A Change of Pace Album: «Prepare the Masses»
A Change of Pace Album: «Prepare the Masses»
- Customers rating: (4.0 of 5)
- Title:Prepare the Masses
- Release date:2006-08-15
- Type:Audio CD
- Label:Immortal
- UPC:827596002627
- 1 Prepare The Massesimg 3:54
- 2 How To Rape A Countryimg 3:22
- 3IÂ’m Alive
- 4 Shoot From The Hipimg 3:53
- 5 Weekend Warriorsimg 4:47
- 6 White Lines And Lipstickimg 3:48
- 7 A Song The World Can Sing Out Loudimg 3:35
- 8 Take Careimg 4:16
- 9 War In Your Bedroomimg 6:33
- 10 I Wanna Be Your Rock & Rollimg 3:28
- 11 Recipe For Disasterimg 3:07
- 12 Safe And Sound In Phone Linesimg 14:18
Combining forces with acclaimed music producer Elvis Baskette, A Change of Pace have made a record that will prove as both groundbreaking and timeless. Featuring the lead single "Shoot From the Hip", A Change of Pace offers a thundering anthem that introduces a newfound maturity and urgency to their sound.
A Change of Pace's Prepare for the Masses feels like one of the most incredibly manufactured discs I've ever heard. With a sound that might remind you of a heavier mallpunk band, such as Fall Out Boy or Motion City Soundtrack, and lyrics that on the political songs are like a bad grass roots anti war movement(with "controversial" titles such as "How to Rape a Country"), and on the love songs just seem incredibly mundane.
You listen to the album, and start to wonder... "is this a joke? a parody?" But as you get through, you realize something. This is produced in an extremely slick package. You'll be humming along with the stuff, not even realizing it. As a pop album, even with the attempts to be cutting edge, it works incredibly well, especially on the electronic tinged "I'm Alive", the drum-heavy sexy "War in Your Bedroom", and quite possibly the strongest song on the album "I Wanna Be Your Rock-n-Roll", and it hits you.
It's an incredibly fun listen. It's short, clocking in at 42 minutes, but at the length it's at, it just works. And that's what I'd say about the album as a whole. It's got many, many flaws. It borders on mundane lyrically, the musicianship doesn't feel anything special, and the sound is extremely manufactured, but as you listen to this, you can't help but like it. So with that in mind, even though my brain is telling me to tell you to ignore this album, my gut is telling you to give it a listen and enjoy it... just don't expect anything revolutionary.
This CD is radio friendly, and should be listened to from start to finish letting the context of the music along with the lyrics take you to the special place inside your head. In other words, a person should give this CD a listen, and you will see not only are you dancing in your seat but you are actually enjoying the tunes. This is a young band who are just finding their space in the musical spectrum, and they have grown tremendously since their first album. This is the kind of group you can grow with and not out of in time. Check it out.
finaly i can get a cd that i can listen the whole way through and not skip songs, i love every song on this cd. I would recommend you buying it, i listen to this cd probly everyday. The kid things for 13 year-olds but im 15. and i dont have an account here.