Product ReviewsOn Frail Wings of Vanity & Wax by Alesana (CD, 2007)

On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax by Alesana

Ok first off. this cd is one of their best ones. and almost all the songs on this cd tell a mythological story. Here's a list so you can check the stories out yourself. Trust me i know what i'm talking about i done like 3 weeks of research on this.

1. the song Icarus is a story about Icarus
2. the song Ambrosia is a story about KING MIDAS
3. the song Pathetic, Ordinary is a story about Hades love for Perephone
4. the song Alchemy Sounded Good at the Time is a story about Orpheus and Eurydice
5. the song Daggers Speak Louder Than Words is a story about the murder of Julius Ceasar
6. the song Last Three Letters is a story about HERO AND LEANDER
7. the song Apology is a story about (WELL THERE IS NONE INPETICULAR) POSSIBLY CHEATING
8. the song Tilting The Hourglass is a story about A SOLDIER MOST LIKELY (NO STORIES TO MATCH IT)
9. the song This Conversation Is Over is a story about ECHO AND NARCISSUS
10. the song Congratulations, I Hate You is a story about A LOST LOVER
11. the song The Third Temptation of Paris is a story about TROJAN WAR OR The Odyssey
12. the song A Siren Soliloquy is a story about THE ODYSSEY
13. the song Nero’s Decay is a story about THE FALL OF ROME (NERO WAS THERE)
14. the song Apology (acoustic) is a story about WELL SAME AS TRACK 7
15. the song Early Mourning is a story about BREAK UP OR A LOVER PASSED ON

now you know what the stories are behind them now you can look them up.Read full review...

On frail wings of vanity and wax

Alesana hailing from NC is a great band, on frail wings of vanity and wax is an amazing cd, this is the re-release with bonus extras such as live videos and bonus tracks, if you are a fan of screamo/emo music or are a fan of blessthefall then this cd is for you. On frail wings of vanity and wax mixes screaming with singing for a great sound, to sum it up this cd is well worth buying.Read full review...

Alesana CD

The best part of CD’s is that it doesn’t have any ads

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Great quality

Cd plays perfectly!

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alesana, On frail wings

awsome, my daughter loves the cd, music is great. we would buy more cd of their music.i dont know what else to say, its good tunes, i even like it as an adult

ALESANA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ALESANA IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally Found It

I have not put a lot of stock in the Screamo genre, but Alesana has succeeded in making a beautifully emotional masterpiece with their first full album.

Stick with it if you don't really get into the spoken word Icarus, it makes for a perfect transition into one of the best tracks on the album, Ambrosia. From there I'm hooked every time I put in this album.

Unfortunately I'm very confused with the bonus tracks. I'm glad they realized that melodic type "The Third Temptation of Paris", and the similar breakdowns in their other songs were some of their best work(although they didn't remember this when making their second album), but the bonus songs just don't fit.

The transition from Nero's Decay almost fits, but the acoustic piano with the obviously modified voice just ruins the mood. The remix of apology is slightly easier to take, but i am always waiting for the song to pick up and it seems like a ghost of the original.

So Get This Album!, there is enough variety that there should be something you can get into.Read full review...