Burn Burn
by Our Lady Peace
User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11

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  1. SimG
    Jul 30, 2009
    7
    All You Did Was Save My Life sounds very much like their previous latest radio friendly singles (Somewhere Out There, Innocent, Thief), but it isn't necessarily a bad thing. The rest is more experimental, not the way Spiritual Machine was, but still a mile away from most of their work. Most of these songs sound great and consist in good poetry with melodic music. There are also some All You Did Was Save My Life sounds very much like their previous latest radio friendly singles (Somewhere Out There, Innocent, Thief), but it isn't necessarily a bad thing. The rest is more experimental, not the way Spiritual Machine was, but still a mile away from most of their work. Most of these songs sound great and consist in good poetry with melodic music. There are also some bits that remind me of Raine Maida… Expand
  2. steevep
    Jul 28, 2009
    7
    Good but not as great as Naveed or Clumsy. I live in the past.

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Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. AllMusic
    50
    The textures are right but Our Lady Peace remain deficient in hooks and melodies, something that didn't matter as much when their sound boiled with indignation instead of merely simmering, as it does here.
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  2. Boston Globe
    70
    The disc, produced by the band, is tighter, focused, and much more melodic than in the past. While most of it is fiery, some of the best moments ('Signs of Life') recognize that it’s often as important to glow as it is to burn.
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  3. PopMatters
    70
    One almost gets the impression that the band wanted to test the waters to see if they could still work together without killing each other, and if they couldn’t, the only ones affected would be themselves. Turns out, they could, and the result is their most intimate, immediate album to date.
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