Lighting Up the Sky
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | February 24, 2023 |
| Genres | Hard Rock, Alternative Metal |
| Labels | BMG |
| Format | CD, Digital |
| Length | 49:26 |
Lighting Up the Sky Information
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | video | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | You and I | 5:16 | 90 | 1 | Audio | |
| 2. | Red, White & Blue | 4:04 | - | 0 | Audio | |
| 3. | Surrender | 3:40 | - | 0 | Music Video | |
| 4. | What About Me | 3:55 | - | 0 | Audio | |
| 5. | Truth | 4:33 | - | 0 | Audio | |
| 6. | Hell's Not Dead | 4:50 | - | 0 | Audio | |
| 7. | Soul on Fire | 4:05 | - | 0 | Music Video | |
| 8. | Let's Go | 5:40 | - | 0 | Audio | |
| 9. | Best of Times | 3:36 | - | 0 | Audio | |
| 10. | Growing Old | 5:01 | - | 0 | Audio | |
| 11. | Lighting Up the Sky | 4:46 | - | 0 | Audio |
[ Rating detail ]
Line-up (members)
- Sully Erna : Vocals, Guitars, Drums, Organ, Backing Vocals
- Tony Rombola : Lead Guitar
- Robbie Merrill : Bass
- Shannon Larkin : Drums
Production staff / artist
- Andrew "Mudrock" Murdock : Producer, Engineer
- Sully Erna : Producer
- Dave Fortman : Mixing Engineer
- Ted Jensen : Mastering Engineer
Lighting Up the Sky Videos
Lighting Up the Sky Reviews
(1)
Date : Mar 1, 2023
The short story is that it's a bad album and I don't recommend it.
The long story is a lot more complicated, since there are some positive aspects to this album. for a couple of early songs there is a rather nice bluesy & bouncy groove. Though the singer doesn't have such a high level of vocal ability, the way he uses his voice on most of these songs is rather pleasant, and when echo and some other effects are added to the singing, it's done in a tasteful way. Even though the singing is one of the positive points, there are still some problems with it.
A few times here & there you'll find too much singing crammed into a chorus, but the bigger problem is what he's singing; there are some embarrassingly bad lyrics here. "I didn't realize that time alone meant time with him"? Ouch Godsmack guys. You were supposed to be past that middle school level of cringiness 25 years ago. Also, track 6 is Hell's Not Dead, but hell is a place, so what the hell are you talking about? There's more pain, but I'll move on to the instrumentation, which is kind of bad for about half of the album.
A lot of these song sound like The Foo Fighters, but edgier and not as well played and not as well written. The buildups to the choruses are mostly so corny and so dad rock, and it all reminds me of how commercial this album is. At it's worst it turns into butt rock, which unfortunately is a thing.
Overall, it's noticeably better than their hit self-titled album but it still has major flaws. On ... See More
The long story is a lot more complicated, since there are some positive aspects to this album. for a couple of early songs there is a rather nice bluesy & bouncy groove. Though the singer doesn't have such a high level of vocal ability, the way he uses his voice on most of these songs is rather pleasant, and when echo and some other effects are added to the singing, it's done in a tasteful way. Even though the singing is one of the positive points, there are still some problems with it.
A few times here & there you'll find too much singing crammed into a chorus, but the bigger problem is what he's singing; there are some embarrassingly bad lyrics here. "I didn't realize that time alone meant time with him"? Ouch Godsmack guys. You were supposed to be past that middle school level of cringiness 25 years ago. Also, track 6 is Hell's Not Dead, but hell is a place, so what the hell are you talking about? There's more pain, but I'll move on to the instrumentation, which is kind of bad for about half of the album.
A lot of these song sound like The Foo Fighters, but edgier and not as well played and not as well written. The buildups to the choruses are mostly so corny and so dad rock, and it all reminds me of how commercial this album is. At it's worst it turns into butt rock, which unfortunately is a thing.
Overall, it's noticeably better than their hit self-titled album but it still has major flaws. On ... See More
1 likeLighting Up the Sky Comments
(1)
Mar 1, 2023
나쁘지 않은 Godsmack의 (본인들피셜) 마지막 정규 앨범. Sully와 Shannon의 말대로 이제부터는 제대로 즐기는 밴드생활이 되길 바란다
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| Awake | Album | Oct 31, 2000 | 65 | 2 | 0 |
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| IV | Album | Apr 25, 2006 | - | 0 | 0 |
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| Live & Inspired | Live | May 15, 2012 | - | 0 | 0 |
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| ▶ Lighting Up the Sky | Album | Feb 24, 2023 | 67.5 | 2 | 1 |
