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Rating: Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace.
No, don’t get me wrong, I'm not reviewing the latest album by the Californian punk rockers known as Offspring, but this is the perfect title to summarize the career and discography of many modern bands. Among these are the Welsh Lostprophets.
"Start Something" follows the debut "The Fake Sound Of The Progress", to be precise the one with the big hit "Shinobi Vs. Dragon Ninja". And it precedes the more catchy "Liberal Transmission" which has received a flood of criticism.
What do these provincial guys play? A melting pot poured into notes. An attitude of a nu-metal band on paper, which finds little confirmation in reality, with a sound that delivers surprises on par with a mid-level thriller.
The band with whom the biggest comparisons can be attempted are The Used from the self-titled album. Similarities from the purely musical side, and not only.
The band presents the classic mix of melody & aggression, where the former prevails. Thus, pop melodies easily suitable for the general public are followed by more violent episodes (although the aggressive component is controlled like a pit bull on a chain) where they engage with heavy guitars sometimes leaning towards metal, brief inserts of screaming vocals, and occasionally some hardcore aspirations, with increasingly pressing rhythms. And a final happy note is the hip-hop influences almost reduced to zero, which can only be a good thing, especially for me. Despite this, the DJ earns his keep by being the screamer (!)
The first category includes tracks like the ballad full of arpeggios and xylophone notes "Last Train Home", a successful single with a video that I remember even airing on MTV at the time, the pleasant "Goodbye Tonight" and the more laid-back "Hello Again" and "Last Summer".
The second type includes the descent, indeed the triumphant ride at full throttle and speed, towards the infernos "To Hell We Ride" (the best episode of the lineup) and the extreme "You Are Godzilla, We Are Japan" (where screaming plays a predominant role) both with evident hardcore influences, the opener "We Still Kill The Old Way" (the more commercial alter ego of "Shinobi vs. dragon ninja") and the title track which, after a whirlwind and massive first part, ends up with strong piano notes, becoming almost epic.
Skilled at proposing and reworking various influences and incorporating them into their own engine, less so in some instances due to the excessive commercial appeal of the songs ("Burn Burn").
"Start Something" tries to satisfy everyone, both mainstream audiences and lovers of harder sounds, and the result, although with some mishaps to bear in mind, reasonably reaches its target.
Lostprophets - The Used 2-2 (11' Maybe memories (U), 20' On my own (U), 44' Last train home (L), 86' To hell we ride (L)
Home: Mike Chiplin, Lee Gaze, Mike Lewis, Jamie Oliver, Stuart Richardson, and Ian Watkins
Guests: Dan Whiteside, Brendan Steineckert, Quinn Allman, Jeph Howard, and Bert McCracken
Referee: Sony BMG
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Start Something (03:28)
Start today, now show us how you feel
Make your way, it's time to choose
Have my say, I know, I know what I see
Have my say, they think you'll lose
For all this to mean so much to me
For all this, you make a move
Pass you by, it's all in this life you have
Pass you by, goodbye to you
1, 2, 3, 4 Move
If you don't stop there, you'll make it through.
Stop dreaming, start something
When it's in your hand just start anew
It's ok to use your ability
You must know, it's hard to choose
Time will tell, it's hard that the way you feel
means you always seem to lose
Seize the day, the one that you left behind
It seems so strange that you don't move
Frozen still in front of your own lights
Win or lose, its time to choose
1, 2, 3, 4 Move
If you don't stop there, you'll make it through.
Stop dreaming, start something
When it's in your hand just start anew
02 We Still Kill the Old Way (04:23)
Go
So here we go again,
Another time but it feels the same
Got sick of waiting here
Set sail on concrete waves
No survivors left to save
Too late for the walking dead
We'll make it on our own
Breathing our own air
Cus no one else will care
No one really knows
Need more room to shout
Time is running out
But even through your doubts
We will still be here
(We will still be here)
Seeing all I see
AND I still kill
Still kill the old way
Im gonna die before I fall
Don't try to save me
Moving on to a different place
People hide but I see their face
One that's full of hate
Their apathy is not affecting us
Maybe they ride on a different bus
Realized I would never change
We'll make it on our own
Breathing our own air
Cus no one else will care
No one really knows
Need more room to shout
Time is running out
And even through your doubts
We will still be here
(We will still be here)
Seeing all I see and,
And I still kill
Still kill the old way
Im gonna die before I fall
don't try to save me
ooohh wohh X3
Last time Ill fall
Ohhh Wohh
Ohhh Wohh Wohh
This is the last time Ill fall
Seeing all I see
And I still kill
Still kill the old way
Im gonna die before I fall
No one save me.....
Seeing all I see
And I still kill
Still kill the old way
Im gonna die before I fall.
