Tuesday Top 3

1. Train - Drops of Jupiter
2. Train - For Me, It's You
3. Rival Sons - Presuure and Time

Train - California 37

Train has done a new album, California 37, and once again they manage to be a breath of fresh air. This pop rock band from sunny San Francisco always seems to make me smile and surprise me in a way. They have such positive vibe in their songs and although some of their material is a bit too pop for my taste, so far they've managed to put out songs on every album that simply make me wanna dance and mosh around my appartment. The new album is no exception. And there's something appealing in Patrick Monahan's voice.

I think this album isn't their best one. But then again, my all-time favourite Train-album happends to be Drops of Jupiter which was the album that brought them to larger audience. That is one hard album to beat. For Me, It's You came quite close.. But the new album has it's special moments and the first two track are included to my special ones. This'll Be My Year is just so loaded with positiveness and then ofcourse Drive By is the first single released from the album. And somehow, I can imagine Mermaid to be the summer hit of the year. It has all the elements, pop rock sounds, beach, sun and beautiful girl to whom Monahan is singing to. Not so much a favourite of mine though..

Tracks:

1. This'll Be My Year
2. Drive By (first single release)
3. Feels Good At First
4. Bruises (featuring Ashley Monroe)
5. 50 Ways To Say Goodbye
6. You Can Finally Meet My Mom
7. Sing Together
8. Mermaid
9. California 37
10. We Were Made For This
11. When The Fog Rolls In
12. To Be Loved


http://trainline.com/

Tuesday Top 3

1. Dynazty - Sultans of Sin
2. Kiss - Ikons
3. Alter Bridge - ABIII

Dynazty - Sultans of Sin

I introduced Dynazty to you readers already last year. This Swedish band has released an album named Sultans of Sin. Although the name certainly reminds some of my readers of a Dire Straits song Sultans of Swing, the album sounds anything but Dire Straits.

The opening track Come Alive hits straight to the goal. I got a feeling that Megadeth and Dave Mustaine could be the influence behind the song. Second track Raise Your Hands doesn't get up to the same level as the first one but even though I wasn't totally in awe I like the song better than the first single release, track number three, Land of Broken Dreams. I would've left the track out of the album but then again very few bands have albums that don't have any bad tracks. Luckily the rest of Sultans of Sin is good stuff. And this band is going on strong. They will be perfoming this year at least in Sweden Rock Festival and joining tour with Sabaton and Raubtier this fall/winter.

Tracks:

1. Come Alive
2. Raise Your Hands
3. Land of Broken Dreams (first single release from the album)
4. Falling
5. More Than a Man
6. Love Junkie
7. The One to Blame
8. Back Again
9. Bastards of Rock & Roll
10. Sultans of Sin


http://www.dynazty.com/

Flashback Friday

Tuesday Top 3

1. Alter Bridge - ABIII
2. Alter Bridge - Live from Amsterdam
3. Alter Bridge - Blackbird

My Darkest Days - Sick And Twisted Affair

My Darkest Days is a Canadian rock/post-grunge band. Their music is influenced by such bands as Nickelback, Nirvana and A Perfect Circle so I guess it was some sort of happy accident, that Nickelback lead singer Chad Kroeger signed this band to his record label in 2009. The influences from Nickelback can be heard in in their music as well. Their debut album was released in 2010 and the second album Sick And Twisted Affair was released about a week ago.

The band was put together in 2005 and after a few changes in musicians the current members are: Matt Walst (lead vocalist, rhytm guitar), Sal Costa (lead guitar, vocals), Brendan McMillan (bass), Doug Oliver (drums, percussion) and Reid Henry (keyboard, vocals). The band has already gotten name to them after opening for many well-known bands such as Three Days Grace, Theory Of A Deadman, Papa Roach and Hinder.

I'm not that impressed about this second album but after listening their debut album I kinda understand why Kroeger desided to sign them.

http://mydarkestdays.com/
http://www.myspace.com/mydarkestdays