I'll never understand why bands do this, release an album that they are never going to tour behind and let their audience hear live. Why not just hold on for another few months? Why not do what it takes to get along so that the millions of folks who bought your album and enjoy your songs can say goodbye? I know that sounds a little cheesy, but you can get into a relationship with an artist, memorize their work and then they break your heart. This is why it drives me crazy when someone (like Billy Corgin of Smashing Pumpkins) makes fun of his audience. That seems like the lowest of the low. Those people allowed you to move into that mansion you are currently living in, to be driving that car or relaxing on that yacht. Treat them with respect, please!
It's interesting to note that on this last Audioslave album the lead single "Original Fire" states "the original fire has come and gone." I guess Chris Cornell wasn't feeling the music any more, or maybe he just couldn't adjust to the Rage Against The Machine vibe of the three other members. Whatever the case Revelations is the last we have of the Audioslave experiment and it's more of the same hard rock goodness of the previous two albums. The title track fits in the same groove as "Cochise" from the debut and "Nothing Left To Say But Goodbye" just about sums up the album and the band's mood at this point.
All in all it was a fun experiment of which we got three tuneful, hard rocking albums and a great "we got to go play a concert in Cuba!" concert movie video. It was a great run, but I'm sorry it had to end the way it did.
3 stars
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