popshopper
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- Sep 18, 2002
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After listening to the album, Mercy and the loop of Fast Cars, I'm starting to think that the band took a slightly safe option when picking the tracks.
Both Mercy and Fast Cars are pretty interesting musically and very dark lyrically (and not as direct as the other songs on the album, with the possible exception of one step closer)
I can't help but think that it you drop Yahweh (it's a good song, but it's lyrically ropy and to be honest smug as hell, and is far too upbeat to end such a doom-laden album with) and replace it with Mercy (which ends the album with a down beat but interesting "I am alive
Baby I born again, and again, and again, and again
again")
and add fast cars after all because of you, as musically seems a bridge between the full on rock of ABOY and soul groove AMAAW, (Though I'm not sure how it fits it lyrically and thematically) you get a much darker and coherent album.
two of the more challenging songs were dropped for a lyrically bland up-beat closer (though its a good song) and an admittedly very, very good but extremely middle of the road soul song.
Though I'll admit the lyrics in AMAAW are central to the album IMHO, however it is the only song which is certain to be played on MOR radio.
Both Mercy and Fast Cars are pretty interesting musically and very dark lyrically (and not as direct as the other songs on the album, with the possible exception of one step closer)
I can't help but think that it you drop Yahweh (it's a good song, but it's lyrically ropy and to be honest smug as hell, and is far too upbeat to end such a doom-laden album with) and replace it with Mercy (which ends the album with a down beat but interesting "I am alive
Baby I born again, and again, and again, and again
again")
and add fast cars after all because of you, as musically seems a bridge between the full on rock of ABOY and soul groove AMAAW, (Though I'm not sure how it fits it lyrically and thematically) you get a much darker and coherent album.
two of the more challenging songs were dropped for a lyrically bland up-beat closer (though its a good song) and an admittedly very, very good but extremely middle of the road soul song.
Though I'll admit the lyrics in AMAAW are central to the album IMHO, however it is the only song which is certain to be played on MOR radio.
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