BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION - Debut review - Page 5

lioness · #**121** Sep-29-2010, 3:57 PM

Originally Posted by Oliver.Lucas

Wow, I'm quite impressed with the new CD. Really cool stuff. Looking forward to seeing the guys on tour in 2011

ROCK AND ROLL!

Hi to Cologne

Ah, finally one of my fellow German members came on the scene again. Where you've been all the time, lazybones, carnival is long over...

Aussie_Mike · #**122** Sep-29-2010, 7:47 PM

I can't stop listening to this great, great release. I feel it's the best thing I have heard for many years. I'm not sure if it's been mentioned by anyone else, but I think Kevin Shirley should be given a mention for doing such a fine job on the album.

David · #**123** Sep-29-2010, 9:01 PM

Another good'un

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I’ve been backing away from reviewing this album as if they didn’t do the Black Country justice I’d have slagged them off mercilessly. Thankfully, they haven’t as it’s first rate and if there’s any secret gigs, I want to be there. It’s hard to believe that this 12 track album was recorded in a matter of days (OK, there’s more than one rock cliché included) but it’s a credit to the musicians and evidence that Black Country rock runs in their veins.

www.flyglobalmusic.com/fly/archives/europe_reviews/black_country_communion.html

David · #**124** Oct-01-2010, 3:38 PM

Here's a review from the latest issue of UK music publication, Kerrang - October 2nd, 2010.

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Black Country Communion

KKK

Classic Rock Supergroup Flex Their Muscles With Brawny Debut

David · #**125** Oct-01-2010, 3:50 PM

The UK's biggest Led Zeppelin magazine, “Tight But Loose”, have just published a major Black Country Communion feature in their October issue, which hit the newsstands this week.

The feature includes interviews with Glenn, Jason and Joe, complete with a stunning review of the album

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Clearly on the evidence of this album there's no holding back with Black Country Communion. This is mission accomplished and purveyors of this updated brand of classic rock would be well advised to join the faith.

David · #**126** Oct-01-2010, 4:01 PM

UK publication, "Blues Matters!” magazine, have the Black Country Communion album featured as the lead album review in this month’s issue; the band is also featured on the cover. A fully fledged feature on BCC will be in their next issue.

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Blues rock never died, but Black Country Communion are the power station of it's revival.

Paul J · #**127** Oct-02-2010, 1:54 AM

Oh it get's a thumbs up review from my ten year old daughter! Bringing her back from swimming this morning, i plug my ipod into the car and she says 'can we listen to that Black Country thingy', and she then starts to sing before i even get it on 'i am a messenger'!

So the young un's like it too! Maybe i've been playing it a bit too much

Paul

Shirean · #**128** Oct-02-2010, 2:48 AM

Originally Posted by Paul J

Oh it get's a thumbs up review from my ten year old daughter! Bringing her back from swimming this morning, i plug my ipod into the car and she says 'can we listen to that Black Country thingy', and she then starts to sing before i even get it on 'i am a messenger'!

You're not alone Paul, our one is way into 'Black Country', 'Beggar Man' and 'Medusa' and his fave so far is 'Song Of Yesterday'... luvs the humming - hmmm, hmmmm, hmmmmm, hmmmmmm - got to say though, it drives me crazy at times

marieodonnelly · #**129** Oct-02-2010, 3:01 AM

Nice one Paul, when we were in Glasgow last Saturday our 6 year old nephew wanted to ride in Martins car a lot which we had the CD playing in - he said he liked it too and asked if it was Glenn Hughes! I felt so proud! And I also had a proud moment when my 10 year old niece was choosing her bridesmaid dress and the colour chart had 'Deep Purple' on it - Rebecca looked at me and said that's a band Glenn Hughes was in isn't it?' Of course she ended up with the Deep Purple Dress.

Mike D when in Dudley got pictures in HMV with a massive wall of the BCC albums stacked up in there! The BCC album is selling fantastically on the 'Swag' too! A lot of people asking if any of them have the DVD with them - which sadly all sold out on the presale so all you lucky people who got the presale limited edition version - you got something that loads of people want!

Aussie_Mike · #**130** Oct-03-2010, 12:10 AM

Here's another glowing review, this time from Australian Hard Rock/Metal website Sludgefactory.com where reviewer Damian McDonald writes that BCC's debut album is:

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The best hard rock album of 2010.

http://sludgefactory.com.au/black-country-communion-self-titled-cd-review

chrisloeb · #**131** Oct-03-2010, 11:35 AM

A short but sweet one from today's (Sunday) edition of Austria's daily newspaper "Kurier".

