lillian Axe return

[TangoCharlie]

Glad to hear some new Axe!!

 

New album is classic lillian Axe. I dont think Ron Taylor is singing, but man, it sounds just like him!!

 

Tc

[rob62972]

I agree! This is so much better than "Water's Rising".

 

Check out my track by track review on the "First Spin Impressions" thread.

[rob62972]

Listen to the chorus in this song. It's classic Lillian Axe:

 

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=32UEWFXC

[TangoCharlie]

Listen to the chorus in this song. It's classic Lillian Axe:

 

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=32UEWFXC

Is it the same singer from Waters Rising?

 

He's the spit of Ron on vocals!

 

Tc

[rob62972]

Listen to the chorus in this song. It's classic Lillian Axe:

 

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=32UEWFXC

Is it the same singer from Waters Rising?

 

He's the spit of Ron on vocals!

 

Tc

Yep.... same singer. Check out the song I posted the link too. Sounds just like Ron.

[rob62972]

bumped so more people can check out the track I posted.

[LV KIX]

I picked this one up at Rocklahoma... haven't even had time to spin it yet. If the live show was any indication this is going to be great. What a great bunch of guys Lillian Axe are. I ended up helping them with all their merch and stuff at Rocklahoma... As their tour bus pulled out it stopped beside me and Steve Blaze handed out a autographed photo that said "Thanks for all your help" signed by the band, Pretty cool jester I thought. Not to mention how cool the band and Steve in particular were.

 

Besides KIX... I thought Lillian Axe was one of the best bands there. They were for sure the highlight of any of the side stage bands.

 

Gotta spin this one tomorrow.

[rob62972]

Here is a preview for you LV (as posted on the First Spin Impressions thread):

 

Lillian Axe - Sad Day On Planet Earth

 

Here we have the new disc from one of my favorite all time bands LILLIAN AXE. I immediately think this sounds better than the last album "Water's Rising". Going through my first spin of this and I like most of the songs so far.

 

Cocoon -- an instrumental opener complete with a nice acoustic piece. Not bad.

 

Megaslowfade -- sounds like a song that should have been on "Water's Rising". Dark and moody but pretty aggressive also. Don't care for it but it's not horrible.

 

Jesus Wept -- Ahh.... this sounds much better. Nice guitars and the vocals are terrific. Sounds more like the classic Lillian Axe. Like it a lot. This song would fit perfectly on "Psychoschizophrenia". Love the build to the monster chorus.

 

Ignite -- see track #2. Another song that could've been on "Water's Rising". First track I pressed the skip button on. Very modern sounding track.

 

The Grand Scale Of Finality -- Pretty cool track. Another classic sounding Lillian Axe tune. Another track that could have been on "Psychoschizophrenia".

 

Sad Day On Planet Earth -- Slow and moody number but a very good one. This screams Lillian Axe! Sort of similar to "Until The End Of The World". Classic Axe chorus.

 

Hibernate -- Another kickass track. Another strong chorus. Where were these songs on the last album? Love it!

 

Within Your Reach -- Slow track with some classic Steve Blaze guitars. This fits nicely on any of their albums. Another pretty good track.

 

Down Below The Ocean -- This track is reminicent to "Water's Rising". Not bad but not one of the better tracks either.

 

Blood Raining Down On Her Wings -- Another slow beginning.... with nice melodic guitars and vocals. Reminds me of "Second Of May". Also is a little reminiscent of "The Day I Met You" from "Psychoschizophrenia". Song builds nicely.

 

Cold Day In Hell -- Wow.... a classic sounding track. Love this one too. Another slow track but it works well.

 

Nocturnal Symphony -- Not too bad but too similar to the last album for my taste. Modernized Axe.

 

Divine -- Another modern sounding track but sounds pretty good to these ears. Another song that could have been on "Psychoschizophrenia".

 

Kill Me Again -- Uh.... this track again. Really didn't see any need to put this on yet another album. Slightly updated but keeps the feel of the original. Lefevre just doesn't have Ron Taylor's pipes for this song but it's still a good tune.

 

Fire, Blood, The Earth & Sea -- Another slow orchestral and acoustic track. Fitting closer to this disc. Another track to builds as it goes. Kicks ass once it gets going. Not the greatest closer but not bad. Clocks in at over 8 minutes.

 

Overall, this is a really strong disc. A few fillers but this is a million times better than "Water's Rising". Kickass guitar work by Steve Blaze and really strong vocals by Derrick Lefevre.

[LV KIX]

I'm one of the few...but I love "Waters Rising". In fact I put it in my top 5 releases the year it came out. It's pure Lillian Axe to me. If this new one is even close to "Waters Rising" I'll be happy. Like I said, I liked the songs they played live and see no reason why I shouldn't like the new one. Sure I miss Ron Taylor... but Derrick is a great fit for Lillian Axe in my opinion.

 

It will be the first CD in the player when I wake up.

[rob62972]

I'm one of the few...but I love "Waters Rising". In fact I put it in my top 5 releases the year it came out. It's pure Lillian Axe to me. If this new one is even close to "Waters Rising" I'll be happy. Like I said, I liked the songs they played live and see no reason why I shouldn't like the new one. Sure I miss Ron Taylor... but Derrick is a great fit for Lillian Axe in my opinion.

 

It will be the first CD in the player when I wake up.

The songs are just ten times better IMO.

[melodicrockoz]

wow, good seeing some positive reviews here I better go get this one "fayast"