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    As much as I like Michael Sweet, this is shaping up to be his worst project by far. Glad to see the guy is getting work--gotta be tough to make it in the music business these days--but he rarely seems to deliver good songs outside of Stryper or his solo albums. But hey, he still sounds better than Don Dokken...
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    Sure, it could have been better ... but I expected it to be worse.
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    Never heard of these guys but they remind me of My Darkest Days. Catchy little modern rock tune about getting laid, LOL. I liked it enough to download the single so thanks for sharing.
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    Hopefully you watched the unrated edition. It's so much better than the neutered PG-13 version they released in theaters. Not all horror movies need bloody kills to work, but this one definitely did.
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    That sounds like a run-of-the-mill hard rock song to me, hardly worthy of the Hurricane name. Any L.A. strip band from the '80s with even a modicum of talent could've cranked out that tune. Filler material at best, and that's being generous. I don't have high hopes for this album, especially without Kelly at the mic, and that single has got my hopes limper than a eunuch.
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    Assuming they make it all the way to the finals, they only need 4 more songs. With some minor lyric edits, their new song "1987" could easily be played, maybe "Hell's on Fire," and then they could do their covers of "Don't Stop Believing" and "I Want it That Way." Personally, I hope they make it to the live show, tell the producers they're playing a cover, and then launch into "Community Property."
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    Either my hearing is shot or Michael Sweet is just getting increasingly unintelligible with his vocal stylings. (Actually, it's probably both.) I'm a diehard Stryper fan but I can no longer understand 75% of what he's wailing on about. But that's just one of the reasons this album missed the mark for me. As always, it's about the songs, and this time around, they're just not that strong. Lynch sounds great, make no mistake, but the hooks/choruses are as basic as it gets. There's 2 or 3 solid-if-unremarkable songs surrounded by a bunch of blah filler material.
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    I think it's safe to say that Winger's best days are behind them, but that's okay. There's nothing on this new album that compares to the polished perfection of "In the Heart of the Young" but we are 30+ years on from that album. I always manage to find at least a few good tracks from these guys and this time around, I ended up with 4. But even the filler material wasn't horrible, just not on par with what you expect/hope from Winger. Best song is "Stick the Knife in and Twist" by a long shot.
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    Remember when Bride was really good? Pepperidge Farm remembers...
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    I'm just gonna go ahead and say it--you're a judgmental little prick.
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    That works too...
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    Except that an upside down cross is not a worldly symbol. It symbolizes the crucifixion of Peter and was widely used by the early church, and is still used by the Catholic Church to this day. Now, had you said an upside down crucifix is evil/satanic, you would have been more accurate. In the end, you couldn't back up your own argument, so you pivoted to a longwinded rant about something else. Also, at this point, it might be easier and save us all some time if you just went ahead and listed the bands you DO think are Christian.
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    Understandable ... I've known me for 50 years and still don't respect myself half the time!!
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    I'm just happy to hear that after 21 years at Heavy Harmonies, I'm finally respected...
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    Please point me to the verse in the Bible that says an upside down cross is satanic. I'll wait...
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    You do understand he's talking about demons as a metaphor, right? He's not talking about actual demonic possession. We all carry "demons" from our past and that's what this song is about.
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    There are Christian bands that sing about Jesus, God, salvation, Hell, redemption, sin, etc. And then there are Christian bands that sing about spiritual themes such as hope, despair, damnation, chaos, darkness, etc. For the record, David, the psalmist in the Bible, did both. The psalms are not a non-stop barrage of lifting up God and praising Him. There's a whole lot of despair in them as well, so saying that Christians can only sing "happy-happy-joy-joy-Jesus-Jesus" songs runs counter to scripture. Ultimately, listen to whatever kind of Christian music appeals to you. God knows--pun intended--that's there's enough to satisfy pretty much any spiritual mindset you may have.
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    They're a Christian band--a 2 second Google search easily reveals that--but if you're looking for "praise Jesus" lyrics, you'll want to look elsewhere.
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    Quite possibly my favorite Christian modern rock/metal band, and this new song is a heavy hitter. It's not for everyone but I really dig what they're throwing down.
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    Short answer--yeah, I dig that chorus. That's the only track off this album that made it onto my "Favorite Christian Metal Songs" playlist. But the album as a whole is just generally solid/consistent, with only 2-3 tracks making me reach for the Skip button. I still prefer the old, classic Stryper stuff which seemed to more often feature a catchier, "poppier" sound, but there's no denying the heavier direction they've taken since resurrecting themselves has worked out all right.
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