"My Champion" Lyric Video

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"My Champion" Lyric Video

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I like it more with each listen. It's simple, has some cliche lyrics but that isn't necessarily bad. Overall it seems like the type of song Alter Bridge always release first, very solid but will more than likely be overshadowed by the rest of the album when it comes out. Very Rise Today esque.
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Good melody but just okay lyrically.

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First of all - the lyric video is awesome imo, much better than the one for SMAL.

After the first listen I'd say this song is a nice AB song which can fit perfectly in a great album like Ghosts in ABIII (song itself for me mediocre) for instance. For me it's often the whole album which makes songs sound kinda different in the mix, just seeing this song by itself it is good, definitely not disappointing, but not absolutely awesome, too.

I like the way Myles sings, it's defintely not the Slash voice (just pointing it out for people who complained about in SMAL and thought thatevery song on the album would be sung in the Slash voice ;P) :mkrules
Aaaaaand great solo again.

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That is one hell of a lyric video.

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I'm enjoying it! Its good to have a change of pace and indulge in AB's "uplifting" side. However, is it me or does the start of the solo just sound a bit odd?

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That intro lick sounds weird. Just like the chorus of SMAL that lick has a pretty weird rhythm.
I still don't like the chorus. Reminds me too much of Volbeat... only in higher.
All in all it's better than I expected. If this is the only song with that style, I'm cool with it. At least i like it much more than "All Ends Well".

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Also the finger picked intro reminded me of Bon Jovi's "Say It Isn't So"....a bit.
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Hadn't seen the lyrics video yet this morning. You can tell they put a lot of effort in it. Really love it.

Musically and vocally I think it's an incredible song. The lyrics are incredibly to-the-point in the chorus, and at first I was kinda worried about that, but I think it works really well in the context of the song. The pre chorus (which is amazing) really builds up to it.

I love it when the main riff returns in the outro, but without the stops. Myles backing vocals in the bridge, the pre chorus.... Such a good song!

The intro is a totally a nod to For Those About To Rock btw :D

Edit: Solo starts -> video shows Myles singing :D
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Timotheus wrote:
Edit: Solo starts -> video shows Myles singing :D
Yeah thought that was quite strange!

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antiwal wrote:
Timotheus wrote:
Edit: Solo starts -> video shows Myles singing :D
Yeah thought that was quite strange!
Myles is so good his singing the guitar solo Mark is phoning it in

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The intro sounds like it was written by AC/DC in 1981.
The guitar lick that starts at 0:17 has a typical Breton vibe (for those who don't know it's a French region).
I can't help but think of Matamath when I hear it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKb9G3XX4lw
I'm not implying it's a ripoff or something, but that's the kind of vibe I'm hearing.

Aside from that, I like it better than Ghosts.
Not a fan of Myles' nasal tone once again, but that's his choice after all.

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chtimixeur wrote:The intro sounds like it was written by AC/DC in 1981.
The guitar lick that starts at 0:17 has a typical Breton vibe (for those who don't know it's a French region).
I can't help but think of Matamath when I hear it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKb9G3XX4lw
I'm not implying it's a ripoff or something, but that's the kind of vibe I'm hearing.

Aside from that, I like it better than Ghosts.
Not a fan of Myles' nasal tone once again, but that's his choice after all.

Better than Ghosts
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Raven wrote:

Better than Ghosts
:fingerwag
Really hard to say, of course, always a matter of taste, but besides that (;P) - the "I don't wanna die" part and following solo makes Ghosts for me outstanding, the verses in Ghosts are very mediocre imo, but they are the best part of My Champion. So the overall My Champion song wins for me against Ghosts, but the epicness is kinda missing.


Hard to explain. :yes

ps: ...and they do not really have to be compared, just wanted to give my two cents :peace

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Liked this lyric video more than I did the SMAL one.

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Am I the only one that hears Zachs Song from School Of Rock in the intro?
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Mr.Vlado wrote:
Raven wrote:

Better than Ghosts
:fingerwag
Really hard to say, of course, always a matter of taste, but besides that (;P) - the "I don't wanna die" part and following solo makes Ghosts for me outstanding, the verses in Ghosts are very mediocre imo, but they are the best part of My Champion. So the overall My Champion song wins for me against Ghosts, but the epicness is kinda missing.


Hard to explain. :yes

ps: …and they do not really have to be compared, just wanted to give my two cents :peace

Ghosts is one of AB's best songs top 10 for me easily, i think in a recent poll [not here] it made top 10 as well

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foz wrote:Am I the only one that hears Zachs Song from School Of Rock in the intro?
That was an AC/DC tribute as well.
For all of the hope that it brings...

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I love how the rhythm of the drums in the verses are really close to the rhythm of the drums in Metalingus.
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Liking it even more a day later.
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