http://www.metalsucks.net/2007/03/13/sevendust-alpha-album-review/ IS FOR LOVERS Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:01:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.metalsucks.net/2007/03/13/sevendust-alpha-album-review/#comment-47316 SEVENDUST, CHAPTER VII: HOPE & SORROW — VINCE’S LONG REVIEW | MetalSucks Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:33:54 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=261#comment-47316 [...] exactly a year ago in a review of the then-new Sevendust album Alpha, I wrote the following line: “Songs like ‘Deathstar’ feel like a cop-out to me; [...] [...] exactly a year ago in a review of the then-new Sevendust album Alpha, I wrote the following line: “Songs like ‘Deathstar’ feel like a cop-out to me; [...]

]]> http://www.metalsucks.net/2007/03/13/sevendust-alpha-album-review/#comment-209 Andy Wed, 14 Mar 2007 22:25:03 +0000 http://www.metalsucks.net/?p=261#comment-209 while you do make a lot of valid points to the album bleeding and running together, i think that 4 out of 5 is more appropriate.... sevendust does retread a lot of riffs. however, sonny and john seem more comfortable layering their guitar sound as opposed to clint(who was a clear lead guitar) to me just about every song punches you in the face at some point with a serious musical breakdown. i don't think 7D will ever grow as much as it could with clint musically, but i do think that the clint split allowed the group to do what THEY wanted as opposed to having people tell them what they should do.....That being said, we both know that 7D is an exceptional live act(no argument) and with not too much out there in this genre of music to possibly reach a commercial audience, 7D is by far better than whats out there(Godsmack, Korn, Disturbed, etc......) i do believe this record has the chops to open some eyes and bring people to the live show, which is their bread and butter......Rock on!!!! while you do make a lot of valid points to the album bleeding and running together, i think that 4 out of 5 is more appropriate…. sevendust does retread a lot of riffs. however, sonny and john seem more comfortable layering their guitar sound as opposed to clint(who was a clear lead guitar) to me just about every song punches you in the face at some point with a serious musical breakdown. i don’t think 7D will ever grow as much as it could with clint musically, but i do think that the clint split allowed the group to do what THEY wanted as opposed to having people tell them what they should do…..That being said, we both know that 7D is an exceptional live act(no argument) and with not too much out there in this genre of music to possibly reach a commercial audience, 7D is by far better than whats out there(Godsmack, Korn, Disturbed, etc……) i do believe this record has the chops to open some eyes and bring people to the live show, which is their bread and butter……Rock on!!!!

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