Colors Ranked
Between the Buried and Me's Colors ranked. Really
this album
should not be ranked because it is one huge song
and the 8
chapters of that song flow seamlessly together,
but the 8chapters
also have their own personality and taste, so I've
put them in
order based upon my opinion and liking of each of
them. |
| 1 | White Walls
The final track of this amazing album transitions perfectly from the feedback
build-up of the
instrumental Viridian. Just when the feedback reaches a point of climax the song
breaks
through to the pounding drums and chugging guitar of the opening part of White
Walls. After
everything that came before on this album you cant wait to here Between the
Buried and Me's
final epic statement. The whole song is amazing but the final 7 minutes are
musical ecstasy.
Overall it is an amazing closer to the album and an amazing song in itself. |
| 2 | Ants of the Sky
Its very hard to choose which is best after White Walls but I think "Ants of the
Sky" Takes the
prize. The whole song is amazing technically. The guitars play out beautiful
melodies and
stunning scales. But the song is not just great for its technicality, its also
very well put
together and offers some surprises like the sudden change to piano early on in
the song and
the not-so-well suited but fun country hoedown. |
| 3 | Foam Born A: The Backtrack
I bet most people wouldn't choose this as the 3rd best song on the album so I'll
explain my
reasons. This is a genius opening opening track. The album opens just like it
closes: With
some simple piano. Then Tommy's not amazing but true vocals come in: "I'll just
keep
waiting, you'll just keep waiting, in the cold... the supplement... we lost some
friends, we
drove the bends, so small..." Then the drums come in queuing the beautiful
onslaught of
chords and piano scales which then break down to a twisting guitar melody under
Tommy's
muttered vocals " A conscious decision to persuade, ourselves amongst the common
human..." which perfectly transitions into the controlled madness that Between
the Buried
and Me is so known for. the song soon blasts into "The Decade of Statues." |
| 4 | Prequel to the Sequel
Although not transitioning perfectly from Ants of the Sky, Prequel to the Sequel
starts off with
a bang. It begins with booming chords and a major key guitar riff. The song
throughout is
very metal and headbangable. All the licks and breakdowns are very memorable but
it starts
getting great at the the odd circusy breakdown. After that part The singer from
Fear Before
the March of Flames screams/sings his strained lungs out and it fits perfectly
into the song.
After that it again breaks down to a simple guitar riff which breaks into
screaming blast beat
madness. The vocals in this part are great and fit as an extreme version of the
previous
guitar riff. After that it goes back to the beginning which is a great resolve. |
| 5 | Sun of Nothing
Starts off with some blast beat madness and then around 2 minutes or so it
suddenly
breaks into a stunning and oddly intense acoustic chord progression. After this
it goes back
into BTBAM's usually onslaught but this this chord progression serves as sort a
chorus or a
returning point in the song. It eventually gets light again and turns into a
happy beachy
part with some bubbly vocals, but it's not bad at all. After that the songs cuts
down to the
guitar and clean vocals: "I'm floating towards the sun, the sun of nothing." The
song ends
with an absolutely breathtaking transition to Ants of the Sky. |
| 6 | Informal Gluttony
After an Egyptian-esk ending of The Decade of Statues and a final smash of the
drums
Informal Gluttony opens with a weird note and some tribal drums. After a couple
measures
the bass comes in slowly building up the tension to the epic Egyptian guitar
riff which may
be the most memorable moment of the whole album for me. The rest of the song is
quite
extreme except for the beautiful chorus. At the end the chorus fades into the
intro drums
with some jungle sounds which then fades perfectly into Sun of Nothing. |
| 7 | Viridian
Definitely the calmest, simplest of the songs on the album, the 2 minute
instrumental
"Viridian" really serves as a transition track between Prequel to the Sequel and
White
Walls. Where this bluesy track really shines is in Dan Briggs outstanding bass
solo. The
track starts off with some nice guitar but then transitions into Dan's solo and
a nicely
finger-picked background melody. You'll just have to hear the solo for yourself
but rest
assured it is amazing. At the end of the track the guitar again takes the fore-
front and in
the background there is a rising feedback which groans louder and louder until
it finally
breaks into White Walls. |
| 8 | The Decade of Statues
Now just because its last doesn't mean its bad. No song, chapter, transition, or part
of this album is
bad in my opinion. I chose this last because its not quite as original as the
other tracks. It is
really fucking metal. This song is awesome in every sense. The chorus is epic.
The pinch
harmonics are ridiculous, and the ending is awesome where the guitars play fast
progressions along with the bass drum of the drums. It also flows perfectly into
Informal
Gluttony. |
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