The Violet Burning
Site for the alt rock band.
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The Violet Burning
Official band site. Tour information, merchandise, news, fan club and contact details.
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Okay, I think someone entitled their review "Outstanding for a fairly new band". I'm not sure where that comes from, since the Violet Burning has actually been recording since 1989...
Someone else called it leftovers from The Gravity Show. I don't deny the comparison is valid, but I really liked the The Gravity Show. I thought it was a really interesting exploration, kind of like when The Smashing Pumpkins released Adore. They're both most interesting with a good pair of headphones so you can get all the interesting little sounds that make those albums really rich.
I think the best was way to think of it is a mix between elements from The Violet Burning Demonstrates Plastic and Elastic and The Gravity Show: Fabulous Like You. I think it's stronger than The Gravity Show, but not as strong as Plastic and Elastic, which I would personally rate as their best album.
I have to say, though, the appeal of The Violet Burning goes beyond just their music. I saw them about 2 years ago in St. Louis, with an audience of MAYBE 20 people. Don't get me wrong, the Violets can draw a good sized crowd, especially for a band that gets promoted mainly by word of mouth. The fact is, they rocked the house that night, with no apparent thought to the size of the crowd. What that show really drove home to me is that these guys really do it because they love doing it, period. They haven't acheived the big time commercial success of alot of similar bands, but play because they enjoy it and want their audience to it enjoy it too.
To me, their whole approach should serve as a model to other musicians out there, ESPECIALLY Christian musicians. I'm way more than happy to support a band like that as long as they continue to put out good music.
Song "Goldmine"
I take a pill or two
To make me nice for you
Buzz me at 3 am
you feel inflicted, dirty
Its not called making out
if you are over thirty
she got the gold mine
I got the shaft
I'm 747
she's anti-aircraft
she makes me insecure
but that should make her fear me more
she got the gold mine
but I'm fine
I am a waste of time
December valentine
she is a rich bitch
she calls me ";macho man";
she speak in tiny words
but I don't understand
she got the gold mine
I got the shaft
she Thomas Jefferson
I'm William Howard Taft
she makes me insecure
but that should make her fear me more
she got the gold mine
but I'm fine
(she got my headlights in her eyes)
she got the gold mine
I got the shaft
she is the Nobel Prize
I am a rough draft
she makes me insecure
but that should make her fear me more
she got the gold mine
but I'm fine
she got the gold mine
I got the shaft
I'm 747
she's antiaircraft
she makes me insecure
but that should make her fear me more
she got the gold mine
but I'm fine
she got the gold mine
she got the gold mine
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