Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Angel Down
2. You Don't Understand
3. Back in the Saddle - Sebastian Bach, Axl Rose
4. (Love Is) A Bitchslap - Sebastian Bach, Axl Rose
5. Stuck Inside - Sebastian Bach, Axl Rose
6. American Metalhead
7. Negative Light
8. Live & Die
9. By Your Side
10. Our Love Is a Lie
11. Take You Down with Me
12. Stabbin' Daggers
13. You Bring Me Down
14. Falling into You

Disc 2:

1. American Metalhead
2. Stuck Inside
3. (Love Is) A Bitchslap
4. By Your Side
5. You Don't Understand
6. Includes: The Making of Angel Down

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #77746 in Music
• Released on: 2008-07-21
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Limited Edition
• Dimensions: .26 pounds

Customer Reviews

Truly 'Bach in the Saddle'
This is the first solo outing in seven years for the once King of 80s Metal. It does not disappoint. From the initial growling guitar and howling scream of the title song, you realise that this is a singer who has not waned in those 7 long years.

The album is a brutally heavy clash of 80s rock with modern metal. Surrounded by world-class musicians such as Steve Digorgio, Bobby Jarzombek and 'Metal' Mike, and produced by Roy Z of Rob Halford fame, this album certainly packs a punch. The inclusion of the elusive Axl Rose is a genius addition.

The songs themselves range from pure thrash ('Angel Down') to ones with a more punky attitude and catchy chorus ('You Don't Understand') to modern 80s metal ('Love is a Bitchslap') and of course, the ballads ('Falling into You' and 'By Your Side'). Highlights also include the Zeppelin-esque 'Negative Light' where Bach pays homage to the Gods of Rock with an 'Immigrant Song' style scream. The songs with Axl Rose are great, on only one does Bach truly duet with him (the cover of Aerosmith's 'Back in the Saddle') whilst on the other two, he is in the background, perfectly complementing Bach's own voice whilst never over-shadowing him. This is mixing done to perfection.

As for the man himself, he sounds better than he has done in years. The metal attitude has come through and abolishes all images of that, frankly disastrous, period of glam on 'Bring 'Em Bach Alive'. His voice sounds higher on some songs than it has done in previous years, but he hits and holds notes perfectly with an amazing vibratto, showing that underneath it all is the voice of a world-class singer, whilst his screams prove he still has one of the best voices in metal today.

Overall, this album is pure brilliance. The heady days of 80s rock brought crashingly into the 21st Century with a modern, heavy sound, contributed by brilliant musicians, mixed excellently, all centred around one of the best voices in the business today.

Bach in the Saddle!!
Sebastian Bach is one of the best singers in Heavy Metal & Hard Rock, whether you like him or think he is just a pretty boy you've gotta admit that his voice is unique!
This is album has incredible songs 'You don't Understand' has great vocal melodies and guitars. There is also a version of Aerosmith's 'Back in the Saddle' that is unbelievable! Axl Rose is in this track and it just rocks! They change vocals between each other and man it is amazing!
Axl also appears on 2 more tracks! this seems to be one of the hooks to sell the album, but the songs overall are pure metal; with or without Axl this would have been a great album.

Let the music play!

PS: Love is a Bitchslap is unbelievable!!

An awesome album
This album is awesome with the added bonus that Axl Rose sings on 3 of the tracks. The only thing to say is buy this album!!!!!