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Alter Bridge released their first album, One Day Remains, in 2004. It will be three years later a new album is released, unlike some spoiled people out there who get a new album every year. Their album, Blackbird, was released on Tuesday and I've been listening to it since I bought it. Just check my last.fm stats. Every song has their own meaning but if you tie them together, the album means we need to find a way out of our sorrows, lies, and agony and change for the better. The world will always stay cruel unless we do something about it. Yeah, that's what I got from the album and I'm sure Myles and Mark felt the same way too. Hell, I loved the album so much I decided to make a signature of it. I'm pissed there are "Best Buy Bonus Tracks" though. Rise Today's music video game me goosebumps so that's a plus. I haven't listened to Puddle of Mudd yet but I will eventually.

The next day, Sonic was announced for Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The trailer showed Sonic kicking everyone's ass, as do all character trailers do.. seriously you're a nut job if you think "Hey let's showcase a new character by having his ass kicked!" Live and Learn, my favorite Sonic Adventure song, played during the trailer. But, as many people might say, "Open Your Heart is better." I mean, they're all over the YouTube comments. Seriously, if you like Open Your Heart over Live and Learn, big deal. Why are people so over protective when it comes to other people's opinions? -_-

And.. that's not all. It was recently announced that Super Smash Bros. is officially pushed to February 10th, 2008! Where does that leave my To Get List? Mario Galaxy and Ass. Creed? Hmm… good enough I guess. I'm kinda pissed Brawl is delayed though.

I might buy Smackdown 08, even if I hate the WWE brand. Yukes improved a lot from last year's game by adding a lot of features fans have been hoping for since the first Pro-Wrestling games like custom soundtracks and the ability to run freely. The damage detections in '08 looks pretty good too.

Wow, this is a short blog… until next time!

Original GameSpot Version

Alter Bridge released their first album, One Day Remains, in 2004. It will be three years later a new album is released, unlike some spoiled people out there who get a new album every year. Their album, Blackbird, was released on Tuesday and I've been listening to it since I bought it. Just check my last.fm stats. Every song has their own meaning but if you tie them together, the album means we need to find a way out of our sorrows, lies, and agony and change for the better. The world will always stay cruel unless we do something about it. Yeah, that's what I got from the album and I'm sure Myles and Mark felt the same way too. Hell, I loved the album so much I decided to make a signature of it. I'm pissed there are "Best Buy Bonus Tracks" though. Rise Today's music video game me goosebumps so that's a plus. I haven't listened to Puddle of Mudd yet but I will eventually.

The next day, Sonic was announced for Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The trailer showed Sonic kicking everyone's ass, as do all character trailers do.. seriously you're a nut job if you think "Hey let's showcase a new character by having his ass kicked!" Live and Learn, my favorite Sonic Adventure song, played during the trailer. But, as many people might say, "Open Your Heart is better." I mean, they're all over the YouTube comments. Seriously, if you like Open Your Heart over Live and Learn, big deal. Why are people so over protective when it comes to other people's opinions? -_-

And.. that's not all. It was recently announced that Super Smash Bros. is officially pushed to February 10th, 2008! Where does that leave my To Get List? Mario Galaxy and Ass. Creed? Hmm... good enough I guess. I'm kinda pissed Brawl is delayed though.

I might buy Smackdown 08, even if I hate the WWE brand. Yukes improved a lot from last year's game by adding a lot of features fans have been hoping for since the first Pro-Wrestling games like custom soundtracks and the ability to run freely. The damage detections in '08 looks pretty good too.

Wow, this is a short blog... until next time!