npearce said:
I was actually really looking forward to this new album. I thought Wages of Sin was good, but it slowly fell behind Burning Bridges.
I thought they were on par to be honest. I liked the fact that BB was slightly darker sounding, and in a live setting the material works really well. It stands out. WoS on the other sounds much better, in comparison, on CD. You know - very clean sounding...typical Fredrik Nordstrom production trademarks. I think Andy Sneap did an outstanding job bringing AoR back to a BB sound.
A Terrorizer interview made this new album sound more like Burning Bridges . . . but with more thrash. That would have been awesome.
Ho ho! You know, that makes me feel very good. That's how I interpreted the album, and that's EXACTLY what I said in my review, and I don't read Terrorizer, honestly. I actually thought you were pointing out the flaws in
my review (which would be fine) when you posted this thread. And feel free to add to the "reviews you dispute" thread - it gets resurrected from time to time, heh.
If you don't like Arch Enemy in general, then you're not going to like AoR. Now of course, if you like AE and you hate AoR in particular, then your argument carries a little more credence. npearce, AoR really grows on you though - it's organic. I learned that to be the case with Recreation Day (Evergrey) too - I hated it at first, and now it's edging it's way in to my head....but I digress.
Anyway, I like a very broad range of music. Much like you do.
Yeah sure, I was just using the analogy. I mean, for those who hate AE in general, then why would it be such a shock that they wouldn't like AoR???? I mean, if you already hate Rhapsody, then why wait with baited breath for their next release....? Isn't it already all a forgone conclusion in other words?
Actually, I've seen several people praise the drummer (and bass player). I just don't see what is so good about what he is doing.
I think D'Angelo is great - the stuff he's played for Mercyful Fate and Witchery is outstanding - particularly the Witchery stuff, just because he's given a little more leeway no doubt.
I like what Erlandsson does for AE, and I am floored by his drumming on Velvet Creation. That album is perfection for me in the melo-death scene.
I like the way she makes it sound like a snarl instead of a roar. The vocals are a little more unique that way. She still sounds nothing like she looks.
Right - and it matches the music really well this time round. I'm SO GLAD that AE have walked away from the Slaughter of the Soul bandwagon that they could have easily jumped on after WoS. I'll stick to my guns and take AoR over 99% of any NEW other melo-death album these days.
Also, she's a really nice person from what I can gather. She takes her time out for the fans, and she seems intelligent as well. I talked to her for a while at the Iron Maidens gig. I think AE get a bad rap for being rock star types, but last night AE hung out with the fans until everyone left. I'm also impressed with the fact that she's currently writing a book to promote the female scene in the metal world - might help to get rid of some of the inherent mysoginy (sp?) portrayed by the average metal male geek.
Happy birthday! How old???
33. \m/
