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I-Empire [Extra tracks]

Angels & Airwaves Audio CD
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AvA consists of Tom DeLonge on guitar/vocals, guitarist David Kennedy, and bassist Matt Wachter.

Angels & Airwaves was founded in the wake of Tom DeLonge’s 5 year hiatus with massive punk supergroup blink-182. DeLonge gathered a group of friends and like-minded musicians to start a band, with a musical spirit that was quite different from any of their previous efforts. The ... Read more in Amazon's Angels & Airwaves Store

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  • Audio CD (5 Nov 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Extra tracks
  • Label: Geffen
  • ASIN: B000WS4P9C
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 8,565 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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CD Incl. Bonus Live Tr.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Everything really is magic 9 Nov 2007
Format:Audio CD
Excuse the cheesy title, but its true, ok i'm biased i loved the first album, and was worried that they couldn't better it, but they have surpassed themselves. With the first album to begin with i was a little disappointed till i listened to it a few more times and the way it was intended, alone blasting out of headphones, then i was in love.
This album is a lot more instant, and more upbeat and uplifting. I think that it could get me out of any bad mood. As many have said this album has more variety, while still keeping true to the AVA sound.
Shame the critics enjoy bad mouthing them so much, i think its simply because the band are singing about love on nearly all their tracks, which is just too cheesy for the cynics out there, but don't listen to them, this is awesome stuff!
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Major Improvement 5 Nov 2007
Format:Audio CD
I bought We Don't Need To Whisper last year having only heard The Adventure. At first listen, it was disappointing.

Although the songs were well structured, and had cinematic intros, a lot of them sounded the same, and some songs went on far too long in the outros, that I would just turn them off after the bridge.

The album is very downbeat and relaxed compared to DeLonge's previous material. The melodies in a lot of the verses of those songs were boring and tuneless, although most of the the choruses were big and powerful.

After I while, I gave that album another chance and it has become a favourite of mine... the album as a whole flows like a story and the soundscapes and lyrics are beautiful.

Listening to I-Empire, from the very outset it is clear the band have given the music a kick up the backside.

Call To Arms carries on with the long introductions of the first record, but here teh intro is less synth and harder with military style drumming, and when the verse kicks in, DeLonge's machine gun melody takes you on a euphoric rollercoaster ride until this song builds to a scintillating climax, the band finally achieve (what they had always threatened but failed to do in the past) - hit you with a chorus so damn big it will lift you off the ground.

Everything's Magic, Sirens and Rite Of Spring see DeLonge return to his pop-punk past, these songs are stripped down, have catchy, well-rounded melodies that DeLonge sings with ease. New addition Matt Wachter adds some quality bass-playing to the whole thing, most evident on these songs, and much missing from the first record.

Lifeline and Breathe are well crafted ballads, if not brilliant rip-offs of U2's With Or Without You and Springsteen's The Rising. Even on these stripped down tunes, the big production is apparent and welcome, as the band carv out a patented pop/rock/alternative/space punk sound in the current climate of indistinguishable whiny indie bands.

Secret Crowds is the best song on the album - a huge tune with a monster singalong chorus - "Let me feel you, carry you higher, Watch our words spread hope like fire."

This song stands out for its harder sound where David Kennedy is let loose with a Box Car Racer type riff, and drummer Atom Willard shows some remarkable percussion, unheard on the first record.

Secret Crowds deserves its place in big stadiums alongside the electronic U2-esque anthems Love Like Rockets where DeLonge asks "Do you feel alive?", True Love and Heaven. Theses songs are the best examples of the truly uplifting theme of the album.

What is noticeable from the album booklet is the these songs were written by "Angels & Airwaves."

Angels & Airwaves will always draw mixed reactions. Some people shudder at the thought of stadium rock, and some people see poppy, everydude choruses as contrived.

DeLonge is playing to his strengths on this album. His strengths have always been simple lyrics and catchy as hell hooks.

Where he tried to out-write, out-sing and out-play himself on We Don't Need To Whisper, he returns with the same sound, only less complicated, more honest, and with a band that are as tight as his emo trousers.

These guys look like a band now, they might be a crazy band, a cheesy "All you need is love" band, a band who've watched too much Star Wars... but there's no one else like them. More power to them!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, better than their first 7 Feb 2008
Format:Audio CD
What an amazing, uplifting feel good album.
I though We Don't Need To Whisper was first class.
But they have managed to even better the first record.

Their music is so fresh and different from all the other crap out there.
This album is a must, and so is their first album.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
This is album is awesome. You will not be disappointed. Every song is superb!! Go on buy it!! What your ears were designed for!!
Published 11 months ago by SLASH
4.0 out of 5 stars ANOTHER SURPRISE FROM MR DELONGE
Based on the quality of their first album I also purchased this one and whilst it is quite different it really is another really good collection of songs. Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2011 by Lucioperca
4.0 out of 5 stars good CD
im a big fan of Blink 182, and when they seperated i was sad. but when i heard AVA i really saw another side to Tom. Read more
Published on 26 July 2010 by Alex Von Weissenfluh
4.0 out of 5 stars A little weak, but still great!
Not as strong as WDNTW, but there are a number of tracks which make up for the weaker ones. If you enjoyed the first album you'll love this, but unlike their first CD, you may... Read more
Published on 12 April 2009 by Norman Cheeseworthy
5.0 out of 5 stars From One Adventure To Another
This ablum basically made me love Angels. I remember getting We Don't Need To Whisper and at first finding a majority of the tracks too slow and samey. Read more
Published on 26 Dec 2008 by D. Reynolds
4.0 out of 5 stars Half as good as the debut
When I first began listening to Angels and airwaves I was disappointed with the sound of We don't need to whisper. Read more
Published on 23 Aug 2008 by Matt182
5.0 out of 5 stars Whoa!
So, as an hardcore Blink-182 fan, I was deeply upset like the rest of us when they split up. I have since listened to both +44 and AVA's albums and whilst I thought +44 were just... Read more
Published on 15 Jun 2008 by J. L. Ward
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovin it
I just have to say that after hearing the first album shortly before the 2nd I really do love both! I'd give specific favourite tracks if I thought any were much better than the... Read more
Published on 14 April 2008 by Mr. J. A. James
4.0 out of 5 stars Decent album
Firstly id like to say that im normally a hard rock/ metal guy so 4 stars from me is actually quite a feat for a band that plays this kind of music. Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2008 by R. M. Pfundner
5.0 out of 5 stars Everything's magic.
I used to be a massive fan of blink-182, and when I heard the adventure on kerrang, I didnt really like it, seeing as at the time I loved the pure pop punk of enema of the state... Read more
Published on 30 Dec 2007 by cute and cuddly
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