MUSIC REVIEWS
Audioslave - Revelations
Matt Jameson
Damn, these guys are quick. It seems like only yesterday when I bought their last album. Audioslave have shown themselves to be music industry work-a-holics. Revelations, their latest release is a departure from their previous albums. Unlike previous releases, this album truly showcases what Audioslave is capable of. Based upon their previous work, I had come to know this band for their signature arena-rock sound consistently present in just about every track they had released.
Revelations finds them proving that their talents are not just confined to a single style. The album plays like a variety show, with tracks ranging from the typical Audioslave we know and love to some seriously overhauled tracks that seem to flirt with soft rock and even country roots. In fact, this change is immediately noticeable from the first track on the CD. But hardcore slave fans need not worry. They still deliver those scorching signature “too talented for radio” tracks we’ve come to know and love.
As usual, Chris Cornell effortlessly hits every note with a glass-like smoothness known and envied across the entire industry. The rest of the boys deliver in kind with punchy and sometimes even funk-esque accompaniments that seem to meld perfectly with Cornell and his unique vocal stylings. As usual, this Audioslave release is very playable throughout making for a great road CD that won’t leave you skipping tracks searching for something you like.
The most notable thing about this release for me personally, is that it seems to foreshadow what is to come from Audioslave. Once again I expect this band to dominate the radio waves following this release. Once again, you will finally be able to hear at least one talented band on the top 40 count down. In a talent challenged world of Furtados, Aikens and Federlines it is comforting to know that some actual talent in the industry still exists.
I recommend checking out a few tracks on Amazon, but for the most part I think this album is fairly universal in it’s appeal. Audioslave continues to do what they do best, raise the bar for radio tracks. I hope you’ll join with them as they declare jihad on an industry full of plastic and talentless “artists”. A revelation indeed!
