Release date: Sept. 5, 2006
12 tracks; 48:28

As the CD opens with an acoustic intro, you may think Audioslave has gone soft on their third disc, "Revelations."

Soon, Tom Morello's guitar kicks off and you realize Audioslave hasn't changed a thing.

The tracks rumble closer to the debut CD by the group made up of former Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell and the band from Rage Against the Machine.

Morello sounds more comfortable with the funky stylings that made his sound memorable, and Cornell sounds more at ease with going back to his singing roots.

"Sound of a Gun" is a slower track, but doesn't lose the fire or energy of the album as the chorus picks up with a riff that could have worked with Rage.

"Until We Fall" is a nearly-acoustic track that slows things down further, but is followed by the first single, the rocking "Original Fire."

Audioslave may not have the political fire and energy of Rage, or the hard-rock stylings of Soundgarden, but the band stands strongly on its own.

To me, the CD hits speed bumps with the funky "Broken City" and repetitive "Somedays," but "Revelations" is still better than most of what's out today.

Audioslave proves they've got longevity with their third CD. It's also a welcome album, considering that RATM used to take years between albums.

Posted by jeffhahnedisabled at October 7, 2006 9:29 AM

Comments

Hi. I found your site because I searched "until we fall clapton"

The reason for this was I was wondering if I was alone in noticing that Audioslave's "until we fall" is a clear homage
to EC circa "461".

The "Hammond" sound created by Tom M, - on a guitar - is
way too exact to be mere coincidence.

Cool website.

Posted by: peedee at November 1, 2006 10:00 AM