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Pain Of Salvation - Scarsick

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Latest album from this cutting edge band continues to push people's buttons. The music remains an eclectic mix that evokes some of their earlier work. The disc does contain a couple of controversial tracks - "America", which features Daniel G. offering a withering diatribe against the US government, American consumerism, and perhaps Americans in general (that's debateable). The other track in question is "Disco Queen", which is pretty much a tongue in cheek disco tune that sticks out like a fart in church. It's a joke that goes on a bit too long. So overall it's a bit uneven - the high parts being very high and up to the standards of old but there are these oddball tracks which leave you scratching your head. Recommended to the thick of skin.
  • Style:Progressive Metal
  • Record Label:Inside Out Records
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I have been waiting for years to hear POS on top form again after Remedy Lane in 2002. Their controversial album "BE" was really different but I was a little bit disappointed and wasn't able to dive in that album. So I forego that album from 2004 until 2007 and now Scarsick is finally released. What a new fresh of air to breathe in. I am so thrilled to say that indeed pain of salvation's music is always progressing with each new album. This one in particular is totally different from what they have done b4. There's a sort of a disco track or I might say disco feel to it and coming from a progressive metal band is just unheard of, never been attempted b4 but POS did it in style. If you look at the title track you would know which track I am talking about. Hurray!! The rest of the album is a feast for POS fans... Constantly Evolving and changing to fit the essence of time. This is my favourite Prog Metal album in 2007 thus far. Dive in and let POS take you for a wild ride!
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Maybe not perfect, but so damn close. The tracks that some have written off as novelty ("Disco Queen" being the prime instigator) are there because POS is a band with depth, a band that will try new things. That's what being progressive is all about. This is a much more listenable album than 'Be,' yet somehow just as complex and involved. A fantastic and unique listen, but only for those who appreciate truly progressive bands. Naysayer: please look up the word "progress" in the dictionary.
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PoS has always shined in my eyes as, musically, the most brilliant group of artists out to date. But like any art produced by man, there will be flaw. Unfortunately, when put up agaisnt PoS's history of brilliant albums, i would have to say 'Scarsick' is one of those flaws. Dont get me wrong, compared to the majority of music being released today there is still an astronomical level of vividity within each track... but compared to previous PoS releases: this just doesnt cut it. Buy the album for the simple fact of it being another piece of a Historic band, but dont expect BE or Entorpias brilliance.
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BE was a prog pinnacle, Scarsick is tripe. The bands website includes entries of patting themselves on the back for topping the Swedish and German metal charts with this album. well, thats great if that's what you want, but I thought that was not really a POS mission. It used to irritate me when POS was compared to Faith no More as I really can't stand them. Well, congratulations, this sounds like a Faith no More album. If they are going to get attention for something, it should be for their quality albums, not an album that sounds like mainstream BS.
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_BE_, despite its pretentious preachiness, had moments of greatness in it interspersed with swaths of banality. Remove the moments of greatness, and you have _Scarsick_. I curse Daniel Gildenlow for producing a CD that's a waste of the $15 I spent on it. From start to finish, the album SUCKS. The songwriting is amateurish, the lyrics are juvenile, and Gildenlow's famous vocal talent is wasted. Gildenlow&co should be ashamed that they put the POS imprimatur on this album. It's awful.
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