Chill Pill [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED]

Warrior Soul

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 12, 1993)
• Original Release Date: 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Geffen Gold Line Sp.
• ASIN: B000000P10
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #25,363 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Given time, you will appreciate., November 15, 2002

By	Christopher Blosser "christopher_blosser" (Kew Gardens, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've read various things about this album -- that it was "deliberately made lousy" to spite David Geffen; that because it was recorded at a time when the band was shopping for a new label "their hearts weren't in it"; that the band has lost it's political edge and the hard-rock fury of earlier days. Perhaps no other album by Warrior Soul has encountered so much criticism.

I will agree with the other reviewers up to a point -- I do consider the punk tracks on this album ("Shock Um Down", "I Want Some") largely unimpressive, lyrically and musically, and they can hardly be compared to the raw brilliance and ferocity of "Wasteland" (Drugs, God and the New Republic) or Space Age Playboys, which is in my opinion perhaps one of the best postmodern punk albums of all time.

Even so, other tracks -- the slower numbers like "Song In Your Mind", "Concrete Frontier" and "Soft" -- still appeal to me. Haunting vocals, hypnotic guitars and an intoxicating, rumbling bass combine with Kory's soft spoke-word speech to cultivate a psychedelic ambience laced with melancholy.

Kory's lyrics are chilling -- no pun intended -- and predominantly sorrowful. The visionary optimism and revolutionary spirit that fueled earlier classics like "We Cry Out" and "Hero" is hardly present on this album, replaced by a dominating mood of skepticism, loss and desperation. I can't think of another song by Warrior Soul that is as achingly beautiful and saddening as "Let Me Go." (In short, those looking to lift their spirits should be encouraged to look elsewhere).

I think that if given time, even those fans of Warrior Soul who were initially disappointed will come to appreciate this album. Even under the circumstances -- major tensions between band members, a disintegrating relationship with the label -- Chill Pill has a hell of a lot more passion and sincerity than the majority of what's on the radio these days.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rock on!, February 7, 1999

By A Customer

While not as lyrically masterful as Last Decade, Drugs God, or Salutations, this album came at a time in Warrior Soul's life when the band was looking for a new label. Their heart might not have all been in this one, but it's still a damn good album. Kory and gang will always surprise you. Who would have thought they'd use harmonica and didjeridu (an Australian Aborigine woodwind) on their album? They did. That'll teach you for trying to peg this band! Pick this up.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Truth is simple and Soft, October 8, 2008

By	Spiridian (1430 Headquarters, Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews

First off, anyone who discards this should open their ears and their mind to the masterpiece that their holding in their lives. Thanks! When I first got this record 10 years ago it didn't really seem like that much of a change for this band. A lot of people have complained that the optimism from previous records has been stripped away completely. Well when you try saving the world with 3 brilliant records and nothing happens, Kory gets mad. Theirs a despair on this record that we only caught glimpses of previously that make this one of the most important records in music history, period.Kory always had lyrics and vocal melodies that were sad but the music finally seems to match that fact and the realization that he couldn't change the world from all the political turmoil. How can one listen to songs like Concrete Frontier , Soft or Song in your Mind and not wanna go and blow up the white house? These are some of the best songs this band has written. The musical abilities of each member truly shine here, especially Mark Evans, rest his soul, who had to have been one the best drummers in rock n roll history. Hail Warrior Soul. I wonder if Kory knows how many lives he changed with this record because he certainly changed mine. Buy this record!!!