Comatose is a fantastic album with a great mix of songs. Christian rock fans shouldn't be without it.
Posted November 07, 2009
By Netbug009,
What do you get when you mix fantastic lyrics, a great hard rock tune, and some variety. Why, it's Comatose by Skillet!
If you listen to Christian rock radio, there's a good chance you've heard some of the singles from this such as “Rebirthing” and “The Last Night”. Well, guess what? Those aren't the only awesome songs on the album. In fact, I'd go as far as to say that Comatose doesn't have a single weak song.
One of he other great things about this CD is the variety of the songs on it, in both tune and variety. It gets you hyped with the strong worship song “Rebirthing”, then a few songs later pulls you into the strong yet sweet love song “Yours to Hold”, and soon you get the thoughtful song “The Older I Get”. Eventually you're at the strait forward and powerful album closer “Looking For Angels”, and at no point have you felt board or wanted to skip a song.
Yes, I know this is a lame and kinda bias sounding review. It's just hard to give a more even one when Comatose is just such a fantastic album all around.
Of course, there are some things that will keep some people from liking it as much as I do. In general, the CD is not for the light praise and worship fan in either it's tune or it's lyrics. The songs are strait forward and blunt about some hard issues. Personally, these are some things I like about the CD, but I understand some people might not be into that. This is indeed a PG-13 CD, but in a good way in my opinion. Not in the cussing and sexual references way. It's just really honest about the world. There is talk of suicide, drug problems (another note is some may find the song “Better Than Drugs” offensive), family issues, cutting, etc. If there was ever a band to disprove the whole “Christians pretend the world is perfect and ignore the real issues” theory, Skillet is it. This especially goes for “Looking For Angels”, which is probably the most powerful song on the album.
The first band that comes to mind when I try and think of fans who'll probably like this is Superchick, since it shares the hard rock and strait forward attitude. Then comes Pillar. You may also like this is you're into Thousand Foot Krutch, Red, Relient K, and possibly KJ-52.
So, Comatose is an awesome CD. Skillet continues to get even better and better at their craft. You'll find yourself listening over and over again. View All Music And Book Reviews By Netbug009 | View Netbug009's Profile
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