New Audioslave

[Bonos_Lemon]

Oh i love that cover art! But thats just the geography buff in me speaking

Anyways, looking forward to this new album as I've heard Original Fire and it a lot!

 

[Lila64]

I'm hoping to get my copy before the weekend

 

[Bonos_Lemon]

care to share?

 

[Lila64]

now how would I do that?

I would if I could, but... I don't want to get in trouble

 

[Bonos_Lemon]

guess i'll just have to go out and buy mine like all the uncool people

 

[Lila64]

Oh, I'll be buying mine too, just possibly early

 

[Lila64]

Received it today - upon first listen, I'm not impressed.
Original Fire may be the best song so far. I'm not good at judging upon 1 listen, so it's on round 2 at the moment.

 

[u2popmofo]

I saw someone at another forum saying it's definitely their worst album also.

 

[Lila64]

what else did they say? I got to hear it about 3 times today - still not doing it for me. I don't feel the flow of the songs either. The first album just rocked and flowed and was awesome. This album... meh. 'Original Fire' is actually track 5 on the CD I can't wait to hear what the rest of you have to say...

 

[fah]

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/audioslave/1330773/album.jhtml?popThis=playIt()


it's steaming on vh1.com... with an annoying "hear music first on vh1.com" playing every 30 seconds over the music.

listening now... based on the first two tracks, i'm pickin' up two things... one, it sounds like they purposely tried to make this album more radio friendly... second, they sound less and less like a mash up of rage and soundgarden and more like their own, original band. wether or not that's a good thing, i do not know

 

[MumblingBono]

Bummer on these bad Audioslave reviews - a 3 album steady decline. I really like Original Fire, but I can see where they are leaning towards radio-friendliness....which could kill them.

 

[u2popmofo]

what else did they say?

That's about it, just that they didn't like it very much and thought it was the weakest of their 3 releases.


Quite honestly, I was fairly disappointed in Out of Exile. If this is weaker than that, I don't think I'll even get it.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

i stopped listening to the vh1.com stream because the "new music first" voice over was driving me crazy.

got through 4 tracks... nothing that stands out as god awful, but nothing that stands out as brilliant either.

 

[Lila64]

TOM MORELLO TO THROW OUT CUBS' FIRST PITCH THIS SUNDAY, 9/3!
This Sunday, September 3, Audioslave guitarist/diehard Chicago Cubs fan Tom Morello will throw out the first pitch prior to the Cubs/San Francisco Giants game at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

CATCH AUDIOSLAVE ON ROCKLINE LABOR DAY MONDAY, 9/4
Audioslave was the featured guest on the nationally syndicated radio show Rockline with host Bob Coburnon August 28th. Rockline will be running a 'Best of Audioslave' show highlighting the Revelations album on Labor Day, Monday, September 4th. For a station near you, and information regarding how to log on for the broadcast, go to http://www.rocklineradio.com/.

TOM MORELLO IN-STORE APPEARANCE IN NORRIDGE, IL 9/5
Tom Morello will be signing copies of the new Audioslave release, Revelations at Rolling Stones (7300 W Irving Park Road / (708)456 - 0861) in Norridge, IL on September 5 from 7-9pm.

AUDIOSLAVE VIDEO PODCAST SERIES!
This 5-part video podcast (http://audioslavemusic.com/podcast/) series features interviews about and music from Audioslave's new album Revelations. Check back each week for a new episode. You can click here (http://audioslavemusic.com/podcast/) to access the series or go to iTunes directly to access it!

CHRIS CORNELL - LIVE ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE AT VH1.com!
Click here http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/audioslave/artist.jhtml?extPop=popVspot(1539045,103105) to watch Chris Cornell's Live @ VH1.com acoustic performance

 

[Reggie Thee Dog]

I hear this band is on the verge of breakup...but then again they broke up before they ever released an album so who knows.

