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Warrant - Born Again Audio CD

A fair review of the Warrant "Born Again" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Warrant reviews here, or go back to the Warrant tabs.

Warrant Band: Warrant
Title: Born Again
Rating:
Release Date: 2006-05-16
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Devils Juice 2: Dirty Jack 3: Bourbon County Line 4: Hell, CA 5: Angels 6: Love Strikes Like Lightning 7: Glimmer 8: Roller Coaster 9: Down in Diamonds 10: Velvet Noose 11: Roxy 12: Good Times

Pretty good, but change the name.
The band still has the sound and can still rock. This is a pretty good album,but without the signature sound of Lane's voice it's hard to call it Warrant. It's not their best but it's a good listen. If they want to get back on the scene, they need to pull it back together with Lane for the reunion.


Best Warrant effort since Cherry Pie
With a number of spins of their new disc completed, I can honestly say that Warrant delivers one of the best new albums that any group from their era has released in quite some time. Just like many of their peers from the decade of decadence, Warrant returns with a new singer and a new studio album, attempting to dish out their product with no record company support and only fanfare to help it along the way.

With the return of Steven Sweet and Joey Allen, all of the original noisemakers in the back are reunited. While the musical style is a nice return to the form of their heyday, it is nowhere as noticeable as in the group-chant style backing vocals that really made Warrant's sound so unique in the 80s. Additionally, Jamie St. James delivers some excellent vocal work, and certainly does an admirable job as Jani Lane's replacement. It is not difficult at all to really get into the music without giving a second thought to the fact the singer is different, which simply says to me that the change is pretty seamless. Well, at least vocally.

The one downfall to this CD would come in the songwriting area, lyrics specifically. There are more than a few instances where the lyrics fall into that "Things that make you go CRINGE" category, which if you're a fan of Jamie's Black 'N Blue days, you are all too familiar with. On multiple occasions, the lines feel forced, contrived, and just rhyme for the sake of rhyme. However, all of these lines only add to the charm of the album, and I actually find myself looking forward to singing along to "Live like I live in Russia!" every time Dirty Jack comes on.

In all, this really is a very solid record that will take you back to the times when hair metal ruled the MTV airwaves, yet still somehow manages to avoid sounding overly dated. I don't think Billboard will be having much to do with it, but I stopped caring about the mainstream decades ago. If you're a fan of Warrant's early work and still buy albums from bands of that time, this one is as good as any, and I highly recommend it.


Still Alive and Well
This band was one of the biggest punching bags for the rock critics back in the late 80's. some of it deserved(white leather outfits in the video for Heaven comes to mind). But, while those rock critics are now selling insurance the cats in Warrant(sans Jani Lane who is doing god knows what) are cranking out melodic heavy southern california rock. They also aren't trying to "fit in" with any trend. They are clearly comfortable in their 40's something skin and are just playing what they know. Dirty Jack has a throbbing groove that would have been a hit 20 years ago. Bourbon County Line starts off with a monster riff which reminds me of how great it is to have Joey Allen back in the fold. You might not recognize him as he's half bald(it happens folks) and wears glasses, but this cat wails throughout(check out the solos in Angels, Down in Diamonds, & Roller Coaster). Jamie St James(x Black N Blue) sings just fine. His voice isn't quite as emotive as Lanes' but it is tuneful and he gives off a vibe of confidence and positivity that fits right in. He also wrote the best song on the record- Roxy. This is the classic 70's/80's style sleaze rock track that makes Warrant a fun band to listen to. I'm glad these guys have stuck it out. They may not make platinum albums any more but there are still a lot of folks out there like myself that appreciate how good this music can make you feel. .


Not their best!
There are a few good tunes but overrall
the songs are lacking. First of all, I like Warrant and Black n blue but this cd
has too many songs that are sweet during the verse and fall
apart during the chorus. I really wanted to love this cd but
I would rather hear a new Black n blue release. I wonder what
Jani will come up with on his cd. Just can't get into this cd that much.


there back harder then ever and born again
lets start with this very album could mark the return of hair metal this alum is great and jaime st james is the perfect replacement for jani lane this album has that 80's sound just when we thought hair metal was dead it's back
from track one to track 12 this cd rocks good job guys can't wait for the tour .


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