Human Stain [Import]

Cornerstone | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 30, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Massacre Germany
• ASIN: B0000633MC
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #159,788 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Human Stain by Cornerstone

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cornerstone sounds great!, April 27, 2004

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This review is from: Human Stain (Audio CD)

I've bought this CD some while ago, and let's say that I was kinda impressed by this talented band! I'm a big Power Metal fan, but sometimes I can listen to some AOR, Death Metal or Doom Metal if it's good, well Cornerstone is a good example!

The opener "Unchosen One", cracks up on a mid tempo, and once you heard Doogie's voice (Ex - Rainbow), you never wanna take this out of your CD player.

"Wounded Land", another well arranged song! Doogie's voice is still perfect on this one, maybe a bit less melodic but still great.

"Some People Fly", a bit faster on this one, but as always, everything's great! The chorus is pretty good on this one too!

"Singing Alone", this was the first song I heard on this album. One of the best ballads I've heard in a while! Gotta love this one!

"Future Rising", a mid tempo, with excellent choruses, everything seems to be at its place, no major flaws here too. One of the best on this CD.

"House of Nevermore", here's another slower song, very well arranged, smooth guitars, excellent voice, as always!

"Midnight in Tokyo", a bit faster, this one still managed to turn me on. I really like the way Doogie sings.

"Sail on Stormy Water", another slow song, great choruses as always, nothing bad to say about this one! Well done!

"Resurrection Sympathy", this is another slower song, great song if you wanna go on a date if you ask me.

Finally, we get "Forever Young", a mid tempo song, nice guitars here too, nice vocals, well everything's great!

Well this album sure is awesome, if you don't feel like listening to fast music, well this might just do the trick. It's very easy to relax on music like this! Good buy if you're into Melodic Hard Rock.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting, December 14, 2002

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donca (Taunton, Massachusetts USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Human Stain (Audio CD)

Just when dinosaurs like me start to thinking that the music of our youth wass dead it turns out that it was only in a coma - thank God! This is the BEST CD I have bought in quite some time. This CD has style, flare, character, emotion, and substance. Much unlike modern rock of today in which most bands, in my humble opinion, share the same bland sound and style... or lack there of.While this CD shows heavy influences of Rainbow (obviously, Dougie White is a previous Rainbow vocalist), Deep Purple, and even some Dio-esque lyrics, Cornerstone is a band with their own dynamic style.If you liked the Rainbow CD "Stranger In Us All" then you'll love "Human Stain." Actually, this may be the best CD I've purchased since "Stranger In Us All" in 1996!The CD "Human Stain" reminds me the most of, though, is Deep Purple's 1992 release "Slaves and Masters" which featured another X-Rainbow vocalist - Joe Lyn Turner. Dougie is even sounding a bit like JLT on my favorite track on this CD, #8, "Sail On Stormy Waters." An instant classic. My prayers will be answered if this CD marks a possible return in popularity of the music of my youth. It's been a long time coming, but if you're a fan Rainbow, Deep Purple, and of that Ritchie Blackmore / John Lord / and early Ronnie James Dio influenced sound and style this CD will be worth the wait.Buy it!...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Coming into their own, October 9, 2009

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Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Human Stain (Audio CD)

2002's Human Stain is the second album from Cornerstone, the melodic hard rock project put together by former Royal Hunt bassist Steen Mogensen and ex-Rainbow vocalist Doogie White. I worried after hearing the band's 2000 debut Arrival that they sounded a bit too much like Royal Hunt, but with Human Stain you really start to hear a true Cornerstone sound emerge.

Comparisons to both Royal Hunt and Rainbow are inevitable, and indeed Cornerstone's sound owes a lot to the Joe Lynn Turner era Rainbow albums. Of course, you could say that about just about every melodic rock band operating these days! Cornerstone takes that classic Rainbow sound and adds just enough modern elements. The result is both classic and current. All of the songs are very melodic, but there are some almost metal moments on Human Stain. Standout tracks are "Wounded Land", "Midnight in Tokyo" (not a Y&T cover, sadly), and the very Uriah Heep-sounding "House of Nevermore".

Cornerstone is a band that gets better with each release, so as good as Human Stain is, the band's follow-up album Once Upon Our Yesterdays is even better. If you're new to the band, you're better off starting with their latest release and working backwards. Chances are you'll like what you hear enough to come back around to Human Stain.