| Product Summary | | Label: Sony | | UPC: 00827969772829 | | Release Date: 9/5/2006 | | Buy.com Sku: 202893861 | | Item#: M355F2 | Format:  CD |
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(C) (P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT and Interscope Records
| | The hard-driving supergroup's third album is a seething mix of rock & R&B in the grand old fashion of Led Zeppelin, and although singer Chris Cornell is no Robert Plant, the band's unified musical vision belies the usual music biz scenario of warring oversized superstar egos. The album-opening title track is a superbly confident hunk of riff-rock, and Tom Morello's wah-wah guitar pyrotechnics on "Sound of a Gun" likewise conjure heavy rock's early-1970s golden years.
There's also genuine political rage here, with the pounding beat and insistent chorus of "The Original Fire" heralding a call to arms (while Morello's solo is an eccentric gem), and songs like the quietly seething "Wide Awake" focusing the band's anger at institutionalized inaction in New Orleans after the devastation of hurricane Katrina. Though "Nothing Left to Say But Goodbye" and "Moth," the album's two downtempo tracks, are subtle, they're no less intense, thanks to Cornell's committed vocal delivery. Unsurprisingly, though, the band sounds most at home when it's rocking, whether on the snaky funk of "Broken City" or the full-frontal assault of "One and the Same."
"When hard bands decide they want to dance, they usually emulate tough funk like Sly & the Family Stone or a Stax single, but Revelations sounds far spikier, as if the Gap Band in the 70s had somehow anticipated Sonic Youth records" Blender
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Audioslave: Chris Cornell (vocals); Tom Morello (guitar); Timothy Commerford (electric bass); Brad Wilk (drums). | | Recording information: Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, California (2006). | | The hard-driving supergroup's third album is a seething mix of rock and R&B in the grand old fashion of Led Zeppelin, and although singer Chris Cornell is no Robert Plant, the band's unified musical vision belies the usual music biz scenario of warring oversized superstar egos. The album-opening title track is a superbly confident hunk of riff-rock, and Tom Morello's wah-wah guitar pyrotechnics on "Sound of a Gun" likewise conjure heavy rock's early-1970s golden years. | | There's also genuine political rage here, with the pounding beat and insistent chorus of "The Original Fire" heralding a call to arms (while Morello's solo is an eccentric gem), and songs like the quietly seething "Wide Awake" focusing the band's anger at institutionalized inaction in New Orleans after the devastation of hurricane Katrina. Though "Nothing Left to Say But Goodbye" and "Moth," the album's two downtempo tracks, are subtle, they're no less intense, thanks to Cornell's committed vocal delivery. Unsurprisingly, though, the band sounds most at home when it's rocking, whether on the snaky funk of "Broken City" or the full-frontal assault of "One and the Same." |
Producer: Brendan O'Brien |
Engineer: Nick DiDia; Billy Bowers |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 09/05/2006 | | Original Release Date : 2006 | | Catalog ID : 97728 | | Label : Epic Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00827969772829 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (p.105)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "The funk that always came naturally to Morello, bassist Tim Commerford and drummer Brad Wilk in Rage also comes alive here in their heavy emphatic swagger."Entertainment Weekly (p.159)
- "Returning to the guitar-as-turntable style he patented with Rage, Morello pulls the band out if its generic aggro-rock rut." -- Grade: B |
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| | Bio | | | In the hard rock world circa 2002, one of the most highly anticipated releases was the debut recording of Audioslave, a band comprising former Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell, and ex-Rage Against The Machine members Tom Morello, Tim Commerford (bass), and Brad Wilk. After long-time Rage Against The Machine singer Zack De La Rocha announced his exit from the band in late 2000, rumours began circulating that Cornell (who at the time was attempting to establish himself as a solo artist, in the wake of Soundgarden's 1997 split) was going to replace De La Rocha. With all members of the proposed new group keeping a tight lip about what was going on, the quartet wrote and recorded tracks throughout 2001 (with renowned rap/heavy metal producer Rick Rubin handling production chores). Fans began referring to the band as Civilian (a name supposedly considered by its members, but ultimately rejected), and in March 2002, it was announced that the quartet would be touring as part of the year's edition of Ozzfest. Less than a week after the tour's announcement, another press release was issued to the displeasure of fans, that Cornell had abruptly quit the band (reportedly over a disagreement over their inability to agree on a record company/manager). The band's recordings were going to be issued anyway, but in May 2002, early versions of the album's tracks were leaked online. The saga of this still unnamed band took another bizarre turn in September of the same year, when it was announced that Cornell had patched up his differences with the other members and had rejoined. The band's official name, Audioslave, was finally divulged and they released their excellent self-titled debut in November, and followed it up with a supporting tour. In less than a month Audioslave was already on some critics lists as the album of the year and well on the way to achieving multi-platinum status, buoyed by the success of the singles "Cochise" and "Like A Stone".
The success of their debut album prompted the quartet to carry on working as Audioslave, re-entering the studio with Rick Rubin to begin recording new material. On 6 May 2005 they became the first American rock band to perform an outdoor concert in Cuba, after gaining authorisation from the United States Treasury Department. Shortly afterwards, the quartet's new album Out Of Exile debuted at the top of the US charts.
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