AHAVO RABO TACO SALAD appreciation thread
 

So, for those of you who got the mag or already listened to the clip posted on abb.net, what do you think of it?

Keep it all in one thread pls!

And just a friendly reminder from Steve:

Just heard the minor clip... Wow... Why doesn't he make ALL Alter Bridge songs like that? Then instead of saying "I sorta like AB but adore their singer" I could just say "I love Alter Bridge".

I mean, seriously, that is some wicked stuff right there. Why does he try to write ballads dangit? His passion--and talent--are clearly in the heavy stuff...

i have a feeling you'll be saying you love alter bridge when the next album drops uncertain..;)

I have the whole song already, and I have to say... Metallica should sit down a listen to this and learn how to play real Thrash Metal again! This song makes "Fight Song" seem like "Broken"! :D

And Mark is not the only one who impressed me on this track. Actually Myles impressed me more. I already knew Mark could play like this, but when I hear this track I really can see why Mark calls Myles: "The shredding king among the vocalist". Although I have a DVD bootleg from Astoria, London where Myles and Mark has a shred-battle. Mark kills Myles totally, of course, but Myles is actually reeeeaally good!

Flip is also amazing on this song! Really metalish! :D And Brian, man... Wow, HE'S FAST!!!

yeah man, that opening riff reminds me of older metallica all the way..i love it!!

Some parts of this song reminds me a lot of old Metallica! You can really tell what Mark listened to when he grew up! :D

Mark totally kicks ass on the song. Now those who used to badmouthing him about his playing skills will have to shut up.

Although I like melodic solos (like SHWM or Santana) better, it's so neat to see him letting lose. Flip is insane, Brian needs to show more of his playing on the next album and I gotta love Myles playing as well, I'd dig his part alone.

It's totally different from what I was expecting but it doesn't mean I'm disappointed. :) Rock on!!!

Where bouts on ABB.net do i find the clip ?

we have a post with it on the bb...it's in the main ab forum and it's a sticky.

ETA: and it's alterbridgeband.net not actually abb.net :D

I agree with Marcos post to 100%!! Brian does have to show more of his play, 'cause when he does it's frickin' awesome!

No, me neither! I really like it, but I really doubt it is future Alter Bridge album material. An instrumental song is always very different.

Yes i know.. I jus call it that for short.

yeah so do i, but last time i did that someone didn't get it..lol

Hahah, actually ABB is a very big company, and if you type in ABB.net in your bowser you'll connect to their website.

I certainly hope so. I had heard their next album will be heavier. I mean, they have the best singer since... umm... ever. Tremo is friggin amazing when he plays to his strengths, Flip is at least decent on the drums (he at least sets the stage well for Mark's awesome riffs), and while you can barely hear Brian, I am told he is pretty good.

So why don't they just let it loose? If they have another track like ILM on the next album, so help me I'll cry...

Anyway if someone has the full version could they PM me?

I really HOPE it is future Alter Bridge album quality...

Dude, I didn't mean it that way... I know they will put out a much heavier record this summer, I just don't think anything will sound like ARTS. First off; I don't think there'll be any instrumentals on the album. This song is very un-Alter Bridge'ish, and I hope and think they'll still keep their spirit and their style! From what I've heard it's gonna be heavier, but it's still gonna be Alter Bridge! I hope at least one track will sound something like OYE or DTML just to mix it up a bit.

Well... yeah I just wanted em to play super heavy riffs with screaming solos while Myles wails like only he can...

And maybe if Flip learned how to play the drums he could throw in a fill or two, lol. Nah I'm just joking. Flip is a competant drummer.

Where on the site is the clip? I'd love to hear it.

Steve says no posting links.......

You can post links to the clip ABB.net has, but not links to the full song.

Yeah, I just want to hear a clip of it... I'm curious to hear how it sounds.

it's on the main ab forum there...it's a sticky topic.

I have the Total Guitar magazine this morning. Thats one awesome hell of a song!!! Mark's just an awesome guitar palyer and he shows it in this track. I bet next album is gonna blow our minds out. I cant wait for it....mean time ROCK ON AB!!!!!

ye Ahavo Rabo Taco Salad is a kickass instrumental! And yay , Ab gig tommorrow :D

Wow! AB gig tomorrow, I'll have to wait a hole week for mine :D Any way... I just heard the clip, the clip was good but not great, hope the whole piece is awsome!

Yep , Glasgow , cant wait.. And plus the venue is alot better than last 1 in june. ye the whole song is alot better than the clip man.

I thought so! Glasgow, love Scottland, I went there this summer end, 14 people beeing in the highlands for three days and the lowlands for four days. Loved it and I will go there alot more often ;) Loved the beer ;) :D

I thought so about the song! ;) Hope they play it live! :D

Ye man scotland is alright. Ab gigs here are always crazy which is awesome!
And ye im hoping they play it live too , that would make my day.

The London show was a killer I might say! Hope the next will be too! That would rock, and if they play Ahavo Rabo Taco Sallad that would be awsome! I would be jumping my feet off for shure!

When we booked the tickets to Scotland I imediatly checked to see if AB was going to be playing but unfortunatly not, three months early! :P But hey, I'm going to london again! ;) Can't complain, can I? ;)

ye i seen them in march in London at Astoria. Loved that gig..
I'd love to go see them in London again but i aint got money to go down there again this soon and its on a tuesday , which for me is a full college day , unline tommorrow which is halfday :)

i don't think they'll play it live...mark said in an interview that they won't play any new songs live this run...not until january when they start working on the new album.

I just listened to the 26 second clip and I have to say.....it sounds utterly awesome! I haven't been able to hear the full thing yet, but based on this clip, I will definitely buy the mag when it hits newsstands in the U.S. Hopefully we get even more shredding/soloing on the next AB CD.

I'm sure we will!

I forgot to mention. ALot of the solo's in this song remind me of Megadeth. Mainly from The Rust In Peace album. Bit of old Master of Puppets Metallica in there as well.

yeah, the older metallica stuff is what i was reminded of too...i never really listened to megadeth.

Does anybody know where to buy the magazine?

I would try Borders or Barnes & Noble. They get a lot of international mags. It'll be a little pricey, though. I still haven't gotten it yet.

Is this issue of Total G. available right now?

I think so. It's for November, I think.

I hope so, I tried to find the November issue of Total Guitar on Saturday(5th) and they only had December issues.
I asked the guy at Borders what they do with the mags that don't sell. He said,"we rip the covers off and toss the mags in the dumpster."
I looked, they were gone. :mad: