(Screamo/Pop-Punk) Finch - What it is to Burn.

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Album: What it is to Burn
Artist: Finch
Alex Pappas - Drums
Derek Doherty - Bass
Nate Barclow - Vocals
Randy Strohmeyer - Guitar
Alex Linares - Guitar
Released: 2003 (Drive-Thru records)


There's a certain quality to Finch something which just jumps out at you and sends chills down your spine. Maybe it's the raw emotion portrayed in Nates voice our the pounding drums and roaring guitars.

Finch released the 'Falling Into Place ep' in 2001 which featured 4 tracks. The band are signed to Drive-Thru records and have made their name as one the labels best. What it is to Burn has 11 brand new songs plus re-records of Letters to you and Perfection Through Silence which featured on the Falling into Place ep. The album is filled mainly with powerfull emotional songs but there are a few exceptions.

New Beginnings - Starts off with a few notes soaring everywhere then explodes into the song. From the first word Nate gives an emotional preformance on this track. The guitars work just right and the drumming is excellent. This pays off as one of the best tracks on the cd.

Letters to You - If you've never heard of Finch this song is almost guaranteed to get you to like them. A nice almost pop-punk song about a girl. It's emotional, fast and catchy.

Post Script - It's a good song and well preformed but after the power of the first two songs it isn't quite as good. Also has a theme that we can all relate to.

Grey Matter - Daryl Palumbo from Glassjaw feautures on two songs on this album and this is the first. This song does sound quite a bit like Glassjaw and will come out at you. It's a harder song and may take a bit of getting used to. It's still a good song and will become a favourite over time.

Perfection Through Silence - The best song on the album. This song from second one screams out of you. It's a very emotional song and Nate sings at his best on this song. The chorus will have you singing along for days and you will have to put your cd player on repeat just for this song.

Awake - A song a bit like Grey Matter the emotion doesn't shine through on this song and it's got a slightly harder edge. It takes a while to really get into the song and after Perfection Through Silence doesn't quite flow.

Without You Here - This song is Finch yet again at their best. The most emotional song on the album it's just beautiful. A song I can personaly relate to and see many others feeling the same. When you feel down this is a song to make you feel better.

Stay With Me - Another fantastic song. Almost a pop-punk song really. It's incredibly catchy and Nate as always gives an awesome performance on the song. Here's another song you'll put your cd player on repeat for.

Project Mayhem - Read the song title. It's mayhem or at least at first impression it is. Keep listning to this song. Daryl is back on it and it's the hardest song on the album. It sounds a little out of place after Stay with Me and isn't the albums best but any Glassjaw fan should enjoy this song.

Untitled - Here we get a mix of Stay With Me and Project Mayhem. It's a mellow song for the most part and quite emotional. It breaks into a quiet bridge then EXPLODES at the end. A very good song overall.

Three Simple Words - Almost like Untitled in it's mix but very different sounding. It's got a catchy chorus and good versus. A pop-punk song with a harder edge.

Ender - The most mellow song on the album. It's 13 minutes long (The actual song is only about 6 and the rest is noise). It's a good song but doesn't really have the X factor the over emotional songs Finch make on this album do. The noise at the end gets annoying to.

What it is to Burn - Wow. Once Nate sings 'She Burns' at the very begining this song has you. The second best song on this album. The chorus is one of the most powerfull chorus's in the history of music and it really does explode. Everything flows on this song. The guitars are just right, the drumming excellent, lyrics amazing and the singing perfect. It's a great way to finish the album.

So overall this album is very strong. A few songs weaker songs on the album drag the overall rating down a little bit but there are so many quality songs on the album it's a must purchase for anyfan of Screamo that likes it with a mellow edge.

Best Songs:
Perfection Through Silence
Stay with me
What it is to Burn
Without you here

My rating = 4.5/5 Stars

[Led Zeppp]

i find finch very boring and doesn't have a very original sound. i always get them confused with bands like trapt.

finch with trapt??

[Volkert314]

I'll aggree with you on the review. I bought the Finch album after I heard Letters to You on mp3.com. I really liked their emotion and the song go to me.

I also like Stay with Me, Untitled, and What it is to Burn

The latter is a great song with a hard edge to it. If you haven't seen the video, that capture the song at it's finest. It's awesome and I'm awaiting some new stuff from Finch.

I give the album 4/5 stars. I like the break, you go from Stay With Me, to a harder Project Mayhem, it's like a fine line of Pop-Punk to Pop-Punk with harder edge. If that made any sense.

[SamParker337]

are finch pop punk? Good charlotte are pop punk, and you dont hear them goin mental wiv screaming dya? Finch are an excellent band, an i only got the album today, but i dont see how they can really be called pop punk when actually theyr nothing like good charlotte, Blink and other pop punk style bands

[epifreak2002]

2.5/5
It sounds like what would happen if the Deftones were to breed with Sum 41, and I don't mean that in a good way. They manage to sound more original than most other pop-punk bands, but that's only b/c they're ripping off 2 styles instead of just 1.

