Glen

very good album, liking it a lot without any real filler which is rare for 2023.

I prefer the DLR albums to Van Halen. 

yes. I prefer Tremonti's solo albums.

I still really like Alter Bridge though. 

On 7/21/2023 at 4:17 AM, CureTheSane said:

Yeah, I could get on board with that.
Jump, Panana, Hot for Teacher are all amazing songs.
I'll Wait is the only other one I remember from the album, which was OK.

that is the half of the album that is good 👍 

forget the other half 

I get why Richard West did this, but so far it sounds like Legends B sides 

2-1.

Should really be 3-0 to England. Threw the first 2 tests away 

2 hours ago, tts42572 said:

Agree.

To me, this album kind of has a rushed feel to it or something and mostly sort of just feels like lesser versions of stuff they've done before.

They're still a fantastic band.  I just feel like this band should be capable of better.  They have a phenomenal vocalist and we know they can kill it musically.  It really just comes down to the songs.  And the songs here aren't grabbing me very much.  

I think Ride Along is probably my favorite song here if I had to pick one.  This Is Love is okay, Don't Be A Stanger is an alright ballad.  I don't mind Resist The Urge and For You....but that's about it for me.  And honestly, I'm not sure any of these songs will make it to my main favorites playlist.  There's 5 or 6 songs from the last album in that playlist.

I feel like maybe these guys should try working with a producer to bring some fresh ideas....maybe somebody like Jona Tee for example.    

I like the songs, just don't like the mix 

need to listen more.

Songs sounded good but my major complaint was the vocals - they are so buried in the mix that it is v annoying. Straining to hear the main vocals and backing vocals are inaudible.

Compare this to say We Don't Belong album which sounds amazing with up front and clear vocal mix 

listened to it 3 times straight today, another great album from the guys. 

I like it all except Miracle 

lack of comments surprises me.

Very good album imo. I was surprised. Yeah there's a few power metally type stuff but it's the right side for me.

Plus there are some melodic gems like Break Up, Superman & Somewhere I Know I Belong 

On 6/3/2023 at 7:29 PM, Eric3 said:

No more Martin brothers in the band, right? I'm somewhat concerned about that.

no need to be. Just heard new single on Planet Rock and its great - one of the best songs Ive heard this year.

Pretty hard rocking, great melody and chorus. 

nice

Cowell acting likes he's never heard of them , idiot 

listening to samples on Apple I would say that Ride Along is probably the worst track.

Sounds excellent overall 

sounds a bit different to me, I like it 

err calm down guys lol.

I can just do without a song about girls going wild and all that crap.

Just really clichéd garbage imo.

As I said I'd have been into it at 18. Lyrics a bit meaningless now lol. 

only like the first 3 I heard. That said they're covers so listen once and move on lol

just seems so dated now. I'd have loved at 16. But 53, kind of a pass 

5 hours ago, Geoff said:

It's a half decent album with a few solid tracks in the top half. Probably 4 or 5 make it to my annual playlist and I'll be 100% honest - they're pretty borderline and as is very rarely the instance, the band name probably gets the tracks over the line more than their individual excellence. 

And I have to say it. I know it'll annoy people, but I can't un-hear it. It's not a bad production job, but I don't like it. I especially don't like the fact that their album from 30 years ago, sonically, sounds 100 times better than this. And so do the albums 33 and 35 years older than this. 

It'd actually make a decent topic. Should an album with a big recording budget from 1988 sound better than an album in 2023, considering the advancements in those 35 years? And I don't know the actual answer. What I do know is that bands with much smaller budgets seem to be able to make albums that sound 10 times better than this. So why are Winger, who sounded amazing back in the day, so content to sound so "budget" these days? This album's half decent, but get Bruno Ravel or basically anyone half decent at their job to produce this and give it the punch it deserves, and you probably have a far better album on your hands immediately. Imagine 'Proud Desperado' with the production job of The Defiants. 

Anyway, just my personal gripe. I know 99% of people haven't even thought about the production job yet, but for me, personally, it sticks out clear as day. Song-wise, the album is okay. 

 

so I was intrigued by this so checked out a few personnel. 

Basically every album from Pull onwards was produced by Kip Winger.

Ted Jensen has handled mastering on every Winger album.

First 2 albums were produced by Beau Hill but they don't sound as good as Pull.

Only difference I can trace is that on Pull Kip was assisted by a guy called Mike Shipley.

He sadly committed suicide in 2013.

The mix on Seven is Justin Cortelyou whose credits include Safetysuit, Alice Cooper & Taylor Swift so hardly crap lol.

My opinion is that the new album sounds OK but is a tad muffled through the drum / symbol combo, hardly bad though and heard a lot worse this year.

Nothing will ever compare to Pull. 

all 3 covers so far are v nice imo 

Nice.

Shame it sounds like a demo 😕 

you lot are all mad.

Great album imo. 9 killer tracks, and 2 good covers. 

Saw Threshold for the first time last night and they were incredible.

Been waiting since 2007 to see them. 

zzzzz