Audioslave
Out Of Exile
(polydor)
reviewed by booie

***

For me the first album left a lot to be desired from a band that reeks of talent. However the song ‘Cochise’ really blew people away and showed exactly what the band could do, to this day they have not matched that song for quality.
When I first heard new songs like ‘Be yourself’ and ‘Your tie has come’, I got excited about the new album and quickly my expectations grew.
However after hearing the rest of the album I was once again left disappointed. While the rest of the album isn’t exactly bad, in fact after a couple of listens through the album does become some what more appealing as I found with the first album, there are no other clear cut songs which stand out tall

above the rest. Most sound similar, especially the first time through. They use slower melodies which work but not well enough, there isn’t much variety within their songs.
This is disappointing as their best song to date, ‘Cochise’, isn’t a slow melody.
There are lessons to be learnt from their first two outings, they look keen to do those slow songs so if they took those songs like ‘Be Yourself’ and ‘Your Time Has Come’ and mixed them with more faster songs like ‘Cochise’ then I believe they could pull something off that matches their superstar status.
This album is worth owning, especially for fans of the band as they will not be disappointed but do not expect this release to blow you away.