Afterglow (Black Country Communion album)

Occupation

• Vocals, bass: Glenn Hughes
• Guitar: Joe Bonamassa
• Keyboards: Derek Sherinian
• Drums: Jason Bonham

Afterglow is the title of appearing in October 2012 third studio album by the supergroup Black Country Communion.

Formation

After the success of 2011 published second studio album, which was simply titled 2 and seventh place had reached the German album charts, Black Country Communion had released a live album entitled Live Over Europe in February 2012, which at # 28 the German album charts had climbed. In the same year, the group went with her producer Kevin Shirley into the studio to record their third studio album. The date determination was difficult because especially guitarist Joe Bonamassa has had numerous commitments as a solo artist: Among other things, he recorded the album Driving Towards the Daylight and the live album Beacon Theatre - Live from New York.

The members of Black Country Communion therefore met only for a period of five days on 10 June 2012. Every day, therefore, had at least two songs are recorded without the band had been prepared. For the album mostly songs have been recorded, the bassist and vocalist Glenn Hughes had originally written for a solo project because Bonamassa because of his tight schedule hardly found time to participate in the songwriting. Therefore, the operation was unusual from: Hughes played the other members in the control room of the studio each song on the acoustic guitar, then the group practicing together, and then was taken.

In addition to the CD version of the album was also a " Ltd.. Edition " released. This edition addition to the actual recordings includes a DVD that contains a making-of video and studio video of the title Afterglow, This Is Your Time, Confessor and Midnight Sun. In addition, a release is planned as a record.

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Reception

The magazine Rocks wrote under the heading This is the sound, the new album, the first impression was " as positive as surprising, " the band was " now arrived at the stage of refinement, in which they constructed their identity with new content " fill out. The eleven pieces placed on the album made ​​" clear how the musicians fiddle last in their skin felt " would have - " and how exactly they are already in the studio to the strength of their new music " would have known. The " callousness that the opening track Big Train " radiating, is " descriptive of the whole album, " the " a high proportion of liquid melodies, catchy hooks and lovely expressions' own. What " Afterglow in the end of October " (2012 ) are required at the handset, put " no longer just the two albums the band in the shadows ." It was " quite simply phenomenal. "

Peter Ehmann of undergrounded.de says, alluding to the solo careers of some of the band members: " Who needs tens of mediocre solo albums when you can conjure up this remarkable albums as a band? " and awards for the album 8.5 out of 10 with the addition: " You can hear quality pure and unadulterated Black Country Communion have it with you. " only "made three studio albums to fully convince ... "

The magazine Classic Rock wrote that the album was " to die for. " The magic that prevails between the musicians, culminates " one more time in a true splendor exudes power songs. " The group will walk " again on the trail of light formations " such as Free, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and the Who, but they never kupfere from, but developing " the classic rock of the early seventies independently on. " Especially Glenn Hughes säusele and scream, gargle and raging like " not since Purples Stormbringer. "