Live Life Loud by Chase Tremaine
Posted September 21, 2009
By theherox,
The album starts out with the cheerleading chants of the title track, entering into a fun and message-full song of punk-pop pleasure, clearly stating to all listener’s that Hawk Nelson are staying the same for their fourth album in a row. Hawk has never been the kind of band to change or even mature their sound. They just slightly refine their sound of adjust how they mix their formula of CCM, punk, pop, and alternative rock. Plenty of the songs are short-and-sweet morsels of Christian punk, but Hawk have been as well known for their ballads ever since 2006's great hit “Everything You Ever Wanted.” The band continues to write with longtime collaborator Trevor McNevan, but this time around Hawk even has a song with TobyMac. The vocals are fine (hitting a high in rambunctious “Alive” and the gorgeous “Shaken), but the band actually sounds unique when they give the music a moment in the spotlight as well, like in the stellar intro and bridge of “Meaning of Life.” The songwriting may be simple, but Hawk Nelson is great at what they do. View All Music And Book Reviews By theherox | View theherox's Profile
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