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Emotional bloodletting never quite fit 30 Seconds to Mars -- perhaps it was residual prejudice from Jared Leto’s status as actor-turned-musician, but they always seemed to skim the surface, not even when they pushed roiling emotions to the forefront in the best traditions of grunge and screamo. When they were mining a post-grunge or nu metal or emo vein, this was a liability, but now that they’ve shifted their music with the shifting times, adopting a hybrid of the Killers’ retro new wave and My Chemical Romance’s gothic prog, they’ve wound up with a sound that suits their stance. Which isn’t to say that they’ve gotten any less ridiculous -- if anything, they’re more absurd, piling up Auto-Tuned vocals, gurgling synthesized loops, Kanye cameos, and a children's choir on almost every other song. Producers Steve Lillywhite and Flood, both veterans of U2, do give This Is War an appropriately epic scale, although appropriate seems an inappropriate word for such an ungainly mix of synth rock, metal, and prog, the distillation of all manner of brooding ‘80s teenage obsessions. What saves it from being nothing but thirtysomething wish fulfillment is that this move toward goth-glam requires 30 Seconds to emphasize hooks and gives them aural variety, which doesn’t make them seem any more serious but does make them considerably more palatable.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Matt Radosevich, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Williams, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Wohlmuth, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lillywhite, Producer, Co-Producer - Jared Leto, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Producer - Jamie Schefman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sonny DiPerri, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andre Doucette, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shannon Leto, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tomislav Milicevic, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Thirty Seconds To Mars, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2009 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Ryan Williams, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jared Leto, ComposerLyricist - Andre Doucette, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thirty Seconds To Mars, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC
Michael Einziger, String Arranger, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Radosevich, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Williams, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lillywhite, Producer, Co-Producer - Rob Kirwan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jared Leto, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Producer, Co-Producer - Jamie Schefman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sonny DiPerri, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shannon Leto, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Biller, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tomislav Milicevic, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Thirty Seconds To Mars, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2009 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Michael Einziger, String Arranger, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Radosevich, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Williams, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Wohlmuth, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Kirwan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jared Leto, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Producer - Jamie Schefman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sonny DiPerri, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andre Doucette, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shannon Leto, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tomislav Milicevic, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Thirty Seconds To Mars, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Williams, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Wohlmuth, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jared Leto, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Producer - Jamie Schefman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sonny DiPerri, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andre Doucette, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shannon Leto, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Biller, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tomislav Milicevic, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Thirty Seconds To Mars, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC
Jared Leto, ComposerLyricist - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Producer - Thirty Seconds To Mars, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC
Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Jared Leto, ComposerLyricist - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Producer - Thirty Seconds To Mars, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2009 Virgin Records America Inc.
Michael Einziger, String Arranger, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Radosevich, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Williams, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Lillywhite, Producer, Co-Producer - Rob Kirwan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jared Leto, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Producer, Co-Producer - Jamie Schefman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sonny DiPerri, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shannon Leto, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tomislav Milicevic, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Thirty Seconds To Mars, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC
Matt Radosevich, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE SHIPLEY, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Williams, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Wohlmuth, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Virtue, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jared Leto, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Producer - Jamie Schefman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sonny DiPerri, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andre Doucette, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shannon Leto, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Wohlgemuth, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tomislav Milicevic, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Thirty Seconds To Mars, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2009 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Williams, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Wohlmuth, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jared Leto, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Producer - Jamie Schefman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sonny DiPerri, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andre Doucette, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shannon Leto, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Biller, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tomislav Milicevic, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Thirty Seconds To Mars, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Williams, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Wohlmuth, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dana Nielsen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Virtue, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jared Leto, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Producer - Jamie Schefman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sonny DiPerri, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andre Doucette, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shannon Leto, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tomislav Milicevic, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Thirty Seconds To Mars, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Williams, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Wohlmuth, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dana Nielsen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Virtue, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jared Leto, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Producer - Jamie Schefman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sonny DiPerri, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andre Doucette, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shannon Leto, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tomislav Milicevic, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Thirty Seconds To Mars, Producer, Mix Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2009 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2009 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Album review
Emotional bloodletting never quite fit 30 Seconds to Mars -- perhaps it was residual prejudice from Jared Leto’s status as actor-turned-musician, but they always seemed to skim the surface, not even when they pushed roiling emotions to the forefront in the best traditions of grunge and screamo. When they were mining a post-grunge or nu metal or emo vein, this was a liability, but now that they’ve shifted their music with the shifting times, adopting a hybrid of the Killers’ retro new wave and My Chemical Romance’s gothic prog, they’ve wound up with a sound that suits their stance. Which isn’t to say that they’ve gotten any less ridiculous -- if anything, they’re more absurd, piling up Auto-Tuned vocals, gurgling synthesized loops, Kanye cameos, and a children's choir on almost every other song. Producers Steve Lillywhite and Flood, both veterans of U2, do give This Is War an appropriately epic scale, although appropriate seems an inappropriate word for such an ungainly mix of synth rock, metal, and prog, the distillation of all manner of brooding ‘80s teenage obsessions. What saves it from being nothing but thirtysomething wish fulfillment is that this move toward goth-glam requires 30 Seconds to emphasize hooks and gives them aural variety, which doesn’t make them seem any more serious but does make them considerably more palatable.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:36
- Main artists: 30 Seconds To Mars
- Composer: Jared Leto
- Label: Virgin Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2009 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2009 Virgin Records America, Inc.
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