Soulcrusher

Operator | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 21, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic
• ASIN: B000TXNB40
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,948 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Lots of hard rock bands channel insecurity and pessimism into songs that spit and roar about the unfairness of it all. Operator takes the opposite approach. Fronted by consummate performer, multi-instrumentalist, mixed martial arts fighter, gunslinger, and all around modern renaissance man Johnny Strong, Operator is all about believing in yourself, embracing the moment and making the impossible happen. A soldier of self-empowerment, Strong speaks with a commanding voice that rings loudly throughout Soulcrusher, Operator's major label debut. A triumphant album in the spirit of some of Strong's favorite artists - Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Guns N' Roses - Soulcrusher pays homage to the past, but maintains a spirit and philosophy that ranscends its influences. The disc is an inspirational reality slap, a high five to those who make the most out of life, and a dire warning to anyone who lacks the courage to follow their dreams.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Near perfect album, August 24, 2007

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Charles D. Hamilton "MasNeuHighNess" (Victorville, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Soulcrusher (Audio CD)

I didn't know what to think of Operator after I saw the video for "Soulcrusher". I thought that maybe they were a bastard child of Chris Cornell and Disturbed. However, after listening to this CD nonstop for a week, I can honestly say, they have come up with a style all their own.
If you could even describe their music, I would have to say they sound like a harder version of Audioslave, but even that is not accurate. All I can say is these guys know how to rock! Even better, unlike most bands, not all the songs on the album sound the same. The single, "Soulcrusher" will have you wanting to jump into a mosh pit and drop kick someone. However, the bluesy "Delicate", argueably the best song on the album, will have you thinking about friends that you've lost touch with.
I won't give away too much, but this album offers a little bit of everything from Hard Rock, to Alternative, to Grunge, to metal. If you like your rock music with a little teeth, but also enjoy a good listen, pic up this album. Years from now this album will be talked about as a classic.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than the bad reviews..., May 24, 2008

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M. Shine (London, UK.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Soulcrusher (Audio CD)

Ok, I've read all these reviews saying "the first track was great, but after that I didn't like the rest".
I tell you what, if you really want an album where all the tracks are the same just stick the first damn track on repeat..

This is a pretty good album, with a good mix of songs that wont leave you thinking that they all just sound too similar.

As for the lead singer trying to sound like Cornell, yeah, he sounds a little like him....a LITTLE. His style reminded more of Axel Rose than cornell sometimes, in fact the whole band and style reminded me of G'N'R (listen to the chorus of 'Nothing at all' and tell me it's not Roses'esque), but I liked it, I liked it a lot.

If you want a good rock album that isn't too 'pop' or too heavy, or doesn't have 12 songs of some guy simply screaming his head off, then buy this album.

If I had to use two words to descibe this album, they would have to be 'pleasantly good'.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent album, August 27, 2007

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Harold Schmidt (Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soulcrusher (Audio CD)

I purchased this album having heard Soulcrusher countless times on the radio and Madden 2008 and figured that at worst, there'd be at least one good song on the album. As it turned out, Soulcrusher turned out to be on the lower end of the spectrum. Certainly, Strong's voice can easily be confused with Chris Cornell's, but it's a somewhat unfair label. This album accomplished something that no Soundgarden/Temple of the Dog/Audioslave/Cornell album ever was able to do - at no point did I ever feel like skipping to the next song. That being said, I'll make an unfair Cornell comparison! Of all of his various works, about half of the album is very reminiscent of Badmotorfinger and the other half, Down on the Upside. Overall, if you like SG, you'll probably like this. As for recent works that are comparable, they share a lot in common with the likes of Seether and Shinedown.