Product Description

Sophomore album from stadium-sized, emo-tinted US radio rockers fronted by actor Jared Leto comes more than four years after their eponymous debut. In much the same vein as the first, this album is full of earnest, angsty, vaguely metallicyet melodic songs with high production values, heavily inspired by mainstream mid-90s alt-rock. Includes the singles 'Attack' and 'The Kill'.

Track Listing

1. ATTACK
2. A Beautiful Lie
3. The Kill (Bury Me)
4. Was It A Dream?
5. The Fantasy
6. Savior
7. From Yesterday
8. The Story
9. R-Evolve
10. A Modern Myth (with hidden track)
11. Battle of One
12. Hunter

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #650 in Music
• Released on: 2007-02-26
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
A Beautiful Lie, the second studio album from 30 Seconds To Mars, was recorded in five different countries over a period of three years, in order to accommodate vocalist/guitarist Jared Leto's acting career. Yet the album is anything but disjointed. On the contrary, it's more consistent than its predecessor, 30 Seconds To Mars, as well as more confident, more personal (lyrically), and generally more mature. True, A Beautiful Lie relies heavily on Leto's dynamic vocals to lead the way. But lead single, "Attack," illustrates the more stripped down, radio-friendly sound of the band perfectly - as do tracks "The Kill," "Was it a Dream" and "From Yesterday". The band conjure up some slower, more kaleidoscopic moments ("A Modern Myth," for example), but A Beautiful Lie is largely a punchy project with a frisky mid-tempo pace and an engagingly sonorous aura. The only criticism would be the choice of Bjork’s "Hunter" as a song to cover: 30 Seconds To Mars are very far from doing the song - or themselves - justice here. However, the newly enhanced version of the album, with its re-recording of the "The Kill" and DVD featuring live performances and MTV2 moments, help make up for any occasional blips. --Danny McKenna

Customer Reviews

Great Album
Well the title says it all, this CD/Album is a great one, in bought this from recommendation and loved it. Been using it for a long wile now, the music will never be out dated.....

Lovely
I brought this album on the recomendation of a friend. At the tit it wouldn't have been an ablum i would have sought out to buy. However after listening to a few tracks on the band's myspace I decided it was worth purchasing. I have not been dissapointed with this album. There are some beautifully writen songs with slightly quirky lyrics that seem to be a constant throughout the album.

Jared Leto has improved greatly on his vocals from previous album, which I have since listened to also. His voice comes across well with times of vocal perfection and other of a slight shout that would be expected from rock music. The band have managed to get the balance between the importance of vocal lines and the melodies behind. Though the majority of songs follow the classic structure of a song they still manage to be induvidual and 30 Seconds to Mars have created an Album ture to themselves, though still with comercial appeal.

What an apt title!!
Well they're not wrong!! The whole album from these guys is a sham!!

Usless college puhnk made for whiney teenagers with big hair, too much make up and small pumps. And that's just the male fans!!

Sounds exactly the same as their previous album (boring) and is not an evolution of the band at all. Partly I assume because the actor needs to pursue his art (ahem!) but also because they rely on cover versions such as Bjork's "Hunter"

Useless turgid earache.