30 Seconds to Mars - This Is War [Deluxe Edition CD/DVD]

Artist:

30 Seconds to Mars

UPC:

5099991792129

Description:

Audio Mixer: Ryan Williams.
Recording information: Avex Honolulu Recording, Waikiki, HI; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; The International Centre For The Advancement Of The Art.
Emotional bloodletting never quite fit 30 Seconds to Mars. Perhaps it was residual prejudice from Jared Leto`s status as actor-turned-musician, but they always seemed to skim the surface, even when they pushed roiling emotions to the forefront in the best traditions of grunge and screamo. When they were mining a post-grunge or nu-metal or emo vein, this was a liability, but now that they`ve shifted their music with the shifting times, adopting a hybrid of the Killers` retro new wave and My Chemical Romance`s gothic prog, they`ve wound up with a sound that suits their stance. Which isn`t to say that they`ve gotten any less ridiculous; if anything, they`re more absurd, piling up Auto-Tuned vocals, gurgling synthesized loops, Kanye cameos, and a children`s choir on almost every other song. Producers Steve Lillywhite and Flood, both veterans of U2, do give This Is War an appropriately epic scale, although "appropriate" seems an inappropriate word for such an ungainly mix of synth rock, metal, and prog, the distillation of all manner of brooding `80s teenage obsessions. What saves it from being nothing but thirtysomething wish fulfillment is that this move toward goth-glam requires 30 Seconds to emphasize hooks and gives them aural variety, which doesn`t make them seem any more serious, but does make them considerably more palatable. [The 2010 reissue of the albums adds three bonus tracks, including their collaboration with Kanye West as well as covers of Kanye`s "Stronger" and Lady Gaga`s "Bad Romance," done for a BBC session. The set also comes with a DVD made up of videos, short films, and a documentary.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Escape
2. Night of the Hunter
3. Kings and Queens
4. This Is War
5. 100 Suns
6. Hurricane
7. Closer to the Edge
8. Vox Populi
9. Search and Destroy
10. Alibi
11. Stranger in a Strange Land
12. L490
13. Hurricane - (featuring Kanye West)
14. Bad Romance
15. Stronger

DISC 2:

1. Closer to the Edge
2. Ride, The (Kings And Queens)
3. Making Of Kings and Queens
4. Into The Wild, The
5. Summit, The
6. War Is Coming
7. Photo Gallery

Album Information

Release Date:

11/09/2010

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Alternative

Label:

Virgin

Producer:

Flood; 30 Seconds To Mars

Catalog Number:

CDVUSX 299

Original Release Year:

2009

# of Discs:

2

Runtime:

77 : 29

Guest Artist:

Kanye West

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