{"id":12700,"date":"2012-10-13T16:59:29","date_gmt":"2012-10-13T05:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=12700"},"modified":"2012-10-13T16:59:29","modified_gmt":"2012-10-13T05:59:29","slug":"anberlin-vital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2012\/10\/anberlin-vital\/","title":{"rendered":"Anberlin – Vital"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In summary: \u201cWell done Anberlin, you\u2019ve made one heck of a record.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reviewing albums on first listen is always like flirting with disaster, what if it\u2019s no good, but by no good what if it turns out to be a \u2018grower\u2019 and I\u2019m not doing it justice by only reviewing it off the first listen?\u00a0 These are the things to worry about when reviewing an album this way.\u00a0 Although, in saying that, if \u2018Vital\u2019 the sixth album by Anberlin can be judged on the opening track \u2018Self Starter\u2019 then this albums growth can be stunted, quick, someone throw it a packet of cigarettes.\u00a0 What a start and welcome return to the guys\u2026 but it doesn\u2019t stop at the opener, \u2018Little Tyrants\u2019 is rocked up and even has one hell of a guitar solo in it, I know right?\u00a0 Guitar solo\u2026 God bless\u2026 but Hmm\u2026 what\u2019s happening here on our next track \u2018Other Side\u2019? \u00a0We have an electric style piano intro and verses, diving head on into a big chorus, interesting, but good interesting, I kinda like it.<\/p>\n

\u2018Someone Anyone\u2019 is the newest single lifted from Vital and the perfect choice, from the opening riff to a chorus that has your foot tapping and head nodding along at the same time (a talent to do) but this song is great, and if I wasn\u2019t playing the \u2018first listen\u2019 game, I\u2019d put this one back on.\u00a0 Alas\u2026 Next we have \u2018Intentions\u2019 and wow, in an almost AC\/DC style riff to open it then joined by some Depeche Mode keyboards this could be very, very interesting\u2026 and it was and it worked, a great electro style rocker. Can I say the same about \u2018Innocent\u2019? No, as this is a ballad, its ok, see, first listen, could grow on me, but it hasn\u2019t grabbed me straight away like the previous tracks, I couldn\u2019t get in to the vibe of this one, lyrically I dig it, but the whole package wasn\u2019t it for me.\u00a0 Maybe I\u2019ll go back to that one later\u2026<\/p>\n

SEE!\u00a0 There we go, someone plugged the guitars back in and turned those suckers up!\u00a0 Here we have \u2018Desires\u2019 and I desires to hear more of this one (see what I did there?) oh yeah, here is the winner, just give it the $10,000, and this must be a staple from now on until the end of time in Anberlin\u2019s live set.\u00a0 This is big, angry and loud.\u00a0 I\u2019m impressed with this one in case you hadn\u2019t guessed.\u00a0 I don\u2019t need to hear any more of the album, I\u2019m done, BUT in the interest of what I\u2019m doing here, I\u2019ll keep going\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2018Type Three\u2019 starts in the same vein as \u2018Innocent\u2019 but I\u2019m hearing build, come on, you know you want to\u2026 there\u2019s some drums, good\u2026 it doesn\u2019t reach the heights I was expecting but the balance in this track is perfect actually.\u00a0 The underlying piano riff makes this song and I actually quite like this one. \u2018Orpheum\u2019 is almost new romantic at times but has a hook of a chorus that I dig, as \u2018Modern Age\u2019 gets loud again, showing that balance on the album yet again and showing some killer production here, lots going on in the track but it\u2019s clean, excellent guitar work in here make it a stand out. Lastly and rounding out the album is \u2018God, Drugs & Sex\u2019 at just over six minutes I worry, as that spells experimental for me, but instead it\u2019s a good enough track that doubles as a duet with a female vocalist and didn\u2019t feel like six minutes at all.\u00a0 A great closer to \u2018Vital\u2019<\/p>\n

So, my first listen experiment has concluded that \u2018Vital\u2019 is a great album, very strong, some hits on there if given the chance, it\u2019ll most definitely get a second, third and even a fourth spin in the near future.\u00a0 Well done Anberlin, you\u2019ve made one heck of a record.<\/p>\n

Essential Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong> Florida, USA<\/p>\n

For fans of:<\/strong> Rock<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong> 12 October 2012<\/p>\n

Record label:<\/strong> Universal Music Australia<\/p>\n

Producer: <\/strong>Aaron Sprinkle<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.anberlin.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Track Listing:<\/strong>
\n1. Self-Starter
\n2. Little Tyrants
\n3. Other Side
\n4. Someone Anyone
\n5. Intentions
\n6. Innocent
\n7. Desires
\n8. Type Three
\n9. Orpheum
\n10. Modern Age
\n11. God, Drugs, & Sex<\/p>\n\n

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