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Odd How People Shake

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Odd How People Shake
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 17, 2003
RecordedApril to May 2003
StudioInterlace Studios, Hillsboro, Oregon
Genre
Length41:03
Label
Producer
Fear Before the March of Flames chronology
Odd How People Shake
(2003)
Art Damage
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Alternative Press[3]
Drowned in Sound7/10[4]
Punknews.org[5]

Odd How People Shake is the first studio album by the post-hardcore band Fear Before the March of Flames.[6][7] It was released in 2003 via Rise Records.[8][9] On a budget of $1,500, the album was recorded and co-produced with Kris Crummett at Interlace Studios in Hillsboro, Oregon, from April to May 2003, while the band members were still in high school. A music video was released for the song "The 20th Century Was Entirely Mine".

It was re-released by Equal Vision Records in January 2004.

Critical reception

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Drowned in Sound wrote that "this debut is far from the fully-realised final product, but as blueprints for future releases go, it's pretty special."[4]

Track listing

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All music written by Fear Before the March of Flames. Piano written by Adam Fisher and Kris Crummett.

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Fashion Tips Baby"Adam Fisher1:58
2."Go Wash Your Mouth... I Don't Know Where It's Been"David Marion6:29
3."Given to Dreams"Fisher3:35
4."Girl's Got a Face Like Murder"Fisher1:56
5."The Lisbon Girls, Oh the Lisbon Girls"Fisher2:30
6."The 20th Century Was Entirely Mine"Marion3:21
7."Sarah Goldfarb, Where Are Your Manners?"Fisher3:07
8."On the Bright Side, She Could Choke"Fisher3:03
9."Motelroom.Grandpiano"Fisher3:01
10."What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas"Marion12:14

Personnel

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Fear Before the March of Flames
  • David Marion – lead vocals, producer
  • Adam Fisher – lead guitar, clean vocals, producer
  • Mat Clouse – rhythm guitar, producer
  • Mike Madruga – bass, backing vocals, producer
  • Brandon Proff – drums, artwork, producer
Additional

References

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  1. ^ "The March Of Flame Odd How People Shake Orange LP - Anniversary Bundle". riserecords.com.
  2. ^ Odd How People Shake at AllMusic. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  3. ^ "Odd How People Shake". Alternative Press. No. 182. September 2003.
  4. ^ a b "Album Review: Fear Before The March Of Flames - Odd How People Shake". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  5. ^ "Fear Before - Odd How People Shake [reissue]". www.punknews.org. 9 April 2004.
  6. ^ MCGARRAH, MARLI LEE (24 October 2007). "Talking to 'Fear Before...'". The Buffalo News.
  7. ^ Hale, Trevor. "Marching On: Fear Before start again with a clean slate and a new album". Salt Lake City Weekly.
  8. ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry (September 25, 2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. ISBN 9780958268400 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "Fear Before the March of Flames | Biography & History". AllMusic.