Angels & Airwaves - I-Empire
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Free Music Review: More Of The Same
Hit: 4 Stars
Can you honestly say that AVA has a very diverse sound? Can you honestly say that this album sounds different from the debut? Not to sound mean, but EVERYTHING Angels and Airwaves virtually sounds the same. Fortunate for them, the song that they were all based on, was a good freaking song that way we can appreciate all 20+ remakes of it. I mean even if you analyze the lyrics, they're all the same "Do you ever feel like...." "Have you ever felt like....." "Tomorrow could be the best day of your life...." "follow me, and I'll take you somewhere higher...." It's all the same, you can't deny it. I love AVA, but I love them enough to say that they need to expand a little.
Don't get me wrong, this cd is great. It is indeed a fantastic follow up to We Don't Need To Whisper. But HONESTLY???? THE BEST SONG ON HERE? Rite Of Spring. Undoubtedly. I think it's the best thing that AVA has written and it's certainly one of the top songs Tom has ever written. It is the ONLY song that sounds DIFFERENT. that has a DIFFERENT topic. Instead of trying to make you feel better about life (which is good don't get me wrong), Tom gets a little contemplative and takes the time to appreciate HIS life. Even the delayed guitar in the beginning sounds different.
Good album, but like everything AVA has written...it lacks Diversity.
Free Music Review: Lose the vocal effects...
Hit: 3 Stars
Let me start by saying this sort of music isn't typicly what I listen to but I will say when I first heard "We Don't Need To Whisper" I was "pleasantly surprised". I actually enjoyed listening to it, the only thing I would have changed would have been Toms vocals. If he would have taken more of a "Boxcar" approach to this I think I would have liked it more.Ok, "I-Empire" picks up where the last album left off, a little more "electronic" and Tom is just as "whiney" but what really keeps me back from enjoying this cd like the last one is the added vocal effects to Toms voice wich just rubs me the wrong way for some reason. When the vocals are clean I usally find my self enjoying it more and thinking to myself "what song is this?". Overall a solid effort for AVA, but its not for everyone.Free Music Review: Even better than the first album
Hit: 5 Stars
Wow! And I've only experienced the samples here! I'm definitely going to buy this CD. This is one of the few groups where I've actually bought the CD instead of downloading a few good songs like so many other groups. I love their beautifully flowing complex melodies. I especially can't wait to hear their long 6 minute songs True Love and Heaven in their entirety.Free Music Review: Amazing
Hit: 5 Stars
I love it.
You must buy this CD.
A great follow to WDNTW.
My favorite album in the past 12 months.
Free Music Review: AVA returns...and they still have the magic
Hit: 5 Stars
Only a year and a half after their debut album, Angels and Airwaves are back again with their sophmore album. This time around, the songs are more focused and alot tighter than their previous album. 'I-Empire' clocks in at about 55 minutes and its as epic as you can get. The main difference between 'I-Empire' and their last album, 'We Don't Need To Whisper', is that this one offers less experimental arrangements and huge intros and concentrates more on the core of the song. The production of this album is phenomenal and the songs are very deep in sound -- meaning that you will hear alot of additional things if you use headphones or crank up your stereo very loud. Where 'We Don't Need To Whisper' lacked, 'I-Empire' makes up for but it also lacks things that made their debut album so great. The songs are a little more stripped down this time around and don't feel as epic if you compare them to songs on their previous album. I-Empire definitely has it's moments with 'True Love' and 'Heaven', which are breath-taking and truely more original than any other song out today.
Overall, 'I-Empire' is a brilliant follow-up to 'We Don't Need To Whisper' and makes you wonder what direction they will go on their next effort.