Almost Heathen

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Almost Heathen
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Studio album by
Karma to Burn
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2001 (2001-09-04)
Genre
Length
  • 48:07
  • 1:12:58 (2022 reissue)
Label
Producer Michael Barile
Karma to Burn chronology
Wild, Wonderful Purgatory
(1999)		Almost Heathen
(2001)		 Appalachian Incantation
(2010)
Alternative cover
AlmostHeathenReissue.jpg
Heavy Psych Sounds reissue

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]

Contents

The album title is a play on the former slogan of West Virginia, "Almost Heaven".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
Chronicles of Chaos 5/10 [5]
Rock Hard 8/10 [6]
Sea of TranquilityStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [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

All tracks are written by Karma to Burn

No.TitleLength
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
Reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 "CD Reviews". The Evening Times. September 14, 2001. p. 58.
  2. 1 2 Ward, Scott (November 22, 2008). "Karma to Burn: Almost Heathen (reissue)". Sea of Tranquility. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Karma to Burn – Almost Heathen". Heavy Psych Sounds Records. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  4. ↑ Anderson, Jason. "Almost Heathen – Karma to Burn". AllMusic . Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  5. ↑ McKay, Aaron (August 12, 2001). "Karma to Burn – Almost Heathen". Chronicles of Chaos . Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  6. ↑ Stappert, Andreas. "KARMA TO BURN – Almost Heathen". Rock Hard . Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  7. ↑ Stanciu, Raul (December 24, 2011). "Review: Karma to Burn – Almost Heathen". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  8. ↑ Palmerston, Sean. "Karma To Burn – Almost Heathen". Exclaim! .
  9. ↑ Thomas, David (September 21, 2001). "Almost Heathen, Karma To Burn (Spitfire)". The Palm Beach Post. TGIF. p. 19.


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