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After the demise of Creed, Mark Tremonti, Scott Phillips, and Brian Marshall obviously had unfinished business and hired singer/songwriter Myles Kennedy, who quickly formed a writing partnership with Tremonti, and the new band Alter Bridge brought out their debut album One Day Remains in 2004. Three years later in October 2007, the second album, Blackbird, was released and with new man Kennedy fully integrated into the lineup, Creed fans weren't disappointed although the overall sound had changed and had become both heavier and more mature without the bickering of Scott Stapp hindering the band's music. Right from track one, "Ties That Bind," there was an aggressive vocal and thundering guitar riff that hardly relented throughout the entire album. Tremonti was freed to play lead guitar as Eddie Van Halen would have done, which is shown to good effect on the track "Come to Life," but the overall heavy thunder effect of the guitar throughout denied him more chances to show off this skill. There were the more mellow tracks, however, "Brand New Start," "Buried Alive," "Watch Over You," and "Wayward One" all begin as acoustic songs and show the softer side of Alter Bridge. It was on the title track with eight minutes of powerful emotions at work that the band really shone, the song alternating between a hard rock guitar riff-heavy number and an acoustic ballad about the loss of a loved one. ~ Sharon Mawer, All Music Guide
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Keeping Rock Alive
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- By Chimpsfall
- 4/29/2009 18:36:03
- In a music world dominated by loops, spoken word, or screaming incoherently there is this band called Alter Bridge. These guys are hard rock, melodic ballad, and good fun rolled into one. Mark Tremonti riffs as few others can, and Myles Kennedy sings like few others can. Scott Phillips pounds and thrashes in style, and Brian Marshall's bass comes through the mix the way a bass should giving the music a full feel, and allowing for the whole to be appreciated. These guys blend well, and passionately belt it out. My newest fav, and perhaps in my opinion, they will go down as one of the greatest of this generation.
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Just one word: Awesome
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- By Onebigsplash
- 12/30/2008 17:43:37
- I think these guys are just the best, with hits like ties the bind, watch over you, and rise today. You can't get much better than this, and you definitely can't call these guys "sucky." They have truly "altered" the music world!
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