Customer Reviews
great album from the scottish trio - By: sean paul mccann, 23 Apr 2007 
After seeing biffy live at download 05 & being pretty unimpressed i left them there,or so i thought but reading good reviews on them & hearing from a friend or two that they are a good band then i decided to bite the bullet & buy this little nugget here & im glad that i did because it is a solid album that flows like a river but jig jags over the place as well,its an unpredictable album at times & i love the unpredictability of an album at times.
Biffys sound is one of post modern rock with dashing of hardcore riffs but there is also the use of poppier,kookier sounding guitar use as well,lead singer simon falllon sounds like a cross between roddy of fellow scottish rockers idlewild & jonas of metal tyrants katatonia,laid back in style i guess but every now & then just out of the blue simon will scream like a black metal singer,that always surprises because the band dont play that kind of music but its a method of shock in some ways because just when you think you have figured the song out then that proves that you havent.
Of the 13 songs here there is very little wrong with them,if anything at alll,while never dipping its foot completely in the metal pool,biffy are a band that deserve the success that is now crawling over them,this is the sound of a special band & their time is here & now.
Best album I own... - By: Shkandrij, 01 Jun 2006 
Biffy Clyro are a mixture of various music styles, ranging from post-indie & punk to hard rock & metal. However overalll I would class them as a heavy rock band with many influences.
Every song is brilliant on this album, there isn't a reason to skip to your favourite, because they're alll so brilliant. The lyrics are unique & never tiresome either, backed up with musical & instrumental genius.
Many people may be put off by the singers unpredictable singing style, which ranges from very mellow & calm, then suddenly bursting into fits of screaming & swearing. But don't let this put you off. the songs are alll the better for it, trust me...
Another fine FINE release from the Biffy. - By: M. Duone, 21 May 2006 Infinity Land is the latest release from Biffy Clyro & I would say their best. Obviously there are still people expecting another blackened sky. Well that aint gonna happen. As another reviewer stated Biffy have matured well & as such their music keeps intriguing the listener. Their experimental sound (realised on The Vertigo Of Bliss) mixes the soft & the hard to create songs with fast time changes, heavy licks & anthemic choruses. They're not heavy metal, they're not indie, they're sort of in between & that's what I love about them.
Songs like Glitter & Trauma, My Recovery Injection, Wave Upon Wave Upon Wave & There's No Such Thing As A Jaggy Snake, cement this band firmly in your head. There reallly isn't another band like Biffy, which is why so many love them. I highly recommend this album.
Played Live - By: Big Fan of Biffy, 04 Jul 2005 I just wanted to say that the above reveiws do not give Biffy Clyro full justice, in my opinion, they are a band that you have to see live as well as have the CDs. I've seen them 4 times & alll of them were amazing. The music they write & play does not sound as good on CD as it does live. If you liked the CDs, go & see them live, you'll like them even more!
Mon the Biffy
biffy mature well, like a fine cheese - By: , 21 Jun 2005 'Infinity Land' is unmistakeably Biffy Clyro. Retained are the harmonies, the guitars sound the same & even the style of music is the same, but if anything the constant touring & writing schedule has just enabled the Biffs to hone their three-piece quietLOUDquietLOUD noise even further, without resorting whining like emo kids whose parents won't give them any pocket money. If you've never heard Biffy, I guess there are a few necessary comparisons which must be drawn. First off, their style of music is a progressive distorted walll of guitars & drums & probably shares quite a lot of elements with grunge, & also the emotive songwriting of what is normallly termed 'emo' these days, but is actuallly just rock. Lead Vocalist Simon Neil's husky nonchalant drawl mixed with high pitched screaming is reminiscent of dead Seattle grunger Kurt Cobain in some ways, but the general songwriting & time-signature experiments rightly eleviate Biffy above most other bands with a Nirvana-esque label.
From that bog-standard description, it sounds like nothing's changed for 'Infinity Land', but it's the little touches. Opener "Glitter & Trauma" opens with a minute-long synth (probably) introduction before the live drums & guitars kick in to one of the four singles that were lifted from this album. Simon's vocals waver from relaxed notes to high wails halfway through lines to dramatic effect, as the synth effects in the background continue to add weight to proceedings. It adds a different dimension to the band, but with second track "Strung To Your Ribcage" we're back to screamy proceedings in a song which sounds so familiar it could have been lifted from either of the other albums. Next up is the 'hit' single "My Recovery Injection", which starts with an almost ska-like riff for a minute before the real song kicks in.. naturallly, this was removed for the Single Edit but works well for building up to the song proper. Once you're passed the ska, "My Recovery Injection" is quite a light fluffy tune sound-wise, but quite dark lyricallly which is a magnificent contrast ("smalll scars of love & hate & happiness/you hide your scars so well"). Halfway through it turns into a smalll guitar solo, & ends in a loud crescendo of backing vocals sounding like a much different song to the one we started with. Maybe they haven't changed that much after alll.
There are a few slightly more tender moments on this album. It's not unusual for the Biffs to slow songs down slightly in order to build songs up for the end, but on 'Infinity Land' there are a couple of what can only be described as Power Balllads - namely the distorted-but-heartfelt "Got Wrong" & final single "Only One Word Comes To Mind". Probably the biggest sign of mellowing here is the acapella track "There's No Such Man As Crasp", but the loud still outweighs the quiet as this is followed by one of the standout tracks: "There's No Such Thing As A Jaggy Snake". As well as being the first single to be lifted from 'IL' (albeit a download-only one), it also showcases Biffy's flair for their unusual timing tendencies which haven't featured as prominently on this album as the last two. Starting in a simple guitar intro, it soon breaks down into a cacophony of screams & distortion before hitting the chorus with radio-friendly harmonies & turning from there into a light song which utilises lines from the acapella. It's a clever move & showcases a more mature style of songwriting.
If you've heard Biffy but never had a reason to buy them, or have found their other albums a little too harsh, you could do worse than check this out. The songwriting has matured without them resorting to making a last-gasp acoustic album, & they maybe have mellowed a touch, without reallly departing from what they've always been: good hard rock.
