A Fine Day to Exit

A Fine Day to Exit

Track Listings

1. Pressure

2. Release

3. Looking Outside Inside

4. Leave No Trace

5. Underworld

6. Barriers

7. Panic

8. A Fine Day To Exit

9. Temporary Peace

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
A Fine Day to Exit, the sixth album in 12 years from Liverpool's portentous Anathema, sees them moving away from their gothic roots and toward a strange hinterland where the dynamics and brooding passion of Radiohead's OK Computer goes hand in hand with the dark edge of the final Soundgarden records and the full-on rock power of Cradle of Filth. Vincent Cavanagh's deep, sonorous voice invites comparison with both Chris Cornell and Roger Walters, and songs like the piano-led "Pressure" and the heartfelt title track revel in a sense of isolation and grandeur. "Underworld," meanwhile, repeats the line "This feeling is over" like it's the penultimate event of the band's existence. While a little too in thrall to Radiohead in spots, this is still a powerful and moving album. --Everett True

A Fine Day to Exit,Anathema,Koch Records,Heavy Metal,Pop,Rock

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Not the Anathema you may be used to.

Brilliant!

No exit for anathema

No more doom metal

a masterpiece...a gift from God

A Fine Day to Exit
Anathema
Manufacturer: Koch Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005Q47V
Release Date: 2001-10-09

Tracks:

Pressure
Release
Looking Outside Inside
Leave No Trace
Underworld
Barriers
Panic
A Fine Day To Exit
Temporary Peace

Amazon.com

A Fine Day to Exit, the sixth album in 12 years from Liverpool's portentous Anathema, sees them moving away from their gothic roots and toward a strange hinterland where the dynamics and brooding passion of Radiohead's OK Computer goes hand in hand with the dark edge of the final Soundgarden records and the full-on rock power of Cradle of Filth. Vincent Cavanagh's deep, sonorous voice invites comparison with both Chris Cornell and Roger Walters, and songs like the piano-led "Pressure" and the heartfelt title track revel in a sense of isolation and grandeur. "Underworld," meanwhile, repeats the line "This feeling is over" like it's the penultimate event of the band's existence. While a little too in thrall to Radiohead in spots, this is still a powerful and moving album. --Everett True

Customer Reviews:

Not the Anathema you may be used to........2006-08-26

Comparing A Fine Day To Exit to earlier works such as Pentecost III, Serenades or the Silent Enigma would not only be unfair, it would be impossible. Gone are the death growls. In it's place is an environment that's strangely tranquil yet compelling. There is a sense of power here too. It would be a grave injustice to cast this wonderful work aside because it doesn't sound like the earlier albums. Other reviews mention Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Porcupine Tree. While there may be hints of these, Anathema is copying no one and is going in a direction all there own.

Brilliant!.......2006-06-23

A Fine Day to Exit is truly one of the most beautiful albums I have ever heard. Anathema were one of the bands that pioneered doom metal back in the early 90s, but have since evolved their style into a kind of alternative/progressive rock.

The opener, "Pressure," reminds me of Coldplay and OK Computer-era Radiohead. The piano and guitar stomp along in a strong 4/4 beat that leads into a soaring and uplifting chorus. "Release" is a gorgeous song, followed by "Looking Outside Inside" which reminds me of earlier albums, particularly Judgement. The first two minutes are harmless, but it unexpectedly launches into a fast and epic second half. "Leave No Trace" is peaceful and calm, yet leads into the guitar driven "Underworld," the only song that really uses distortion to powerful effect. The first line of the next track "Barriers" describes the song perfectly: "floating with nowhere to go." This track really demonstrates the power that 3/4 can have.

The album really reaches its peak in the final three songs. "Panic" borders on punk. It's very fast and out of place, yet somewhat restrained. The verses are delivered in a quick, urgent voice while the drum kit has the life beaten out of it. After a short ambient transition, the album's centrepiece "A Fine Day to Exit" begins. This one song contains one of the most beautiful melodies I have ever heard. This is THE Anathema song you have to hear. Well, this or "Judgement." It's one of the only songs on the album that truly sound progressive (along with Release), as it starts from a quiet yet haunting verse and snowballs into an incredible rage. After almost seven minutes of absolute sonic heaven, the album finally dulls down with the beautiful closer "Temporary Peace," which contains a sad, yet uplifting melody, assisted by female backing vocals and aching lyrics such as "I swear I never knew how it couldn't be, all the waves are washing over all that hurts inside of me..." and eventually becomes nothing more than the sound of the sea, a sound which sums up the album better than you could imagine.

Anathema may not have the recognition they deserve, but that does not prevent this album from being absolutely essential, particularly if you like bands such as Radiohead and Sigur Ros. There's a sort of contant powerful ambience on this album. It could lull you to sleep, yet it could also blow you away. There's fury, sadness, melancholy and finally, in the closer, it reaches what the lyrics describe as "a sort of temporary peace."

No exit for anathema.......2003-12-06

This is a more exprimental record from anathema than their earlyer records. A little more proggresiv elements in it. The songs are fuzzyer and not so clearsounded than on judgnent, less gotich than eternety and silent enigma. This is a new sound in anathemas groving and take you to another level in the music.The records theme is about a fake suicied. It is not so harmonic and mellow than judgment, it`s more rougher songs on this one, still there is deeper and quietnes almost reflection in some parties on this. It`s swinging between aggresion,sadness,melancolic feeling, reflection and hysteria. Maybe it`s because of the records theme the sound is more unclear and muddy. It took me a while to understand this record, when I have listen to it for a while it become more understanding and I become truly to the sound on this album. And for me it`s tell me that this is a good record, it have to grov inside you, then it become`s great. Deatails and harmonics that you don`t heared before will become there for you`re ears and the music becomes more hole and theigt. This is a powerfull record from anathema, lots of energy but have quetness and reflection inside of it self. If you like a theme records you`ve will like it. A bit like Pink Floyd The Wall in it`s composition. I recomend you this one. Great songs on this record is:Pressure,Looking inside out,Panic,A fine day to exit but if you want to understand this record you have to go deeper and listen to the whole album as one piece. Then it becomes great.Enjoy

No more doom metal.......2003-11-28

As I was reading a review for this cd in a magazine, the person who reviewed it called it; New Doom Cd by Liverpool's Anathema. I beg to differ because if he actually listened to the album, none out of the 9 songs on this masterpiece can even come close to be called "doom metal".

People have said that Anathema is trying to get picked up by Radiohead and Coldplay fans, but although i love both of those bands, I don't hear that much resemblence to them. I feel that Anathema is in their own league of music, a combination of atmospheric rock and alternative rock, with some of their earlier gothic sounds.

No, this cd wont be picked up on radio or MTV, but I do believe that you should pick this cd up. It is definitly worth the 5 star rating.

a masterpiece...a gift from God.......2003-10-30

I read a review in a magazine about Anathema, and it caught my attention because it mentioned how the were influenced by Radiohead, one of my favorite bands. I also like gothic stuff, and it mentioned how Anathema played gothic music. So I ordered the cd at a CD store, (because I live in a part of the world where you can only buy cds that are played on the radio)and as soon as Pressure came on, it drew me into its total beauty and I have not been able to leave.

Such songs like Barriers, Underworld, Release, Looking Outside Inside, Panic, Release, A Fine Day to Exit, A Temporary Peace, and Leave No Trace.... notice I mentioned ALL of the songs, are perfectly written. There is nothing more I can say about this cd except to buy it. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!!!

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A Fine Day to Exit
Anathema
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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