Hard-Wired Other Review
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Well, we're getting into some heavy rawk and heavy themes with POD, who kick off their new album with a song about addiction which is called, funnily enough, "Addiction". The fury and frustration of being in love with an addict is well described, as is the addicts mindset, and the need to 'fix' someone who really just enjoys doing what they're doing without caring about anyone else or the consequences of their actions. It reminds me a bit of Rage Against The Machine, but not much - they're American for a start. Oh, but there's a really nice beginning to "The End of The World" which is very much like "The House of the Rising Sun". The rest of the song, I can take it or leave it. The highlight of this album has to be "Tell Me Why", a political ballad. 'Why must we fight, why must we kill in the name of what we think is right?' "Rise Against" has a strong political theme too, mean and moody.
The album is passionate and aggressive definitely and has some great sentiments – this is no self indulgent whittering. What I feel may be missing is a touch of humour or irony with the lyrics, but then again, there's nothing romantic or funny about death and destruction so sometimes raw unadulterated truth is the best option. |
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