| Violet | ||||
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| EP / Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 25, 2004 (EP); August 9, 2005 (album) | |||
| Studio | Dire Studios, Desolation Studios, Phase One Studios[1] | |||
| Genre | Electronic rock,[2] gothic rock,[2] new wave,[3] dream pop | |||
| Length | 30:42 (EP) 44:25 (LP) | |||
| Label | Metropolis | |||
| Producer | The Birthday Massacre | |||
| The Birthday Massacre chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
Violet is the second studio album by The Birthday Massacre, released on August 9, 2005. It was first released as an extended play (EP) on October 25, 2004, then commercially released on August 9, 2005 as a long play (LP) through Metropolis Records (North America/UK), Repo Records [4] (Europe) and Hellion Records (Brazil). The LP version included four re-recorded and slightly reworked tracks from their Nothing and Nowhere album: "Happy Birthday", "Horror Show", "Video Kid" and "The Dream".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Prologue" | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 0:37 | |
| 2. | "Lovers End" | Rainbow, Chibi | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Violet" | Rainbow | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Red" | J. Aslan | 1:17 | |
| 5. | "Play Dead" | Rainbow, Chibi | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 4:47 |
| 6. | "Blue" | Rainbow | Rainbow | 4:29 |
| 7. | "Black" | J. Aslan | 1:34 | |
| 8. | "Holiday" | Rainbow, Chibi | Rainbow | 5:15 |
| 9. | "Nevermind" | Rainbow | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 4:45 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Prologue" | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 0:38 | |
| 2. | "Lovers End" | Chibi, Rainbow | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Happy Birthday" | Rainbow | Rainbow | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Horror Show" | Rainbow | M. Falcore, Rainbow | 4:06 |
| 5. | "Violet" | Rainbow | M. Falcore, Rainbow | 3:37 |
| 6. | "Red" | J. Aslan | 1:11 | |
| 7. | "Play Dead" | Chibi, Rainbow | M. Falcore, Rainbow | 4:47 |
| 8. | "Blue" | Rainbow | Rainbow | 4:30 |
| 9. | "Video Kid" | Rainbow | Rainbow | 4:34 |
| 10. | "The Dream" | Chibi, Rainbow | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 3:51 |
| 11. | "Black" | J. Aslan | 1:29 | |
| 12. | "Holiday" | Chibi, Rainbow | Rainbow | 5:14 |
| 13. | "Nevermind" | Rainbow | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 4:35 |
| Total length: | 44:25 | |||
Personnel
Credits adapted from Violet album liner notes.[1]
- Chibi - vocals
- Rainbow - rhythm guitar
- M. Falcore - lead guitar
- Aslan - bass
- Rhim - drums
Release history
| Region | Date |
|---|---|
| Germany[7] | October 25, 2004 |
| Canada | August 9, 2005[8] |
| United Kingdom | September 12, 2005 |
| France | November 28, 2005[9] |
| Italy | December 12, 2005[10] |
| Netherlands | March 1, 2007[11][12] |
Notes
- The LP version was originally released in Europe on Repo Records in 2004.
- Tracks "Happy Birthday", "Horror Show", "Video Kid" and "The Dream" are all somewhat reworked versions of their equivalents on the band's previous album Nothing and Nowhere.
- Videos for both "Blue" and "Nevermind" were produced. "Blue" is an elaborate story-based video while "Nevermind" is a straightforward performance video, both of which were released on the "Blue DVD".
- Although the track list on the CD labels the final track as "Nevermind", if burned on iTunes, the track will be titled "Neverland".
- The band recorded a cover of The NeverEnding Story theme for the album, but left it off after not being pleased with the final result. The only existing version of the song is a low quality mp3 that can be found on P2P file sharing systems, or on their original EP under the name Imagica. However, on March 19, 2021, they released a newly recorded version as a single.[13]
- On the 2004 release of Violet, Adm is pictured in the booklet as the keyboardist. On the 2005 re-release, he is removed from the booklet picture because he had left the band by that time.
- The track "Happy Birthday" was featured in the eighth episode of the first season of The Vampire Diaries, "162 Candles.",[14]
References
- 1 2 Violet (liner notes). The Birthday Massacre. Metropolis Records. 2004.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 "The Birthday Massacre: Violet - Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.com". Archived from the original on 2014-03-26.
- ↑ "The Birthday Massacre on Apple Music". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2014-06-19.
- ↑ "Repo Records". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19.
- ↑ "Violet" – via Amazon.
- ↑ "Violet" – via Amazon.
- ↑ "Violet" – via Amazon.
- ↑ "VIOLET by BIRTHDAY MASSACRE". HMV Canada. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Violet - Digipack : The Birthday Massacre" (in French). Fnac. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Birthday Massacre - Violet" (in Italian). Internet Bookshop Italia. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Violet, Birthday Massacre" (in Dutch). bol.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Violet; The Birthday Massacre" (in Dutch). Free Record Shop. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
- ↑ "The NeverEnding Story, by the Birthday Massacre".
- ↑ TheVampireDiariesOne (28 May 2011). "TVD Music Scene - Happy Birthday - The Birthday Massacre - 1x08". Archived from the original on 5 September 2017 – via YouTube.
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