[QUOTE=IsItLuck?]Don't bring back dead threads, dead head.

The review was biased.
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My, my, my, we're so very concerned about people talking about Alter Bridge in here, aren't we? Gotta love the need to put down the unwary people who feel like sharing their thoughts just because you want the thread's relevance to die so badly.

Oh, and by the way, the review definitely made it clear that splashfreak liked the album a whole lot, as would any positive review. If it's so biased, though, instead of bitching and moaning about how much splashfreak liked the CD, you can feel free to write your own review in response. Just please try not to make it biased towards the fact that you hate it. I wouldn't want you to have to eat your words or anything. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by ssgoku1288
Hey splashfreak, have you done any other album reviews? If you have I'd like to read them because this one was pretty good. Nice Job!



Don't bring back dead threads, dead head.

The review was biased.

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Originally Posted by splashfreak
4.8/5 overall. It blows away anything else I've ever heard. The whole album is just... perfect. It has great guitar, singing, drumming and maybe the bass is great too--I wouldn't know.


perfect?

Album Rating: 3.5

[QUOTE=splashfreak]Yeah, perfect. There was nothing wrong with the album. Kind of like gymnastics and things like that, where you say its perfect if they don't screw up, even if the base score was only 9.8



But whatever, im sick of arguing with people like you, who say im biased cause YOUR biased. I would challenge anyone on here to find me a review where you DIDN'T know what the reviewer though. Granted, my review was a little more biased than most, but it was my ifrst review, and of my favorite album, give me a break.



As to the question, i am writing a review of Bon Jovi's Bounce. Should have it up in a week or two.



And as for the "don't bring up dead threads" thing. Why? It isn't like anyone is forcng you to come here.[/QUOTE]





I am a huge fan and I still think it deserves 4.3-4.5. There are just some things about it that don't make it perfect.

^ I am just saying that when i put it in and listen to it, there is never a point where i think "oh that stinks they shouldn't have put that in here".

Granted, that is just what I think, but it is a review. I can't give what other people think.

There is a great song by AB that they chose not to put on the album, it's called Save Me and sounds totally different from the whole album. Maybe it's so different they just thought it wouldn't fit in the album well.

[QUOTE=madcreedfan]There is a great song by AB that they chose not to put on the album, it's called Save Me and sounds totally different from the whole album. Maybe it's so different they just thought it wouldn't fit in the album well.[/QUOTE]

What does it sound like? Real heavy and dark? Where do you hear this song?

Album Rating: 3.5

[QUOTE=Ripper22]What does it sound like? Real heavy and dark? Where do you hear this song?[/QUOTE]





http://www.alterbridgeband.net/music.html

[QUOTE=Iai]That's interesting.

/is posting because he wants this to be the most popular non-sticky thread in the forum's history[/QUOTE]

Then why are you freaking helping it along, dope? If you don't like this thread, leave it alone! We won't miss you!

What does it sound like? Real heavy and dark? Where do you hear this song?

Then why are you freaking helping it along, dope? If you don't like this thread, leave it alone! We won't miss you!

^holy crud... sorry, i missed that. I thought you were saying HE had posted cuz of that... sorry, that was a little jump to conlcusions...

*mutters at stupid self and feels really dumb*

Haha, lol. Now if we could keep a relevant discussion going at the same time, that would be something worth accomplishing!

One time at a school function they played this hard rock song that was verging on metal. The instruments were really good and the singer was fairly average, but he rarely sang much. Then another song from that album came on and it was pretty good as well. Then the third song came on and I recognized the single and the band instantly: It was Creed! From their first album!

So, that's why the three instrumentalists have talent, from those first two songs of Creed's first album. But then they started watering things down. Let's hope they water things... up? with this next band.

Yeah, Creed's album was probably their best. Actually had the instrumental parts doing some cool stuff, and Stapp's ego hadn't grown to ridiculous proportions quite yet. They kind of went downhill from their... human Clay had a few good songs and the rest sounded the same... weathered was like a clone of human clay, except for one song (bullets).

But now the instruments are back in the forefront, although actually, Myles' voice is also featured prety dang well.

Album Rating: 3.5

[QUOTE=YDload]One time at a school function they played this hard rock song that was verging on metal. The instruments were really good and the singer was fairly average, but he rarely sang much. Then another song from that album came on and it was pretty good as well. Then the third song came on and I recognized the single and the band instantly: It was Creed! From their first album!



So, that's why the three instrumentalists have talent, from those first two songs of Creed's first album. But then they started watering things down. Let's hope they water things... up? with this next band.[/QUOTE]



Just depends what you like. Hard rock or soft rock.

So what direction to you guys think Alter Bridge should go in next? Here's my opinion: the foundations for a lot of good things were laid out here. The heaviness of the songs and the new instrumental proficiency are among them. Here's a "to-do" list, I suppose, of things I'd like to see.
1.) I'd like to see Myles stretch out on guitar and contribute some things, or at the very least stay on primary rhythm and free Tremonti to add some ambience, or some cool lead figure thing, instead of the thick six-guitars-all-playing-the-same-riff sound.
2.) More songs in the "One Day Remains" vein. That's easily the least Creed-like of all the songs, and also my personal favorite of all the songs on the album.
3.) A few changes in structure would be good. Alter Bridge are using a very tried-and-true format from the Creed days, and the mechanized-ness of it is very boring. Take something like "Who's Got My Back?" from Weathered. Not a great song, but it was very very interesting and different-sounding from average Creed fare. I liked it a lot...be a little more ambitious with the arrangements. I've heard Tremonti talk a lot about he was trying to capture a "70's" vibe on this, and the musicians of the 70's were nothing if not ambitious.
4.) More solos!
5.) More bending and wailing in the solos!
6.) If I hear another ballad with a "name-that-chord-progression" affliction I'll scream. Tremonti should put every song in a different modal tuning(like a Michael Hedges tuning) and learn the new chords: he changes guitars for every song anyway live. And even with regard to solos, now that Myles is in the band, Myles could play all the tuning stuff and Trem can follow in standard live, like what Pearl Jam does.
7.) I don't think Myles should have so much "inflection" in his voice all the time. Maybe I'm just going by his appearence in the movie "Rock Star," where he had none of these problems, but he sounds like he's trying to be mostly inflection and not much pure "note."

