Almost Heathen is the third studio album by the stoner rock band Karma to Burn. It was released on September 4, 2001, by Spitfire Records.[1] It was the last album released before their seven-year disbandment in 2002. The album was reissued in 2008 by Metal Mind Productions[2] and again in 2022 by Heavy Psych Sounds Records.[3]
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| Released | September 4, 2001 | |||
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| Producer | Michael Barile | |||
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The album title is a play on the former slogan of West Virginia, "Almost Heaven".
Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 5/10[5] |
| Rock Hard | 8/10[6] |
| Sea of Tranquility |  [2] |
| Sputnikmusic | [7] |
Exclaim! wrote that "you either get the fact that they are an all-instrumental trio playing groovy, fuzzed-out rock or you don't ... the trio breaks down into more funky terrain."[8] The Evening Times thought that "the listener is assailed by driving tracks of musical virtuosity where the guitars are to the fore."[1] The Palm Beach Post called the tracks "hypnotic" and "a heavy blend of fuzzy guitars and relentless drums."[9]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Karma to Burn
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Nineteen" | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Thirty Eight" | 5:50 |
| 3. | "Thirty Four" | 4:12 |
| 4. | "Thirty Seven" | 5:19 |
| 5. | "Thirty Nine" | 5:34 |
| 6. | "Thirty Six" | 4:28 |
| 7. | "Thirty Three" | 4:50 |
| 8. | "Thirty Five" | 5:14 |
| 9. | "Five" | 4:50 |
| 10. | "Forty" | 3:39 |
| Total length: | 48:07 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 11. | "One" (live) | 4:08 |
| 12. | "Three" (live) | 3:55 |
| 13. | "Twenty Two" (live) | 5:27 |
| 14. | "Seven" (live) | 3:01 |
| 15. | "Eight" (live) | 4:04 |
| 16. | "Six" (live) | 4:16 |
| Total length: | 24:51 | |
Note
- The live bonus tracks "Seven" and "Eight" are titled incorrectly as they are actually the songs "Ten" and "Eleven", respectively.
Personnel edit
- Will Mecum – guitar
- Rich Mullins – bass
- Rob Oswald – drums
References edit
- ^ a b "CD Reviews". The Evening Times. September 14, 2001. p. 58.
- ^ a b Ward, Scott (November 22, 2008). "Karma to Burn: Almost Heathen (reissue)". Sea of Tranquility. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ "Karma to Burn – Almost Heathen". Heavy Psych Sounds Records. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ Anderson, Jason. "Almost Heathen – Karma to Burn". AllMusic. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ McKay, Aaron (August 12, 2001). "Karma to Burn – Almost Heathen". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ Stappert, Andreas. "KARMA TO BURN – Almost Heathen". Rock Hard. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ Stanciu, Raul (December 24, 2011). "Review: Karma to Burn – Almost Heathen". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ Palmerston, Sean. "Karma To Burn – Almost Heathen". Exclaim!.
- ^ Thomas, David (September 21, 2001). "Almost Heathen, Karma To Burn (Spitfire)". The Palm Beach Post. TGIF. p. 19.
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