Review: Rival Sons 'Lightbringer' (hard rock/blues rock)
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- Join Pete Pardo & Davy Gallagher for a review of the new album from US hard rockers Rival Sons, 'Lightbringer'. #rivalsons #lightbringer
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Enjoy folks! Let us know how you think this works with it's companion album and in the wider catalogue! Cheers!
I’ll wait till after I’m watching this but after listening to this which album do you like better darkfighter or Lightbringer, I like the songs on Lightbringer
I think they work very well and I concur with you and Pete that it was wise to make them two separate albums. Feral Roots is my favorite album but I have not decided where they fall in the entire catalog yet. I do know that I like Darkbringer more but still need to give Lightbringer more spins.
I love hearing Davy talk about music : informed, unpretentious with a touch of wry humour. He has Ustinov qualities that are nectar to the ear.
Just bought both albums together. I'm trying to listen to them back to back.
First of all I've got to come clean and admit that Rival Sons is my current favorite rock band. Their album "Feral Roots" for me, is THE album of the 21st century thus far. "Lightbringer" arrived here last week. This album is a roller coaster in that it starts out like the initial upward climb of the typical wooden coaster. After that, get ready for deep exiting drops, twists and turns. You can never guess what notes or musical phrasing is coming right around the corner. Since Rival Sons is my favorite band and I count on their wonderfulness while anticipating their next album ventures, I can say that while "Lightbringer" doesn't beat out "Feral Roots", it doesn't disappoint in any way, shape, or form. In fact, it's a thrill!
Yeah - who's the winner between these two and Feral Roots? WE THE FANS, for not having to choose! Cheers!
Hey Davy. I did choose between Feral Roots and the Rival Sons two new albums. I'm not a very religious individual. That said, Feral Roots to me, reminds me of that gigantic Christ the Redeemer statue that stands high on the Corcovado Mountain overlooking all of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and seeming to say, "Go ahead, try and beat the glory of this vision." It's almost impossible to do that from my vantage point. If any band can accomplish such a feat, then it would likely be Rival Sons. I will have to endure the agonizing anticipation of Rival Sons next record to see if Feral Roots could be toppled as the king of the mountain! @@DavysFlicks
Late to the show but just a quick thanks to Davy and Pete for giving the review of this album a deeper dive. Truly appreciated.
Davy/ very thorough review with Pete/ great 👍 job. 👍💯
Cheers Gary!
You can't beat ..good ..honest and true rock music... Rival Sons have that ...in spades..
Awesome companion album - still like Darkfighter a little better, but I haven't listened to this one as much. The track "Mosaic" is just epic. Best band going today in my opinion.
I also lean towards Darkfighter but both albums are fantastic.
Just got back from England where I saw Rival Sons for the first time in Cambridge. They were absolutely fucking incredible live. The album came out the day I saw them, so I've heard some of the songs live before being able to listen to the album yet. Can't wait to watch.
Yeah, was the same boat - saw them on the Monday, album was out on the Friday. So it was a hell of a tease!
Saw Rival Sons in Vienna last night, all thanks to Pete for introducing them to me. Jay said completing Mosaic was the most fulfilled he had felt as an artist. And they DID play it at the end. Before then asking the crowd do you want one more. Yes says the crowd. So Keep On Swinging was the finale.
Yeah, 5th for us in Glasgow. Which...it's too emotional to go right into something else!
Cool - i was at the same show yesterday. We had the pleasure of getting the band in halloween costumes. Great show, only bummer was they didn't really play another encore and security seemed eager to drive the people out of the hall pretty quickly. And I was slightly surprised they didn't play "Mercy". At least I think so. Would love to have a full setlist of Vienna.
For what it's worth, I dig Rival Sons a lot and I'm loving both albums released this year. They seem to be expanding their sound beyond just hard rock and blues rock and that's a good thing (but it still rocks). There was a time when this band would've been huge and all over the radio, but unfortunately modern day radio stations aren't touching it or much of anything that's rock oriented. If I didn't watch Sea of Tranquility, I probably wouldn't know about them. Waterloo Records didn't have any copies of Lightbringer in stock so I had to special order it.
Purchased both albums.Love each one.Great reviews guys!
The place is called The Cubby Bear in Chicago. Its adjacent from Wrigley Field.
Thanks, I shoulda wrote the full name down, but I was more trying, in vain, to find out why they randomly did 4 U2 covers in one night when they've never played any of them before or since! Cheers!