What do you think? Detractors? Disagreements? Suggestions?
(let's get the thread moving again, shall we? :thumb

PS: how good is Myles anyway? He played guitar in his last band, right?

Album Rating: 3.5

[QUOTE=Ripper22]So what direction to you guys think Alter Bridge should go in next? Here's my opinion: the foundations for a lot of good things were laid out here. The heaviness of the songs and the new instrumental proficiency are among them. Here's a "to-do" list, I suppose, of things I'd like to see.

1.) I'd like to see Myles stretch out on guitar and contribute some things, or at the very least stay on primary rhythm and free Tremonti to add some ambience, or some cool lead figure thing, instead of the thick six-guitars-all-playing-the-same-riff sound.

2.) More songs in the "One Day Remains" vein. That's easily the least Creed-like of all the songs, and also my personal favorite of all the songs on the album.

3.) A few changes in structure would be good. Alter Bridge are using a very tried-and-true format from the Creed days, and the mechanized-ness of it is very boring. Take something like "Who's Got My Back?" from Weathered. Not a great song, but it was very very interesting and different-sounding from average Creed fare. I liked it a lot...be a little more ambitious with the arrangements. I've heard Tremonti talk a lot about he was trying to capture a "70's" vibe on this, and the musicians of the 70's were nothing if not ambitious.

4.) More solos!

5.) More bending and wailing in the solos!

6.) If I hear another ballad with a "name-that-chord-progression" affliction I'll scream. Tremonti should put every song in a different modal tuning(like a Michael Hedges tuning) and learn the new chords: he changes guitars for every song anyway live. And even with regard to solos, now that Myles is in the band, Myles could play all the tuning stuff and Trem can follow in standard live, like what Pearl Jam does.

7.) I don't think Myles should have so much "inflection" in his voice all the time. Maybe I'm just going by his appearence in the movie "Rock Star," where he had none of these problems, but he sounds like he's trying to be mostly inflection and not much pure "note."



What do you think? Detractors? Disagreements? Suggestions?

(let's get the thread moving again, shall we? :thumb



PS: how good is Myles anyway? He played guitar in his last band, right?[/QUOTE]



I agree with a lot of what you said but here are some things....



1. More solos but not shred solos, i a like the amount of shred solos he has on one day remains but lets get some nice non shred solos too.



2. I think more hard songs but ballads are good because a lot of people like them and you have to have some soft songs once in awhile.



3. I like myles inflection.....it gives more life to the music.



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Stuff i would add......



1. bass solos......



2. drum solos.........



3. some prog songs, just a couple.



4. and a lot of what you talked about.

That fast solo in that one song caught me by suprise. I thought that it just didn't seem to fit. But that's my opinion.

I think since now Mike And Scott p. is over with Scott stapp.....they sound way better.....Alter Bridge Rocks

[QUOTE=DekWannaBFlea]I agree with a lot of what you said but here are some things....

1. More solos but not shred solos, i a like the amount of shred solos he has on one day remains but lets get some nice non shred solos too.

2. I think more hard songs but ballads are good because a lot of people like them and you have to have some soft songs once in awhile.

3. I like myles inflection.....it gives more life to the music.

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Stuff i would add......

1. bass solos......

2. drum solos.........

3. some prog songs, just a couple.

4. and a lot of what you talked about.[/QUOTE]

Hmmm....well, to the bass and drum solos, I would say that would not be sooo great...I dunno, I'd like to hear Phillips and Marshall throw down some amazing backbeats first.
A prog song from Alter Bridge would be neat! I think they could do it well, mostly based on "Who's Got My Back?" which I'm liking more and more all the time...although I'm not entirely sure they should make such a shift right away. I believe they are easily capable of putting one out if they so chose.

And as far as solos, I would like just more soloing in general(there are only five out of the eleven songs), and I mentioned that I would like more bending and wailing in the solos.

I have no problem with the fact that Myles has inflection, it just doesn't seem natural. It's very Stapp-like in spots, and based on his awesome wailing in the scene in "Rock Star" which kicks my ***(especially cause it's Myles!), I think he's doing it a little on purpose. I wish he wouldn't.

Anybody? MadCreedFan? Know how good Myles actually is on guitar?

Myles is wicked on the guitar, he was the lead guitarist for the Mayfield Four and played some wicked solos.

Some of his best work are in songs called Eden, Believe, Don't Walk Away and Suckerpunch.

Got some pics of the band live for you from some m8s from the AB forum that went to the London gig. Click on them for a larger picture.

[IMG]http://img17.exs.cx/img17/4465/AlterBridgeLive1.th.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img17.exs.cx/img17/1338/AlterBridgeLive9.th.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img59.exs.cx/img59/6829/AlterBridgeLive4.th.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://img59.exs.cx/img59/4141/AlterBridgeLive8.th.jpg[/IMG]

I have some more i'll probably put up later.