The Artist in the Ambulance

Description

The Artist in the Ambulance is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Thrice, released on Island Records in July 2003, distributed by Universal Music. The album was recorded and produced by Brian McTernan. Mixed by Andy Wallace.

The straight ahead driving rock of Thrice comes out swinging from the first track. «Cold Cash And Colder Hearts» is full of the kind of energy you can expect from the rest of the album. The vocals on «All That’s Left» remind me of the kind of melodious harmonies of P.O.D. with an added dose of rage. «Under A Killing Moon», the other featured track on the album, is full of hardcore flavourings with some indie rock added in. What makes Thrice stand apart from other melodic hardcore is their insistence on layered vocal harmonies. Intricate bass lines and rapid fire guitars engage you on «Stare At The Sun», which has a hope-filled chorus proclaiming “Due for a miracle/ I’m waiting for a sign/ I’ll stare straight into the sun/ And I won’t close my eyes.” Thrice’s ‘The Artist In The Ambulance’ is a record worthy of their big label, mainstream distribution through Island records. Even better, the title track offers a hand to the fallen. “My world goes black before I feel an angel steal me from the greedy jaws of death and chance, and pull me in with steady hands/ They’ve given me a second chance, the artist in the ambulance/ Can we pick you off the ground, more than flashing lights and sound?” Thrice offer hope amidst suffering with ‘The Artist In The Ambulance’, full of indie rock leanings and loud, raucous guitars. [Dustin Helgeson, Cross Rhythms #79, March 2004]

> iTunes (https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-artist-in-the-ambulance/1440789272)

CD tracklist:

01. Cold Cash and Colder Hearts – 2:52
02. Under a Killing Moon – 2:41
03. All That’s Left – 3:20
04. Silhouette – 3:06
05. Stare at the Sun – 3:23
06. Paper Tigers – 3:59
07. Hoods on Peregrine – 3:31
08. The Melting Point of Wax – 3:29
09. Blood Clots and Black Holes – 2:49
10. The Artist in the Ambulance – 3:39
11. The Abolition of Man – 2:46
12. Don’t Tell and We Won’t Ask – 3:59

Note: Also released on cassette and as a 12-inch vinyl double LP (with the vinyl edition featuring “Eclipse”, a previously unreleased track).

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