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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Vinyl edition. Tom Gabel, leader of acclaimed Modern Rock band Against Me!, returns to his roots as a solo singer songwriter-acoustic guitarist with the EP Heart Burns. Inspired by the country's current political and cultural landscape, and recorded this summer between Against Me! tours, Gabel wanted to release the topical and timely songs prior to the forthcoming national elections. With new-millennium protest songs such as 'Anna Is A Stool Pigeon,' prompted by a story about an environmental activist sent to jail after being implicated by an undercover informant, Heart Burns is
a scorching musical manifesto.

Album Description
Tom Gabel, leader of acclaimed Modern Rock band Against Me!, returns to his roots as a solo singersongwriter acoustic guitarist with the EP Heart Burns. Inspired by the country's current political and cultural landscape, and recorded this summer between Against Me! tours, Gabel wanted to release the topical and timely songs prior to the forthcoming national elections. With new-millennium protest songs such as 'Anna Is A Stool Pigeon,' prompted by a story about an environmental activist sent to jail after being implicated by an undercover informant, Heart Burns is a scorching musical manifesto.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

Get it October 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

If you love Against Me! you have to have this CD. You really can't tell the difference between the band and this solo release, I just wish it were more than 7 songs.

5 out of 5 stars

Scream Along November 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Regardless of whether Tom Gabel is performing solo or with Against Me!, his songs make me want to learn every word and scream along at the top of my lungs. I can't think of any higher praise than that.

Sure, some of the production choices on "Heart Burns" are questionable, but in the end the enjoyment of this music comes from Gabel's amazingly intense voice. This guy's blood is overflowing with electricity, and his delivery could make even a mediocre song sound thrilling.

Not that there's anything mediocre about the songs on "Heart Burns." Every song on this album is killer in its own way.

My favorites, though, are "Amputations," which gets to the heart of the anti-war movement; "100 Years of War," which might as well be the soundtrack to the 2008 presidential election; and "Anna is a Stool Pigeon," which is reminiscent of Bob Dylan's "Hurricane" in that it puts a complex legal story into a catchy song (Google "Elle Anna FBI Informant" to find the fascinating magazine article that inspired the song).

I'll admit that this isn't the greatest album ever. I understand that it might not appeal to everyone. But I freaking love it. All Gabel needs is a little bit more popularity and he could become the Joe Strummer of the 21st century. He already is in my eyes.

2 out of 5 stars

Sounds just like new Against Me! December 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This sounds a lot like new Against Me! songs; uninteresting and overproduced. There wasn't a single song on here that grabbed me. I hoped being "solo" (with back up musicians, of course) it would be accoustic and more "old school." Unfortunately, it just further demonstrates how far Against Me! has fallen.

Buy Axl Rose, Crimes, or the Accoustic Demo to hear good political songs from when the band was still a breath of fresh air.

4 out of 5 stars

Recommend To AM! Fans December 2, 2008
I would recommend "Heart's Burn" to people who follow Against Me! but probably not the everyday joe.

This EP is awesome but it's a little over produced. Tom Gabel is amazing when it's just him and a guitar. When all these extras get added in, like drum loops and harmonicas, it takes it down a notch.

Although it's not my favorite, i enjoyed this EP very much.

5 out of 5 stars

Tom Gabel: Heartburn Review December 22, 2008
This is certainly some of Tom's best work to date. Not much more needs to be said. If you don't already own this, BUY IT!

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