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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Mature Modern Metal, May 29, 2001
I have to admit that when I heard the first Beanbag CD "Free Signal," I was intrigued but also a little bit skeptical. Copycat bands are a dime a dozen these days and Christian music is especially notorious for producing what amounts to "christianised" versions of secular bands. Therefore, I tend to be overly harsh sometimes in my judgements of new Christian bands, and I was wont to write Beanbag off as just a "christianized" version of Korn or Limp Bizkit. On top of all this is the fact that I am less into metal now than I used to be, and especially don't like most of the current trends in metal music. However,in spite of all this, I somehow had the good fortune to stumble across this album and I have to admit that I'm impressed with the growth displayed here. Both the music and the lyrics on this album show a great deal of maturity and creativity. For sound references think Tool, Korn, Deftones, and maybe a little Alice in Chains or at times a heavier Grammatrain. The music ranges between dark, melodic, almost gothic metal in songs like Limit of Shunt, Slipstream, and These Stains, to a more rapcore type approach in songs like Chubb, and Ill Minded. I personally prefer the more melodic numbers, but if you like the atonal and odd chord voicings of a lot of conteporary metal you'll find plenty to love here. Limit of Shunt, in particular, is one of the best metal songs I can remember hearing in a long time, and is definitely one of the best songs by a Christian metal band that I can ever remember hearing. Although I haven't had a chance to listen to the lyrics much, what I have heard seems to deal a lot with personal struggles and inner darkness, and has a definite ring of intelligence and authenticity. The cherry on top of it all is a great cover of Bjork's "Army of Me" which sounds suprisingly close to the original and lightens things up a little bit. So,If you like modern metal or are looking for a hard music CD that has intelligence and creativity behind it I strongly recomend at least checking this out.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
What a huge improvement from Freesignal!, September 12, 2001
I'll tell you when I bought Freesignal I didn't play it again until 3-4 months later. I only liked 2-3 songs after the first listen, and still don't usually listen to the entire album all the way through. So when I first heard of Beanbag's new release, I waited a while for the first price drop until purchasing it. Well, if I had known the quality of music being released this time around, I'm sure I would've gone out and put a reserve on the CD BEFORE it came out! I was totally blown away and impressed on all sides. Beanbag has definately come a long way, and the new title is well deserving. Cudos to the boys from the outback! For more great Christian product reviews, check my profile.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Welladjusted, December 9, 2001
Beanbag combines the aggro energy of Korn and the Deftones with challenging faith-based lyrics, this Aussie foursome has won fans of every ilk. On their soph set, the crunchy Christians blast churning chords over gritty grooves, making hard music that's easy to love, with lyrics of comfort and meaning.
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