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Musicbox
Trinity
Girls are partying, from the streets of Detroit to the schools in China because their all time favorite reggae sensation, Sean Paul, has just bounced onto the scene once again with the release of his third album The Trinity.
The raw, uncut Jamaican whose previous Grammy winning and ground shaking album Dutty Rock sold over 6,000,000 copies, is obviously not a big fan of vanishing acts, and just when people were tiring from his previous hit singles, Baby Boy with Beyonce Knowles, he throws in a couple of more.
Temperature and We be burnin’ have touched the heights of fame and the music billboards. Now with The Trinity in stores, Sean Paul is dancing to a different beat. Unlike most artists, he is providing 18 reasons which support his title of being the hip hop and reggae King. Reviewing all is impracticable, so let’s pick the exceptional ones.
Trinity begins with an introduction to the singer and the album, Fire Links which is quite gibberish, followed by the typical Sean’s Head in the Zone, which just paves the way for something exciting that is up next. We be burning, as we all know, has been a major release for the current year, topping charts since many weeks, where Sean Paul’s vocals combining with some funky tunes and lyrics sets off the fire in the album.
All the hype eases up with Send it on, Ever Blazing, and Give it up on me. Of these three, Ever Blazing is the most listener friendly. The strange thing that one finds in any of Sean Paul’s works is, in one or all the songs, only the music does the differentiation, since the vocals and style of delivery are not distinct from one single to the other. Other songs that constitute the album are Yardic Bone which features Wayne Marshall and sounds similar to Apache Indian and his Indian rap, Never gonna be the same, which brings out the emotional side of the singer; it is reggae style though.
The second pick from the album, Temperature, compliments the dancing beat of the album. Up next is Breakout, rendering a rather special experience while the following two tracks are fairly mediocre. Straight up is an enjoyable trip while Trinity wraps up the album.
— Tahir Yahya
One day remains
The disappointment after the break-up of Creed was a hard fact to digest. And it was certainly expected to be an uphill task for both sides of the dissolution to come up with anything that could match the musical brilliance that was Creed, spawning massive hits such as My sacrifice, With arms wide open and One last breath.
Now with Scott Stapp, the former vocalist, embarking on a solo career and these days, being more interested in modeling than music, the rest of the Creed members have most certainly scored the first point by taking the lead under a new name, Alter Bridge. The legendary guitarist Mark Tremonti carries his axe forward along with co-band members, Scott Phillips on drums and Brian Marshall doing the bass guitar (both of them ex-Creed members), and of course the new vocalist, Myles Kennedy.
Alter Bridge, with their debut album One day remains is a continuation of Creed’s music, and in fact, the only difference one sometimes feels is the vocal power of Myles Kennedy. Although Stapp always commanded respect in the studio, Kennedy has greater variation in his voice from high notes to low notes, particularly adamant in the strong single Open your eyes. Tremonti seems to be on fire in this grungy track with an absorbing guitar riff, and a mind blowing wah solo. The lyrics are fresh, though less hopeful as Kennedy sings, “Will they open their eyes, and realize we are on, on and on we stand alone, until our day has come.”
The title track One day remains, however is more hopeful with Kennedy again quite sturdy on vocals. The best track on the entire album, and one that Stapp would have been proud to be a part of, is definitely In loving memory. The intro may sound a bit like One last breath but then, most fans would recognize this as Tremonti’s style. The song being a tribute to a deceased loved one, is heartrending and the superb vocal improvisation of Kennedy definitely adds an extra feel to the song. Songs such as Broken wings, Metalingus and Shed my skin also exemplify that the former Creed outfit is here to stay.
Mike Tremonti and company are definitely in with a shout, showing their true mettle in the rock arena even without the charismatic Stapp to buttress their ascent. Kennedy has surely proved a very promising replacement!
— Taimur Saleem
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