Audioslave - Revelations - Music & Performance - CD

Audioslave's worldwide sales total 7 million albums. Revelations, the band's third album, produced by Brendan O'Brien, represents their strongest effort to date. The first single 'Original Fire' is making a sonic statement at radio and marks a new, more soulful direction for the band. Having toured over the past 18 months, the band very quickly worked up 20 songs on the road and was very eager to capture that live sound. Then enlisted Brendan O'Brien, who helped deliver the most potent effort and some of the best vocals from Chris Cornell ever.

Given the short distance separating {$Audioslave}'s second album, {^Out of Exile}, in 2005 and their third, {^Revelations}, in 2006, it's easy to assume that the {$Rage Against the Machine}/{$Soundgarden} supergroup has finally turned into an actual working band -- either that or the group is working hard to get to the end of their contract so they can go their separate ways (a suspicion stoked by the flurry of {$Chris Cornell}-centric press surrounding its release, including the announcement that he's recording a solo album and will be singing the theme song for the new {%James Bond} film, {#Casino Royale}, on his own). Whether or not either theory is proven true over time doesn't change the fact that {^Revelations} builds upon {^Out of Exile}, sounding even more like the work of a genuine band than its predecessor. In light of this record, {^Out of Exile} feels driven by {$Cornell}, which itself was a shift away from the {$Rage}-driven debut. Here, the two are integrated fully into a distinctive sound, one that's tight and focused, one that's aggressive but not overly heavy. Also, {$Audioslave} has become increasingly rhythm-driven instead of riff-driven; even on the slower songs and heavy rockers, the pulse and pull of the rhythm defines the song more than the riff. Given this emphasis on rhythm, it's not a surprise that {$Audioslave} displays an overt {funk} and {soul} influence here, ranging from the hard {funk} of {&"One and the Same"} to the {@Motown} homage of {&"Original Fire."} This not only makes {^Revelations} sound like the result of a working band, one that likes to jam together, but it also gives it a lighter feel in its tone, a feeling that {$Cornell} runs with on his lyrics and singing, which are considerably less tortured and brooding than before. All this doesn't necessarily make {^Revelations} a fun album -- making music is serious work for {$Audioslave} and they expect the same from their audience -- but it does make for their most colorful, diverse, and consistent record yet. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Performer	Audioslave
Music genre	Heavy Metal
Music subgenre	Rock
Music release type	Release
Media format	CD
Edition	Standard
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	Audioslave - Revelations [COMPACT DISCS] UK - Import
Track listing	Revelations 4:11, One and the Same 3:37, Sound of a Gun 4:20, Until We Fall 3:51, Original Fire 3:41, Broken City 3:49, Somedays 3:34, Shape of Things to Come 4:35, Jewel of the Summertime 3:53, Wide Awake 4:26, Nothing Left to Say But Goodbye 3:33, Moth
Record label	Colum
Music producer	Brendan O'Brien
Track name	Original Fire
Digital audio file format	CD
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N