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evyllsummer · 01-03-2006, 03:53 PM

Alter Bridge sets foot on Dutch soil for the fourth time. Today as part of a eight-gig Brittish tour, with one sidetrack to Europe's mainland. The concert in the Amsterdam concertchurch Paradiso is already sold out for over two months. I can be very clear about the performance: astounding, with all four bandmembers in topshape. Their entire debutalbum passes the set except for
"Shed My Skin", and theyve added coversongs "Whole Lotta Rosie" (AC/DC) and "Rock and Roll" (Led Zeppelin). The crowd sings along to the lyrics of almost every song. Singer Myles Kennedy uses his guitar more often than at the earlier gigs (he even was allowed to do a solo). Also the openingband, Logan from Glasgow - call them a mix between Creed and Alter Bridge - manages to win over many hearts in the crowd and will eventually sell over 100 copies of their demo-album. Short before the concert i spoke to Marc Tremonti.

'All That Remains' is released almost one and a half years ago, and during the soundcheck i heard several news songs. Why wont they play them during the gig? Cuz with only one album under their belt and refusing to play old material of Creed or The Mayfield Four, new songs could prolongue the concert past the one hour limit. Tremonti was obviously taken by surprise by this question.

"We dont have new songs yet."

He replied without hesitation, so i will try to get an answer out of him in a different way. I read in Billboard magazine a large article about your recordlabel Wind-up. In their success-story Alan and Diana Meltzer, the most important people of the label, paised Evanescence, Creed and almost every other band in their label. Except for Alter Bridge, who by now have reach Gold in sales, they werent mentioned at all. For me a sign the label doesnt think Alter Bridge are important.

"You put it in a friendly way. Nothing bad can be said about Sony/BMG, they do the right thing in Europe, but i cannot even be close to positive about Wind-Up"

It looks like the label is focussing mainly on Scott Stapp and his solo-album "The Great Devide". When you visit Wind-Ups website it's Stapp this and Stapp that. Even the Creed-site doesnt mention Alter Bridge at all, while Stapps new record is allover the place.

"So you noticed that too! Since his solo-album was released ive been getting a lot of fanmail in which diehard creedfans express their feelings saying his album was dissapointing. It apparently is way too sweet/soft for them."

Do you think Scott Stapp is trying to make you look bad towards Wind-Up?

"Scott shares the bed with the Meltzerfamily, thats very obvious by now."

Can you guys talk with the label about their position towards you guys?

"We've been doing that for over a year now, but they end all the conversations with a 'fuck you' every time."

Is that one of the reasons you're still not in the studios recording a second album?

"Let me put it this way, we will be in the studio by summer 2006, whatever will happen."

So the troubles with Wind-Up are the reason you're not playing new songs live?

"We don't have any new songs."

The guitarist replied this time with a little smile on his face. Alright, in a different approach: if you play a new song during the time youre under contract with a label, would that new song be property by that label? Marc can hardly avoid the answer to this question.

"That could be possible."

I've heard you guys wanted to release a live DVD to show some signs of life.

"How did you find that out? Indeed, we wanted to tape a concert, but our recordlabel didnt want to spend money on it. Then we offered them to pay for it ourselves - afterall there are a few milionaires in this band - and they still did not want to release it."

That of course is difficult to understand. What caught my attention aswell is that this gig was sold out for well over two months.

"The reason for that is without a doubt our performance at the Fields of Rock festival. Ever since we took the stage over there we noticed our popularity in The Netherlands increased rapidly. We would love to thank you all for that."

01-03-2006, 03:53 PM	#14
evyllsummer USER INFO » Status: A Melody Posts: 442 Joined: Sep 2004 Currently: Offline	Re: Longevity Alter Bridge sets foot on Dutch soil for the fourth time. Today as part of a eight-gig Brittish tour, with one sidetrack to Europe's mainland. The concert in the Amsterdam concertchurch Paradiso is already sold out for over two months. I can be very clear about the performance: astounding, with all four bandmembers in topshape. Their entire debutalbum passes the set except for "Shed My Skin", and theyve added coversongs "Whole Lotta Rosie" (AC/DC) and "Rock and Roll" (Led Zeppelin). The crowd sings along to the lyrics of almost every song. Singer Myles Kennedy uses his guitar more often than at the earlier gigs (he even was allowed to do a solo). Also the openingband, Logan from Glasgow - call them a mix between Creed and Alter Bridge - manages to win over many hearts in the crowd and will eventually sell over 100 copies of their demo-album. Short before the concert i spoke to Marc Tremonti. 'All That Remains' is released almost one and a half years ago, and during the soundcheck i heard several news songs. Why wont they play them during the gig? Cuz with only one album under their belt and refusing to play old material of Creed or The Mayfield Four, new songs could prolongue the concert past the one hour limit. Tremonti was obviously taken by surprise by this question. "We dont have new songs yet." He replied without hesitation, so i will try to get an answer out of him in a different way. I read in Billboard magazine a large article about your recordlabel Wind-up. In their success-story Alan and Diana Meltzer, the most important people of the label, paised Evanescence, Creed and almost every other band in their label. Except for Alter Bridge, who by now have reach Gold in sales, they werent mentioned at all. For me a sign the label doesnt think Alter Bridge are important. "You put it in a friendly way. Nothing bad can be said about Sony/BMG, they do the right thing in Europe, but i cannot even be close to positive about Wind-Up" It looks like the label is focussing mainly on Scott Stapp and his solo-album "The Great Devide". When you visit Wind-Ups website it's Stapp this and Stapp that. Even the Creed-site doesnt mention Alter Bridge at all, while Stapps new record is allover the place. "So you noticed that too! Since his solo-album was released ive been getting a lot of fanmail in which diehard creedfans express their feelings saying his album was dissapointing. It apparently is way too sweet/soft for them." Do you think Scott Stapp is trying to make you look bad towards Wind-Up? "Scott shares the bed with the Meltzerfamily, thats very obvious by now." Can you guys talk with the label about their position towards you guys? "We've been doing that for over a year now, but they end all the conversations with a 'fuck you' every time." Is that one of the reasons you're still not in the studios recording a second album? "Let me put it this way, we will be in the studio by summer 2006, whatever will happen." So the troubles with Wind-Up are the reason you're not playing new songs live? "We don't have any new songs." The guitarist replied this time with a little smile on his face. Alright, in a different approach: if you play a new song during the time youre under contract with a label, would that new song be property by that label? Marc can hardly avoid the answer to this question. "That could be possible." I've heard you guys wanted to release a live DVD to show some signs of life. "How did you find that out? Indeed, we wanted to tape a concert, but our recordlabel didnt want to spend money on it. Then we offered them to pay for it ourselves - afterall there are a few milionaires in this band - and they still did not want to release it." That of course is difficult to understand. What caught my attention aswell is that this gig was sold out for well over two months. "The reason for that is without a doubt our performance at the Fields of Rock festival. Ever since we took the stage over there we noticed our popularity in The Netherlands increased rapidly. We would love to thank you all for that."