Double X

Bonfire

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 10, 2006)
• Original Release Date: May 26, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Locomotive Spain
• ASIN: B000ICLTPA
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #322,842 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Day 911

2. But We Still Rock

3. Cry for Help

4. Bet Your Bottom Dollar

5. What's on Your Mind?

6. Blink of an Eye

7. Rap Is Crap!

8. Notion of Love

9. Right Things Right

10. Hard to Say

11. Wings to Fly

12. So What

13. Blink of an Eye [Extended Version][*]

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

Since 1986 Bonfire is on of the most etablished european Hard Rock Bands. They toured with Bands like ZZ Top and Judas Priest, just to name a few. To celebrate the Bands 20th anniversary, Bonfire will release their 10th Studioalbum called "Double X".

With this record they exactly celebrate for what they were born as a band - creating Melodic Hard Rock as it`s best. "Double X" will please all Fans with an explosive sound and a fresh production. The twelve songs are probably the best tracks Bonfire ever wrote and this masterpiece is a must have for all Melodic Hardrock Fans all over the world.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 20 years and still going strong!, September 19, 2008

By	Justin Gaines "Corporate Rocker" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

German melodic rock masters Bonfire celebrated their 20th anniversary in 2006 with the appropriately-titled studio album Double X. The realization that it has been 20 years since Don't Touch The Light was released makes me feel incredibly old, but fortunately Bonfire's sound is just as impressive now as it was back then.

The first thing that jumps out at you when listening to this album is the fact that the Bonfire guys have finally gotten over their Southern rock fixation. No more rebel anthems or odes to Dixie, just plenty of the kind of melodic rock songs Bonfire is so well known for. The band has returned to a sound based on catchy hooks, powerful melodies, and (mostly) positive, energetic lyrics, and it really pays off. The band just seems more focused and energized here (something I never quite felt on Rebel Soul for example).

My only real complain with Double X is the song Rap is Crap. I'm not a rap fan, but this racially charged song just seemed gratuitous and petty. Is rap music really having that much of an effect in Germany? I have to say I lost some respect for the band over this song, especially since musically it's b-side quality at best.

I also don't quite get why the album closes with a bunch of six-second silent tracks, followed by a weird little 20-second closing track. It doesn't seem to add anything to the album.

Those issues aside, I am very pleased with this album overall. If you're a Bonfire fan or just love quality melodic rock music, this one is a no-brainer. It's probably the best album the band has released in a decade, and is a great example of why Bonfire is such an important name in the melodic rock scene.