Back Through Time Full Album 20 by Alestorm: A Review of the Epic Songs and Lyrics
- cherhitecenttiti
- Aug 19, 2023
- 4 min read
I found No Grave But the Sea toned down their power metal elements a bit, compared to usual, but this album seems to have brought it back to around normal levels, so fans can expect a nice variety in the tracks, with quite a few fun, upbeat power metal anthems, as well as some slower paced, more folk-infused tracks, some mid paced tracks and some tracks where everything comes together, as well as one particularly strange and hilarious oddball track. As always, Christopher Bowes strikes a great balance between performing an excellent pirate impersonation, while still singing well, while musically everything sounds great, with the guitars hitting hard at times, while the folk elements are done very well, and the symphonic arrangements are very epic, and help add extra flavor. Performances are flawless across the board, with the vocals, keys and folk elements being the highlights, as usual, and production is absolutely perfect, as expected from the band.
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With genre benchmarks like "Nothing Gold Can Stay", "New Found Glory" and "Sticks & Stones" underneath their belt, the band's arsenal of brilliant songs and albums is nothing short of awe-inspiring. In fact, they're probably the first recommended band for new fans starting to dig a little deeper within the pop punk scene once they've grown tired of the current mainstream names like Sum 41 or Paramore and want to know what the genre is really about, because NFG's approach to pop punk has (almost always) been faithful to the style and, more importantly, consistent throughout the two decades save for the last two records.
But with nine albums underneath your belt, it's getting harder and harder to please especially the older fans since the pressure is mounting to evolve the sound with age to avoid saturation. That has resulted in somewhat disappointing records recently. "Makes Me Sick" earlier this year tried to experiment with the sound but lacked the energy and catchy melodies of their past work, and its predecessor "Resurrection" wasn't really all that memorable. So what better way to give everyone a reminder what the band is all about than to spend the entire year celebrating twenty years of pop punk on tour playing a variety of the first six albums in full in various combinations.
Yours truly has been a fan of the band since "Nothing Gold Can Stay" was released, so naturally, we booked plane tickets immediately following the announcement of three London, UK dates, where the band would play their first six albums in full. They were scheduled as follows:
Quite an interesting combo of albums and a format that wasn't standard to album shows: not front to back, rather than a mixed, unordered set with a couple of new songs sandwiched in between as well. It's probably done to mask the fact that both "Catalyst" and "Coming Home" aren't particularly strong towards the end of these albums, so this way the band has more control over the encore songs and the flow between faster and slower songs across the nights. Not sure I'm a fan - I would have preferred to hear the records exactly as they were written and released, but this way the biggest hits were always last so it worked out well nevertheless.
The opening duties for each night were honored to the UK based newcomers ROAM, who'd follow through each night playing more or less an identical set given that they only have one full-length and an EP out at this point, but stylistically they were a good fit for the tour. They'll be joining New Found Glory also on the US leg of the same tour. But let's get started with the reviews, shall we?
The first London concert at the 2300 capacity O2 Forum in Kentish Town, just north of Camden Town, isn't really officially the first London concert, considering the band played at the same venue two weeks earlier, just with a different combination of albums: "Sticks & Stones" and "Catalyst". It's the first sold out night out of three, however, so let's get right down to business. For those who haven't been at the venue, it's set like a Victorian-era theater: a large seated balcony, an elevated backside with two (extremely busy) bars, and a lower floor area for the mosh pit and the more intimate experience. The sound is questionable even on a sold out night, and borderline horrific if the venue is only half full, as ROAM witnessed during their set.
In terms of scene show, you can't fault anything ROAM is doing. They are all over the place, jumping around energetically and rushing back and forth in the best The Story So Far inspired manner. But a hollow, echoing sound thanks to a half-empty venue at this point does them no favors. Lead singer Alex Costello tries to get a circle pit going for "Deadweight" but there aren't quite enough people to follow his lead, so for "Head Rush" he jumps down to the barrier to sing along with the (surprisingly few) fans up front. It seems as if few have heard of ROAM despite the band making waves on the UK scene for a while now, so Costello asks everyone to go check out their record on sale at the merch booth. The twenty-five minutes of their set pass by quickly with the band throwing everything they've got at the crowd, showcasing a bouncy, summer and high-energy set, but unfortunately a combination of a lack of response, bad sound, and too big of a stage takes the best of them this time around. [6] 2ff7e9595c
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