All for You [ENHANCED]

Annihilator

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 26, 2004)
• Original Release Date: October 26, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: The End Records
• ASIN: B0006210X8
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #199,318 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars not bad but I expected better, October 26, 2004

By	Christopher Nagel (Lebanon, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've been listening to this release repeatedly over about the last week trying to make my descision on this album. and over all I would have to say that it is pretty good, but far from being Annihilator's best album. "All For You" is a varied release that showcases Jeff Water's skills greatly and he has definatly come up with his fare share of killer riffs and solos on this. as for the new vocalist Dave Padden he can actually sing when he want's too. he reminds me just slightly of Mike Patton(Faith no More) but with a more aggressive edge. actually his vocals are most impressive with the exception of Demon Dance where he nearly ruins the song by sounding like the guy from System of a Down.The music in that song is almost good enough to make up for the vocals (almost). anyway I would recommend this album to someone but check out Carnival Diablos, or Waking the Fury out first.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hit & Miss, November 11, 2004

By	Mark Rabin (Stony Plain, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews

I've followed & supported Jeff Waters' band since "Alice in Hell". I found that after the first three albums, you didn't know what you were getting when an Annihilator cd was purchased. I'm not talking about musical style or musical abilities. Jeff Waters is probably the most diverse & skilled guitarist in the metal realm, which is why I keep shelling out cash for his music. I find myself, quite often, questioning his reasoning as far as allowing input in the song writing department. Several albums sound like ideas were repeated many times over. After listening to "Waking the Fury", I felt that perhaps Annihilator was back in full force (considering the same line-up was actually used for 2 albums in a row was another selling feature to me). I think if songs were written as a collaberated effort (whether from his band or from an outside influence) and Jeff didn't take on all aspects of the song writing process, the quality of the songs would improve immensely. I'm not slammimg Jeff Waters as a song writer considering he's written some incredible songs over the years, but he's only human. I gave the album three stars because I expected more from the songs. Once again, while the musicianship is outstanding, the overall effect of the cd was disappointing to me (especially the "Talking Head" vocal style in Devil Dance).

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great record, March 5, 2005

By	benzinpsv (New England) - See all my reviews

The other reviewers have done a great job of reviewing this disc. They are on the money with their views about Dave Padden's vocal style. He fails to deliver the goods here. His voice just dosen't seem to gel with Jeff's style. The only song in my opinion where Padden sounds great is the song "The One". But that song is peppered with "na na"!! WTF??? There ain't no place for Na Na's on an Annihilator record in my books. Musically, the record kicks ass. It is definitely not the best Annihilator record out there but it sure gets 4 stars. Jeff Waters will blow you away. The instrumental on this one is not as great as some of the earlier one's but still manages to end the whole experience well. I for one would like to see the next record with Joe Comeau manning the vocal department. He is the perfect Annihilator vocalist. Check out the awesome Carnival Diablos. Mike Mangini absolutely rocks. Great great drummer. I have followed him from his days in Extreme. Hope he is on board on the next record as well. In a nutshell "All For You"
Artwork = 10/10
Production = 9/10
Music = 10/10
Vocals = 6/10
Upsides--Demon Dance, Rage Absolute, Both of Me and The One
Flipsides--All For You (surprisingly), Bled