Showing posts with label Alter Bridge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alter Bridge. Show all posts
Friday, April 29, 2011
Stuck In My Head 4.29.2011
Coeur D'alene
by Alter Bridge
When all the lights are faded
The encore’s come and gone
And I can’t take this no more
Well I can’t keep pretending
I just can’t play the part
I need the solace of her shores
Coeur d’Alene is calling out
And it won’t be long
Coeur d’Alene I’m coming now
Will I still belong
I look into the mirror
I don’t know who I am
A life so torn apart
I still long for the simple
I’m just a common man
Ye with this aching heart
Coeur d’Alene is calling out
And it won’t be long
Coeur d’Alene I’m coming now
Will I still belong
Safe at last in your arms
I’m safe at last in your arms
Coeur d’Alene is calling out
Where its water is calm
Coeur d’Alene I’m coming now
And it won’t be long
And it won’t be long
And it won’t be long
Safe at last
(and it won’t be long)
I’m safe at last
(and it won’t be long)
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Stuck In My Head 4.19.2011
Was listening to the 3 Alter Bridge albums on shuffle during my long trek to work this AM...
Watch Over You
By Alter Bridge
Leaves are on the ground
Fall has come
Blue skies turning gray
Like my love
I tried to carry you
And make you whole
But it was never enough
I must go
Who is gonna save you
When I'm gone?
And who'll watch over you
When I'm gone?
You say you care for me
But hide it well
How can you love someone
And not yourself?
[Chorus]
And when I'm gone
Who will break your fall?
Who will you blame?
I can't go on
And let you lose it all
It's more than I can take
Who'll ease your pain?
Ease your pain
Who is gonna save you when I'm gone?
Who'll watch over you?
Who will give you strength when you're not strong.
Who'll watch over you when I've gone away?
Snow is on the ground
Winters come
You long to hear my voice
But I'm long gone
Watch Over You
By Alter Bridge
Leaves are on the ground
Fall has come
Blue skies turning gray
Like my love
I tried to carry you
And make you whole
But it was never enough
I must go
Who is gonna save you
When I'm gone?
And who'll watch over you
When I'm gone?
You say you care for me
But hide it well
How can you love someone
And not yourself?
[Chorus]
And when I'm gone
Who will break your fall?
Who will you blame?
I can't go on
And let you lose it all
It's more than I can take
Who'll ease your pain?
Ease your pain
Who is gonna save you when I'm gone?
Who'll watch over you?
Who will give you strength when you're not strong.
Who'll watch over you when I've gone away?
Snow is on the ground
Winters come
You long to hear my voice
But I'm long gone
Monday, February 7, 2011
Stuck in My Head 2.7.2011
And actually quite relevant to my mindset at this moment, as well.
Breathe Again
Breathe Again
I have played the part
I have all but lost my soul
And I have sacrificed for what it’s worth I just don’t know
In the silence of my heart
There is a distant call
Yeah...
It beckons me to stand apart.
So I set out on my own
Just to breath again
Touch the light that calls me home
Just to reach the end
Where I'm free to breathe again
Ohhh...
Through the suffering through the misery and pain
Never anything but the will to see the day
Yeahh...
When the promise might be born
Light the spark within
Yeahh...
Cause I can’t take it anymore.
So I set out on my own
Just to breath again
Touch the light that calls me home
Just to reach the end
Well I’m free to breathe again.
Well I am free to roam
And set out on my own
To rise above the hands that try to hold me down
Before the end
I know I’ll breathe again to find my way
So I set out on my own
Just to breath again
Touch the light that calls me home
Just to reach the end
I have all but lost my soul
And I have sacrificed for what it’s worth I just don’t know
In the silence of my heart
There is a distant call
Yeah...
It beckons me to stand apart.
So I set out on my own
Just to breath again
Touch the light that calls me home
Just to reach the end
Where I'm free to breathe again
Ohhh...
Through the suffering through the misery and pain
Never anything but the will to see the day
Yeahh...
