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| Sputnikmusic |
 When DeLonge parted ways with Blink-182, he took his fully blown, unwarranted sense of self-importance and put it to work on “the greatest album ever” We Don’t Need to Whisper. After proclaiming that the record would reshape the foundation of rock n’ roll and possess the lyrical depth of Pink Floyd along with melodies worthy of U2, many lost, impressionable Blink-182 disciples clung to his promise and everything that the supposed evolution in maturity stood for. When the album finally made its impertinent entrance, even the most blindly zealous fans couldn’t hide the fact that it was a complete and utter disappointment. But then again, how could it not have been? Tom hyped this thing to high hell, and when people finally got a chance to listen it was the audio equivalent of prematurely ejaculating on the jeans zipper of a still clothed woman after telling her for months that you are the greatest fucking lover on the face of the planet. And then I-Empire was even worse. It took three album to get on track, because Love part one was the first time that Angels & Airwaves even showed a glimpse of what it was initially intended to do: provide emotional depth without sacrificing musical appeal. The guitars were amped up, the riffs juicier than ever, and DeLonge actually toned down the overbearing theatrics and space synthesizers for about two songs. “The Flight of Apollo” best illustrated what AVA could have been all along, and the hope amongst those still wielding hope was that DeLonge would carry that kind of ambition into Love Part 2, not the kind of ambition that made Blink-182’s reunion album sound like a sixth grade poetry recital. The bad news is that Angels & Airwaves haven’t progressed all that much on Love Part 2…but the good news is that the most enjoyable facets of the first Love have returned for another go around, making the tale of two Loves the most consistent portion of AVA’s discography....full text |
| Noisetrend |
| Angels and Airwaves, a U2 inspired band started and founded by the vocalist and guitarist of Blink-182, yes that is correct, Thomas Matthew DeLonge. AvA was founded in 2005, of San Diego, California, briefly after the “indefinite hiatus” of Blink-182. In the year of 2006, DeLonge brought in guitarist David Kennedy who played alongside with him in Boxcar Racer, Atom Willard on drums, and Matthew Wachter on bass(originally Ryan Sinn). The band have released several full-length albums such as, We Don’t Need To Whisper in 2006, I-Empire in 2007, Love Part 1 in 2010 and finally Love Part 2 on November 1st of 2011. AvA have also released a film based on the record, Love Part 1, entitled, Love. Unfortunately, this particular record was the last record recorded with Willard on drums. Just last month, Ilan Rubin of The New Regime was brought in as their new drummer. AvA however is also what you can call it a “Space-Rock” themed band, which to me is a huge hit....full text |
| Absolutepunk |
| Whether you feel love, hate or indifference toward him, Tom Delonge is definitely one of the most fascinating figures in music today. Here's a guy who didn't have a whole lot of folks in his corner after the dissolution of the beloved Blink-182, and his startlingly self-aggrandizing statements about how his new music with Angels and Airwaves would change rock music certainly didn't help endear him to people. In interviews talking about his new band, Delonge frequently sounded like a total space cadet with a tenuous grip on reality, and I think all of this left a sour taste that had an unfortunate effect on how the debut album We Don't Need to Whisper was received. I still uphold that despite some of the feelings people had toward Delonge over the Blink breakup and the almost asinine level of hype he tried to generate for his new music, Whisper stood on its own as a solid pop-rock album. It was far removed from the sound of Blink-182, and it didn't deliver on the promise of changing the way we think about music, but expectations aside, it was a strong set of likable songs that forged a remarkably unique sound. Although there was chatter about similiarities to U2 and The Cure, which weren't entirely off-base, all it takes is one listen to "Et Ducit Mundum Per Luce", the instrumental opener of Angels and Airwaves' new third album Love, to realize that the band have an immediately recognizable aesthetic that's unmistakably their own. With the title of the opening track a Latin phrase that translates to "lead the world by light" and the obligatory space references like "Flight of Apollo", it's clear that the latest installment in the Angels and Airwaves discography is replete with the same old feigned grandiosity. Musically, it's along the same lines as its predecessors as well, with extended song lengths, (some might say overlong) intros and outros, echoey guitars, huge pounding drums, and Delonge's obviously enhanced voice. Love is not likely to earn the band any new fans, but for those that enjoy their style, it's a worthy offering, and a bit of a step up from their rushed, lackluster sophomore album I-Empire. Besides not really doing anything to expand upon their already established sound, the songs on Love are also handicapped by a failure lyrics-wise to meet Delonge's lofty ambitions. On "Flight of Apollo", he sings, "Please don't look at me so sadly, life shouldn't hurt so badly," and while its decidedly hopeful and uplifting, it's hardly profound or groundbreaking. It's also a bit ironic that seemingly in an effort to display a sense of maturity, Delonge often comes off sounding like a wide-eyed kid in naive wonderment at the world around him. A little better is the more earthly "Young London", but even still, when he starts going on about how "we're all connected," it's appears he's unable to deliver a positive message without resorting to pseudophilosophical babble....full text |
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