Balance and Timing
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{{Infobox album
| name = Balance and Timing
| type = EP
| artist = Before Braille
| cover = SA_before_braille_balance_cover_ALLY027.jpg
| alt =
| released = February 24, 2004
| recorded = Flying Blanket Recording
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Indie rock, Experimental Rock, Post-Rock, Math Rock
| length = 22:10
| label = Sunset Alliance(ALLY 027)
Bad News Bears Records
| producer = Bob Hoag, and Before Braille
| chronology = Before Braille
| prev_title = Cattle Punching on a Jack Rabbit EP
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = Tired of Not Being Away From Here
| next_year = 2005
}}
Balance and Timing is Before Braille's fourth studio recording, released as a "Holiday EP" in 2004 by Sunset Alliance and Bad News Bears Records.
Reception
=Critical reception=
Stephen Carradini at independentclauses.com loved the record, exclaiming "I wish they would make more music like this, as it’s simply stunning."[http://independentclauses.com/2005/02/before-braille-balance-and-timing/ Independentclauses.com Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120718170912/http://independentclauses.com/2005/02/before-braille-balance-and-timing/ |date=2012-07-18 }} retrieved 02-06-12 Chelsea Ide at the Phoenix New Times observed that through the Balance and Timing EP, Before Braille's "honesty and musical versatility" was able to "elicit a range of different emotions."Ide, Chelsea. [http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2004-11-18/music/before-braille/ Before Braille The Phoenix New Times, Nov. 18, 2004] retrieved 02-06-12 Finally, the bloggers at Cougar Microbes called this release one of "a string of amazing releases" that "showcases frontman David Jensen‘s knack for a melody and sharp lyrical wit."[http://www.cougarmicrobes.com/2012/12/christmas-twist/ Cougar Microbes, Christmas with a Twist, Dec. 24, 2012] retrieved 2012-05-01
However, David Cobb at Splendidzine.com did not feel that the record met expectations. According to him, the "Balance and Timing EP is a reasonably good 'me too' to Jimmy Eat World's discography, but that's Before Braille's only substantial accomplishment so far."[http://www.splendidezine.com/review.html?reviewid=1125699375316736 Splendidezine.com Review] retrieved 02-06-12
=Radio play and commercial success=
Because of its "Christmas-themed" single, Merry Christmas, I'm Cheating, this little EP put Before Braille into the regular radio rotation in the Phoenix metro area during the holiday season.Ching, Albert. [http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2008/12/musical_advent_calendar_before.php "Musical Advent Calendar: Before Braille, "Merry Christmas, I'm Cheating" OC Weekly, Dec. 9, 2008] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207090800/http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2008/12/musical_advent_calendar_before.php |date=2012-02-07 }} retrieved 02-06-12
In addition, some of the tracks included on this EP ultimately found themselves on Tired of Not Being Away From Here, which made at least a 5-week run on the CMJ 200 charts, peaking at number 77.[https://books.google.com/books?id=BioEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Before+Braille%22+%22Sunset+Alliance%22&pg=PA38 CMJ New Music Monthly, Issue 135, 2004] retrieved 01-12-12
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Merry Christmas, I'm Cheating
| length1 = 3:37
| title2 = Help Is on the Way Now
| length2 = 4:27
| title3 = Limb from Limb
| length3 = 2:53
| title4 = Ex-mas Eve
| length4 = 3:39
| title5 = Fight or Flight
| length5 = 3:41
| title6 = Camera Disdain
| length6 = 3:59
}}
References
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External links
- Before Braille [http://www.beforebraille.com]
- Sunset Alliance Records [http://www.sunsetalliance.com]
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