Search - Lillian Axe :: Sad Day on Planet Earth

SAD DAY THAT THIS BAND DOESN'T GET MORE RESPECT....

BK | Maine | 08/23/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Lillian Axe releases another monster of an album with "Sad Day on Planet Earth" and it is too band nobody will hear this gem. Lillian Axe were like Tesla and Tyketto in the sense that they were lumped into the "hair" band era when they were anything but just a hair band. Lillian Axe has done a great job staying relevant and true to their roots. This album is loaded with melody. If you like the first two Lillian Axe albums you should find the same things to like on this album. The songs are well structured and melodic through out. They do a great job of mixing up the tempos through the CD to keep those with ADD hooked on the CD. The production is solid and the guitars are right up front and are pretty heavy sounding. There really is not a bad song on the album and I know that is cliché' to say, but it is very true here. Steve has really improved as a guitar player over the years which is a scary thought. It is rare to find such an abundance of melody in 2009 and man do they deliver on tracks like Jesus Wept, Sad Day on Planet Earth and Within Your Reach. This album will most likely go overlooked and that sucks because this is such a killer rock album. Be sure to support Lillian Axe and pick up this CD. I don't know how you could be disappointed."

Too forced!!!!!!

P. J. Black | New Zealand | 11/02/2009

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I've been a huge fan of Lillian Axe since I discovered their swansong release 'Love + War' all them moons ago. So when I heard they were reforming with the 'Live 2002' release, that was a much worthy addition that I had to grab...& it is one brilliant live offering for these Hard Rockin' lads. NOW I'll go to the new album 'Sad Day On Planet Earth'.



I REALLY wanted to enjoy what I was in store for. But unfortunately it just hasn't done it for me. This album starts off with a ripper of an instrumental in 'Cocoon', then followed on with the fist pumping track 'megaslowfade' to bang the brains to. But that's where it ends for me. The songs sound too forced & seems to fit the modern day Rock sound, + they almost seem to be able to roll into each other without noticing too much difference. Stevie Blaze is a dynamic song writer/guitarist, but this is a stones throw away from his former glory.



I will keep this album amongst my Lillian Axe catalog for collectors sake, but it will unfortunately be getting few spins around my cd player."