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Gosh.... I don't want to get myself excited only to be disappointed again that it doesn't happen and this is more of a long shot, logistically than what could have been last year. Creed has a one week break after a show in the New York state on August 24th. AEW's show in Wembley Stadium is on August 25th. Factoring in time difference, it's a 12 hour flight from New York to London. I just don't see it happening for all of a sudden for AB to show up at Wembley Stadium and playing Metalingus live as Edge's entrance.

Then again, Slash played a show in the Philippines on March 9th and then showed up in LA on March 10th at the Oscars to play I'm Just Ken (time zone difference between Philippines and LA is more favorable than New York and London). Gosh...... let me have this hope. There's nothing else to look forward to as of now for Alter Bridge this year.

This is so weird

Too much synth and keys going on, sounds like symphonic metal, AB would never write anything like that.

Whitebird wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 5:08 am

This is so weird

It is interesting for sure. Structurally, it does not follow any song that I have ever heard, which I dislike. The style, as Dolo said, is unlike anything that Alter Bridge has ever done, although it is not necessarily bad. The AI Myles voice is spot on, and the solo starts out with Myles-esque licks before switching into some sweep picking like Avenged Sevenfold. Overall, not a bad song.

I am bothered by the fact that the lyrics were written by ChatGPT, though. They sound so impersonal.

Anyway, if we are doing anything with AI for Alter Bridge, I would rather hear Myles sing Tremonti songs or Mark sing Alter Bridge songs.

Fuck AI nonsense.

Speaking of AI....

maximzub wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 5:56 pm Speaking of AI....

I didn't cringe until the chorus and said out loud, "Nope!". It actually sounded like I would have imagined if Scott was singing with his Southern accent.

Whitebird wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 5:08 am

This is so weird

Geez. That's pretty amazing and pretty terrifying, all at the same time.

maximzub wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 5:56 pm Speaking of AI....

And this mostly offends me

AI just depresses me. We'll be at a point soon where real human expression is indistinguishable from AI-manufactured content. The overwhelming speed of content production will just further devalue genuine human expression.

Crumbso wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 9:34 pm AI just depresses me. We'll be at a point soon where real human expression is indistinguishable from AI-manufactured content. The overwhelming speed of content production will just further devalue genuine human expression.

I'm with you on that. I do think that there will be instances where authenticity will be important and vital, like here where you and I and most AB fans will long for and appreciate genuine Alter Bridge instead of an AI manufactured similarity. But I dread when these instances will become niche and will eventually fade away due to a general willingness by the population to settle for easy and acceptable. There's a reason there are a billion McDonald's across the globe and prime time is crammed full of "reality" TV shows.

I keep forgetting just how amazing Calm The Fire is until I listen to it every once in a while.

maximzub wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 1:19 pm I keep forgetting just how amazing Calm The Fire is until I listen to it every once in a while.

Every time I listen to Fortress I go....this is SUCH a good album. I remember seeing Calm The Fire live and my skin tingled.