ CD Review

By: Fever Dream

Fever Dream — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:22:04 +0000

Don’t mean to sound like a broken record, but Carrick is right on. The last three albums are sad, and not in a good way. OLP’s first four were magic. Though each was different, each had its own particular beauty and contained an examination of humanity that will probably never take place again. (Sigh)

By: Sooth

Sooth — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:47:24 +0000

Completely agree with Carrick as well.

Naveed and Clumsy are OLP. I have personally been disapointed since Happiness. No CD since Naveed and Clumsy has been complete. They have been half mediocre/half garbage CD’s IMO.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:52:50 +0000

I completely agree with Carrick. I have been following OLP since the days of Naveed and Clumsy. Although Gravity took on a popular following, it has paled in comparison to the first three albums.

I do not doubt the artistic abilities of Raine at all. The man is a lyrical genius. I just believe that the best of OLP has passed by.

By: Carrick

Carrick — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:30:23 +0000

I have to agree, “Gravity” is where their signiture sound began to die. “Naveed” was good but it was the sound of a band trying to find itself, “Clumsy” is where Mike Turner’s brilliant guitar work and Raine Maida’s captivating vocals with his mildly psychotic falsetto bits all blended into brilliance. when Mike quit the band in 2002 during the “Gravity”sessions ut was because the band label, and producer, the music murdering Bob Rock, wanted them to standardize their sound by writing ore straightforward lyrics and music, he asked Raine to sing an octabe lower and to abandon his falsetto stuff, thus resulting in the radio friendly “Gravity” sound. it was still a solid album, but not as good as their previous 4. “Healthy In Paranoid Times”, the bands 2005 offering was a crapfest of horrible vocals, tuneless songs, and horribly amaturish guitar playing

this new album is only a tiny bit better, the songs are tighter musically and lyrically, but the self production was a bad idea. Raine’s voice is still deep and powerless, a far cry from it’s manic brilliance on “Happiness” and “Machines”

I don’t think I’ll waste my money on another OLP album unless I hear that Mike has rejoined, Mazur has been fired and that Arnold Lanni is back producing

only that combination is truly Our Lady Peace!

By: Toolbert

Toolbert — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:04:42 +0000

Gravity is a good album, but really they hit their stride with Happiness is not a Fish… I haven’t been excited for an album in a long time and I’m so pumped for this one. Lets hope these guys keep rocking for years to come!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:14:02 +0000

Dude, Gravity is not their signature sound! Naveed is where it all started!