When the promise might be born
Light the spark within
Yeahh...
Cause I can’t take it anymore.
So I set out on my own
Just to breath again
Touch the light that calls me home
Just to reach the end
Well I’m free to breathe again.
Well I am free to roam
And set out on my own
To rise above the hands that try to hold me down
Before the end
I know I’ll breathe again to find my way
So I set out on my own
Just to breath again
Touch the light that calls me home
Just to reach the end
I’m leaving today...
I’m leaving today...
I’m leaving today...
Friday, December 3, 2010
Stuck in My Head 12.3.2010
Fallout
Another rebel runs against the grain
A loner is born
He's filled with anguish
Deep within he's dying everyday
To find his way
He is lost
So consumed
Can you feel it
Somewhere in the fallout
He's someone just like you
Who's lost to find the truth
Can you hear him
From the fire he cries out
For the answer to be shown
As he dares to walk the fallout on his own
So frustrated
He walks the light alone
Courage sets him apart
He is so faithless
All he once embraced he now disowns
He let it go
All the while
He still waits
Can you feel it
Somewhere in the fallout
He's someone just like you
Who's lost to find the truth
Can you hear him
From the fire he cries out
For the answer to be shown
As he dares to walk the fallout on his own
Left behind
He's walking
A-burning still he tries
To unearth the meaning to this life
Cast aside, he's weary
A bleeding to behold
Disconnected, still he fights
Truth alone
Can you feel it
Somewhere in the fallout
He's someone just like you
Who's lost to find the truth
Can you hear him
From the fire he cries out
For the answer to be shown
As he dares to walk the fallout on his own
Friday, November 12, 2010
Stuck in My Head 11.12.2010
This appears to be turning into a series. I'm really enjoying the new Alter Bridge disk, especially this track
Ghosts of Days Gone By
-Myles Kennedy
Ghosts of Days Gone By
The misery I know
Like a friend that won’t let go
Is creeping up on me now once again
So I sing this song tonight
To the ghost that will not die
And somehow it seems to haunt me till the end
Do you feel the same
For what was remained
Yesterday is gone, we can’t go back again
Do you ever cry for the ghost of days gone by
I remember summer days
We were young and unafraid
With innocence we’d glide beneath the stars
It seems so long ago
Beyond the life that I now know
Before the years would have their way and break my heart
Do you feel the same
For what was remained
Yesterday is gone, we can’t go back again
Do you ever cry for the ghost of days gone by
And I know it’s drawing closer
With each day I feel the end
I… don’t wanna die
Don’t wanna die, don’t wanna die
I don’t wanna die
Do you feel the same
For what was remained
Yesterday is gone, we can’t go back again
Do you ever cry for the days gone by
Do they haunt you like a ghost until the end
Haunt you till the end, until the end
Until the end, until the end
Like a friend that won’t let go
Is creeping up on me now once again
So I sing this song tonight
To the ghost that will not die
And somehow it seems to haunt me till the end
Do you feel the same
For what was remained
Yesterday is gone, we can’t go back again
Do you ever cry for the ghost of days gone by
I remember summer days
We were young and unafraid
With innocence we’d glide beneath the stars
It seems so long ago
Beyond the life that I now know
Before the years would have their way and break my heart
Do you feel the same
For what was remained
Yesterday is gone, we can’t go back again
Do you ever cry for the ghost of days gone by
And I know it’s drawing closer
With each day I feel the end
I… don’t wanna die
Don’t wanna die, don’t wanna die
I don’t wanna die
Do you feel the same
For what was remained
Yesterday is gone, we can’t go back again
Do you ever cry for the days gone by
Do they haunt you like a ghost until the end
Haunt you till the end, until the end
Until the end, until the end
-Myles Kennedy
Monday, August 16, 2010
The Weekend Distractions
I took in quite a bit of media this weekend.
On Saturday, I downloaded the first Alter Bridge album, One Day Remains.
