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The Violet Burning - Drop-Dead

Legendary group that returns to its roots and full the atmosphere of
alt-rock that captive and recalls old times but with the contemporary
coolness of the present generation. Passion and creative sensibility
that is difficult to avoid.

By Antonio Ore

The Violet Burning is a band icon and legendary inside the
Christian musical middle, although they are not a group that boast to be
popular. United States and Europe have been witnesses of their dilated
path, with thousands of fans in both continents that have enjoyed each
one of their large albums during more than 10 years of existence.

Without place to doubts, Michael J. Pritzl (voice, guitars, programming)
is the great head of the band, an undisputed leader who to expressed its
perspective of life and Christian world view from works that have
adapted to the times, passing since a rock sound, glam and pop.

Drop-Dead is the new creation of this great band, a return to the aggressive
sound of its early years, better defined as alt-rock. The album this
produced by Michael J. Pritzl, singer and composer, and co produced by
Gabriel Wilson and Chris Greely (a.k.a. The Glitter Twins). The Violet
Burning is played by Michael J. Pritzl, Jason lord Mize, Josiah
Sherman and Gabriel Wilson, they all give life to a work that
integrates ironic tones of guitars with the love to the electronics,
strange mixtures, surprising musical variations and captivating rhythms
that permit that The Violet Burning believes a personal only sound.

Drop-Dead is a welcome return to alt-rock after various projects
oriented to the adoration. Clearly reminiscences, not influences, to
bands as The Cure, The Clash, RadioHead, Pink Floyd and U2,
all wrapped in a captivating and dark voice that impregnates Pritzl to each
interpretation... all an assembly of elements that do of this album I
say of to be considered art on behalf of the faith.

The lyric encloses a basic, universal, and endlessly romantic message.
This is an album of love, and about feeling nostalgia. (Appropriate,
it was launched on Valentine's Day), romance and tragedy, with
frequent looks toward the sky, imploring for grace.

Although the disk opens smoothly with “Humm”, that contains a melancholy
musical arrangement of guitars and synthesizers, but battery planned,
which with portrays the search and the return to God. “All I Want” has
an incredible nostalgia to the sounds of Pink Floyd, a spontaneous
transition that fuses with an intrepid one beat that floods the air with
a piano and guitar that submerges us in a clear allegory to progressive
sounds.

“Do You Love Me?” again surprises with a sound reminiscente to the
eclectic plan of U2 and Franz Ferdinand, frantic walk and agobiante that
this full one of sounds that hoard the attention. “It dies” has all that
unexpected and angry plan The Cure, especially in the intro that extends
for more than two minutes.

“Eleanor” is, clearly, the romantic song of the disk, which speaks of a
love lost. “Rewind” is another trail that escapes from what one wait to
listen... is a piece pop dance number, brit-pop style (Depeche Mode)
very acceptable and well achieved... this is diversion.

The two trails that close the disk are true jewels. “The Ends Begin” is
dark but intriguing, with the intense voice of Pritzl that full all the
atmosphere. “One Thounsand Years” is moving and intense, again evoking
something of the plan of U2, both reflecting the longing for the meeting
in the eternity.

Drop-Dead is a work that functions well, in every sense. Has melancholy
and pleasant songs, especially for all those that grew listening the
alternative sound of the years 70 and 80. It is a consistent work and
that consolidates a great path. If you know to The Violet Burning, this
work obligadamente should be part of your collection... will touch. If
him does not it know, this is a great introduction al knowledge of one
of the most interesting bands of the middle. That be a disk that very
few can acquire or to hear, nevertheless, any effort will be worth while
to possess one of the better works... a musical jewel.