WOW!! I WISH THEY PLAYED THIS KIND OF MUSIC AT MY CHURCH!! I GUESS YOU WOULD CALL IT HOLY METAL!! I LIKE IT. IF YOU LIKE HARD ROCK, GIVE IT A TRY! PEACE OUT!
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To end 2007 on a grand note, Skillet re-releases their latest album COMATOSE, with a few acoustic do-overs and an extra DVD containing a few videos. It seems Skillet always falls a few feet short from releasing an extraordinary hard rock album these days. COLLIDE was their best to date, with a harder edgier feel, with some screams to boot. Losing their faux-techno look and feel for an all around rockin' sound did them best. Here on this album, COMATOSE doesn't know where to fit in. It is no where near the intensity of COLLIDE, and tries to rely back on some faux violin/orchestra sounds as extra song filler. The harder edge seems to have faded, as more mushy song filler pushes in through your speaker instead of some heavy laden guitars. There are a few semi-hard rock songs here on COMATOSE...but not nearly enough to keep the listener entertained. Oh Skillet, where is thy hard rock sting? I guess a novel feature is their extra DVD with a few videos; but hey, who can't see 'em on YouTube these days? As for the extra acoustic renditions of a few songs... I skipped right through them. Honestly. If a song isn't good, then doing it acoustically won't make it sound better. All in all, if you're a die hard Skillet fan, then pick it up. If you're a mediocre Skillet fan, then skip this one and buy their last album, COLLIDE.Read full review
My grandchildren are 13, 14 & 15 years of age, not all of them want to listen to contemporary Christian music, so I keep many different types of Christian music in my vehicle from contemporary to Rap!
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This was my first taste of Skillet and all I have to say is Wow. The whole CD is great. All of the songs are well written and very well executed. Rebirthing is what got my attention in the first place. I was listening to a music channel on cable and heard this awesome sound being played. After weeks of hearing the track on its own I decided to buy the album on eBay and listen to the rest of the band's work. Boy was I glad I did. Nice. Now I need to get the first one, Collide, sine its only logical. For now I have been listening to the Comatose album non stop since July. I can't bring myself to eject the CD from my truck's cd player. At work I listen to the burned tracks while I sit at my desk. I am hooked on Skillet. I'll go to their concert because of this CD. Albums are made to promote live shows. This albums bought me. Now I have to see them live. Buy this.Read full review
Skillet's Collide, released at the end of '03, did very well. It was Linkin Park with good musicians who aren't afraid to get their hands dirty. The only knock on it was a lack of polish. Well, 3 years later, Comatose takes everything Collide did right and did it better and took everything it didn't do so well and went ahead and did that well to. The only downside to this record is that at times it seems more a collection of fantastic singles rather than an awesome album. This comes because of a couple songs like "Those Nights" where an observer would guess Jon Cooper has been listening to his share of FM Static and Relient K. All things considered, worth the price of admission. In the wake of Sanctus Real's disappointing third set, Comatose salvages the year, music-wise. This is the best CD to come out this calender year. Period.Read full review
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