Great show guys. I fell in love with Rival Sons after hearing their EP back in 2010. They are definitely the best 'newish' hard rock band on the planet. I'm still absolutely flabbergasted that they are not huge? Feral Roots still stands as my favorite album but Dark fighter is a close second with Lightbringer siting in third spot. 10 out of 10. Or five out of five from me. Brilliant stuff 👍
Yeah, I guess we can just be glad they're big enough to keep on doing it! Cheers Shaun!
@@DavysFlicks Hi Davy, perhaps you and Pete could do a ‘top ten Rival Sons songs’ show? I’m sure it would make good viewing! Keep up the good work 👍🏽
Great reviews of this and Darkfighter. Those 2 albums were my top 2 of last year and I'd say they're my favourite band of maybe the last decade. Loving the love for them as i think they are just the best rock band out there right now.
I was only wondering yesterday what had happened to Lightbringer, and here it is. Great review, Davy and Pete! Can't wait to get my copy.
Great albums, both of those!
Like Pete and Davy I don't understand why Rival Sons are not more popular and not as appreciated as they deserve to be. I think they are great love their music and having seen them live when they supported black Sabbath can verify live they are fantastic. Jay Buchanan is a vocalist who is par excellence.
i’m glad it’s in a jewel case
What a cool coincidence, Davy. More about that "soonish" on my channel 😉 and yes, this is a very good album.
My ranking is letter ranking. Before the Fire-B. Pressure and Time-A. EP A. Head Down A+. Great Wester Valkyrie Classic meaning perfect. Hollow Bones B-. Feral Roots-A. Darkfighter A -. Lightbringer A+.
Love all the songs on Lightbringer is Darkfighter is A+. Mercy -A. Redemption-A+. Sweetlife A+. Before the fire-A +. Mosaic- A +. Sweetlife is the most Rival Sons song they have ever put out. Its like they listened to themselves to create this song.
Wow that's almost exactly what I think! There is only one song by the Sons I'm not a fan of; Rich and the Poor. The lyrics on that one I find odd. Still the music is good on that and the quality of Jay's vocals. But Manifest Destiny, Destination on Course, and Darfighter are my three favorites.
Never heard of this band. Will check them out. Cheers Pete and co. 👍
Please do!! Manifest Destiny, Part 1 as a start I recommend
Just saw them live in Milan last Sunday.... The title track live is absolutely phenomenal! Really love it!
Totally agree with the U2 feeling in Before the Fire! 😂
Now there are 3 of us! Grazie!
@@DavysFlicks Thank you! Great review by the way, I totally agree with you guys! Great albums, certainly some of the best releases so far this year!
If they still have their publishing and writers rights when they sell Mosaic to a pop singer they will make a bundle. That song has pop Diva #1 hit written all over it.
i don't think they even have to give permission for someone to cover their song (ppl usually do ask), but as long as they haven't sold their publishing they'd be paid royalties.
Yeah Mosaic should be a single!
Darkfighter took me a while to get into (Feral Roots was such an instant masterpiece), but Lightbringer was instant for me. When all is said and done, that run of 3 releases (and who knows what will come next) will be remembered as some of the strongest works in the decade in terms of rock n' roll. And the show I saw in Paris last Friday was just goddamn epic to boot as well!
I love this band and for me Great Western Val is a complete 10! Thanks for the great content as always! Love when Davy is on! Of course Dave Cobb is producing many killer albums across multiple genres.
Killer record. Last one is awesome too. Great live
Rival. King Woman. Starcrawler. Deafheaven. All Them Witches. Just kill
5 stars for both probably my album(s) of the year!
I do really really like these guys as they are very tight, great songwriting and stunning singing. However, I dislike that guitar solo sound. I am not a fan of massive fuzz and octave or harmony effects on every solo. I would much prefer a plugged directly into a loud guitar amp solo for every track.
I dig it, but don't think it's as good as "Darkfighter". I might put this at the bottom end of their catalog, along with "Hollow Bones" and "Before the Fire". But that means it's still a 4/5. If you don't know RS then these two albums are a great starting pt.
Feral Roots is probably the one I would recommend first but can't go wrong with these two.
The 'other end' of Lightbringer. I like both about the same, which is to say they're both very good. Vocalist Jay Buchanan about the album: "'Darkfighter' is a new RIVAL SONS, and 'Lightbringer' is the clear definition of what we are now. We broke ground on 'Darkfighter', but 'Lightbringer' is a step beyond the personal innovation and exploration. It goes a little further. We really took everything into our own hands and pushed to see how far we could go. It was a self-exploration to see who we were and who we'll be now. We had more friction and compromise than ever, because we isolated the bare essence of where we needed to go - and then we went there." Not sure it's quite THAT groundbreaking but I do like it quite a bit.
