Your Time Has Come To Listen To Audioslave (Out Of Exile - Audioslave)

Member Name: rleigh

Product:	Out Of Exile - Audioslave
Date:	30/01/08 (60 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Impressive guitar and drum work throughout. Exceptional vocals.

Disadvantages: Not for haters of the vocals of Chris Cornell.

When a band consists of 75% of the members of Rage Against The Machine, and their final member and singer is the ex vocalist of the late, great Soundgarden - they're never likely to release anything bad are they? As expected, this release is a great display of fine rocking, with Chris Cornell's vocals sounding as amazing as ever. As much as I love Rage Against The Machine - the idea of them with a singer rather than a rapper never fails to put a smile on my face. I love Zack De La Rocha and have been looking out for his new material ever since Rage Against The Machine split up, however the idea of a Rage Against The Machine with a singer always excites me greatly, especially when that singer happens to be the amazing Chris Cornell. You can't get better than Audioslave really - they are an almost perfect rock band with incredible style and impeccable judgement over what tracks to include on their albums.

The 'Out of Exile' album kicks off with the amazing 'Your Time Has Come' and throughout its duration never fails to impress with its fast, exciting and truly infectious sound. The music is uplifting, strong and is verging on perfection - seriously this album has it all, awesome guitar solos, super drum beats, some of the best vocals you will ever hear, and some truly cracking bass work. Every track is a blinder on this album - not a single track disappoints, with the band never failing to put a smile on my face throughout the entire album. Generally I can not listen to albums in their entirety - I will find myself skipping parts of tracks, or skipping them in their entirety but that just doesn't happen with this album. I can listen to it from start to finish, feeling truly exasperated and happy as hell at the end of it.

The first single released from this album was the awesome 'Be Yourself.' This really is a fine single, and although it's a lot softer than the lead single 'Cochise' from the bands 2002 début album, it is just as amazing and rivals it in terms of quality and all round general finesse. It is a strong effort and sees the band have a good crack at melodic, heartfelt rock music.

There is never a dull moment on this release - Audioslave are frequently pressing the right buttons and doing all the right things to get me literally jumping around the room with excitement. This album fills me with energy and makes me glad to be alive; there is just so much to be gained from listening to this album. It really is a fine CD and was definitely of my favourite releases of its year. 2005 was a fantastic year from music, however when I think of the year in terms of albums that were released then this one is definitely up there amongst my favourites. Audioslave are a fine bunch of musicians and in 'Out Of Exile' they have created an absolutely amazing album which never fails to impress.



Label: Universal Music
Release Date: 23rd May 2005


Originally posted by me on my website Alt-UK.com
Source: http://www.alt-uk.com/modules.php?name=Reviews

Summary: A terrfic album from Audioslave, one of my favourites from 2005.