Alter Bridge: AB III

Hello everyone. Today, I'm reviewing Alter Bridge's newest album, AB III. It was released October 8th, 2010. I'm not a die-hard Alter Bridge fan but I did listen to the occasional song before I took a listen to this album. The major difference I saw between the tracks on this album compared to their older songs were the musical styles. Of course, there are still songs that sound like the Alter Bridge fans are used to, such as Breath Again and Show Me a Sign but there were some heavier and lighter songs I wasn't expecting from the band. I really enjoyed the heavier ones like Isolation, I Know It Hurts and Still Remains. The lightest of the songs (light for Alter Bridge at least) I did not enjoy as much, Life Must Go On and Wonderful Life; I felt that they didn't really fit with rest of the album. Overall, the musical quality throughout the album was fairly pleasing to the ear, better than in the past in my opinion. One other thing I like is the amount of songs on the album, 16 in all. I look forward to future releases by the band. I give AB III a 8 out of 10.

Alter Bridge - AB III

Slip to the Void ****

Isolation *****

Ghost Of Days Gone By ****

All Hope Is Gone ***

Still Remains ****

Make It Right ***

Wonderful Life **

I Know It Hurts *****

Show Me A Sign **

Fallout ***

Breath Again *****

Coeur D'Alene *****

Life Must Go On **

Words Darker Than Their Wings *****

Zero ***

Home ***

Lent: What are you giving up?

Hello everyone,

It's been quite a while since my last post, things have been busy but I'm going to try my best to keep the posts regular.

It's that time of year again, Lent. If you're not sure what Lent is all about, there are many websites that can explain it better than I can. In short, you give something up for 40 days up to Easter. I'm giving up fast food because, as a lot of you know, I like to eat out. Last year, I gave up pop and iced tea and managed to last the whole 40 days. So, my question to you is, will you give something up? And if so what? Feel free to leave a comment of your Lent goal(s) below. It's much harder than some of you may think but is very satisfying when you accomplish it.

Well, that's all I have for now. Within the next week, I'll have one or two album reviews for you so look out for those.

Later.

Luck: A State of Mind

Hey everyone. Hope you all had a wondeful Christmas, I know I did! Lots of food, family and good cheer all around. And Crosspoint's Christmas @the Playhouse was pretty sweet, glad I was able to be a part of it. Anyways, I came across an article the other day by Switchfoot's very own Jon Foreman called This is What Luck Smells Like. It really made me realize how lucky I really am, despite all of my negativity these days. Let me know what you think of it.

Later days!