[PunkinDonuts]

4.9/5

This is one of the best albums Ive ever bought, and they are my inspiration for writing music, and one of my top 5 favorite bands. The only reason this CD gets a 4.9, instead of 5 is because of that slightly annoying extending the song with a bunch of useless noise crap that they do sometimes, but hey thats why theres a "skip track" button on your cd player

Very good review HOS I almost fully agree with you.

[lethal dose]

Originally Posted by Led Zeppp

i find finch very boring and doesn't have a very original sound. i always get them confused with bands like trapt.

what the ****? finch confused with trapt they sound nothing alike!

[fincustank87]

yea this cd is definetly the shiznit. i used 2 listen 2 this cd everyday b4 i went 2 bed & didnt get tired of it...i'm still not tired of it...just found a cd 2 replace that 1 yea this is 1 of those cd's where u would never have 2 push the skip button...cept 4 that 1 song where they extend it with some stupid crap noise. hmmm.....i think i'm gunna give it 4.5/5.

[SamParker337]

Yup Ive listened 2 it a lot now and its is just excellent! Perfection is silence is a standout track along with what it is to burn, although i prefer the demo version to the actual single version, bcus it has been so filled wiv effects dat kinda spoil it a lil bit. Can some1 plz plz tel me y the hell Finch are POP PUNK? Cus they aint! like i se pop piunk bands like blink dont go and get daryl fromGJ to go and scream the **** outta everything do they? Shudent Finch be called EMO??

[epifreak2002]

^Shudent yu lurn ta speel?

[Drop-D]

3.5/5

[SamParker337]

Shudent yu lurn ta speel?

Actually I can spell Mister 'epifreak2002.' Maybe it would do you good to get out more rather than find flaws in peoples vocabulary, because for all you know i could have been busy doing something much more important at the time. You know wot dude, i think you should just leave right now and go back to listening to all of your poppy Avril Lavigne CDs

[The NPC]

1.2/5...Nothing is really impressive about the group. They really have a 'cookie-cutter for the masses sound' that really doesn't appeal to me.

[epifreak2002]

Originally Posted by SamParker337

Actually I can spell Mister 'epifreak2002.' Maybe it would do you good to get out more rather than find flaws in peoples vocabulary, because for all you know i could have been busy doing something much more important at the time. You know wot dude, i think you should just leave right now and go back to listening to all of your poppy Avril Lavigne CDs

Poppy Avril Lavigne cds.... Is that some kind of stock insult you use? I mean anyone who refers to Finch as "excellent" really has little room accusing someone of being poppy.

Also, I wouldn't have commented upon your spelling if your post hadn't been completely unreadable. I rarely ridicule others for making a few spelling mistakes, but roughly 1 in 5 of your words contained some form of gramatical, spelling, or usage error. Also on that note, the last half of your post reads as if it was typed by an angered chimp randomly pounding on the keyboard. For that matter, what makes you think that I didn't have other things to do than muddle through posts by illiterates like you. Just curious here, but did you perchance live under power lines, eat paint chips, or play with mercury as a child?

[FACELESSnotBASSLESS]

^Jesus, someone should just start a 'Make Fun of Other People's Grammar/Stupidity/Ugliness' forum.

Anyways, onto the topic. I like Finch. They're not the best band out there, but they are pretty good. I don't like how they commonly use just one note for every measure, but they break away from that occasionally (sp?). I'd give it a 3.5/5.

[epifreak2002]

^You spelled "occasionally" correctly; you may live. Did you read that guy's original post? He brought my mockery upon himself by posting in a forum, despite being borderline illiterate.

[SamParker337]

So 'Mister Epifreak2002' am i now an

angered chimp randomly pounding on the keyboard?

Also I am very sure that i have never lived under a power line, eaten dried paint chippings or play with mercury, and i am sure that although none of these would prevent me from spelling words incorrectly, they may cause certain fatal problems But anyway, next time please dont waste your 'precious' time picking flaws in a poor 15 year olds piece of writing, especially if the poor 15 year old is top of the class(well nearly top anyway) of the top group for english , cus u kno ur gonna jus go n lose it all aint ya. Neways gd luck 4 da future m8, and i think you would be very good as a moderator or sumfin, cus den u cud nitpick all day long , and im sure u wud enjoy dat m8,

Yours sincerely,

Mstr Sam Parker (337)

[SamParker337]

Sorry about sidetracking there. can anyone recommend any other bands like finch, such as funeral for a friend or Brand New??

[Rufiokicksass]

Saosin, Matchbook romance, Thrice, Thursday, Zebrahead