Comments on: SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME WHY I SHOULD BE NICE TO ALTER BRIDGE

By: grammartwo

grammartwo — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:30:23 +0000

I completely disagee. Corporate rock is not a genre but it certainly is a convenient way to encapsulate music with little artistic merit. It’s very helpful in the age of the internet. If you like these guys or Creed then, yes, the term Corporate Rock is helpful to you also. It makes sense in terms of the final product, it’s application doesn’t mean these guys or anyone tagged as such are not skilled. And I don’t think that’s “injurious to legitimate discussion and intelligence”. “Range and control”, “skillful”. Really? So you’re equating talent with good music or art? American Idol clearly has had some people who can sing but can they create art? Fuck no. As a “classically trained singer” you should know better…

You know who else can sing? Celine Dion.

By: cyrollan

cyrollan — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:00:52 +0000

beautiful reply. if i were to declare someone as “winning this argument”, it would be you. (please don’t mistake this for sarcasm)

By: Actual Singer

Actual Singer — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:36:30 +0000

As a classically trained singer, I feel like I have to take some pretty serious issue with the concept that Myles Kennedy is “just” a better singer than that cockwad Stapp. The range and control that he has is unheard of in his genre, and still extremely rare in any others. (and don’t come back to me with the Shinedown guy or Chris Cornell, because they don’t compare in this regard.) I’ve seen him do everything he does in the studio live as well. It seems that the band is getting panned almost entirely for not belonging to a certain genre. “Corporate rock” isn’t really a genre, it’s a polarize-by-association sort of label like “Liberal” or “Terrorist”, and injurious to legitimate discussion and intelligence in general.

If you don’t like it, that’s fine, everyone has their own preferences and arguing pure preference is a pointless impasse. But there simply is no learned and objective measure by which Alter Bridge can be judged poorly. There is (or should be) a difference between what we like and what we recognize as skillful. No, they won’t be innovating a new genre any time soon, but that really isn’t their goal, and not every band should be expected to. That’s an entirely separate concept from making good music. And that’s what they do. Go ahead and flame me now.

By: Myles is a dork

Myles is a dork — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:42:18 +0000

This song sucks ass. This sounds like bad Creed. Actually, all Creed is bad Creed, but this sounds like Creed with a fill in for Jesus Stapp Superstar. Like the Marky Mark kareoke character in that Rock Band movie…

By: Superhans

Superhans — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:38:02 +0000

or should i say… are out in force haha

By: Superhans

Superhans — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:37:32 +0000

the grammar police is out in force!

By: Dani

Dani — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:28:57 +0000

meatlingus really is an awesom song

By: gmlarry

gmlarry — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:58:53 +0000

By: gmlarry

gmlarry — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:55:43 +0000

^lol, i actually dont agree on that one. hatebreed is pretty bad and at least buckcherry can be fun and goofy to listen to.

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:53:52 +0000

um…no. blasphemous. im shocked someone could say this because of the influence led zeppelin has had on every band in the history of rock/metal….

By: David Hulsey

David Hulsey — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:30:39 +0000

I agree with him 100% Overrated garbage sums up Zeppelin pretty well.

By: Tim-o-tato

Tim-o-tato — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:28:26 +0000

Yea, I must admit I didnt give Blackbird much of a chance, due to some reviews I read. Also, before the album dropped I got a single if it, with a few songs. I was not impressed. I will listen again. I would only being hurting myself if I didnt…lol

And yes, Mark is the shit. I watched him and Myles do a private acoustic show here in Cali, and it was just purely amazing…awesome stuff…

By: d.struction

d.struction — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:40:08 +0000

this is the shit that shit scrapes off the bottom of its shoes. period.

By: bmshredder

bmshredder — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:52:04 +0000

It’s just Axl’s opinion, which doesnt mean a whole lot. I’m a huge metalhead and just want to say I frequently go on this website more for humor and entertainment, not for musical enlightenment. Most of the bands Axl and his other writers promote are garbage with exceptions to Chimaira, Gojira, Daath, and maybe a handful more. Alter Bridge is alright. I guess I’m a fan of music that actually has a clear vocal melody sometimes so Kennedy does a good job there. Axl, you know your’e a little douchebag right?

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:26:55 +0000

I saw Creed in like 1997/1998 at some small club. Just because of that I will be close minded and not give Alter Bridge a chance lol.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:05:41 +0000

Why don;t you ask Vince? He is the one who was praising Shinedown for putting out a great corporate rock record. I don’t think Alter Bridge are that different and their guitar player is a hell of a lot more talented than anyone in that band. Plus yes, Myles is a great vocalist and he makes the songs much more emotional and memorable then you typically find on the radio. Black Stone Cherry is another great corporate rock band.

By: david

david — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:29:48 +0000

Why like Alter Bridge? Because everyone likes the music when you’re at the county fair. Heck, you need some kinda background music when you’re trying to bounce pennies in the jar and win a goldfish.

By: chtimixeur

chtimixeur — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:26:26 +0000

First things first. Just listen to their albums. It’s not like there are dozens of them : they just released 2 CD’s, and One Day remains is probably one of my highlights of the 00′s. This album had great riffs, strong melodies, and a guitar oriented production. One Day Remains, Shed My Skin, Metalingus & The End is here are still on heavy rotation at my place. it’s not metal, but rock-wise, this band smokes pretty much all the other american bands of the last decade.

Myles Kennedy is a fantastic singer. Listen to his voice in his previous band (the mayfield Four) : he just sings like a mofo on songs like 12/31 or Summergirl. His voice is simply surreal. The guy is also extremely humble. I met the band after a show last year, and these guys are great with their fans.

Blackbird got a lot of praise from their fans, but I didn’t really love it like the first one : there were a few fillers, and I didn’t like the “modern rock” production. Still a good record though (Blackbird, Ties That bind and Come To life all rock).

My advice : listen to this band and forget about Creed. That’s the only way you’ll end up liking them.

By: Sergeant D

Sergeant D — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:48:43 +0000

Richaod is a quality internet figure

By: Mewis

Mewis — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:26:03 +0000

I mean for christake axl… really? Listen again dude… you give me boys in daath mad props all the time surely you can hear the musical value in this stuff.

I’d bet emil would even back tremonti as a hell of a guitar player, and pretty much the nicest guy in rock, as well as true appreciative metal head.

But hey whatever…