Ooh. Black Mountain. Sounds heavy. Dark. Ominous. Imposing. Evil. Harsh. Rocky. Sounds like the sort of place where thunder splits the sky, a satanic overlord rules and blood flows freely.

In short, a fitting setting and inspiration for a great rock album, right? Wrong.

Live's seventh CD has as much truth in advertising as a James Blunt CD called Songs of Rape and Pillage.

Anyone still hoping against hope that these Pennsylvania post-grungers would reconnect with the ferocity of Throwing Copper is going to be disappointed by yet another sweepingly anthemic, embarrassingly earnest set of romantic-rock cliches ("My love is here to stay") and spiritual pap ("Think of gentle Jesus") from the increasingly wimpy and irrelevant Ed Kowalczyk.

In the small mercies department, this 12-song disc is barely 40 minutes long.

Guess even Ed doesn't want to spend too much time on Black Mountain.

Track Listing:

1. The River
2. Mystery
3. Get Ready
4. Show
5. Wings
6. Sofia
7. Love Shines (A Song For My Daughters About God)
8. Where Do We Go From Here?
9. Home
10. All I Need
11. You Are Not Alone
12. Night of Nights