Black Thorn
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Flatfoot 56 Ever heard of this band? Maybe? I listened to some of their earlier songs and was hooked! I mean, how many bands in the US make Christian Irish Punk Rock? The style itself is enough to make me a fan...
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Who Speaks for Planet Earth?
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And Then There Were None ...some of the best genres in the industry, and this album packs 'em in! with driving synths and pounding bass in each song, the energy never dies even when the tempo slows. their use of a variety of...
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Adriana easily one of the greatest trilogies ever written, the Circle Trilogy by Ted Dekker is packed with adventure, action, a Tolkien-ish world and even a good bit of romance mixed in all over the place!
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Powerful Gospel CD | Posted September-22-2009
When I first saw this album, I was immediately drawn to it just by the cover art and title. It looked like a rock or rap cd with strong Christian lyrics. And when I saw that somebody had put it in the Alternative Rock genre, I thought maybe I'd stumbled onto my next favorite artist! I read through the lyrics before listening to it and was hooked by the messages and creativity. Then I put the CD in and my vision was shattered.
Now before you start thinking I hate the album, let me tell you up front: this is a great Gospel cd! Amazing, powerful lyrics, great sound, and a talented group of musicians make this near perfect! This thing even has some strong guest artists like Tobymac and Flame! So why is my rating not the highest?
I don't like the Gospel genre. Otherwise, this would be a different story...
But if you like Soul or Gospel, this CD is for you! Don't keep on living without trying it out! If I were more into this style, I'd have already bought the album.
Even with my personal preferences and biases, I still recognize great music in this masterpiece. I ended up buying the rockiest song on it: "I Am God."
Best album ever! | Posted September-14-2009
Being one of my favorite albums ever, Satellite will be my first album review ever!
This hard rock band from California opens their album with three power-packed tracks that immediately draw you in and get you energized. "Set it Off" is full of power, emotion and sweet guitars driving the song's chorus like a freight train. "Boom" sounds like something you'd hear at a stadium and in fact has been played in a movie. Though not quite lyrically deep or anything, it's aggressive feel keeps the momentum generated by "Set it Off." Then comes my favorite song on the album: "Alive." While not as hard as the first two, the passion is evident in the vocals and the lyrics really get you going. Musically, this song's chorus ranks high, with beautiful harmonies backed by the typical P.O.D.-style guitars. Next up comes the calming sounds of "Youth of the Nation." Yet somehow, through the quieter, slower tune you still get that intensity and passion from the vocals. Definitely an incredible skill of P.O.D. is their ability to keep that feeling through the whole album regardless of the style of each song. From there, each song has it's own story to tell, but that would make this review too long.
From the rock-infused, pounding rhythms in "Satellite" and "The Messenjah," to the slower, haunting sounds of "Thinking About Forever," P.O.D. feeds the listener masterpiece after masterpiece filled with skill and even more passion. Satellite the album is AMAZING!
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