Ok, I just got the brand new Babylon A.D. disc yesterday, American Blitzkrieg. I just wanted to warn all my fellow rockers out there. If you are a fan of the first two BAD CDs and if you are a fan of straight forward R-N-R and if you love melody and soaring guitars--well, DON'T BUY THIS ALBUM!! Somebody needs to tell these guys that if they wanted to jump on the "grunge" bandwagon, they are at least 4 years too late. I hate when bands do this. You wait and wait and then one day you hear that one of your favorite bands has decided to re-group and release something new. You just can't wait. Only to find that the look has changed and the sound has changed, and it's not for the better. What were these guys thinking? This is very reminiscent of Dokken's Shadowlife or Warrant's Ultraphobic (you know: another melodic rock act thinking that they are Nirvana or The Red Hot Chili Peppers). Dark, heavy, modern, mediocre production---all the things that a Babylon A.D. album shouldn't be. If you're looking for energetic rockers like Bang Go The Bells, Bad Blood, Hammer Swings Down, or a smooth ballad like So Savage The Heart or Desperate, you won't find it here. All we have here is BAD's attempt at capturing a more modern, youthful audience, while they abandon any loyal rock fan that waited patiently for their return. Please listen to soundbytes somewhere before you buy this. There may be some people out there who are into this and don't mind it so much. But, I feel like I wasted my money and wanted to save some of you from doing the same. Roberthttp://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3578#msg-3578Wed, 22 May 2013 20:04:38 +1000 Phorum 5.2.16 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3701#msg-3701 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3701#msg-3701
"Fact Is, this is the route many ex-hair bands went five years ago, grunging
up their sound" also "The plan is five years old and no one is going to be surprised or particularly impressed" 5.5 out of 10.

To 80's bands, if you were melodic in the 80's don't become muddy
drone songs in the 90's . Noone wants it.


]]> Rosco NoticeboardFri, 28 Jul 2000 06:50:10 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3646#msg-3646 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3646#msg-3646
JK]]> John NoticeboardThu, 27 Jul 2000 07:12:03 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3645#msg-3645 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3645#msg-3645
JK]]> John NoticeboardThu, 27 Jul 2000 07:03:02 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3630#msg-3630 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3630#msg-3630 Nick Green NoticeboardThu, 27 Jul 2000 04:23:53 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3623#msg-3623 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3623#msg-3623cant even sell at a used CD place. I already had to Eat "Shadowlife",Warrants
"Belly To Belly". I too enjoyed the first 2 Baby AD's. If I want to hear grunge
I'll buy the lastest Creed.

]]> Rosco NoticeboardThu, 27 Jul 2000 00:13:10 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3621#msg-3621 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3621#msg-3621
Marc]]> Marc NoticeboardWed, 26 Jul 2000 23:58:31 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3620#msg-3620 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3620#msg-3620but there are no songs like "Bang go the bells" or "The Kid goes wild" thats true.

MARTIN




Stefan Ritter wrote:
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Ok, I have the CD for about a week and I think it's really good. I wonder what people expect. The only right to do same record over and over again has AD/DC, nobody else. They are able to write over 200 different songs with the same riffs ;-)

AMERICAN BLITZKRIEG is different, but it's definetely still Babylon AD. There are some influences of the first record, some of the second and some new influences. Tunes like " I wanna live" shows how this band has grown, musically and lyrically. If you want a song like "Hammer swings down", put the first BAD CD in your stero. We write July, 2000, I think it's not very amazing for a musician to write the same song he has written 10 years ago. FACE IT, 1988 is over!!!!

I agree that some songs are different and nine songs are not very much for a record. Robert, why didn't you listen to the MP3's on the BABYLON A.D. homepage before buying the CD? I did, I liked the stuff and I bought the CD.

Stefan]]> Martin NoticeboardWed, 26 Jul 2000 23:43:53 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3617#msg-3617 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3617#msg-3617
AMERICAN BLITZKRIEG is different, but it's definetely still Babylon AD. There are some influences of the first record, some of the second and some new influences. Tunes like " I wanna live" shows how this band has grown, musically and lyrically. If you want a song like "Hammer swings down", put the first BAD CD in your stero. We write July, 2000, I think it's not very amazing for a musician to write the same song he has written 10 years ago. FACE IT, 1988 is over!!!!

I agree that some songs are different and nine songs are not very much for a record. Robert, why didn't you listen to the MP3's on the BABYLON A.D. homepage before buying the CD? I did, I liked the stuff and I bought the CD.