Comparisons are drawn to Kings Of Leon (and Coldplay...?). Nice dynamics & mix of rockers with slower numbers, solid songs, even some Country influences. "Dark Fighter" opens the album & is the proggy 9 minute opus, "Redemption" & "Mosaic" are fine ballads, and "Sweet Life" a more uptempo/driving rocker. "Before The Fire" is also the name of their debut album. Wonderful melodic hooks throughout. Easily a 4 out of 5 stars for me - maybe a little higher (with more listens - only had it since the 21st), ranks right near the top of their discography with Great Western Valkyrie & Head Down
I can see Kings Of Leon's early stuff in Before The Fire! Cheers
Yes, Mosaic!!!
Such a great builder!
Great review Davy and Pete. I like this album the more I listen to it, my favorite on this album is before the Fire such a killer song. I would rate it 4.5/5 too. So tough which of the two albums I enjoy the most this year, really good year for Rival Sons. Two great albums, I saw them live this summer and it was a great show.
Such an underrated band-- thanks so much for flying the flag for them, Pete and Davy. As an American hard rock fan, it's actually embarrassing to me that Rival Sons is not more well-known and popular in the U.S. They seem to be quite popular in England and across Europe, from what I've seen and heard, but they *should* be huge in their home country too. It's truly a shame that they are still a cult band here after so many years.
Since the pressure and time album. This band has got better and better. I call it grown up music. Stunned as to why people don't like this band
i thought it was a good album but not quite up to previous standards , but still a solid 3.5 star album
"Darkfighter" is a perfect album......"Lightbringer" continues in this excellent song cycle and emotional journey the band intended to take us on.
I really like both Darkfighter and Lightbringer. I probably lean a bit more toward Lightbringer, but it's pretty close. As the guys were saying, together they make up a great album.
4 listens on this. Excellent songcraft with Mercy, Redemption, and stunning Mosaic. Relatively new to this band, hope they take for me, Solid album..
Oddly enough I think the 'title' track is just ok, whereas the other five are great. However in todays terms this is practically an EP, so I don't know how to compare it to Darkfighter (which has more songs i like cause it has more songs). The real question is am I going to list them seperately or lumped together on next months albums of the year list...
No, Joel, the real question is how do you spell separately?
Rival Sons is a throwback band. In the '70s, these would be full album. In past reviews, I would hear Pete say that albums of a certain length needed trimming. It seems like artists are listening, and only putting 35-40 on an album. Note the Styx album Crash Of The Crown
I love the record/s guys. Great review. And Mosaic is a masterpiece. Easily my favourite song on the new album. 4,5-5.Stars! Love it!
Strangely enough Before the Fire actually reminded me of Adele!
Never listened to Rival Sons , but I would assume by the band name that they are a Southern Rock act
Nah just a great rock band and I really do mean great
I love everything Rival Sons have done.Just a great hard rock band that should be huge,but you know the U.S. is like a third world country when it comes to music.The labels just want pretty boys and naked women who can't tour beause they can't sing
Great record, but the artwork on the record makes it look like a knock off, i had to double-check online to ensure what I received wasn't a fake. They should have revised the imaging on the name, track names & the lyrics in the booklet as they are all terribly difficult to read. Too much bloom in that light, guys. A little darkness would have helped, but other than the packaging, the material of the album was terrific, Jay bringing his vocal prowess to the fore once more & some beautiful & fiery work from Scott.
Bright Light!
Just brilliant stuff they should be massive i find it hard to believe that GVF are more popular than Rival Sons crazy .If you take the 2 albums together, as one project, it's their dare a say physical graffiti
Because GVF has always had the majorish label push. I use "ish" because they aren't signed to Atlantic directly. They signed to an Atlantic subsidiary called Lava. Rival Sons is almost there. Before the release of Feral Roots, Rival Sons moved from the U.K based Earache to Atlantic Records. As I predicted, Atlantic is putting RS in more stores. I found both Dark Fighter and Lightbringer at my local Barnes & Noble. Interestingly, B&N didn't put a lot of copies of the new Rolling Stones cd in their store
Picked it up this week. But I gotta say, doesn't work for me.
This album didn't do much for me, too many slow songs and the other songs were not very catchy or memorable. I like their earlier albums better.
I mean Mercy and Sweet Life are catchy
@@isaacburdiss I also like "Head Down".
I disagree but that's music personally love their earlier stuff but their more recent stuff is more advanced musically and lyrically