Album
A Beautiful Lie
2005 · Rock
13 collectors on Gatefold own this
A Beautiful Lie is an Alt/Indie album by Thirty Seconds To Mars, originally released in 2005. On Gatefold: 63 pressings tracked, owned by 13 collectors.
About
Following their 2002 debut, L.A.’s 30 Seconds To Mars hone their sound a bit on <i>A Beautiful Lie</i>, polishing up their emo-gloomrock style while injecting a bit more <i>rawk</i> into the mix. The band’s frontman and founder Jared Leto directs 30STM’s sound with his dramatic lyrics and vocals, and he’s also earned the band various nominations and awards for several mini-epic videos he directed under different nom de plumes. (In 2008, the band released a stunning video for the title track, which was shot in Greenland and praised for its artistry and its environmental outreach efforts.) Big songs (and singles) like “Attack” and “The Kill” put Leto’s metal-melting vocals on center stage, but bringing them down a notch on tracks like “Beautiful Lie” and “From Yesterday” gives a bit more room for expressive guitar parts (from the metallic to the skillfully picked) and the solid drumming to shine through. Dreamy guitar stylings reminiscent of The Cure color the ghostly “Was it a Dream” and “The Story,” and the track “A Modern Myth” even features strings and acoustic guitars. The real surprise here may be the band covering Bjork’s “The Hunter;” you gotta give ‘em kudos for the stretch!
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Tracklist
- 1Attack3:09
- 2A Beautiful Lie4:05
- 3The Kill (Bury Me)3:51
- 4Was It a Dream?4:15
- 5The Fantasy4:29
- 6Savior3:11
- 7From Yesterday4:07
- 8The Story3:55
- 9R-Evolve3:59
- 10A Modern Myth2:59
- 11Battle of One2:47
- 12Hunter3:54
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Alternative Rock
- layered
- intense
- cinematic
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- 30 Seconds To MarsWRITTEN BY, PERFORMER WRITTEN-BY, PERFORMER
- Jared LetoVOCALS VOCALS, GUITAR ARRANGED BY
- Matthew Wachter
- Shannon LetoDRUMS
- Tomo MiličevićGUITAR
- Wataru HokoyamaARRANGED BY STRINGS
- Caroline CampbellPERFORMER , VIOLIN VIOLIN
- Jeremy RubolinoPROGRAMMED BY SYNTHESIZER
- Matt SerleticPIANO
- Miguel Atwood-FergusonPERFORMER , VIOLA VIOLA
- Neel HammondPERFORMER , VIOLIN VIOLIN
- Oliver GoldsteinSYNTHESIZER
- PittyFEATURING
- Steve AielloBACKING VOCALS WRITTEN BY, BACKING VOCALS
- Steve DressCONDUCTOR, DOUBLE BASS CONTRACTOR , DOUBLE BASS CONTRACTOR, DOUBLE BASS
- Valentino AielloTAMBOURINE
- Vanessa Freebairn-SmithCELLO PERFORMER , CELLO
13 collectors on Gatefold own this · 63 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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