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Abandoning his former band's jokey pop-punk for a sound made up of equal parts post-punk grandeur and new wave shimmer, Blink-182's Tom Delonge started Angels and Airwaves with the mission to make music that was as big and important as U2 or Echo and the Bunnymen. He's one step closer with the impressive new I-EMPIRE.
Opener "Call to Arms" is just that: a huge, arena-filling mission statement that combines airy, dissonant guitars with an upright, marching back beat. Delonge's voice, once a weak link, has grown more confident and less adolescent. He's able to handle sun-dappled ballads like "Breathe" as easily as harder-rocking stuff like "Secret Crowds." "Rite of Spring" reminisces about a childhood saved by joining a band, revealing a tender side that Delonge rarely indulged during Blink's tenure at the top of the punk-pop heap. The freedom of a new project resonates throughout the album, with Delonge and his bandmates reaching far outside of their box to make music that they hope will really matter for people. It's an admirable goal, and the band seems up to the challenge.
Angels & Airwaves: Matt Watcher, David Kennedy, Tom DeLonge, Atom Willard.
Additional personnel: Roger Joseph Manning Jr. (keyboards); Critter (percussion, sound effects).
Kerrang (Magazine) (p.60) - "The band have a sense of control over the music that is at times anthemic.....Powered by a sense of mood..." Angels & Airwaves I-Empire Songs I-Empire Music Review Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews awesome cd
this cd disereves 5 more stars but yeah love this cd and cant wait till the new album come out.
Submitted by himynameissimon (fort myers, fl)
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 "WE DON'T NEED TO WHISPER" STILL BETTER
I LIKED A COUPLE OF SONGS BUT THE FIRST ALBUM IS WAY BETTER BUT OVERALL THIS IS A GOOD!!! AvA FOREVER!!!!!!!
Submitted by thekillerslalo (Santa ANa California)
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If You Love Life, You'll Love I-Empire
Brilliant. It rocks at the right times, pops at the right times, says all the right things. It's positive without being overly sappy/sentimental (like so much "Christian" and "Country" music, etc.). If these guys want to help start a revolution (and it seems they do) then they're DEFINITELY on the right track.
Submitted by justinbonnett (Austin, TX)
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Somehow, just somehow, the momentum is sapped compared to "We Don't Need to Whisper". The intentions are 'abandoning his former band's jokey pop-punk for a sound made up of equal parts post-punk grandeur and new wave shimmer, Blink-182's Tom Delonge started Angels and Airwaves with the mission to make music that was as big and important as U2 or Echo and the Bunnymen'. True. But I don't think "I-Empire" comes that close compared to what was done on "We Don't Need to Whisper". The shining moments still shine through, but falls short somehow as they sit back in the background. Take a hit or miss.
Submitted by Hmmm-mmm (Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA)
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Loved the first, this one worthy, not great
With the sound the lyrics of the first album u can see Tom going for something big...with this one he went back to a lil blinkish and im sorry im not a fan of that. to immature at times...not enough EPICNESS, although Lifeline is an AMAZING SONG!
Submitted by Thedirector907 (Lake Elsinore, CA)
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