A Fine Day To Exit

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The album sounds diferent but are a great Anathema album

One of my favorite albums in vinyl. Right on time. I havent listen to that yet because I have no free time. Actually I have listen to that a thousand times via cd.

I think ‘A Fine Day To Exit’ is similar to Judgement in style, but not quite as good. It’s still very melancholic, even the heavier sections. My criticisms of Judgement still apply here; it would have been great to hear Lee’s vocals more because she has a great voice, and the album feels a bit on the long side. The final song “Temporary Peace” does have a hidden track on it which is quite funny with the dialogue “What about dogs? what about cats? what about CHICKENS!?”

I bought this album a few years ago and it is one of the few album that I have never got bored of, and in fact it seems to get better rather that worse the more I hear it. All of the songs on the album are very good, however highlights are, Pressure, Release, A fine day to exit and Underworld. Les makes a welcome addition to the band, providing the signature piano riff of opening song Pressure. You can't really hear him in all songs but anyone who has ever heard Cruelty and the Beast will know he is a talented keyboardist/pianist. The rest of the band are all amazing as well. Original drummer John Douglas has returned, and replacement Shaun Steels has been packed off to join fellow doom metallers My Dying Bride. Most of the songs are as usual written by guitarist Danny, however John's contribution of the title track is probably one of the most memorable and moving songs on the album. Vincent has improved as vocalist, although his song writing is still not as good as his brother's. His contribution, Leave no trace, is quite a good song, but somewhat trails off toward the end. Anyway, if you are a fan of their old stuff, this album is more rock than doom metal, but its a good album, and if you weren't sure about the band before, you might like this. Anyway, one final thought... If you were going to drown yourself, you wouldnt take off all your clothes first would you?

Anyone already familiar with Merseyside boys Anathema will know full well just how underated their brand of doom ridden angst is in the British metal scene. With A fine Day to Exit, they have finally produced a masterful opus.If Judgement (their last offering in 1999) was representative of the rage we can feel in this life, at lost love or betrayal, then the new album could be best described as the quiet despair after the anger. Simply it is acoustic driven (for the most part) 9 themed songs of painfully beautiful despair that beg to be played over and over. I highly recommend this album to both Fans of the band and novices alike. Respect your CD collection, add this to it today.

An album that isn't all fun and frolicsBecause life is not all fun and frolicsI bought this album on a whim; I had heard Anathema's name being thrown around in relation to the doom acts My Dying Bride and Paradise lost. At first, I wasn't quite sure that I liked it. I wouldn't say I have a particularly refined taste in music but, to me, it was not heavy enough to appeal to my taste in loud distortion, not complex enough to appeal to my taste in prog and not dark enough to appeal to my taste in really depressing music. It sat awkwardly on my musical palate somewhere between Opeth's "Damnation" and Radiohead's "O.K Computer". It was during about the fifth time I listened to it all the way through that I realised I loved A Fine Day to Exit.I was in a dower mood, lying in bed, ignoring the world outside. I pressed play on my C.D player, and Pressure began. The lyrics rang out in the chorus; "I don't care where you go, you won't get away from me".I couldn't believe that I hadn't picked up on the words before. I kept listening. I could not have been wrong about how deep, dark and delightful this album is.A Fine Day to Exit is not the kind of thing you bring out at a party. It is the kind of album that touches on pure emotion. The lyrics are dripping with melancholy, laced with a sense of loneliness and disillusion. This is demonstrated beautifully in my personal favourite track, Underworld. Compared to the vast amounts of vomit spewed out by untalented, uninterested rock bands, this album is a breath of fresh, although cold and bitter, air. It isn't perfect but I can't complain about a single track,,and I can't think of many albums that I can honestly say that about.I recommend listening to Pressure, Underworld and A Fine Day to Exit to see if it appeals to you.

Forget the pseudo-gothic teenage angsty doom nonsense. This is an unholy mix of Cooper Temple Clause, Six.By Seven and Muse. And proof, if ever it was needed, that growing up and getting laid is no bad thing.

Muy buena reedicion. Yo me lo pille por menos de 15 pavos, pero no dice nada nuevo. De la música nada que aportar que no esté ya en reseñas especializadas. En sí la música es muy buena para los que ya los conocíamos. aunque creo que no es su mejor obra ni de lejos.

Un peu moins de deux ans après le fantastique Judgement, Anathema nous revient avec A Fine Day To Exit. Et le moins que l'on puisse dire, c'est que les choses ont changé. Le début des années 2000 marque un tournant dans la carrière des Liverpuldiens et préfigure, en terme de son et de mélodie, la suite à venir.Le premier titre "Pressure" avec ses quelques notes de piano, son chant clair, sa rythmique pop réhaussée de quelques guitares claires lors des couplets pour se faire plus lourde lors des refrains... démontre dès l'ouverture de ce disque que les ingrédients sont déjà là.L'arrivée de Les Smith (ex-Cradle Of Filth) et l'intérêt grandissant de Danny pour les mélodies aériennes (on lira plus tard le terme Metal Atmosphérique pour expliquer la musique de nos anglais !) et les claviers renforcent évidemment cette impression du travail poussé. Et toujours cette impression qu'Anathema écoute de plus en plus Pink Floyd pour mieux l'injecter dans leur musique...Parmi les titres marquants, on pourra mentionner "Pressure", "Release", "Looking Outside Inside", "A Fine Day To Exit" (quel son !) et le reposant et très moderne "Temporary Peace" avec Lee Douglas... Les autres étant, pour moi, largement plus dispensables, en particulier l'ovni "Panic" limite punk et que je trouve peu intéressant ou encore a chanson cachée à la fin du disque faisant penser à un mauvais Pink Floyd en acoustique et sous acide.Plus léger que Judgement (Judgement parait beaucoup plus doom, du coup), truffé de mélodies et très facile à écouter, A Fine Day To Exit regorge de pépites même si l'ensemble se montre finalement plus inégal que son prédécesseur. Cet album me paraît vieillir moins bien et même si je l'écoute toujours avec grand plaisir, ce n'est pas forcément celui qu'on va chercher en premier parmi les albums d'Anathema.

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Perfetto

Anathema ist eine der wenigen Gruppen die im Stil der alten Pink Floyd weitermachten, ohne sich dabei dort anzulehnen oder gar kopieren, sondern ihren eigenen Sound gefunden haben.