Blackbird

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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0602517474031 Label: Universal Manufacturer: Universal Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Universal Release Date: 2007-10-08 Running Time: 63 Studio: Universal
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Somekindamonster Comment: The second album from Alter Bridge had a very, very hard task... follow up 'One Day Remains'. How many bands falter and fail to even match their debut offering? These guys don't. Simple as that. This may be more gritty than ODR but that don't mean they compromise the melody or quality of song. I'll admit it took 2 or 3 plays to appreciate some tracks, but that's because these guys have progressed. Where as 'ODR' is instantly etched into your mind with its catchy choruses and odd meaty riff, this album grabs you by the throat with tracks 'Come To Life' and 'White Knuckles'; comforts you with 'Brand New Start' and 'Before Tomorrow Comes'; melts you with 'Watch Over You' and just simply catches your breath with 'Blackbird'. Myles Kennedy's vocals are stunning. Make no mistake, Chris Cornell has a serious contender for that top spot, if he hasn't already been knocked off it! As for Mark Tremonti; he is playing out of his skin, and is developing into a legend! I had the good fortune to watch them on this tour and they delivered in style. These guys are the real deal and surely the 'outside' world is going to catch on and deserved recognition is just a Led Zep tour away!!!!! I honestly can't praise this band enough. In a day and age when good music, nay, great music is few and far between, we need bands like Alter Bridge. Customer Rating: Summary: Harder, Louder, it's Alter Bridge Comment: Blackbird, Alter Bridge's second studio album and the follow up to One Day Remains, is another quality collection of Hard Rock, slighty harder than it's predecessor but musically stronger. Lyrically, Myles Kennedy contributes more on this album, after all One Day Remains was written mostly before he joined. The result is an accomplished rock album bursting with distorted guitar riffs, elegent choruses and brilliant solos, Alter Bridge have delivered a truly unique album. It's a shame it appears to have sold less well then One Day Remains, that's tough on Alter Bridge because overall this is a better album. It'a a less mainstream rock sound, but no-one can deny Alter Bridge have progressed here, and no-one can knock them for that. Best Track: "Brand New Start" Customer Rating: Summary: Alterbridge - Deserve to be Huge Comment: This album along with their first I just can't stop listening to. Vocals, guitar riffs top notch. Composition of all the songs great - even the slower tracks are listenable to. "Ties That Bind" is stunning. "Blackbird" takes me back to the earlier days of heavy rock. I could go on waxing lyrical on the greatness of this album but the easiest thing is to say if you like heavy rock with imaginative well composed tracks with incredible vocals and guitar work - go out, buy it and treasure it! Customer Rating: Summary: Blackbird - stunning Comment: Stumbled across Alter Bridge just looking for something new to listen to. Bought 'One Day Remains' first and right from the first track I knew this is the kind of music I'd missed - something of substance, class and melody. This band is complete - superb....but anyway back to Blackbird - don't care to be honest about the rest of the tracks Blackbird is absolutely, totally, stunningly captivating - and having listened to it over 30 times in the last 6 days I've still got a long way to go before I'm bored of it.....the only song to rival it this decade if Sober (my December) by Kelly Clarkson (listen to it before you judge!!!).... Brilliant - I only hope they don't break up or fade into mediocrity Customer Rating: Summary: Blackbird soars above! Comment: The second album from Alterbridge is great considering the story behind it - after splitting up from sony records (which I thought maybe the end of Alterbridge) they sign with universal & release an album of sheer rock riffage. The album doesn't slow down pace at all (until it gets to the balladic watch over you - which is a great song by the way!). I have already been promoting the album with friends & so far have gotten thumbs up - I would love 2 see these guys in concert as think this album would sound great being played live - I can only hope the UK record buying public allow themselves time 2 listen to this album as there are songs on this album which could enter the charts - I wont detail them as many others have done in previous reviews - All I can say is buy this album u won't be disappointed More Reviews