Odd How People Shake is the first studio album by the post-hardcore band Fear Before the March of Flames.[6][7] It was released in 2003 via Rise Records.[8][9] On a budget of $1,500, the album was recorded and co-produced with Kris Crummett at Interlace Studios in Hillsboro, Oregon, from April to May 2003, while the band members were still in high school. A music video was released for the song "The 20th Century Was Entirely Mine".

Odd How People Shake
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 17, 2003
RecordedApril to May 2003
StudioInterlace Studios, Hillsboro, Oregon
Genre
Length41:03
Label
Producer
Fear Before the March of Flames chronology
Odd How People Shake
(2003)
Art Damage
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Alternative Press[3]
Drowned in Sound7/10[4]
Punknews.org[5]

It was re-released by Equal Vision Records in January 2004.

Critical reception

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Drowned in Sound wrote that "this debut is far from the fully-realised final product, but as blueprints for future releases go, it's pretty special."[4]

Track listing

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All music written by Fear Before the March of Flames. Piano written by Adam Fisher and Kris Crummett.

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Fashion Tips Baby"Adam Fisher1:58
2."Go Wash Your Mouth... I Don't Know Where It's Been"David Marion6:29
3."Given to Dreams"Fisher3:35
4."Girl's Got a Face Like Murder"Fisher1:56
5."The Lisbon Girls, Oh the Lisbon Girls"Fisher2:30
6."The 20th Century Was Entirely Mine"Marion3:21
7."Sarah Goldfarb, Where Are Your Manners?"Fisher3:07
8."On the Bright Side, She Could Choke"Fisher3:03
9."Motelroom.Grandpiano"Fisher3:01
10."What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas"Marion12:14

Personnel

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Fear Before the March of Flames
  • David Marion – lead vocals, producer
  • Adam Fisher – lead guitar, clean vocals, producer
  • Mat Clouse – rhythm guitar, producer
  • Mike Madruga – bass, backing vocals, producer
  • Brandon Proff – drums, artwork, producer
Additional

References

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  1. ^ "The March Of Flame Odd How People Shake Orange LP - Anniversary Bundle". riserecords.com.
  2. ^ Odd How People Shake at AllMusic. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  3. ^ "Odd How People Shake". Alternative Press. No. 182. September 2003.
  4. ^ a b "Album Review: Fear Before The March Of Flames - Odd How People Shake". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  5. ^ "Fear Before - Odd How People Shake [reissue]". www.punknews.org. 9 April 2004.
  6. ^ MCGARRAH, MARLI LEE (24 October 2007). "Talking to 'Fear Before...'". The Buffalo News.
  7. ^ Hale, Trevor. "Marching On: Fear Before start again with a clean slate and a new album". Salt Lake City Weekly.
  8. ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry (September 25, 2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. ISBN 9780958268400 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "Fear Before the March of Flames | Biography & History". AllMusic.