Blank-Wave Arcade
The Faint
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Sex Is Personal | The Faint | 3:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Call Call | The Faint | 2:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Worked Up So Sexual | The Faint | 2:40 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Cars Pass in Cold Blood | The Faint | 2:40 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Casual Sex | The Faint | 3:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Victim Convenience | The Faint | 2:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Sealed Human | The Faint | 3:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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In Concert | The Faint | 2:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Passives | The Faint | 2:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 9 Songs |
Album Review
The Faint's second album Blank-Wave Arcade delivers more choppy new-wave rhythms, spiky guitars, and acidic, old-school synths, with a little punk-rock attitude thrown in for good measure. While the group has been compared to the usual suspects, like Gary Numan, Devo, and the Cure, there is also a strong resemblance to Blur's new wave/punk fusion — especially in singer Todd Baechle's staccato, faux-Brit delivery — and the Normal's fascination with sex and cars pops up on the Faint's angular, uptight songs, especially "Sex Is Personal," "Worked Up So Sexual," and "Cars Pass in Cold Blood." "Victim Convenience" and "The Passives" are dystopian and futuristic, while "Sealed Human" presents a quieter, more interesting version of the band's sound, mixing a drumbeat that sounds like the purr of a touch-tone phone with modem-like synths and processed vocals. Though originality isn't their strong suit, the Faint do display an aggressive, dynamic reinterpretation of their influences, suggesting that their synthetic new wave can be just as entertaining as the real deal.
Customer Reviews
in my top 5 of al time
if you made it this far to actually read this review, congrats to you. if you heard something or read an article or someone told you about this album or the faint then this is it. this is just damn good. if you are even the slightest interested you should just buy this. you will like it. and if not, keep checking it out. it will grow on you. im not going to get all fanboy on you or even music review nerd and use big words. its dark rock with heavy electronics. and again like everyone that has ever heard this album, "worked up so sexual" is the pearl of this album. if you dont like the 30 seconds you preview from this then keep moving.
Synthetic Rock
The faint's first adventure into heavy synthesizer use is not only interesting but funky, hip, danceable, etc. From instant rockers like Call Call to In Concert The Faint never stops impressing. Highly recommended to listeners looking for an alternative!
The start of it all.
The Faint is nothing short of spectacular and Blank-Wave Arcade is where it all started (I don't really count their previous release - Media). The sound here is more raw than their later works, but that is not at all a bad thing. The songs here are infectious and jumpy (with the exception of "Sealed Human"). "In Concert" just makes you want to smile..."Worked Up So Sexual" is probably the best on the cd - it just has so much energy. Buy that one song and I promise you'll be hooked. "Call Call" is another great one. Blank-Wave Arcade is somewhat the lighter side of The Faint. If you want to hear the darker, deeper, more mature Faint, Danse Macabre and Wet From Birth both have some great stuff. Check out everything they've got (EXCEPT MEDIA. stay far far away from that one! It sounds nothing like The Faint I know and love). Don't pass up this band!!!
Biography
Formed: 1994 in Omaha, NE
Genre: Alternative
Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By The Faint
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Glass Danse | Danse Macabre | 2:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Disappear | Wet from Birth | 4:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Desperate Guys | Wet from Birth | 3:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Agenda Suicide | Danse Macabre | 3:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Worked Up So Sexual | Blank-Wave Arcade | 2:40 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Southern Belles In London Sing | Wet from Birth | 3:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Paranoiattack | Wet from Birth | 4:16 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Posed to Death | Danse Macabre | 3:09 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Conductor | Danse Macabre | 4:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Erection | Wet from Birth | 2:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $8.91
- Genres: Alternative, Music, Indie Rock, Rock
- Released: Nov 01, 1999
- ℗ 1999 Saddle Creek