I enjoyed it quite a bit. In my previous post about their second album, Blackbird, I had spoken about how I had felt, when first exposed to a few tracks from this record, that it sounded like Creed with a better singer. I can't say that's not true, because it is Creed with a better singer. However, I have really grown to be a big fan of Blackbird, and I figured I should give the first album another shot.
It's another solid hard rock album, driven by excellent musicianship, and great vocals. Tracks 2 and 3, One Day Remains and Open Your Eyes, are a really solid 1-2 punch. Heavy and catchy, with a real sense of melody. You can pretty much say that about the whole album.
I dig it.
Then on Sunday, we had to make a Target run. I got some jeans, a shirt, yadda yadda...
Swung by the electronics department and saw this:
Yep, The Black Crowes have re-recorded a bunch of tracks in a more acoustic-driven style, and called the result Croweology. This album is awesome. The tracks are well recorded and very lively. There's a real sense of getting something new and interesting, which is a real danger on projects like this. Chris Robinson sounds fantastic on these numbers, and the whole band seems elevated by the "retro" concept. It's just great stuff. I think it's the best album I've heard this year, but I've had it just a little over 24 hours, so I reserve the right to change my mind.
It's still one of the best, for sure.
After errands and such, Colene and I went to the movies, seeing (and paying for) two films.
The Kids Are All Right
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful movie.
A snapshot of a modern family life. Funny and touching in equal turns with great performances all around. I'm a big Mark Ruffalo fan, and his turn here as Paul is the sort of great, honest work he's known for. Really, the heart of the film is Annette Bening and Julianne Moore as Nic and Jules, a long-term lesbian couple, who happened to use Paul's deposit at a sperm bank to bear two, now teen aged, children.
The plot gets rolling when the kids, Joni and Laser, decide they want to find their biological father. Paul's entrance into this family ends up revealing not only the fissures in their relationships, but also changes him. It sounds very Lifetime movie, but it's so very well done. I was especially happy that Paul is not presented as a total loser, which the trailers kind of edged toward. He's a businessman, albeit a non-traditional one. Also, it's nice to see Nic and Jules dealing with the same sorts of "traditional spouse role" problems that plague heterosexual couples.
It's a movie with lots to say about family values, and traditional roles, and gender politics. The joy is that those things are part and parcel of the story being told, rather than something the movie stops for speechifying about.
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Ahh, Scott Pilgrim.
First off, the film is pretty freakin' entertaining, and, if you grew up playing Nintendo-era video games, there's enough Easter Egg material to choke a goat. Fun stuff, and the cast is across the board fine. Yeah, Michael Cera is a bit to passive for the Scott Pilgrim from the comics, but I accepted him as the movie Scott just fine.
My problem is with the sheer density of the material, this film encompasses all 6 graphic novels. Literally hundreds of pages of material, and it clocks in at under 2 hours. I understand the hyperkenetic style of the piece was intentional, but I repeatedly found myself wishing everything could slow down for a second. The books are filled with many wonderful, quiet moments, and the film just sorta blasts them to smithereens.
Of course, that's playing the "the book was better" card, which is hardly fair to anyone. The movie can't be the book, and if it tries to be too hard you end up with Watchmen. Something that looks great, you know was painstakingly crafted, and feels pretty inert. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World never, ever feels inert. It blasts through it's running time, and you come out the other side with a bit of a silly grin. Really, for a summer evening at the movies, that's a pretty great thing.
On Saturday, I downloaded the first Alter Bridge album, One Day Remains.
I enjoyed it quite a bit. In my previous post about their second album, Blackbird, I had spoken about how I had felt, when first exposed to a few tracks from this record, that it sounded like Creed with a better singer. I can't say that's not true, because it is Creed with a better singer. However, I have really grown to be a big fan of Blackbird, and I figured I should give the first album another shot.
It's another solid hard rock album, driven by excellent musicianship, and great vocals. Tracks 2 and 3, One Day Remains and Open Your Eyes, are a really solid 1-2 punch. Heavy and catchy, with a real sense of melody. You can pretty much say that about the whole album.
I dig it.
