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by CrowsOnAWire
Tue Oct 18, 2022 7:03 am
Forum: Alter Bridge
Topic: Pawns & Kings – post release reactions & user reviews
Replies: 96
Views: 15175

Re: Pawns & Kings – post release reactions & user reviews

Several listens in, here is my (current) song ranking:

Last Man Standing
Fable of the Silent Son
This is War
Pawns & Kings
Dead Among The Living
Silver Tongue
Sin After Sin
Stay
Season of Promise
Holiday
by CrowsOnAWire
Tue Oct 18, 2022 5:21 am
Forum: Alter Bridge
Topic: Best and worst Alterbridge album
Replies: 259
Views: 63602

Re: Best and worst Alterbridge album

Fortress Blackbird P&K ODR WTS AB III TLH It's funny, I rank WTS third to last but I really like the album, so it shows how strong AB's back catalogue is. Likewise with TLH, there are some incredible songs on there, but I just think the album is a little overcooked and not as consistent as their...
by CrowsOnAWire
Tue Oct 18, 2022 5:17 am
Forum: Alter Bridge
Topic: Pawns & Kings - Rate the songs - Poll
Replies: 17
Views: 2825

Re: Pawns & Kings - Rate the songs - Poll

Several listens in, here is my (current) song ranking:

Last Man Standing
Fable of the Silent Son
This is War
Pawns & Kings
Dead Among The Living
Silver Tongue
Sin After Sin
Stay
Season of Promise
Holiday
by CrowsOnAWire
Tue Oct 18, 2022 5:15 am
Forum: Alter Bridge
Topic: Ranking 'The Epics'
Replies: 29
Views: 4615

Re: Ranking 'The Epics'

Funny, I had the exact same idea for a thread!

However, there are a couple of "epics" that you've missed out. The most obvious being Fortress! I'd also say Calm The Fire could be considered an epic if we are including songs such as WDTTW.

I'd maybe also include Pawns & Kings.
by CrowsOnAWire
Sun Oct 16, 2022 7:05 pm
Forum: Alter Bridge
Topic: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)
Replies: 2158
Views: 189832

Re: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)

https://youtu.be/g8SufANSP2U 4:15 here might be of interest. Just supports my point of incoherentness. Throwing ideas from 3 totally different songs into one track doesn't really work, unless you make the transitions really good but then still, faced with 3 very different beasts it's hard to make i...
by CrowsOnAWire
Sun Oct 16, 2022 10:23 am
Forum: Alter Bridge
Topic: Pawns & Kings – post release reactions & user reviews
Replies: 96
Views: 15175

Re: Pawns & Kings – post release reactions & user reviews

This is AB’s strongest album since Fortress (which is their best album IMO). The standout tracks to me are This is War, Fable, Last Man Standing and Pawns & Kings. All of these I’d rate at 10/10. The next tranche I’d rate between 7.5 and 9/10 - Silver Tongue, Dead Amongst the Living, Sin after ...
by CrowsOnAWire
Sat Oct 15, 2022 1:16 pm
Forum: Alter Bridge
Topic: Pawns & Kings – post release reactions & user reviews
Replies: 96
Views: 15175

Re: Pawns & Kings – post release reactions & user reviews

This is AB’s strongest album since Fortress (which is their best album IMO). The standout tracks to me are This is War, Fable, Last Man Standing and Pawns & Kings. All of these I’d rate at 10/10. The next tranche I’d rate between 7.5 and 9/10 - Silver Tongue, Dead Amongst the Living, Sin after S...
by CrowsOnAWire
Fri Oct 14, 2022 9:11 am
Forum: Alter Bridge
Topic: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)
Replies: 2158
Views: 189832

Re: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)

Currently pegging the album at about an 8/10. Very impressed. The highpoints are Fable, Last Man Standing, This is War, Pawns & Kings. The songs just below would be Dead Amongst the Living, Silver Tongue, Sin After Sin. The simply good songs are Stay and Seasons of Promise The lowpoint (if you c...
by CrowsOnAWire
Fri Oct 14, 2022 5:02 am
Forum: Alter Bridge
Topic: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)
Replies: 2158
Views: 189832

Re: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)

https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/alter-bridges-pawns-and-kings-this-is-the-rolls-royce-of-alter-bridge-records Alter Bridge's Pawns & Kings: this is the Rolls-Royce of Alter Bridge records Arena rockers Alter Bridge rediscover their inner Metallica on what might be their best album yet, Pawns...
by CrowsOnAWire
Thu Oct 13, 2022 8:37 pm
Forum: Alter Bridge
Topic: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)
Replies: 2158
Views: 189832

Re: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)

