Alter Bridge is one of those hard rock bands that has the uncanny ability to piece together hit after hit. After all if it's not broke, don't fix it. Much like Finger Eleven and Seether, an effective mixture of experienced alt rock guitars and swooning vocals trot their stuff. Think of it like Creed but with unleashed guitars and no drunk people. But no one could ask for a more well executed set of guitars helmed by Mark Tremonti, and the chemistry that the rest of the band continues on from before.

   While the band's image and sound might be a bit cliché, I personally can't give an album a bad nod just because of that. It's originality is par but it's just so balanced and catchy that there is no doubt it will go platinum. Every song has the charged harmonious chorus and solid progression that makes it impossible to not like, but almost obnoxious if played on the radio too much. Some times it seems you have to sacrifice innovation, for some plain old fashioned catchy alternative rock.