Then on Sunday, we had to make a Target run. I got some jeans, a shirt, yadda yadda...
Swung by the electronics department and saw this:
Yep, The Black Crowes have re-recorded a bunch of tracks in a more acoustic-driven style, and called the result Croweology. This album is awesome. The tracks are well recorded and very lively. There's a real sense of getting something new and interesting, which is a real danger on projects like this. Chris Robinson sounds fantastic on these numbers, and the whole band seems elevated by the "retro" concept. It's just great stuff. I think it's the best album I've heard this year, but I've had it just a little over 24 hours, so I reserve the right to change my mind.
It's still one of the best, for sure.
After errands and such, Colene and I went to the movies, seeing (and paying for) two films.
The Kids Are All Right
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful movie.
A snapshot of a modern family life. Funny and touching in equal turns with great performances all around. I'm a big Mark Ruffalo fan, and his turn here as Paul is the sort of great, honest work he's known for. Really, the heart of the film is Annette Bening and Julianne Moore as Nic and Jules, a long-term lesbian couple, who happened to use Paul's deposit at a sperm bank to bear two, now teen aged, children.
The plot gets rolling when the kids, Joni and Laser, decide they want to find their biological father. Paul's entrance into this family ends up revealing not only the fissures in their relationships, but also changes him. It sounds very Lifetime movie, but it's so very well done. I was especially happy that Paul is not presented as a total loser, which the trailers kind of edged toward. He's a businessman, albeit a non-traditional one. Also, it's nice to see Nic and Jules dealing with the same sorts of "traditional spouse role" problems that plague heterosexual couples.
It's a movie with lots to say about family values, and traditional roles, and gender politics. The joy is that those things are part and parcel of the story being told, rather than something the movie stops for speechifying about.
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Ahh, Scott Pilgrim.
First off, the film is pretty freakin' entertaining, and, if you grew up playing Nintendo-era video games, there's enough Easter Egg material to choke a goat. Fun stuff, and the cast is across the board fine. Yeah, Michael Cera is a bit to passive for the Scott Pilgrim from the comics, but I accepted him as the movie Scott just fine.
My problem is with the sheer density of the material, this film encompasses all 6 graphic novels. Literally hundreds of pages of material, and it clocks in at under 2 hours. I understand the hyperkenetic style of the piece was intentional, but I repeatedly found myself wishing everything could slow down for a second. The books are filled with many wonderful, quiet moments, and the film just sorta blasts them to smithereens.
Of course, that's playing the "the book was better" card, which is hardly fair to anyone. The movie can't be the book, and if it tries to be too hard you end up with Watchmen. Something that looks great, you know was painstakingly crafted, and feels pretty inert. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World never, ever feels inert. It blasts through it's running time, and you come out the other side with a bit of a silly grin. Really, for a summer evening at the movies, that's a pretty great thing.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Guilty Pleasure? Or Not?
Ok, let's start with this;
I am not a Creed fan. I don't hate them, but I rarely think of them as anything but the 90's band that paved the way for Nickleback.
**shudder**
Now, of course, when Scott Stapp went buggo, or started to believe he was Jesus, or went on the wacky weed, or whatever the hell happened to him, the rest of the band needed something to do. So, they found this new vocalist, Myles Kennedy, and formed Alter Bridge. I didn't think much of this at the time, I heard a couple of tracks off their first record, and thought Kennedy had a pretty good voice, but they pretty much sounded like Creed without Stapp's Jesus fixation. Life went on, and I didn't go out of my way about Alter Bridge.
Then there was a weird sea change. I started hearing about this Myles Kennedy everywhere.
When Robert Plant decided a full Led Zeppelin reunion tour was not something he wanted to do (Good move, Robert. I'd have HAD to go, but I just know it would've felt like a letdown), Page, Jones and Bonham were looking for another singer for a new project (The mainstream press never really caught on that it was NOT going to be called Led Zeppelin), and among other legendary vocalists, like Steven Tyler, this Myles Kennedy was supposedly one of the most impressive auditions...
