Natural Born Killers now on iTunes Options

[Old Man Withers]

Natural Born Killers is now on iTunes in Australia for those who pre ordered the album.

The verdict? A couple of listens in and it is solid. All 4 songs have been very good. I like the direction Live have taken.

[sellingthdrama]

On first listen, it's okay. Which for me, is good. I rarely like music on the first listen.

I like how they're slowly pulling back the curtain on what new Live sounds like. It's a new lead singer plus 14 or so years of growth and experience from CCP. So it's going to sound different and grow on us in different ways.

There's room for improvement, but it's all growing on me quite well. I'm already getting these positive emotional associations with the opening of TWAIT since it was the first new (what I consider) "real Live" since the late 90s.

An "Ed-song"? I can see how people would say that, but CCP are loud and clear in it. None of the Ed songs really had that.

[SinfulEyes]

An "Ed-song"? I can see how people would say that, but CCP are loud and clear in it. None of the Ed songs really had that.

That was the biggest reason for Live's downfall over the last 10 years or so. It became an all Ed show and it really alienated real Live and music fans alike.

You can tell from the finished products, and even in concert, Ed felt the need to dominate the music. The instruments were turned down and subdued while Ed was full force. On top of all that, his voice changed, got weaker and sounded pretty bad for the most part.

While the tunes and lyrics are different from the original Live structure, it's very refreshing to hear the instruments again and a vocalist that makes the music soar again. This is what is going to resonate with the past, present and future fans of Live. Not the prima donna Ed-only version we all grew to hate.