Broken Silence - "Discerning The Times"

Matt has told me this CD will be available on CD-Baby too.
It's to bad I can't order the CD on Amazon or e-Bay.

It's a great album...I was happy to have handled the remastering for it.

Who would you recommend it to, Cliffy? (bands)

danielbandfan wrote:

Who would you recommend it to, Cliffy? (bands)

Musically it's the chording and flair of early Queensryche combined with the edge of the first couple Skid Row albums. Vocally it's equal parts Michael Sweet, Dale Thompson and Mark Slaughter.

It's worth owning.

All right. This is going into my collection. Thanks!

I've listened to it once already, and it's awesome! These guys should have been huge! I don't care for track 12, though. But, since there are 13 tracks, one out of 13 being yucky-icky-blech ain't bad!

Bummer I have to wait till I can order Broken Slilence on CD-Baby.

I got this, based strictly on the word-of-mouth that has been buzzing around this supposed masterpiece. Well, I have to say, I don't see (well, hear) what the big deal is. There are MANY other bands that sound way better than this. I'm not doubting their heart, and I understand all of them are still in the ministry in one form or another. I'm strictly speaking of the music and vocals, not lifestyles or lyrics, both of which seem impeccable.

To me, the vocalist is trying too hard and is out of his range for much of this record. I grimaced at several points listening to this. The drums sound like tin cans. They are weak. Had this album had those over-produced big drums of the 80's, it has some potential. The guitar and bass playing are solid, but are unfortunately victims of the vocals and drums in my opinion.

I'll give it a few more tries before it gets put away; but at this point, I don't see it hanging on in my CD player very long. I'm bummed. After the way everyone has gushed about this band, I was expecting something much better.

Drums definitely have better tone in some songs than in others...the guitar and bass tones are consistently strong throughout the record. I don't know what you're talking about when it comes to your complaints about the vocalist...I do not hear what you're hearing at all.

Not at all.

later...Cliffy

FOJ, I am sorry that you just don't enjoy it. However, for me, I am enjoying this enough that it is definitely going to be in my top 10 for 2011. I think the vocalist is great, and knowing that this was an indie release (i.e. full length demo), the drum levels aren't really an issue for me. The songwriting is great, the leads are more than adequate, the rhythm section is tight, and they have a strong voice carrying the project. That's what my ears hear.