New Audioslave album

Sammy D

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I've heard most of the album but I havent got it yet. Here's what a critic thinks of it.

From allmusic.com

Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Given that most supergroups last little longer than a single album, it was easy to assume that Audioslave -- the pairing of Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell and the instrumental trio at the core of Rage Against the Machine -- was a one-off venture. That suspicion was given weight by their eponymous 2002 debut, which sounded as if Cornell wrote melodies and lyrics to tracks RATM wrote after the departure of Zack de la Rocha, but any lingering doubts about Audioslave being a genuine rock band are vanished by their 2005 second album, Out of Exile. Unlike the first record, Out of Exile sounds like the product of a genuine band, where all four members of the band contribute equally to achieve a distinctive, unified personality. It's still possible to hear elements of both Rage and Soundgarden here, but the two parts fuse relatively seamlessly, and there's a confidence to the band that stands in direct contrast to the halting, clumsy attack on the debut. A large part of the success of Out of Exile is due to the songs, which may be credited to the entire group but are clearly under the direction of Cornell, sounding much closer to his past work than anything in Rage's catalog. Even the simple riff-driven rockers are tightly constructed songs with melodies and dramatic tension -- they lead somewhere instead of running in circles -- while the ballads have a moody grace and there's the occasional left-field surprise like the sunny, sweet psych-pop gem "Dandelion"; it's the strongest set of songs Cornell has written in a decade. Which is not to say that Out of Exile is without excesses, but they're almost all from guitarist Tom Morello; his playing can still seem laborious, particularly when he clutters single-string riffs with too many notes (the otherwise fine opener, "Your Time Has Come," suffers from this), and his elastic stomp box excursions verge on self-parody on occasion. Still, these are isolated moments on an album that's otherwise lean, hard, strong, and memorable, a record that finds Audioslave coming into its own as a real rock band.


Im sure a few of you aren't surprised with what he says about Morello from what Ive read in this thead.

Gives it a 4 out of 5 which the tracks to watch out for being 'Your Time Has Come', 'Doesn't Remind Me' & 'Dadelion'.

He gave the self titled album a 3 out of 5
 

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Time to drag this one out and eat a small portion of humble pie.

It is pretty good. In fact, it is probably only behind 'Silent Alarm' and maybe (big maybe) 'Mezmerise' this year, IMO. Probably says more about either what I have been buying or the state of the musical universe these days.

Anyway, Cornell is a golden god. Some genuine Cornell great moments on this album, none of which are real ear bleeders, but he is crooning better than ever. Baring in mind my staunch hetrosexuality, I would, well, the bloke is a freak and legend.

Anyone looking for some ok songs sung by the best voice on the planet earth that wasn't made 10 years ago, have a crack.
 

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Cornells solo album was good.

Rage with Zak,

Soundgarden with Chris.

The way i would have it.

Agree that RATM were the rock band of the 90s.
They did something that was symbolic of the times both lyrically and musically,yet created a new sound..

Soungarden,as brilliant as they were,plagiarized Sabbath, and other such progressive rock outfits, musically speaking.

Chris's vocals can be likened to a cross between Dio and Coverdale.
Zak is outright original.

Sorry Carlos,not looking for an argument with the no1 Soundgarden fan so dont get gangsta on my ass. :thumbsu:

I love Chris's voice bigtime,it's just how i see the big picture.
 

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This is indeed a terrific little album. There are lots of people on this board saying music is dead, they're clearly not listening to the right stuff. It's been a great year for music.
 
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