Revelations

Audioslave might reasonably have been forgiven for imagining a conspiracy amongst the world's press to put an end to them. Dogged by breakup rumours since their inception and bedevilled by comparisons to their members' old bands, they finally splintered back into their component parts early in 2007. Before that, though, they cheerfully soldiered through a slew of live dates around the world which established them in the minds of fans, if not of journalists, as a coherent musical force. They also produced a thoughtful and exploratory sophomore album in 2005's Out of Exile. Although often exciting and surprising it felt transitional, as thought the band were hunting down a new aesthetic which would finally lay the ghosts of Soundgarden and Rage Against The Machine. It's a shame that this album turned out to be the band's swan-song - because Revelations establishes Audioslave's coherence through a brutally succinct reinterpretation of sounds that probably shaped the band's own musical vocabulary. Lead-off single "Original Fire" recalls rock's glory days over a hard, funky Motown stomp, but strip away the sonic shell and what's left inside sounds like a Springsteen "Nebraska"-era mood-piece. The other eleven tracks run the gamut of emotional fuel from anger ("Revelations") to agony ("Nothing Left To Say But Goodbye"), but the ferocious musical assault seldom lets up. Tracks such as "Somedays" and "Jewel Of The Summertime" are among the heaviest tracks the band has recorded, although this is very far from mindless riffing. The language Audioslave speak here is elastically blues-based, recalling classic 70s rock bands like Free and Led Zeppelin - although the Commerford/Wilk rhythm section can get unexpectedly funky and Tom Morello's trademark atonality often veers towards violence. There's an old-school soul influence, too, especially in Chris Cornell's vocal for the bitter "One And The Same". With Atlanta-based producer Brendan O'Brien at the helm in place of Rick Rubin, Revelations's sound is more cohesive, with layered vocals and tightly-controlled arrangements contributing to the music's determined power and impact. Lyrically the album is more sinister than its predecessor, embracing both the personal and the political in a dystopian view of dark days ahead. Although "Wide Awake" is a frank indictment of US government inaction post-Katrina, songs such as "Broken City" and "Sound Of A Gun" touch upon the kind of fears we all have for the future in an increasingly brutal culture. It's not all gloom, though; in "Moth", ex-addict Cornell paints a realistic picture of recovery and "Until We Fall" cautiously intimates that some scars can heal.

To me the best rock album of the past 3 decades is the Chili Peppers' Blood Sugar Sex Magic. Everything in that album makes sense - from beginning to end. It's a classic, its strength being its simplicity and I can listen to it over and over again and it always remains fresh and current. To me no band has been able to offer anything remotely as good as that offering ever since. Extreme's Saudades De Rock came close, but not quite But I have to say that Revelations is one of the best albums I have heard since BSSM. It has everything - energy, purpose, fluency, hooking riffs, powerful vocals, funky rhythm section. But the common thread across songs is the raw simplicity - and that what's turned it into an instant classic for me. It's simply outstanding. This is the album that promotes Audioslave to the selected group of rock heavyweights. Such a shame that the band has called it a day. I really hope this is just a break and not a good bye...

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Nice lyrics and impressive vocals, the band sounds good as a whole.

The last album by Audioslave released in 2006, its just a pity they didn't stay together longer as they were a great band...Wilk, Commerford, Morello and of course the late great Chris Cornell 🎸🎤..if your thinking of buying some audioslave albums, you won't be disappointed, especially if you like Rage against the machine & Soundgarden 🎶🤘

There is some great background music played in the film 'Miami Vice' of which my favourite track is the 'Shape of Things to Come' and this is the album it comes from. There are other good tracks as well.

I have the other Audioslave albums, they are not a patch on this. I have all the RATM material, and I honestly think this is Tom Morello's best work. I really do. A great album. If you like Soundgarden, RATM, or Audioslave at all, you must get this. Awesome!

not for the faint hearted

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Non recensisco il disco, inteso come prodotto multimediale, perché superfluo. Non credo sia questa la sede. Quanto al media, Amazon è diventata la mia fonte di riferimento per "variant carine" (o edizioni CD estere) a buon prezzo. Tutte le altre sedi mi fanno svenare.

Das 3. Album der Band ist endlich das, was wir Fans der beiden ehem. Bands uns erhofft haben, als sich die Rythmusfraktion von RATM und der Shooter von Soundgarden zusammengetan haben. Das erste Album war schon gut, aber bei Out of Exile wirkte die Soupergroup zu abgeklärt, routiniert und lustlos. Das war eben RATM mit dem Sänger von Soundgarden und sie machten gemeinsam Musik. Endlich fließt wieder Schweiß und ne Menge Herzblut. Und das Beste ist, das sie nicht mehr wie eine Band aus 2 Lagern klingen, sondern wie eine Einheit. Was uns Audioslave hier servieren, ist Hardrock vom Allerfeinsten mit vielen Einflüssen und Elementen. Gegroovt haben sie schon immer, jetzt sind die Songs aber ausgefeilter und mehr tanzbarer. Das Gitarrenspiel von Tom Morello halte ich sowie schon ewig für das Beste was es im Rocksektor gibt und die Stimme von Herrn Cornell die kann Wände einreissen. Sicherlich sind Audioslave nicht revolutionär, wie das Debut von RATM oder das fantastische Superunknown von Soundgarden. Aber beweisen brauchen sie in ihrem Alter auch keinen mehr was. Sie können spielen und sprühen auf diesem Album nur so vor Spielfreude. Bei Wide Awake hat sich Herr Cornell sogar zu einem politischen Song hinreissen lassen und prangert die US Regierung an für ihr Verhalten bei der Hurrikan-Katastrophe in New Orleans, Gänsehaut pur. Tolles Album haben die Jungs da abgeliefert, grosse Melodien, roh, groovig und rockig. Beide Daumen hoch!

groupe grunge audioslave avec le leader du groupe soundgarden