Translates roughly...

This prominently staffed band (Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Derek Sherinian, Jason Bonham) delivers astonishingly fresh Rock between Cream, Led Zep and Gary Moore.

("- guitar" stands for Guido Tartarotti, who wrote the review)

wolfysmith · #**132** Oct-03-2010, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by mariewilks

Mike D when in Dudley got pictures in HMV with a massive wall of the BCC albums stacked up in there! The BCC album is selling fantastically on the 'Swag' too! A lot of people asking if any of them have the DVD with them - which sadly all sold out on the presale so all you lucky people who got the presale limited edition version - you got something that loads of people want!

Was in HMV this morning in Exeter and they had 6 BCC cds in the chart section at no.11. a mixture of special editions and not! then upstairs in the pop&rock section 3 more copies, 1 of which was the special edition. All were at £9.99.

David · #**133** Oct-03-2010, 5:24 PM

Another outstanding review, this time from Germany

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Without any doubt: Black Country Communion is an album Deep Purple wished they had written. Rock music can’t get any better.

www.heart4metal.com/2010/10/03/deeper-than-purpleblack-country-communion-2010

Stormbringer74 · #**134** Oct-04-2010, 4:11 AM

wow !! amazing review !!!

lioness · #**135** Oct-04-2010, 5:33 AM

More positive reviews. The first one also from Germany, but this time really in German (which will please a lot of people here

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"Album exceeds all expectations"

http://biotechpunk.de/2010/09/review-black-country-communion-black-country/

( biotechpunk - OMG, what's that now...

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But the one from "Guitar International" is in English again

http://guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2010/09/20/black-country-communion-album-review/

"This is hard rock for 2010..." Yeeehaaa

lioness · #**136** Oct-04-2010, 2:40 PM

Another excellent review, this one from our neighbour Switzerland (the review is as good as their cheese

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Michael Herb of "Stringworks": "I can highly recommend what these four musicians deliver here".
Nine out of ten points - whoopee

http://www.stringworks.ch/black-country-communion-black-country-communion/

According to hitparade.ch, the album is at No. 54 of the Swiss charts currently. Guess it takes a bit longer to climb those Alps

JohnH · #**137** Oct-04-2010, 9:14 PM

Originally Posted by Paul J

Sweet Sista Jane, you'll drive me insane!

As i cannot get the riff and catchy chorus out of my noggin!

This, along with Song of Yesterday are my two favourite tracks. Well add Black Country in there as well, oh what about Too Late for the Sun!

Oh damn, just bung em all in!

Have a few bits and pieces that i don't like, but on the whole this is a great album.

To be truthful i don't know why it has captured the public's imagination in the way it has. What i mean by this is SITKOR, which i feel is a very similar album, didn't garner anywhere near the same praise.

Is it just the extra 'names', is it the promotion [which by the way i think has been fantastic, or it it just the timing has been right for an album of this style of music.

To be honest, don't really care, just glad for Glenn that he is getting the recognition [in sales] that his talent and performances deserve

Paul

I'm with ya Paul. I'm glad- very glad- that our GH is finally getting some attention- some real attention! But I'm feeling more and more than a little bit ticked off and mystified that albums like Hughes Thrall, FNow On, Feel, Addiction, TWII, SITKOR and HTP1 (or take your pick-of any GH albums- they are all great) didn't generate any kind of buzz like this has. Or for that matter, the trio of 2005-2008 Chad Smith GH albums. I'm still not quite taken with this yet, but I'm still listening to it. I just don't think it's even close to those other records that only sold to people like us. I told somebody the other day it would be like Led Zeppelin doing nothing but then Coverdale Page out selling all the Zep records or Plant/Krauss doing the same. It's not too late- you guys watch- if in print, they all will start selling like never before. Madness.

Forever Young · #**138** Oct-05-2010, 6:22 AM

Originally Posted by JohnH

I'm with ya Paul. I'm glad- very glad- that our GH is finally getting some attention- some real attention! But I'm feeling more and more than a little bit ticked off and mystified that albums like Hughes Thrall, FNow On, Feel, Addiction, TWII, SITKOR and HTP1 (or take your pick-of any GH albums- they are all great) didn't generate any kind of buzz like this has. Or for that matter, the trio of 2005-2008 Chad Smith GH albums. I'm still not quite taken with this yet, but I'm still listening to it. I just don't think it's even close to those other records that only sold to people like us. I told somebody the other day it would be like Led Zeppelin doing nothing but then Coverdale Page out selling all the Zep records or Plant/Krauss doing the same. It's not too late- you guys watch- if in print, they all will start selling like never before. Madness.