Stefan]]> Stefan Ritter NoticeboardWed, 26 Jul 2000 21:47:15 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3614#msg-3614 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3614#msg-3614The more I have listened to it, the more I have liked it but it is STILL a disappointment, A MAJOR one. :(]]> Joe NoticeboardWed, 26 Jul 2000 16:48:17 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3611#msg-3611 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3611#msg-3611
I rest my case....

MS]]> zacman NoticeboardWed, 26 Jul 2000 15:57:52 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3610#msg-3610 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3610#msg-3610
I am, however, a Babylon A.D. fan. All I wanted to do was let you folks know that American Blitzkrieg is different, nothing like BAD's first two CDs. Different can be good, but not all the time. The way I see it is, if you start disappointing your loyal fans, then soon there won't be any fans left to disappoint. Why do you think a band like Aerosmith can still sell platinum after existing for over 25 years? Do you think it's because they followed trends and jumped on bandwagons? No, they consistently release solid rock albums that they know their fans will like.

Remember, I never asked for 12 songs just for me, I never cried, and I will never be on a soap box as you claim (besides, isn't that what you did?). I'm just a fan of rock music, just like anyone else here.

Robert]]> Robert NoticeboardWed, 26 Jul 2000 14:55:30 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3606#msg-3606 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3606#msg-3606
Regards,
Andrew.]]> Andrew NoticeboardWed, 26 Jul 2000 10:57:53 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3595#msg-3595 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3595#msg-3595ultraphobic is one of the best records of the 90s...if for no other reason than the fact the warrant were willing to take another chance...especially considering that they only went gold with dog eat dog...that record has 12 greats songs on it and saw the band tighter than they ever were...

what pisses me off is when people claim to be a "fan" of a band and when they bitch just because the band tries something different...you wanna bitch about something...bitch about the fact that when you go and see warrant now it costs $15 bucks in some cheap as shit club and the whole show people scream for Cherry Pie...which everyone knows is the damn finale...you wanna bitch about something...bitch about the fact that Warrant doesn't have a real record deal...but Samantha 7 signed a deal for 3 records...and has sold about that many...bitch about the fact that there are only 2 real national shows that support this kind of music...bitch about the fact that mtv doesn't play the videos anymore...bitch about the fact that t-shirts at the Poison/Cinderella/Dokken/Slaughter show were $32 bucks...bitch about the fact that even though "fans" bitch and cry because their favorite bands don't have a record deal they don't support them anyway...bitch about the fact that bands only release their cds overseas because in japan the fans still give a shit...unlike here in the states where if you don't buy the import you have to wait at least 6 months for it to come out domestic...if it comes out at all...you wanna support a band that's cool...if you don't like their new cd...that's cool...but don't stand on a soap box and claim to be a fan...and then cry when they don't write 12 songs just for you...in the immortal words of jani lane...

i'm alive and you're alive
so don't we both deserve to be happy

Robert wrote:
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Ok, I just got the brand new Babylon A.D. disc yesterday, American Blitzkrieg. I just wanted to warn all my fellow rockers out there. If you are a fan of the first two BAD CDs and if you are a fan of straight forward R-N-R and if you love melody and soaring guitars--well, DON'T BUY THIS ALBUM!! Somebody needs to tell these guys that if they wanted to jump on the "grunge" bandwagon, they are at least 4 years too late. I hate when bands do this. You wait and wait and then one day you hear that one of your favorite bands has decided to re-group and release something new. You just can't wait. Only to find that the look has changed and the sound has changed, and it's not for the better.

What were these guys thinking? This is very reminiscent of Dokken's Shadowlife or Warrant's Ultraphobic (you know: another melodic rock act thinking that they are Nirvana or The Red Hot Chili Peppers). Dark, heavy, modern, mediocre production---all the things that a Babylon A.D. album shouldn't be. If y....]]> Marc NoticeboardWed, 26 Jul 2000 05:55:12 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3578#msg-3578 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,3578,3578#msg-3578
What were these guys thinking? This is very reminiscent of Dokken's Shadowlife or Warrant's Ultraphobic (you know: another melodic rock act thinking that they are Nirvana or The Red Hot Chili Peppers). Dark, heavy, modern, mediocre production---all the things that a Babylon A.D. album shouldn't be. If you're looking for energetic rockers like Bang Go The Bells, Bad Blood, Hammer Swings Down, or a smooth ballad like So Savage The Heart or Desperate, you won't find it here. All we have here is BAD's attempt at capturing a more modern, youthful audience, while they abandon any loyal rock fan that waited patiently for their return.

Please listen to soundbytes somewhere before you buy this. There may be some people out there who are into this and don't mind it so much. But, I feel like I wasted my money and wanted to save some of you from doing the same.

Robert]]> Robert NoticeboardTue, 25 Jul 2000 23:19:31 +1000