The Artist in the Ambulance

Rating

Album: The Artist in the Ambulance
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Cold Cash And Cold Hearts Album Version	More Info...	2:54
2)	Under A Killing Moon Album Version	More Info...	2:42
3)	All That's Left Album Version	More Info...	3:20
4)	Silhouette Album Version	More Info...	3:08
5)	Stare At The Sun Album Version	More Info...	3:23
6)	Paper Tigers Album Version	More Info...	4:00
7)	Hoods On Peregrine Album Version	More Info...	3:32
8)	The Melting Point Of Wax Album Version	More Info...	3:30
9)	Blood Clots And Black Holes Album Version	More Info...	2:50
10)	The Artist In The Ambulance Album Version	More Info...	3:39
11)	The Abolition Of Man Album Version	More Info...	2:46
12)	Don't Tell And We Won't Ask Album Version	More Info...	4:00

Album: The Artist in the Ambulance
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Cold Cash And Cold Hearts Album Version	More Info...	2:54
2)	Under A Killing Moon Album Version	More Info...	2:42
3)	All That's Left Album Version	More Info...	3:20
4)	Silhouette Album Version	More Info...	3:08
5)	Stare At The Sun Album Version	More Info...	3:23
6)	Paper Tigers Album Version	More Info...	4:00
7)	Hoods On Peregrine Album Version	More Info...	3:32
8)	The Melting Point Of Wax Album Version	More Info...	3:30
9)	Blood Clots And Black Holes Album Version	More Info...	2:50
10)	The Artist In The Ambulance Album Version	More Info...	3:39
11)	The Abolition Of Man Album Version	More Info...	2:46
12)	Don't Tell And We Won't Ask Album Version	More Info...	4:00

Tracks

1. Cold Cash And Cold Hearts

2. Under A Killing Moon

3. All That's Left

4. Silhouette

5. Stare At The Sun

6. Paper Tigers

7. Hoods On Peregrine

8. The Melting Point Of Wax

9. Blood Clots And Black Holes

10. The Artist In The Ambulance

11. The Abolition Of Man

12. Don'ttell Me And We Won't Ask

Performer Notes

Thrice: Dustin Kensrue (vocals); Teppei Teranishi (guitar); Eddie Breckenridge (bass); Riley Breckenridge (drums).
Additional personnel: Charlie Barnett (arranger, conductor); Chris Shieh (violin); Osman Kivrak (viola); Mario Bothello (cello); Greg Watkins (bass).
Recorded at Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York; Salad Days, Beltsville, Maryland and Phase Studios, College Park, Maryland.
Personnel: Dustin Kensrue (vocals); Teri Lazar (violin); Osman Kivrak (viola); Marcio Botelho (cello); Greg Watkins (double bass).
Audio Mixer: Andy Wallace.
Liner Note Authors: Dustin Kensrue; Teppei Teranishi; Riley Breckenridge.
Recording information: Bearsville Sound Studios, Bearsville, NY; Phase Studios, College Park, MD; Salad Days, Beltsville, MD.
Arranger: Charlie Barnett.
On THE ARTIST IN THE AMBULANCE, alternative rock/emo-core combo THRICE lays down an unflaggingly intense set of melodically sharp, lyrically ambitious post-hardcore. Highlighted by the emotionally apocalyptic Active Rock radio chart-topping smash "All That's Left," the album stands head and shoulders above contemporary efforts by virtue of vocalist Dustin Keane's poetic lyrics, which often aspire to the exquisitely crafted, heart-tugging efforts of melancholy masters like Bob Mould or even Joni Mitchell.
Musically, the group eschews the simple three-chord jams of other pop-punk hitmakers in favor of a multi-textured hard rock melange that is equal parts All-style harmony-laden punk rock fury and Queensryche-esque jackhammer-heavy rhythmic complexity. In the end, however, the band's disparate influences combine seamlessly into a sound sure to endear Thrice to listeners looking for a more mature, artful version of nu-metalers such as Linkin Park and Incubus.

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (7/25/03, p.73) - "...You'll find enough quality emo-core on the band's major-label debut to keep your head and heart banging." - Grade: B

Q (10/03, p.117) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Tracks such as the sonorous 'Under a Killing Moon' offers a neat bridge between punk's righteous fury and the doleful beauty of Coldplay..."

CMJ (7/28/03, p.24) - "...The band's major label debut ups the post-hardcore, metal and pop-punk ante tenfold..."

CMJ (p.6) - "[A]n acoustic version of last year's single 'Stare At The Sun' should satiate the sensitivos and Sebastians."