Drugs, God and the New Republic

Warrior Soul

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 14, 2006)
• Original Release Date: March 14, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Escapi
• ASIN: B000E5KUF6
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #272,048 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Maniacal Mad-Man & Co. Return, May 27, 2009

By	Markus Pacal (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

After failing to break their debut record, "Last Decade Dead Century," Warrior Soul returned a mere one year later with "Drugs, God & the New Republic." A bit more polished. A bit more commercial. And a bit more metal. Not quite as good as their 1st one, but still classic Kory Clarke and a great record. Better than most bands I can think of. That's for sure.

"Intro" & "Interzone" start the affair off the right way. With K.C. calling out..."We are the Government...We are the Government...We are the Government...& We Rock N' Roll!!!" "Rocket 88" features Kory Clarke at his finest when it comes to his lyrics: "The power got the cut-off, can't afford a phone, but you know that I'm electric when I go out alone!" "Hero" resembles "Loser", off their first record, in terms of subject matter, vibe & approach. While "The Wasteland" comes pretty close to knocking "Downtown" off the mountain as one of this bands best songs ever recorded. This re-issued version has 3 xtra live tracks which gives you 3 xtra reasons to go pick it up. Well...what are you waiting for? Put down your beer, get up off the couch, turn off the t.v. & RUN down to your local record store & get this disc.

4.0 out of 5 stars Warrior Soul Sophomore Effort Shines, June 14, 2006

By	Ken Pierce "Editor, PiercingMetal.com" (Brooklyn,, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Join me once again on the soapbox for a deep look inside the politically charged mind of singer Kory Clarke. The second album by Warrior Soul was different from their debut in the fact that it was a little more up beat and not as dark as its predecessor. Don't get me wrong about the first record because "Last Decade Dead Century" is one of my favorites of all time. Yet there are moments of such bleak and despair laden vibe that it takes some strength to understand their meaning. It's an in your face style with little apology for its honesty. Similar action is par for the course on the follow up with tracks like "Jump For Joy" and "Drugs, God, And The New Republic". These are full of volatile rhetoric but on top of the lyrical content the music was quite accessible and seemed to work well with the new and building "Seattle sound" that was coming around the airwaves. Overall the whole second album had a bit more commercial appeal and some of my favorite tracks from it include "Children Of The Winter" and "Hero"; and why these tunes were never snared by Rock radio of the time still amazes me. Along with Ricco, Evans and McClanahan, Clarke had a stupendous Hard Rock group that chose to be different and not formulaic. The remasters of the Warrior Soul catalog bear some looking into because of their deep content and insightful rages against the system at a time when not too many bands were daring to take that route. Perhaps this is the reason for their eventual decline as far as the musical public eye was concerned. Clarke was a visionary front man but I fear too many people didn't get the point or knew what led to his views and proclamations. You either got it or you didn't and in the case of Warrior Soul not enough did.

The releases now some 15 plus years later come with an excellent production level and bonus artwork and the ever important lyric pages. In the case of Kory Clarke's words you really need to read where he was going with this stuff. Bonus live tracks are included but those are more for the die hard fan given their limited recording process. They sound like audience boots and are nice to measure against the time when this band was a staple in the clubs. Check this one and the debut out as you will not be disappointed.