Burn (Sister Machine Gun album)

Burn is the third studio album by Sister Machine Gun, released on October 24, 1995 by TVT and Wax Trax! Records.[1][2][3][4] The album peaked at #9 on the CMJ Radio Top 200.[5]

Burn
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 24, 1995 (1995-10-24)
Studio
Various
GenreIndustrial rock
Length56:04
LabelTVT/Wax Trax!
ProducerChris Randall
Sister Machine Gun chronology
The Torture Technique
(1994)
Burn
(1995)
Metropolis
(1997)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [6]

Vincent Jeffries of allmusic gave Burn a two out of five stars, saying "the depth and complexity of the mixes confirm a modicum of growth for the singer/guitarist/programmer."[6]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Sister Machine Gun, except "Strange Days" by Jim Morrison

No.TitleLength
0."Strange Days" (The Doors cover)4:20
1."Red"5:29
2."Overload"4:47
3."Hole in the Ground"5:29
4."Disease"3:32
5."Burn"4:46
6."Dispossessed"3:45
7."Better Than Me"3:59
8."Snake"4:58
9."I Don't Believe"5:36
10."Inside"8:43

Notes

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  • Burn has two hidden tracks on the CD release. The first is a cover of The Doors, "Strange Days" which is found by rewinding the CD to -4:20 on a CD player (this may not work on software media players). The second is a reprise of the song "Inside" found at 8:43 on the final track.
  • The title track was part of the soundtrack of the 1995 film adaptation of Mortal Kombat.
  • The track "Better Than Me" was part of the 1996 film Scream, and also in the soundtrack.

Personnel

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Adapted from the Burn liner notes.[7]

Sister Machine Gun

Additional performers

Production and design

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1995 TVT/Wax Trax! CD, CS TVT 7229

References

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  1. ^ Bush, John. "Sister Machine Gun > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Sister Machine Gun Biography". Chris Randall. Archived from the original on August 10, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  3. ^ Burn, John. "Sister Machine Gun Bio". All Music Guide. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Thompson, Dave (June 21, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Frampton, Megan (19 Feb 1996). "CMJ Radio Top 200" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. 45 (462). Great Neck, NY: College Media, Inc.: 6–7. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b Jeffries, Vincent. "Sister Machine Gun: Burn > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  7. ^ Burn (booklet). Sister Machine Gun. Chicago, Illinois: TVT/Wax Trax!. 1995.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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