Comatose Deluxe Edition
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Free Music Review: The best album I've ever bought
Hit: 5 Stars
Back in September of last year, almost a year from the day I'm writing this, I walked into an FYI in the mall and picked up a copy of Skillets newest album, Comatose, for one song which was "The Last Night." On the way home I popped it into the CD player. It hasn't come out since.
Comatose is far and away the best album I own. Even after a year it still manages to find its way into my CD player on a regular basis. The depth of the sound, the emotion of the lyrics, everything comes together perfectly to form one truly amazing sound. This four person band (John Cooper with Bass and lead vocals, his wife Korey Cooper of keys and supporting guitar, Ben Kasica on lead guitar, and Lori Peters on drums) packs more sound into their music then many five man bands.
The impacts of the songs are far greater if one understands the meaning behind them. For instance, "The Last Night", which talks about a suicidal girl looking to end her life, is written about a friend of the lead singer who he managed to talk her out of jumping off a building and killing herself. "The Older I Get" is about a time in John Cooper's life when his mother died and his father remarried causing the two of them to fight and drift apart.
Added to this deluxe edition is a new song, "Live Free or Let Me Die" and five acoustic tracks for "Rebirthing," "Yours to Hold," "The Older I Get," "Whispers in the Dark," and "Say Goodbye." Although "Yours to Hold," " The Older I Get," and "Say Goodbye" aren't that different their original versions "Rebirthing" and "Whispers in the Dark" are extremely different, both putting forward a slightly darker sound. The new song "Live Free or Let Me Die" is almost worth the repurchase in and of itself. The way the lyrics are constructed is very similar to "Rebirthing" while the music has a lot in common with "Better then Drugs." The bonus DVD is a bit of a letdown though. The music videos for "Rebirthing" and "Whispers in the Dark" can both be found on Skillets web sight, making "Looking for Angels" the only new piece of work in it. Also the so called "behind the scenes" video is just a bunch of random clips of the band in the studio played to "The Older I Get." You can see it on YouTube if you really want.
Is this worth a buy from someone who's never listened to Skillet before? Yes, a million times yes, yes, yes, yes YES! Go buy this RIGHT NOW; I promise you'll love it. Is it worth a purchase from a seasoned fan like myself? Personally, I'd say yes, but that's really up to the person buying. The new song is very good, but if acoustic tracks aren't your cup of tea there aren't many other goodies for you to sink your teeth into. But hey, for $6.00, you might as well go for it.
Listen to the sample tracks from the original release (Comatose) so see if you like them first though. If you like the sound, also try second best CD Collide.
Replay Value; EXTREMELY HIGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Free Music Review: Best Skillet Yet
Hit: 5 Stars
If you're looking for edgy heartfelt music, then this is a great pickup for you. It lacks all the "trying to define themselves" moments of all of their previous albums and really puts forward a solid sound. Great album, best yet, and I look forward to more. Buy the delux version and get a few extra goodies. Free Music Review: Rather get the deluxe
Hit: 4 Stars
When comatose first came out, I was very disappointed. Comatose definitely did not have any of the great hits that Collide had. Skillet recently released this deluxe version though, and there is one song added to this collection which brings back the Skillet we saw in Collide: Live free or let me die. Rebirthing, and Whispers in the dark, and Live free or let me die are the three songs which makes this album worth it.