Now Slash is putting out a solo album next week, and, in addition to singing two tracks, along with, again, legendary vocalists like Ozzy Osbourne, Chris Cornell and Lemmy, Kennedy is going to be the vocalist for Slash's touring band.
A lot of people who could, in essence, play with anyone they wanted, were looking at this kid.
So I started sniffing around reviews of the Alter Bridge albums. The first record was pretty well dismissed, but I kept coming across pretty excellent reviews of their second disk, Blackbird.
So, I looked it up, listened to the song previews over on amazon, and found myself thinking, "This doesn't sound bad, and I do like that kid's voice." So, what the hell, I downloaded it.
I'm really digging it. I mean, it's not gonna change the world, by any means, and it's pretty mainstream hard rock. Hell, so was Journey, and they're pretty awesome. I know the hipsters, and music snobs, out there are laughing up their sleeves at me, that's fine.
What it comes down to is that Kennedy has a type of voice I really like, and guitarist Mark Tremonti seems unleashed from the past. He's really quite good, very reminiscent of Zakk Wylde, of Black Label Society and The Ozzy Osbourne Band fame, who happens to be one of my favorite hard rock players. (yep, pinch harmonics come into play)
Long story short, I like this record. I don't know if I can recommend it to others because I'm highly aware that it's not breaking any new ground, at all. It's a well-made, highly competent mainstream rock album, made by a talented group of people.
But I do dig Kennedy's voice, a lot.
I am not a Creed fan. I don't hate them, but I rarely think of them as anything but the 90's band that paved the way for Nickleback.
**shudder**
Now, of course, when Scott Stapp went buggo, or started to believe he was Jesus, or went on the wacky weed, or whatever the hell happened to him, the rest of the band needed something to do. So, they found this new vocalist, Myles Kennedy, and formed Alter Bridge. I didn't think much of this at the time, I heard a couple of tracks off their first record, and thought Kennedy had a pretty good voice, but they pretty much sounded like Creed without Stapp's Jesus fixation. Life went on, and I didn't go out of my way about Alter Bridge.
Then there was a weird sea change. I started hearing about this Myles Kennedy everywhere.
When Robert Plant decided a full Led Zeppelin reunion tour was not something he wanted to do (Good move, Robert. I'd have HAD to go, but I just know it would've felt like a letdown), Page, Jones and Bonham were looking for another singer for a new project (The mainstream press never really caught on that it was NOT going to be called Led Zeppelin), and among other legendary vocalists, like Steven Tyler, this Myles Kennedy was supposedly one of the most impressive auditions...
Now Slash is putting out a solo album next week, and, in addition to singing two tracks, along with, again, legendary vocalists like Ozzy Osbourne, Chris Cornell and Lemmy, Kennedy is going to be the vocalist for Slash's touring band.
A lot of people who could, in essence, play with anyone they wanted, were looking at this kid.
So I started sniffing around reviews of the Alter Bridge albums. The first record was pretty well dismissed, but I kept coming across pretty excellent reviews of their second disk, Blackbird.
So, I looked it up, listened to the song previews over on amazon, and found myself thinking, "This doesn't sound bad, and I do like that kid's voice." So, what the hell, I downloaded it.
I'm really digging it. I mean, it's not gonna change the world, by any means, and it's pretty mainstream hard rock. Hell, so was Journey, and they're pretty awesome. I know the hipsters, and music snobs, out there are laughing up their sleeves at me, that's fine.
What it comes down to is that Kennedy has a type of voice I really like, and guitarist Mark Tremonti seems unleashed from the past. He's really quite good, very reminiscent of Zakk Wylde, of Black Label Society and The Ozzy Osbourne Band fame, who happens to be one of my favorite hard rock players. (yep, pinch harmonics come into play)
Long story short, I like this record. I don't know if I can recommend it to others because I'm highly aware that it's not breaking any new ground, at all. It's a well-made, highly competent mainstream rock album, made by a talented group of people.
But I do dig Kennedy's voice, a lot.
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