Apple Music has a review and track by track breakdown from Mark and Myles: For their seventh album, rock troupe Alter Bridge decided to take a different approach from that of their 2019 full-length, Walk the Sky. “Before we embarked on the songwriting process for Pawns & Kings, we agreed that it...
by CrowsOnAWire
Thu Oct 13, 2022 8:33 pm
Forum: Alter Bridge
Topic: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)
Replies: 2158
Views: 189832

Re: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)

Does anybody notice a similarity between the main riff of Dead Among the Living and the main riff of Come To life? I love it, specially on 00:17 to 00:36 Funny you should say that. This is from Apple Music: “Dead Among the Living” Mark Tremonti: “This was one of the songs I brought to the table. I ...
by CrowsOnAWire
Thu Oct 13, 2022 5:20 am
Forum: Alter Bridge
Topic: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)
Replies: 2158
Views: 189832

Re: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)

https://allmusicmagazine.com/alter-bridge-release-their-seventh-studio-album-pawns-kings-on-october-14-2022/ True since their formation in 2004, Alter Bridge has released a studio album like clockwork every three years. From the ashes of the band Creed, this Orlando band’s latest, Pawns & Kings ...
by CrowsOnAWire
Thu Oct 13, 2022 5:00 am
Forum: Alter Bridge
Topic: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)
Replies: 2158
Views: 189832

Re: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)

Good interview with some comments on the new album:

ALTER BRIDGE ON THEIR LACK OF MAINSTREAM RECOGNITION, 15 YEARS OF BLACKBIRD AND WHY THEY NEED A GIMMICK

https://guitar.com/features/interviews/ ... blackbird/
by CrowsOnAWire
Thu Oct 13, 2022 4:48 am
Forum: Alter Bridge
Topic: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)
Replies: 2158
Views: 189832

Re: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)

https://wallofsoundau.com/2022/10/12/alter-bridge-pawns-kings-album-review/ Alter Bridge – Pawns & Kings (Album Review) Posted on October 12, 2022 There are a lot of bands that you could say are synonymous with the hard rock genre, including the Florida quartet of Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall, ...
by CrowsOnAWire
Wed Oct 12, 2022 10:21 am
Forum: Alter Bridge
Topic: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)
Replies: 2158
Views: 189832

Re: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)

I'm not going to copy/paste the entire interview, but some interesting sections. Click through into the link if you want to read it all. https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/237251/9 'The New Move Was Less Is More': Myles Kennedy On Alter Bridge's 'Pawns & Kings' ‘The Last Hero’ was quite a ...
by CrowsOnAWire
Wed Oct 12, 2022 9:49 am
Forum: Alter Bridge
Topic: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)
Replies: 2158
Views: 189832

Re: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)

https://rocknloadmag.com/news/alter-bridge-pawns-kings-album-review/ ALTER BRIDGE // PAWNS & KINGS // ALBUM REVIEW 10/10 For nearly twenty years Alter Bridge has been one of the most consistent bands around, delivering brilliant albums one after the other and this latest offering is no different...
by CrowsOnAWire
Wed Oct 12, 2022 8:28 am
Forum: Alter Bridge
Topic: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)
Replies: 2158
Views: 189832

Re: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)

https://boolintunes.com/2022/10/11/album-review-alter-bridge-pawns-kings/ ALBUM REVIEW: Alter Bridge – Pawns & Kings October 11, 2022Maximo David “A raging fire from the depths of hell, a wicked foe.” While I’m not totally convinced by the concept, I think if I had to define what my biggest guil...
by CrowsOnAWire
Wed Oct 12, 2022 6:29 am
Forum: Alter Bridge
Topic: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)
Replies: 2158
Views: 189832

Re: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)

https://www.moshville.co.uk/reviews/album-review/2022/10/album-review-alter-bridge-pawns-and-kings/ Album Review: Alter Bridge – Pawns and Kings What’s left to say about Alter Bridge that hasn’t been said? As a band closing in on finishing their second decade and no signs of slowing momentum, the mo...
by CrowsOnAWire
Tue Oct 11, 2022 12:50 pm
Forum: Alter Bridge
Topic: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)
Replies: 2158
Views: 189832

Re: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)

https://distortedsoundmag.com/album-review-pawns-kings-alter-bridge/ ALBUM REVIEW: Pawns & Kings – Alter Bridge October 11, 2022 Graham Ray Alter Bridge, Cosa Nostra PR, Napalm Records, Pawns & Kings Inanely loathed by certain areas of the music fandom, The Hard Rock Kings are back with thei...
by CrowsOnAWire
Mon Oct 10, 2022 4:11 pm
Forum: Alter Bridge
Topic: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)
Replies: 2158
Views: 189832

Re: Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)