New Main Line Riders out now

Retroactive Records recording artist Main Line Riders is supposed to have been releasing their new CD "Worldshaker" in Sept. They had the CDs ready and were selling them at Cornerstone. A few of us over at CMR expressed interest, and the release date has been pushed up. You can now get them through Amazon, and other distros will start picking this up as early as next week.

If you haven't heard samples of the new stuff, you should check it out. If you like that AC/DC kind of vibe, this will be right up your alley. If not, hold out for the new Narnia.

I will listen to the new Main Line Riders songs.

Cliffy sent me lyrics. I will say this--if you
are looking for hardcore preaching, this isn't it. But, there are
several songs that show that band's faith without really being in your
face. They could take these songs to either a church or bar setting and
everyone be just peachy with them. There are also several songs that
are just about wanting to rock out. Again, church kids or bar hoppers
will get the message that it's time to make some noise while throwing
that fist in the air.

Overall, I think that MLR will be well poised to speak to multiple audiences. I'm looking forward to hearing this!

This one is definately on my "must have" list. Looking forward to it.

The whole AC/DC vibe is what turns me away.

I ordered mine the other day. It should be here anytime.

ChosenOne wrote:

The whole AC/DC vibe is what turns me away.

That's just plan wrong, dude!

Listened to some Main Line Riders songs.
Were I listened to sounds good.

My copy arrived this weekend, and to my suprise there was a Main Line poster included also.

I posted this at the CMR so Cliffy (the guitarist of MLR) could read it. After listening to the disc and pouring over the lyrics as I listened, here was my new opinion of this record:

Quote :

Cliffy, I owe you an apology. When I read
through your lyrics, I scanned more than I actually read. I got the CD
in the mail today, of course I had to pop the disc in and give it a
whirl.

Musically, I got what I was expecting--good hard rock in
a kind of sleeze metal vein. Sure, there are some AC/DC or X-Sinner
comparisons, but I hear some other bands influences in there too. But,
since you are in the same ballpark as AC/DC, you will have to live with
people comparing you. Luckily, the different influences do rise on
several tracks and you can tell that you aren't trying just to be a
paint-by-numbers clone. GOOD JOB!!!

As for the lyrics, I didn't
really dig into them in my email. So, I did not catch your meaning at
all. Out of context, several things COULD refer to just rockin' out.
But, when I dug deeper, there are songs about calling for revival, the
end times, dealing with temptation, etc. Don't, however, think that
this is just a JPM record. It is evangelistic, but done in a way that
non-Christians will hear what you have to say.

I apologize for not digging deeper in your lyrics. I hope to dig even deeper into the lyrics over the next few days.

Overall, this is a great classic sounding hard-rock record!