Album Rating: 4.5

Diggin the new album so far



Aw damnmit, a not so heavy less riffy radio pop rockish song just came up. This is where the usually struggle, lol

Album Rating: 4.0

Probably an unpopular opinion but All Ends Well is one of my favourite songs on this. Album is great but I have to be in the right mood for it, can get pretty grating after a while.

Album Rating: 4.5

I love All Ends Well too, the chorus is so grand. Even though it is a little cheesy, Miles' vocal performance is so stellar.

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

The songs that slap create Earth craters

Are you just bumping every AB thread now?

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Nah too much work

Calm the fire is still mint

Album Rating: 4.0

relistening to some of this while reviewing the new one. "Waters Rising" has such a sick riff, def one of their best

Album Rating: 4.0

It's so strange how this record is so much better than anything that came after it

Album Rating: 4.0

Band declined after this for sure

Album Rating: 4.5

This was indeed a pretty high water mark career wise..



Setting aside the fact that I'm a hardcore AB fan, I think the really really bad production on TLH and WTS really hurt those albums' appeal. Shit grates on the ears after seconds and crushes out a lot of the little details, changeups and flourishes AB loves to put in their songs.. I would give a lot for a proper remix/re-record of those 2 ... Pawns and Kings is a banger and is a little underrated IMO

Album Rating: 4.0

Pawns and Kings had some nice songs and indeed has quite horrid production. But I think production is not the only thing making those records worse than this, these songs are just so much more adventurous it seems.