Re: Best Bride Era?

by eatbugs Tue Jun 07, 2016 1:32 am

alldatndensum wrote:With "Drop", they were not so much grunge but this was definitely more of an alternative sound. Had they just sold it as their "acoustic" album, I don't think most fans would have cared what they did.

True, but like Guardian after Swing Swang Swung they never got back to what they were before the "acoustic" album.

by alldatndensum Tue Jun 07, 2016 9:32 am

eatbugs wrote:
alldatndensum wrote:With "Drop", they were not so much grunge but this was definitely more of an alternative sound. Had they just sold it as their "acoustic" album, I don't think most fans would have cared what they did.

True, but like Guardian after Swing Swang Swung they never got back to what they were before the "acoustic" album.

Neither did Bride for quite some time. We lost guitar solos. They definitely went after a more alternative sound. But, so did Whitecross, Xalt, X-Sinner (as the Angry Einsteins), Petra, Holy Soldier, and White Heart. The alternative/grunge scene had taken over MTV and radio and our music was no longer mainstream. Metal became the alternative. The old metal bands brought in alternative pieces that were not what their fans wanted. It cost most of them their careers, too. Except for Bride, none of these bands ever did much after they went alternative. Bride has had a decent "reunion" era with "This Is It" and its 3 follow ups. Whitecross has only managed to re-record their debut and Guardian put out something even worse than "Bottle Rocket". X-Sinner has put out a decent follow up with "World Covered In Blood" but is probably done.

Man, I have just made myself sad as I realize that many of my favorites are gone for good. Where is Saint when you need a new album!!!!

by Alan TWWB Mon Jun 27, 2016 5:22 pm

Hey guys, Alan from THE WORLD WILL BURN HERE. We are a new band and Dale Thompson is our singer. I really think he sounds terrific on our new album, and if you like Bride from the Golden Era we might be right up your alley. We aren't Bride, but if you love Dale's voice give us a listen.
www.theworldwillburn.com

Thanks!

by zemarissu Tue Jun 28, 2016 5:05 am

All except for the Grunge and Rapcore eras .

by zemarissu Tue Jun 28, 2016 5:10 am

I think most here would consider this opinion "blasphemy" , but I consider "This Is It" to be a better album than "Sankes in the Playground"

by Follower of Jesus Thu Jun 30, 2016 6:58 am

TheOldMan2084 wrote:It was the music, Alldat. It just wasn't the same. Technically, it was okay I guess but something always felt off. While I don't agree with Dale in his views, it wouldn't effect my enjoyment of the music.

Glad I'm not the only one. None of the Bride albums from the 2000s - when they'd returned to a hard rock sound - do anything for me. And while I don't like the lyrical direction, this wouldn't be different if Dale had stayed true to the faith. The music was just..."off" is a good way to describe it.

by zelote Mon Jul 04, 2016 9:42 pm

Classic Era. Live to Die is my fav album so far

by Highway Star Wed Jul 06, 2016 10:17 pm

I went with the Golden era,
Snakes in the Playground is simply one the greatest rock records, Christian or secular.

by scottmitchell74 Mon Jan 16, 2023 11:42 am

Close call:

Chose Classic as Silence is my favorite album (across all bands). Live to Die is a metal masterpiece.

KF was a disappointment at first but man, that hits me now as an absolute genre monster.

Snakes = Sea Hags + GnR + Bride = among the best ever.

Scarecrow - I always think of it as Snakes 2.0 - almost...the same... Sort of like Halle at 50 instead of 35.

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by eatbugs Mon Jan 16, 2023 12:21 pm

Needs to be updated with "Bluegrass Era."

by Raegoul Mon Jan 16, 2023 5:40 pm

Love the classic era but the songwriting on Kinetic Faith and Snakes is top notch. Kinetic Faith is my favorite Bride record, if you didn‘t like it back in the day give it another chance.

by Follower of Jesus Mon Jan 16, 2023 6:07 pm

I enjoy Kinetic Faith quite a bit, but I think it would have topped Snakes without the distortion of the guitars.

by Pethead Mon Jan 16, 2023 6:09 pm

As great as those three golden era albums are, I think Live to Die and Silence Is Madness are their greatest records.

by scottmitchell74 Mon Jan 16, 2023 6:31 pm

Raegoul wrote:Love the classic era but the songwriting on Kinetic Faith and Snakes is top notch. Kinetic Faith is my favorite Bride record, if you didn‘t like it back in the day give it another chance.

Silence is Madness is my all-time favorite so KF was a huge disappointment to me at the time.

Now? I think it's an absolute monster.

by Pethead Mon Jan 16, 2023 6:38 pm

The second half of Kinetic Faith has some of my favorite Bride songs ever.

by Dustofyears Mon Jan 16, 2023 7:07 pm

Though I don't listen to Bride anymore, To live is to Die, Silence is madness and Kinetic Faith are my favorite Bride albums. So betwixt the crossover I suppose of the classic and Golden ages. Dale's vocal is the thing of rock 'N' Roll legend, and unfortunately, once again, overlooked.

And like someone mentioned above, Silence is Madness was also my first proper metal record.

by Second Wind Mon Jan 16, 2023 7:19 pm

I had to go with the classic era. Dale's voice was simply phenomenal at that time. It should have gotten more attention from media, including secular as his voice was so unique.

by Ammocas Mon Jan 16, 2023 7:39 pm

I love the golden era…I knew about earlier Bride but my first album was Kinetic Faith. I also love the classics as I went backwards in their catalogue after hearing Kinetic.

by TZ75 Mon Jan 16, 2023 11:17 pm

I was never a big Bride fan. I was introduced during the “golden” era, but when I finally heard some of the Silence is Madness stuff, I realized they were a cool band in the beginning! Almost like a David Wayne era Metal Church vibe with the shrieky vocals.

by TZ75 Mon Jan 16, 2023 11:28 pm

I think Snakes was a blatant attempt to use the Guns N Roses popularity (at the time). But it just didn’t grab me.

by TZ75 Mon Jan 16, 2023 11:35 pm

I wish they had a better looking name/logo on the Silence album… it looks like blue breadsticks.

by Fundy Tue Jan 17, 2023 5:11 am

TZ75 wrote:I wish they had a better looking name/logo on the Silence album… it looks like blue breadsticks.

by Lex Metalis Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:33 am

Listening to some albuns from Bride's discography and my personal thoughts about 3 of them are:

Drop: The only problem is that was released after Snakes and Scarecrow. Great compositions and sound...

The Jesus Experience: Good album, perfect timing to release (when grunge ruled the world), wrong band name (If release by another name instead of Bride, would be a hit, certain)

Oddities: good, but too long. Instead 56 minutes, a 30 minutes album would be reasenable better...

by Second Wind Tue Jan 17, 2023 1:34 pm

Lex Metalis wrote:Listening to some albuns from Bride's discography and my personal thoughts about 3 of them are:

Drop: The only problem is that was released after Snakes and Scarecrow. Great compositions and sound...

The Jesus Experience: Good album, perfect timing to release (when grunge ruled the world), wrong band name (If release by another name instead of Bride, would be a hit, certain)

Oddities: good, but too long. Instead 56 minutes, a 30 minutes album would be reasenable better...

I usually think that there are many bride albums that are too long.
Oddities, Snakes in the Playground, Skin for Skin all have 14 tracks each. This is it has 13 tracks.
Though I admire the creativity of the band, it gets difficult nowadays to get familiar with some songs. I usually get tired of listening the same kind of music.
That's just too much for me.

by zelote Tue Jan 17, 2023 11:15 pm

Classic Era
Golden Era
Revival Era

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