Sliktracee | Pittsburgh, PA United States | 01/28/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Absolutely a must-have, killer hard rock debut. Not G'n R, but better, in your face rock. "If We Were Kings" is classic."
ABOUT TIME FOR THE RETURN OF REAL ROCK
WGC | GENEVA, IL United States | 12/20/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I FIRST HEARD THIS CD AT A RECORD STORE AN HESITATED TO BUY IT, FIGURING IT WOULD BE "A FLY BY NIGHT BAND". THEN I HEARD A FEW MORE TRACKS AND FINALLY PURCHASED IT.BOY WAS I WRONG. LET ME TELL YOU, IT'S BEEN IN MY CD PLAYER, PLAYING OVER AND OVER. NOW IT'S ABOUT TIME TO BUY A SECOND COPY TO REPLACE THE "SCORCHED" FIRST COPY. THE PRICE IS RIGHT, SO TAKE A CHANCE AND PICK UP THIS CD FROM A GROUP OF GUYS WHO REALLY KNOW WHAT ROCK AND ROLL AND PLEASING MUSIC LISTENERS IS ALL ABOUT. YOU WON'T BE DISSAPPOINTED!!!!!!"
Hard hitting alternative rock
Andrew Estes | Maine | 07/09/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I picked up American Pearl's CD on sort of an impulse buy, it was cheap and I had heard good things. Well, when I brought it home and listened, I was immediately impressed. American Pearl have a lot of energy and are reviving a sound that was left behind when bands like Nirvana and Soundgarden left the scene. The guitarwork on here is probably the best part, "Truth" has amazing solo's and riffs that would make Slash very proud. My favorite tracks on here would be California, Free Your Mind, Truth and Seven Years. If you want a good, solid alternative-hard rock album, you cannot go wrong with American Pearl."
Terrific debut
Timothy E. Taylor | Reston, VA United States | 05/11/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Not too many bands out there putting out straight ahead rock and roll. Not heavy metal, not rap-metal, not grunge. Just straight ahead rock and roll in the AC/DC, Aerosmith, G-n-R vien. But American Pearl is very different lyrically. The songs are not of the typical let's get drunk/high/stoned... variety(not that there's anything wrong with that!). They deal with matters of the heart, spirituality, morality without ever sounding preachy or heavy handed. It's a fine line to walk and American Pearl never crosses it. Musically the album is bold and muscular. A few of the songs could use a little work in the bridge parts and neither of the guitarists is going to make Slash put his Les Paul away. But it's obvious that American Pearl has enough talent as songwriters and players to be around a while. In the same vien as Buckcherry musically but on a completely different planet lyrically."
Nothing Special
Justin Norman | 11/04/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This debut contain nothing new or ground-braking. Just good hard-rock, without any rap mixed in to bring it down. Unlike most music released these days, there is some actual tallent here. The songs are tightly crafted and each offers somthing different to the disc. With catchy chourus and such favorites as 'Givaway' 'Automatic' 'Free your Mind' 'Truth' and 'Revelation', American Pearl is one the best debuts of 2000."