Marching In Time

[SHEAKENBAKEN]

all right, fuck it. ordered both the best buy exclusive and the tremonti store exclusive.

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[scarecrow]

i have to go to my storage unit to get my record player.

[SHEAKENBAKEN]

Well that's convenient then! I just hope to get them on iTunes sometime next year

[scarecrow]

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[scarecrow]

ahhhh another double post

[CrowsOnAWire]

https://tuonelamagazine.com/review-trem ... ng-in-time

REVIEW: Tremonti – Marching In Time
By Jani L. -September 28, 2021031

Mark Tremonti is a guitarist best known for his six-stringed contribution to the sonic stew of the bands CREED and ALTER BRIDGE, though “contribution” in this context does sound like an understatement, as he was a founding member of both bands and his explosive guitarism has certainly laced many a song of these hard-rock juggernauts with a distinct signature touch. His prolific guitar-playing and punchy hard rock vocals shine through in his solo-endeavor as well: TREMONTI. Following the band’s conceptual 2018 opus, “A Dying Machine,” they released their fifth studio offering, “Marching In Time,” on September 24th, 2021, via Napalm Records. The new album is a class-A proof of concept that, even after having been tapped pretty hard for the past… eh, 40 years, hard-rock is a music vein that still has the potential to create resonance beyond the confines of murky garages and sweaty rock venues where the clichéd power-chord progression E-A-D echoes ad infinitum. It is not about the clichés themselves, but how you use them. If the truth is said, the new TREMONTI outing is not exactly spinning into unpredictable new directions, but it implements the age-old formulas of hard-rock exceptionally well. Yes, you may have heard this a million times over already, yet the music sounds fresh somehow. I reckon it boils down to the raw power of the delivery: the attitude. Jazz legend Miles Davis put it rather eloquently, “The note is only twenty percent. The attitude of the motherfucker who plays it is eighty percent.” I beg to agree.

The album does not give the listener any slack upfront. It opens with the subtly thrash-induced, uptempo riff-o-rama of a track, “A World Away.” The hard-rocking power-riffs are counterbalanced with the occasional thrash assault, laying out the blueprint for the whole album, really. At its most pop-tinged and vintage hard-rock, the album sounds almost like something you would have listened to while cruising down the Santa Monica Boulevard, say, in 1984 – you know, wearing the pastel-shaded and embroidered Lacoste polo-shirt and RayBan Wayfarer sunglasses. The next thing you know, the song kicks you in the groin with a machine-gun riff that pushes you down the memory lane back to the heydays of metal-thrashing madness. Unlike so many other bands that revisit the hard-rock days of yonder, TREMONTI embraces the hard-rock aesthetics without irony. They say it like they really mean it – and it is beautiful.

For a purist thrasher, the album is probably infested with one too many catchy choruses. In fact, most of them are genuine earworms. Of course, it helps with the powerful delivery that Mark Tremonti has such a golden hard rock voice. It is slightly reminiscent of his bandmate, Myles Kennedy, from ALTER BRIDGE. You cannot really go wrong with a voice like that. Regardless of the fact that the lyrics deal with dismal themes such as loss and heartbreak, the delivery still projects a somewhat positive, empowering vibe on the album as a whole. Maybe it also stems from the fact that all the songs are rather up-tempo-ish. There are no delicate love ballads or funeral marching on this album, so this outing makes for a perfect soundtrack for a gym workout or a casual run in the woods. Even the slower numbers have a decent amount of punch in them.

If I was to pick the one song that somehow stands out in this rather coherent selection of killer songs, my song of choice would be the title track, closing the album and brushing up against the 8-minute mark. You do not see lengthy epics such as this on the stereotypical hard-rock offering. The song is about staying on the path, even though the world around is falling apart. It is a message that bears an uncanny relevance at this very moment. In terms of music, the song is crafted with meticulous care to drive the point home unequivocally. I have a feeling that I just might have to add every song on this album to my Spotify playlist – and better yet, being such an anally retentive music junkie, now that the album is out already, I think I need to pay the record shop a visit ASAP. It is hard to imagine a better way to spend a casual Saturday evening than by listening to TREMONTI with a cold glass of craft beer. Oh, boy – does this album kick some serious ass!

