Play 90 second soundbite of 'I Believe' @ 'CD quality'
The Afterglow, it has to be said, remind me just a tad of U2; with their worldly, poetic lyrics set to soaring, rockin' riffs and superbly rounded balladic rock and everything done to a turn. The U2 comparison is meant to be a guide rather than pure fact as The Afterglow are very much their own musical beast with very much their own way of doin' things. Those things, they do extremely well; 'Decalogue Of Modern Life' is a t'riffic, gentle romp through contemporary, meaningful rock music of the not too heavy variety. The Afterglow show finesse in every department - they have a great sound that draws you gently in and then caresses your senses into submission. The Afterglow write and perform mature rock music for the 21st century. There's some 'big' songs here with anthemic tendencies but there's also an over-riding commerciality with the coming together of solid rock attitude and 'pop' sensibility. The Afterglow have a knack of bringing 'proper' rock home and making it accessible and friendly without once selling out to banality.
Not content with simply writing good songs, The Afterglow's musical arrangements are awesome and add so much to the overall appeal and listenability of this excellent album. These are damn cool and clever dudes! The title of this superb album, 'Decalogue Of Modern Life', is clever and pretty self explanatory - so you can no doubt work out for yourself how many tracks it contains and have a pretty good idea about its lyrical content too.
The Afterglow have set very high standards for themselves here. With precision and attention to detail The Afterglow 'pull out all the stops' - the album is beautifully packaged and presented - and lets face it, if you're gonna buy one apple from a basket you're gonna choose the one that looks most appealing and tasty - so it is with 'Decalogue Of Modern Life' - first impressions and all that!! Very professional and very well crafted from start to finish.
'Decalogue Of Modern Life' by The Afterglow is pretty much as good as it gets within its massively appealing genre. Flawless, ripe, shiny, juicy and damn tasty. Impressive stuff this, well worth a looksee, and I wish the lads well with it.
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