P.O.D. - When Angels and Serpents Dance
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Free Music Review: Evolving sound, and Marcos is back!
Hit: 4 Stars
"When Angels and Serpents Dance" marks another change in P.O.D.'s sound. They still have some great tastes of rapcore and reggae, and Marcos' amazing guitars have returned, but this album also brings new stuff to the table. Overall, this album has a bit of a brighter sound, with more focus on melodic guitars than driving backbeats.
Personal highlights on the album: "It Can't Rain Everyday," a very sad but uplifting ballad, "I'll Be Ready," a great reggae tune, and "Addicted" and "When Angels and Serpents Dance," both reminders of the classic P.O.D. sound.
Some fans will be unsure of this album, as it has more new musical elements and doesn't follow the old formula. Personally, while not my favorite album from the band, I'm happy to hear their new ideas, ecstatic to have Marcos back ('Roman Empire' is a great piece). This felt more like "real P.O.D." than their last release (Testify).
Free Music Review: a skeptic turned into a lover
Hit: 5 Stars
ok. I think it should be safe to say that I am a huge POD fan. I have been a representative on their street team for 4 of their 5 major label releases. but for some reason when Marcos came back... and when they released their new single "addicted" I was a bit skeptical.
sure... I did like it a lot
and I was happy that Marcos was back
but I was expecting a return to Satellite which sold them over 4 million records worldwide.
but then I heard the entire album and why they chose "addicted" as the single I do not know.
I am a big fan of this band so on every album I have found enjoyment in just about every track... if a song was not the best or catchiest musically it never really mattered to me because Sonny always had something to say that I could relate with or that would inspire me.
but on this album...
(perchance one song)
EVERY SONG (in my opinion) could be a single
the only way that "condescending" was not their single, in my opinion, is that the chorus has vocal layers and might be a bit hard to understand on a radio level
but why they did not choose
"end of the world"
"it can't rain all the time"
"shine with me"
or the title track "when angels and serpents dance" as the main single
I do not know
this album is a refreshing step in a musical way for POD for me.
I expect it to win back a lot of the fans who left when Marcos did...
and not just because he is back in the fold
but because these songs are that good!
Free Music Review: Welcome Back Marcos!
Hit: 5 Stars
This is definitely a progression from POD's recent releases with the welcoming back of guitarist Marcos. This album is a great mix of classic POD style rock and a more ballads than we have seen before (think Set Your Eyes to Zion and Youth of the Nation). POD recaptures the magic from past works like Satellite. The album is great listened through, start to finish. The message of the album, "This life is a dance, who is going to lead you? When Angels and Serpents Dance" permeates throughout with the traditional uplifting and encouraging lyrics we have come to expect from Sunny.
The stylistic difference in having Marcos back is very evident, and pleasing to hear.
In summary, Welcome back Marcos! You were missed!