Pillar redeems themselves.
Posted September 09, 2009
By PHOSecretary,
Pillar started back in 1998, and released a full-length debut, Above(3/5), in 2000 featuring a rap/rock sound. in 2002, they released Fireproof(4/5), which took the rap/rock sound and polished it making for a very nice listening experience. Then came Where Do We Go From Here(4.5/5), their best album to date, in 2004. They threw out the rap and went with a more Rock/Alt-Metal sound. In 2006, they released The Reckoning(3/5), which featured a more Southern Hard Rock/Metal sound. A good concept, but the execution was poor. For the Love of the Game(3/5) was released in 2008, and tried to mimic Where Do We Go From Here, but failed.
Now, Confessions is upon us. This is the closest they have ever come to the greatness of Where Do We Go From Here, but they did not try and make a carbon copy, rather, they improved on the sound. They succeeded. The intro and Fire on the Inside flow together wonderfully, with delicious guitar riffs found throughout the record, and the truthful, encouraging lyrics Pillar is well known for. They covered a song, Shine, addding enough of their own flavor to make it interesting. The heavy songs, and there are plenty, unlike other recent rock records, are some of Pillar's best, and the slower songs are, while not as slow, almost as good as Rewind, which is my personal favorite slow song from Pillar.
Thank you, NRT, for the album stream. This album went from a "probably buy" to a "will buy the day it comes out" for me. View All Music And Book Reviews By PHOSecretary | View PHOSecretary's Profile
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