Alter Bridge's Myles Kennedy & Mark Tremonti give an insight into the recordings of "Walk The Sky"

In the second part of our Interview, Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti are talking about the recording sessions of "Walk The Sky" .
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[@itpatriot]

Two of the finest human beings/musicians ever to exist right here!!

[@glyde1436]

Amen

[@DarkAnimeAngel2006]

"A.I. is writing pop songs now and you can't tell the damn difference" - Mark Tremonti

[@jamierawls1918]

That synth pedal he's talking about is the Electro-Harmonix Mel9. They're tour manager Tim, confirmed it. Awesome sounding pedal.

[@patrickdoran180]

Maybe it's because Myles is so laid back, but Mark always seems up-tight.

[@Ann-jx7hp]

Mark is very Type A personality. He's said in early interviews that he has OCD. Myles is very laid back, go with the flow type of guy. I guess that's why they work so well together. They balance each other out.

[@mirqooohoo7392]

Is Alter Bridge that good? YES! They are!!!

[@BlackenedNL]

GREAT hearing about the recording process of the album! Elvis is a true legend, I love all his work from Alter Bridge to Slash and Tremonti. Tho I must say this Alter Bridge record doesn't match Fortress or ABIII sonically, this has a different and more compressed sound

[@craighughes-shug6694]

MK the last hero was compressed to shit as well tbh they need to chuck elvis or at least don’t let him near the board, they’ve lost that great sound they hd years ago everything is squashed to the max now, i feel its all down to Elvis’s preferences

[@alfredoandrada8415]

I'm from Spain and I don't understand all the interview. Can someone tell me what Mark says at 5:52 then Mark says four by twelve. Thanks

[@CatLadyKa78]

I think that Eng subs are pretty accurate. From min 5:48 "...my setup is my MT 15 PRS amplifier through a four by twelve finished 30 cabinet and then I also use fender twelve for clean and then some of the clean stuff and then a Cornford arc a 100 is a another amp that i use in the studio..." I don't play a guitar and so i don't know if the above make sense or not :D

[@alfredoandrada8415]

@@CatLadyKa78 thanks!!

[@Ann-jx7hp]

@@CatLadyKa78 4x12 vintage 30 cabinet, not finished

[@Ann-jx7hp]

@@CatLadyKa78 Cornford RK100 amplifier

[@neighbourhoodmusician]

You can tell that Mark is salty about the cab sim 😅

[@calmthefire581]

Burn Halfmetal I agree. I also think he wants to make sure the fans get an authentic live performance. He seems very concerned about digitizing any part of their live show.

[@flip1523]

Myles and Mark make it sound like Elvis is the best human being in the whole freaking world. And judging by the sound of “Walk the Sky”, that’s probably not far from the truth.

[@R.Nashoba]

Tubes all the way... artificial kemper, Axe fx, helix,..etc is faking the real tone, Totally agree with Mark

[@1973starling]

The guitar synth seems to be a sore subject and all of the production. Mark gives of the vibe like this isn’t his favorite album. Maybe?

[@Foe-Hammer]

starling fowler most of the synth stuff was marks idea. He said in other interviews he would normally listen to drum tracks for Inspiration for guitar parts but this album was synth tracks instead. More I understood that he wanted to be able to replicate the songs when played live and to let the synth parts have there place in the songs where they shined most but not drown the album in them

[@bluesync1]

Mark said this album is some of AB's best work. I think he just wants to make sure the synth stuff is used tactfully and won't overpower the songs.

[@CraigArndt]

Yeah you nailed it. If there was an uncomfortable moment... that was aaawkard. haha

[@lorenzorodriguezmoreno830]

🤔🤔??

[@GothicXlightning]

c'mon Tremo don't be so Anti-Digi tech buddy

[@opolaa4062]

Mark is the coolest man I've ever seen

[@tylerolsonfilms]

I could watch these guys for hours. Just fascinating!

[@ml3731]

I agree with Mark,I prefer amps too,TRUE ORGANIC TONE 🤘

[@andresnieto37]

The thing here about his point is that not everybody has the money to get a big valve amp (I can't afford it now), so you have to use what you have. Obviously, when it comes to recording, it's one thing. The more organic the tone is, the better you will sound. But, on the other hand, Kempers or guitar modeling pedalboards are easy to transport and use. And if you really dig into these devices, you can get a really good tone, at least until you get a good amp. So, the choice is yours.

[@grabber_blu_angel]

Alter Bridge turning into Opeth. lol

[@ThePaintedHope]

The fact that they didn't write the vocals or the instruments together really shows in these interviews. Not much interplay. Still love the album though. You can tell they're both very good songcreators, on this album you can really tell the difference between the different songs and who created them.

[@damienscott6561]

Maybe Elvis gives them unmastered mix to approve and then someone fucks it up during mastering? Sound of TLH and WtS is beyond awful.

[@blackbird351]

Since The Last Hero came out Elvis has been getting so much shit. I feel like people are confusing different approaches at creating a soundscape (by the band themselves) for different/bad production.

[@alfredoandrada8415]

I think they need a producer like Brendan O’Brien or Nick DiDia

[@austinfj98]

nah man, in terms of production The Last Hero wasn't that good... This album is sounding a little better.

[@robertfurnish3090]

I have the utmost respect for Elvis as a producer and the work he's done with all of the bands in the AB camp but I really do feel like it would serve them well to work with someone else the next time around. I just think getting some fresh ears on their music might help the creative process a bit. Although, I am liking the 5 songs from Walk The Sky more than I liked anything from The Last Hero.

[@BlackenedNL]

@@robertfurnish3090 Jay Ruston, one of my favorite mixers

[@tylerolsonfilms]

He sounds like a great guy and he for sure has done some great stuff with AB. This new album restored my faith in his work. Still, it would be good to get new blood.... I would love to see them go off and write And record a record LIVE. use the first takes. Kind of in the moment, spontaneous, raw record. Their “In Utero” or “Presence”

[@silverprincej]

"He's so good at it" (about Elvis doing the mix). Damn Myles, now I know, you and the other members have bad taste in soundmixing. Just get new ears!

[@AnyTechReviews]

Sjey Yup, it sounds straight up bad.

[@robertlyons8154]

I’m not sure I understand

[@silverprincej]

@@robertlyons8154 I don't know if you are being sarcastic :) But Myles and the rest of the band are so blind! No one can say "he's so good" to a production like most of their albums. I'm not an audiophile but the sound of their new record is bad, is messy, is exhausting to hear, similar to the The Last Hero. ABIII is not good either and even Blackbird could be better. ODR is their best album production wise, which is the one doesn't have Elvis on the mixing board.

[@ianbarcelos]

Yeah, somehow to me the solo guitars are kinda of muffled. I thought I was crazy.

[@craighughes-shug6694]

The elvis has ruined the alter bridge sound for me the best production was on one day remains, blackbird wasn’t quite as good but godlike compared to what were hearing now they need a new producer the sound less and less real every album everything sounds squashed

[@draypeiffer1226]

Ditch skillet

[@angelavoigt9662]

GENIAL !!

[@wyvernofhefei8712]

hahaha mark casually drinking around 4:55

[@jamesrodolfo8068]

I was very entertained by him pouring the water into the glass LOLOL 4:42