[billdrambis]

Is anyone else still waiting for their Tremonti store pre-order?

Yep.

[George]

After a few listens I can say it's such a good album.

It feels to me that each Tremonti album is better than Alter Bridge. It's kind of sad how AB sound/lyrics doesn't connect to me the way it did on the first albums.

[Crumbso]

Still really enjoying this album but man that bass drum really is too much. Listening loud on a good system and the booming just drowns out the instrumental melodies.

[scarecrow]

the vinyl is significantly easier on the ears.

[SHEAKENBAKEN]

the vinyl is significantly easier on the ears.

Did you think the 2 bonus tracks were worth the extra purchase? Are they definite bonus tracks or could they also have gone on the album? What are the lyrics

[scarecrow]

fuck yeah, forgive myself is a blend of ghost of days gone by, never say die / outright, and take you with me. undoubtedly didn't fit on the album but i like it a lot!!

[scarecrow]

the vinyl is significantly easier on the ears.

Did you think the 2 bonus tracks were worth the extra purchase? Are they definite bonus tracks or could they also have gone on the album? What are the lyrics

only the one bonus track on this copy. the other is coming with the tremonti store vinyl.

i genuinely love it. well worth it.

[SHEAKENBAKEN]

Oh I thought you had recieved both today

[scarecrow]

Oh I thought you had recieved both today

i picked up the best buy exclusive from best buy! the other one's being shipped.

[scarecrow]

only problem is it's brickwalled to hell, significantly louder than the rest of the record. oh well. it'll do until we get the digital version.

[SHEAKENBAKEN]

only problem is it's brickwalled to hell, significantly louder than the rest of the record. oh well. it'll do until we get the digital version.

Is that just the way it sounds on the vinyl normally? What if the digital version is brickwalled too

[Kreuger]

Sad to say after one listen that this album does absolutely nothing for me. Not a single song stuck out. I will give it some more tries to see if it grows but I doubt it.

[scarecrow]

only problem is it's brickwalled to hell, significantly louder than the rest of the record. oh well. it'll do until we get the digital version.

Is that just the way it sounds on the vinyl normally? What if the digital version is brickwalled too

the rest of my vinyl is moderately dynamic. moderately.

this track isn't, i'm sure because it wasn't mastered at the same time as the rest. the digital version may indeed sound terrible. but i'm enjoying the song even more with each listen. it's one of the most 80s-sounding songs mark has ever made imo. some van halen and journey vibes.

[scarecrow]

Forgive Myself:

(Verse)
If I could mend my pride
Retrace my footsteps
Relive my days
Just how far am I willing to go
Embrace my worst
Admit my mistakes
Go down that road
It's a long, long way to go
A long way to go

(Chorus)
And now I feel it way down deep inside
I know I fail, I know you're right
I just can't help myself
I need it now more than you can know
I need the strength to rise and go
I will redeem myself

(Verse)
Give way and break my fall
Secure my standing
Renew my hope
Just how far are you willing to go
To let me feel
To hide your distaste
To let me thrive
One more time just before I go, just before I go
Just before I go

(Chorus)
And now I feel it way down deep inside
I know I fail, I know you're right
I just can't help myself
I need it now more than you can know
I need the strength to rise and go
I will redeem myself
I will redeem myself
I will redeem myself

(Bridge)
All I ever learned was how to fight
And take no chances, brace for life
Come to me before the day is gone
Don't let me dare to walk alone

(Chorus)
And now I feel it way down deep inside
I know I fail, I know you're right
I just can't help myself
I need it now more than you can know
I need the strength to rise and go
I will redeem myself

(Solo)

(Outro)
I will redeem myself
I will redeem myself