The Fiction We Live
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| Absolute Punk | (83%) [1] |
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The Fiction We Live is the second studio album By the American post-hardcore band From Autumn to Ashes. It was produced by Garth Richardson and released September 9, 2003, through Vagrant Records. Melanie Wills of One True Thing makes a guest appearance once again, contributing to the vocals on "Autumns Monologue." This is the last album to feature Scott Gross and Mike Pilato. It peaked at number 73 on the US Billboard 200 charts.
Videos
Three music videos were produced for The Fiction We Live: "The After Dinner Payback", "Lilacs & Lolita," and "Milligram Smile." They aired on Headbangers Ball upon release.
Musical style
The album features more clean vocals than the previous album, Too Bad You're Beautiful. Four songs have no screaming vocals, "No Trivia", "Autumns Monologue", "The Fiction We Live", and "I'm the Best at Ruining My Life." "Autumns Monologue" is a re-working of "The Fiction We Live" with the collaboration of Melanie Wills.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Benjamin Perri, Francis Mark, Scott Gross, Brian Denevee, and Mike Pilato
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The After Dinner Payback" | 2:51 |
| 2. | "Lilacs & Lolita" | 2:42 |
| 3. | "No Trivia" | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Milligram Smile" | 3:35 |
| 5. | "The Second Wrong Makes You Feel Right" | 4:58 |
| 6. | "Every Reason To" | 2:53 |
| 7. | "Autumns Monologue" | 4:33 |
| 8. | "Alive Out of Habit" | 4:57 |
| 9. | "All I Taste Today Is What's Her Name" | 3:37 |
| 10. | "The Fiction We Live" | 1:18 |
| 11. | "I'm the Best at Ruining My Life" | 4:23 |
| Total length: | 40:01 | |
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