Violet (The Birthday Massacre album)
Violet | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 25, 2004 (EP); August 9, 2005 (album) | |||
Studio | Dire Studios, Desolation Studios, Phase One Studios[1] | |||
Genre | Electronic rock,[2] gothic rock,[2] new wave,[3] dream pop | |||
Length | 30:42 (EP) 44:25 (LP) | |||
Label | Metropolis | |||
Producer | The Birthday Massacre | |||
The Birthday Massacre chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | link |
Violet is the second studio album by
long play (LP) through Metropolis Records (North America/UK), Repo Records [4] (Europe) and Hellion Records (Brazil). The LP version included four re-recorded and slightly reworked tracks from their Nothing and Nowhere
album: "Happy Birthday", "Horror Show", "Video Kid" and "The Dream".
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Prologue" | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 0:37 | |
2. | "Lovers End" | Rainbow, Chibi | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 4:18 |
3. | "Violet" | Rainbow | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 3:37 |
4. | "Red" | J. Aslan | 1:17 | |
5. | "Play Dead" | Rainbow, Chibi | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 4:47 |
6. | "Blue" | Rainbow | Rainbow | 4:29 |
7. | "Black" | J. Aslan | 1:34 | |
8. | "Holiday" | Rainbow, Chibi | Rainbow | 5:15 |
9. | "Nevermind" | Rainbow | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 4:45 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Prologue" | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 0:38 | |
2. | "Lovers End" | Chibi, Rainbow | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 4:14 |
3. | "Happy Birthday" | Rainbow | Rainbow | 3:39 |
4. | "Horror Show" | Rainbow | M. Falcore, Rainbow | 4:06 |
5. | "Violet" | Rainbow | M. Falcore, Rainbow | 3:37 |
6. | "Red" | J. Aslan | 1:11 | |
7. | "Play Dead" | Chibi, Rainbow | M. Falcore, Rainbow | 4:47 |
8. | "Blue" | Rainbow | Rainbow | 4:30 |
9. | "Video Kid" | Rainbow | Rainbow | 4:34 |
10. | "The Dream" | Chibi, Rainbow | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 3:51 |
11. | "Black" | J. Aslan | 1:29 | |
12. | "Holiday" | Chibi, Rainbow | Rainbow | 5:14 |
13. | "Nevermind" | Rainbow | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 4:35 |
Total length: | 44:25 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from Violet album liner notes.[1]
- Chibi - vocals
- Rainbow - rhythm guitar
- M. Falcore - lead guitar
- Aslan - bass
- Rhim - drums
Release history
Region | Date |
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Germany[7] | October 25, 2004 |
Canada | August 9, 2005[8] |
United Kingdom | September 12, 2005 |
France | November 28, 2005[9] |
Italy | December 12, 2005[10] |
Netherlands | March 1, 2007[11][12] |
Notes
- The LP version was originally released in Europe on Repo Records in 2004.
- Tracks "Happy Birthday", "Horror Show", "Video Kid" and "The Dream" are all somewhat reworked versions of their equivalents on the band's previous album Nothing and Nowhere.
- Videos for both "Blue" and "Nevermind" were produced. "Blue" is an elaborate story-based video while "Nevermind" is a straightforward performance video, both of which were released on the "Blue DVD".
- Although the track list on the CD labels the final track as "Nevermind", if burned on iTunes, the track will be titled "Neverland".
- The band recorded a cover of The NeverEnding Story theme for the album, but left it off after not being pleased with the final result. The only existing version of the song is a low quality mp3 that can be found on P2P file sharing systems, or on their original EP under the name Imagica. However, on March 19, 2021, they released a newly recorded version as a single.[13]
- On the 2004 release of Violet, Adm is pictured in the booklet as the keyboardist. On the 2005 re-release, he is removed from the booklet picture because he had left the band by that time.
- The track "Happy Birthday" was featured in the eighth episode of the first season of The Vampire Diaries, "162 Candles.",[14]
References
- ^ a b Violet (liner notes). The Birthday Massacre. Metropolis Records. 2004.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b "The Birthday Massacre: Violet - Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.com". Archived from the original on 2014-03-26.
- ^ "The Birthday Massacre on Apple Music". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2014-06-19.
- ^ "Repo Records". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19.
- ^ "Violet" – via Amazon.
- ^ "Violet" – via Amazon.
- ^ "Violet" – via Amazon.
- HMV Canada. Retrieved September 6, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Violet - Digipack : The Birthday Massacre" (in French). Fnac. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ "Birthday Massacre - Violet" (in Italian). Internet Bookshop Italia. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ "Violet, Birthday Massacre" (in Dutch). bol.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
- ^ "Violet; The Birthday Massacre" (in Dutch). Free Record Shop. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
- ^ "The NeverEnding Story, by the Birthday Massacre".
- ^ TheVampireDiariesOne (28 May 2011). "TVD Music Scene - Happy Birthday - The Birthday Massacre - 1x08". Archived from the original on 5 September 2017 – via YouTube.