Sounds like expected...November 13, 2008 R. Gunn It sounds like the album made after 'Amalgamut'.
If you liked that album, you should like this one...in fact, if you play them back to back, they might sound like one double album.
I like it a lot, actually.
But, I'm also hoping that the next record branches out a bit, and finds some new ground to cover.
No complaints at all...well done...but...here's hoping for some more exploring down the road.
Melodic as hellNovember 6, 2008 phix(Illinois) This boy (or band) knows how to write melodies. I actually got teary. Not as hard as previous releases but awesome none the less. Beautiful stuff.
Political and deepAugust 30, 2008 Bradley Foote(Longmont, CO USA) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Richard Patrick has created an anthem for the 21st century from the ashes of the sixties. This is the first album oriented protest album of our times(unless you know of another). He does this with his lyrics and passion for whats going on in this world right now. For the fans that poo poo this CD as a light hearted Filter effort I say you haven't really listened to it. Its all of what Filter is and more, the songs are hard and melodic with a simple message that if we don't wake up as a country we will continue down the rabbit hole of dispair. Wake up people, this is a brilliant themed album that continues in the Filter tradition of hard rock but with a deep message. We all should take heed becuase if we don't we will all be an Anthem for the Damned.
terribleAugust 26, 2008 G. Alberti(Ponce Puerto Rico) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
no no no whats wrong with richard patrick and filter... this cd is not like the old filter hell is a mix of army of anyone and filter. the results a bad cd..
Not what I expected...August 6, 2008 Leebetter(Texas) In an instant I decided to buy this new release of Filter's new venture. I sorry to say I was extremely dissapointed. It's a simi-great album, but not what I expected coming from Filter. Too many "Anthems" for me to enjoy it greatly, like I did "The Amalgamut." I miss the heavy guitars, the bass lines, the electronic drums, the effects of all the previous albums, et al. This album may stimulate some fans out there, or create new ones, but this will be the first single album from Filter I'll be putting at the bottom of my playlist. Save this kind of material for the side project. Noble effort, but it's just not what I wanted to hear.
