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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Didn't see this one coming..., January 19, 2004
In a word, "whoa". When I heard that Skillet was abandoning the acid rock genre, I cringed. That's all I had ever known them to be, and I didn't think I was ready for such a drastic change. Especially when I heard that Korey was virtually unheard on this album. But then I sampled "Collide" at Family Christian and had to have it.
Forsaken - If you thought you knew Skillet, think again. This is
the turn of the century for Panheads. Cooper has never
screamed before, but this song has some of that. The
guitars show an obviously large increase of skill on
Ben's part. That kid's really been doing his homework.
The lyrics are quite dark, though. Skillet has been
more known for their "here we come" messages of
confidence, more than anything. But this song prepares
the listener for the more broken and helpless tone
that the rest of the project contains.
Savior - This song has already gotten significant radio and video
time. After hearing this, you'll think, "All right, I
could get used to this." Korey is featured in the intro
with her famous mad skills on the keys with some synth
strings. Cool little riff that explodes into Ben's
pulsing riff with Cooper keeping up on Bass and vocals
quite nicely. Lyrics aren't quite as desperate, so it
sounds more like Skillet. Only, it seems that the end of
the chorus would have fit together better (rythmically)
if they hadn't sang "Savior" again at the end of the
chorus. Other than that, this song rocks.
Collide - I actually didn't like this one very much. Even though
it sounds more like Skillet (due to the dampening
effect applied to Cooper's voice), the lyrics sounded
like they weren't worth the effort put into them. For
instance, "There's something deep inside that keeps my
faith alive." Not exactly something I've never heard
before. Also, the repitition of the word "something"
throughout the chorus kinda peeved me.
A Little More - Oh, mercy, I love this song to death! A message
of hope directed at any couple experiencing
overwhelming turbulence. It encourages those
couples to go ahead and "let the world crash"
because "love can take it, love can take/give
a little more" than you might think at first.
My Obsession - Back to the dark side. We've had our hope, now
let's plummet. Ok, I'm sorry. I used to love these
kinds of songs, and I still listen to them fairly
regularly, but somehow my mood just doesn't co-
exist with depression very easily these days. This
song frustratedly wrestles with the possibility of
being abandoned by the primary source of his
affection. (Whether that is God or not is never
clarified).
Fingernails - Even though this song is so angry (obviously a
recent gripe of mine) I actually liked it. It
expresses being enraged at his own humanity
and the coinciding failures that come along with
it ("when I fall and fail, all my dreams are
splintering under my fingernails").Imperfection - Basically, very similar to fingernails. The
guitars are more worthy of mention here, but I
actually like Fingernails better.
Under My Skin - Musically similar to A Little More, but the song
is about meeting God for the first time. Pretty
cool but not outstanding.
Energy - Actually, I haven't listened to this song much, but I'm
sure it's cool, cause I've skimmed through it.
Cycle Down - I don't really remember this one either, but I
remember I liked it. Unlike other Skillet projects,
Collide ends this project with this song, which is
not soft. Kind of odd for an ending song, but it's
cool, even though I can't remember why *lol*.
Anyway, Collide is awesome. It's definitely a dramatic change, but it's really not that bad (understatement, lol). Really, I like it a lot, and if you like this kind of music, you will too.
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