All are positive, forward marching rock songs – not exactly formula-defying but certainly uplifting. The title track is a prog-inflamed epic that draws the best from the musicians, before Love Rain Down provides a welcome and emotive breather. Bluesy final song Worried Mind concludes with some astonishing note-hitting, reminding us that Myles – at 51 – remains one of rock’s finest vocalists.
'It’s gonna be alright again,' he purrs on Wanderlust Begins, and if you had to pick just one line to summarise this album, that’d be it. Eschewing the easy lure of self-pity, the Alter Bridge frontman has brought us a little shard of light.
Verdict: 3/5
For Fans Of: Alter Bridge, Corey Taylor, Black Stone Cherry
The Ides Of March is released by Napalm on May 14.
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