While I love the mentioned albums, to say that this one isn't up there, well I don't get that. I think it's easily as good as the ones you mentined and better in some cases. It's funny because over at Joe B's board you have the exact same thing going on. You have those who are over the moon with BCC and those who are luke warm at best and don't think it compares at all to any of Joe's stuff and some who completely slag it.

Some of that is all about being in a comfort zone for them and they are very afraid that Joe is going to abandon things as they are/were. I don't know if that is true here or not but I'm sure some don't want to see Glenn in this band. Of course in many cases it's only a matter of opinion.

I think that this is a great vehicle for Glenn and all the members. I've played this album while out and about and the response has been nothing short of spectacular! I can't say that about a single other release in a long long time. It's the kind of rock we grew up on and it strikes a nerve. One that hasn't been struck in a long time with something new like this.

JohnH · #**139** Oct-05-2010, 8:45 AM

I think in time I will get this album- it's just not happened yet. I remember not liking BTM (or Soul Mover) much but a year or two later I put them on and they now blow me away everytime.

Forever Young · #**140** Oct-05-2010, 9:43 AM

Originally Posted by JohnH

I think in time I will get this album- it's just not happened yet. I remember not liking BTM (or Soul Mover) much but a year or two later I put them on and they now blow me away everytime.

Yeah I sort of had that reaction with BTM too. I remember so many on here saying how great it was so I kept finding myself going back to it then one morning on the way to work it all hit me and I was never quite the same again.

A GHCP was born on that day

toadsterama · #**141** Oct-08-2010, 4:45 PM

I'm kind of in the same boat as John. Aside from a few moments, the album as a whole just isn't grabbing me yet. I'm a GH completist, and lifelong fan. I have all of Bonamassa's albums, and think he's a breathtaking guitarist. But somehow the material they've come up with together isn't blowing me away like I was hoping it would. I'll give it some time, maybe it'll click.

JohnH · #**142** Oct-12-2010, 9:33 PM

I'm noticing that Joe is a good enough singer so, there should have been some Righteous Bros/Coverdale /Hughes/Turner/ Hughes style vocal harmonizing on this and there doesn't seem to be any

David · #**143** Oct-22-2010, 3:49 PM

UK website “Revelationz” has just made BCC their “Album of the Month”

www.revelationz.net/index.asp?ID=3326

lioness · #**144** Nov-01-2010, 5:33 PM

Some more opinions on the BCC album. "Buy it" Yessss "Glenn Hughes outdoes himself on vocals" Yesss

www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/15574121/New-Album-TBA/Product.html

David · #**145** Nov-08-2010, 12:33 PM

Another excellent review and this time, 'local', from the Black Country, very apropros this week

www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/album-reviews/black-country-communion---black-country

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...has all the persistence and patience paid off? Well the opening track ‘Black Country’ starts with immediate intent. Glenn Hughes’ ominous rumbling bass starts proceedings impressively. Instantly we are treated to his soaring vocals, he is not the proclaimed ‘Voice Of Rock’ for nothing. He bellows out the lines “I am the messenger - this is my prophecy” like the leader of some new worldly ‘second coming‘. . Hughes’ vision was for the opening track to “come bursting out…in your face”, well with it certainly does.

Mark3 · #**146** Nov-09-2010, 6:37 AM

Guess the gig announcement is pending!!!!!

Forever Young · #**147** Nov-09-2010, 7:54 AM

Originally Posted by David

Another excellent review and this time, 'local', from the Black Country, very apropros this week

www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/album-reviews/black-country-communion---black-country

I don't know David. This just seems to be conflicting info. Soaring vocals, bellowing lines, The Voice of Rock?? I was just over at JB's site and someone posted a message to Joe stating that Glenn is a hinderance because his vocal style and range are one dimensional and limited. Maybe Joe just can't hear or has plain bad taste. Maybe both.

In all seriousness I couldn't let that stand without chiming in. It's one thing to not like a certain style etc. But to make a statement so ridiculous as that is another all together. Makes me go