Odd How People Shake

Odd How People Shake
Studio album by Fear Before the March of Flames
Released	June 17, 2003
Recorded	April to May 2003
Studio	Interlace Studios, Hillsboro, Oregon
Genre	Metalcore post-hardcore screamo
Length	41:03
Label	Rise[1] Equal Vision (re-release)
Producer	Fear Before the March of Flames Kris Crummett
Fear Before the March of Flames chronology
Odd How People Shake (2003) Art Damage (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Alternative Press	[3]
Drowned in Sound	7/10[4]
Punknews.org	[5]

Odd How People Shake is the first studio album by the post-hardcore band Fear Before, released under their former name, 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".

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

Critical reception

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

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

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Fashion Tips Baby"	Adam Fisher	1:58
2.	"Go Wash Your Mouth... I Don't Know Where It's Been"	David Marion	6:29
3.	"Given to Dreams"	Fisher	3:35
4.	"Girl's Got a Face Like Murder"	Fisher	1:56
5.	"The Lisbon Girls, Oh the Lisbon Girls"	Fisher	2:30
6.	"The 20th Century Was Entirely Mine"	Marion	3:21
7.	"Sarah Goldfarb, Where Are Your Manners?"	Fisher	3:07
8.	"On the Bright Side, She Could Choke"	Fisher	3:03
9.	"Motelroom.Grandpiano"	Fisher	3:01
10.	"What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas"	Marion	12:14

Personnel

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

• John Gourley – vocals on "Motelroom.Grandpiano"
• Kris Crummett – producer, engineer, piano
• Jason Livermore – mastering

References

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. "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.