Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)

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Ubik wrote: Thu May 05, 2022 5:19 pm Yeah not crazy about that as a cover, I'm with Kev that it's just a tour image. Even looks something of a piece with an old Walk the Sky tour poster - https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/proje ... 2abe35.jpg

We're actually way off track with the current thread cycle, we should've moved on to the ABVII - Studio/Recording Thread by now.
I wanted the shirt of that tour poster and go to a show from that tour. It was probably, to me, the best line-up of the album cycle. AB/BSC/Saint Asonia.

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peapod0609 wrote: Thu May 05, 2022 4:23 pm So ladies and gentleman, question....

Should we change the name of the thread to "Pawns and Kings" instead of Alter Bridge VII now that Mark confirmed the album title? :D
Yasss.

I really dig the name.
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peapod0609 wrote: Thu May 05, 2022 4:23 pm So ladies and gentleman, question....

Should we change the name of the thread to "Pawns and Kings" instead of Alter Bridge VII now that Mark confirmed the album title? :D
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One hope I have for the new album - we hear less new music prior to the release day. 5 songs was too much in my opinion - I know it's the trend, but it does leave less in the way of surprises come release day. If just 2 got released, I'd be happy. Not trying to tell anyone how to do their job here, just my opinion!

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Trenthetfield wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 7:09 am One hope I have for the new album - we hear less new music prior to the release day. 5 songs was too much in my opinion - I know it's the trend, but it does leave less in the way of surprises come release day. If just 2 got released, I'd be happy. Not trying to tell anyone how to do their job here, just my opinion!
I actually agree with this! Having heard almost half the album by the time it came out, somehow made it less exciting. I may just avoid them this time if that many are released.
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Merinda wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 7:39 am
Trenthetfield wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 7:09 am One hope I have for the new album - we hear less new music prior to the release day. 5 songs was too much in my opinion - I know it's the trend, but it does leave less in the way of surprises come release day. If just 2 got released, I'd be happy. Not trying to tell anyone how to do their job here, just my opinion!
I actually agree with this! Having heard almost half the album by the time it came out, somehow made it less exciting. I may just avoid them this time if that many are released.
I only listened to Wouldn’t You Rather before WTS was released and think I enjoyed the album much more than I would have if I had already heard half of the songs. Will hopefully do the same for this album if I have the willpower 😂

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"pawn & a king" is a lyric from frank sinatra "that's life". Maybe the album title was a mark title.

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nagpo wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 10:42 pm "pawn & a king" is a lyric from frank sinatra "that's life". Maybe the album title was a mark title.
According to Tim Tournier on Facebook it was a Myles title.

"Totally true story, Myles brought in a song called Pawn & Kings and Mark brought in a song call King (since renamed).. everyone went, “well, we have a theme!”

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oh. so what's the theme then? are they going political again?

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We have no clue, yet. They probably will given the events that has taken place in the world for the last two years, because they are humans like the rest of us and this may be their best outlet to show their thoughts of it if they choose to. If that happens, people can take it or leave it.

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Okay, so how much do we know for sure about the album?

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nagpo wrote: Sun May 08, 2022 10:31 am oh. so what's the theme then? are they going political again?
Every song is about the game of chess.
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Andy92 wrote: Sun May 08, 2022 1:30 pm
nagpo wrote: Sun May 08, 2022 10:31 am oh. so what's the theme then? are they going political again?
Every song is about the game of chess.
Life is a game of chess if one can think about it.

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SHEAKENBAKEN wrote: Sun May 08, 2022 12:35 am
nagpo wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 10:42 pm "pawn & a king" is a lyric from frank sinatra "that's life". Maybe the album title was a mark title.
According to Tim Tournier on Facebook it was a Myles title.

"Totally true story, Myles brought in a song called Pawn & Kings and Mark brought in a song call King (since renamed).. everyone went, “well, we have a theme!”
It would be cool to be a fly on the wall and watch how the band shapes a Myles song or a Mark song into an Alter Bridge song. I must admit, lately I get the vibe that Alter Bridge is two solo artists putting their work into a blender :lol

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Next album cycle: two songs that contain the word "deny". "Aha, looks like we have a theme!" :D
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I'm into the title and the cover. WTS art was a significant step up from the likes of Fortress, Cauterize, Dust, and TLH - and I like this even more. I also like that the blackbird / crow has become their signature. Appropriate.

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anguyen92 wrote: Sun May 08, 2022 2:04 pm
Andy92 wrote: Sun May 08, 2022 1:30 pm
nagpo wrote: Sun May 08, 2022 10:31 am oh. so what's the theme then? are they going political again?
Every song is about the game of chess.
Life is a game of chess if one can think about it.
My bet is that the lyrics are actual quotes from chess textbooks.

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Maybe it's about t-ball again a la Take the Crown. Pawns and Kings were the names of two teams and Myles was on one of them :lol
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Unironically this ^
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SHEAKENBAKEN wrote: Sun May 08, 2022 12:35 am According to Tim Tournier on Facebook it was a Myles title.

"Totally true story, Myles brought in a song called Pawn & Kings and Mark brought in a song call King (since renamed).. everyone went, “well, we have a theme!”
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