Original Fire has caught me like Cochise or Your Time Has Come. I'll still pick it up though...I love Cornell's vocals and Rage just rocks...but after reading through this thread...

 

[Lila64]

They were on the verge of breakup before? And now you say again too? I did not know that

<<<Will toss CD on again tonite...

 

[gherman]

I'm going to buy it I like it a lot.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

upon further review, there's some good tunes here...

my first few listens were in my office on a single speaker... all be it a good speaker, but ya can't really listen to audioslave unless it's in full stereo. it looses the effect. the songs that sounded just ok sounded much better in my car with the full effect of the sound.

the first few albums were a bit more of cornell fitting in with rage... this one sounds a little the other way, like the rage guys are trying to work around chris... if that makes sense. a little blusey feel to a few of the songs on the first half, too.

i haven't gotten around to the second half of the album yet... will listen to that on the way home from work this afternoon. but the first half is good... if you were thinking of getting it, then it's certainly worth picking up. if you were never a fan to begin with, there's probably nothing here (at least on the first half of the album) that's going to convince you otherwise.

 

[gherman]

I think its better than their 2nd album. Not as good as the first because that one is just great.

 

[Lila64]

I've had it for a few days now - it's starting to grow on me. But it's no masterpiece like the first

 

[Reggie Thee Dog]

Ah...I picked this up at lunch and I haven't put it down yet. Sounds very new and yet very classic rock at the same time. I'm diggin' it...man.

I like Rage Against The Garden...or is that SoundMachine? I forget.

 

[Reggie Thee Dog]

They were on the verge of breakup before? And now you say again too? I did not know that

<<<Will toss CD on again tonite...

Yeah, they started recording their eponymous first album, but took an 'extended' leave before reconvening and finishing it up. Now the talk is that because of Chris Cornell's new solo album and because the band is not touring the album that there is still some rifts inside Audioslave and that this might be their last album. Morello said something like "brothers disagree all the time"...not an exact quote. Who knows...

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Audioslave will release its third album, "Revelations", on September 5, but don't expect to see the band on the road until 2007. Frontman Chris Cornell told Launch Radio Networks that unlike the group's previous releases, this time Audioslave plans to let fans spend some time with the album before it goes on tour.

"Let the album come out for awhile," he said. "You know, the first two records we were out, actually, before they came out. We've done three records in four and a half years and toured a lot. This'll be one to just kind of let it go for a minute."

"Revelations" is preceded by the first single, "Original Fire", which is currently No. Six on Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. The album's title track is also being used in the Madden NFL 2007 video game.

This fall Cornell plans to finish recording his second solo album, which he expects to release in 2007, following up 1999's "Euphoria Morning". Cornell has also recorded "You Know My Name" for the upcoming James Bond movie "Casino Royale", as well as a song for the independent film "Bug", according to Blabbermouth.net.

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_tours/audioslave_not_in_hurry_to_tour.html

 

[Reggie Thee Dog]

I'm loving this album more and more everyday. Revealations, One in the Same....those songs are kicking Original Fire's ass!!!

 

[Lila64]

"REVELATIONS ROCKS BILLBOARD'S TOP 200 AT #2 THIS WEEK WITH SALES OF MORE THAN 141,000 UNITS!"

 

[fah]

I have finally had a chance to listen to this album in full.

I'm impressed

Not as good as the first but much much better than the second.

 

[Reggie Thee Dog]

Oh, I think that this album is a grower and that most people will love it as much or more than the first/eponymous album.

I think it's that good.

 

[Lila64]

The first should have it's own shrine. The second was alright... This one will have to grow on me, outside of 'Original Fire' which I've liked all along. I have to hear something a thousand times... even U2

 

[Reggie Thee Dog]

You what, these guys are the AC/DC of their time, which is both good and bad. That said they put out good ol' guitar based rock, with a heavy rhythmn section and a singer who's interested in melody. I miss that in rock (yes I'm old school) so these guys can't go too wrong in my book.