Don't try to save me
03 To Hell We Ride (03:42)
With you it's never good enough
Because you want the stuff that could change your future
You're lost amongst a sea of chance
And now the more you dance just gets you SINKING deeper
It's ok, dont appologize
You dont know what you're striving for and you never seem to try
It's too early, go live your lie
Keep on moving, it's time to...
Ride, ride, ride, now it's time to...
Ride, ride, ride
Everything seems tempting but nothing comes for free
I often wonder how you drive when the road's too dark to see
It's too early, It's time to...
Ride, ride, ride
We light the fire to watch it burn
But when it comes your turn all that's left is embers
You ran this race with no real heart, you're right back at the start
You'd already lost it
It's ok, dont appologize
You dont know what you're striving for and you never seem to try
It's too early, go live your lie
Keep on moving, it's time to...
Ride, ride, ride, now its time to...
Ride, ride, ride
Everything seems tempting but nothing comes for free
I often wonder how you drive when the road's too dark to see
It's too early, It's time to...
Ride, ride, ride
Everything feels tempting when you dont know who to be
I often wonder how you feel when you're lying next to me
It's too early, it's time to...
Yeah, yeah, yeah, so what?
Yeah, yeah, after all that time
Yeah, yeah, no answers
Ride, ride
You know it's not enough
You know it's not enough
You know it's not enough
04 Last Train Home (04:36)
One! Two! Three!
To every broken heart in here
Love was once a part, but now it's disappeared
She told me that it's all part of the choices that you make
Even when you think you're right
You have to give to take
But there's still tomorrow
Forget the sorrow
When I can be on the last train home
Watch it pass the day
As it fades away
No more time to care
No more time, today
But we sing
If we're going nowhere
Yeah we sing
If it's not enough
And we sing
Sing without a reason
To ever fall in love
I wonder if you're listening
Picking up on the signals
Sent back from within
Sometimes it feels like I don't really know what's going on
Time and time again it seems like everything is wrong in here
But there's still tomorrow
Forget the sorrow
When I can be on the last train home
Watch it pass the day
As it fades away
No more time to care
No more time, today
But we sing
If we're going nowhere
Yeah we sing
If it's not enough
And we sing
Sing without a reason
To ever fall in love
But we sing if we're going nowhere
Yeah we sing if it's not enough
And we sing
Sing without a reason to never fall in love
But we sing
If we're going no where
Yeah we sing
If it's not enough
And we sing
Sing with out a reason to never fall in love
To ever fall in love again
05 Make a Move (03:58)
So are we lost or do we know
Which direction we should go
Sit around and wait for someone to take our hands and lead the way
Cause every day we're getting older
And every day we all get colder
We're sick of waiting for our answers
Wake up, Wake up, Wake up,
Yeah I'm so tired of waiting, waiting for us to
Wake up, Wake up, Wake up,
Yeah I'm so sick of waiting, for us to make a move
Are we meant to take the pain
Should we sit around and wait
Are we being saved
Or was I another lie you made to make us hate
Cause every day we're getting older
And every day we all get colder
We're sick of waiting for our answers
Wake up, Wake up, Wake up,
Yeah I'm so tired of waiting, waiting for us to
Wake up, Wake up, Wake up,
Yeah I'm so sick of waiting, for us to make a move
Wake up, Wake up, Wake up,
And we will never lose
Wake up, Wake up, Wake up,
it's time to make a move
Wake up, Wake up, Wake up,
And we will never lose
Wake up, Wake up, Wake up,
it's time to make a... move!
It's not enough
To let it run
Where's the truth
It's all wrong
We're sick of waiting for our answers...
Wake up, Wake up, Wake up,
Yeah I'm so tired of waiting, waiting for us to
Wake up, Wake up, Wake up,
Yeah I'm so sick of waiting, for us to make a move
Wake up, wake up, wake up
And we will never lose
Wake up, wake up, wake up
It's time to make a move
Wake up, wake up, wake up
And we will never lose
Wake up, wake up, wake up
Make a move (move, move, move, move).
06 Burn Burn (03:38)
Where do i begin, with this life we're living in
Market youth the uniform, make us all fit in
But do you think, that we're that blind?
That we can't see, through all your lies
'Cause it's no good
Burn, burn the station
We'll burn it down
Burn, burn the truth
Enjoy the flames
In celebration
Enjoy the sound
For us, for them, for you
I know that i've been told
My integrity was sold
Prized and placed upon a shelf
It's worth its weight in gold
But do you think, we've lost our minds?
Yeah we can see, through all your lies
'Cause it's no good
Burn, burn the station
We'll burn it down
Burn, burn the truth
Enjoy the flames
In celebration
Enjoy the sound
For us, for them, for you
(yeah)
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey yeaaaaaaaaaah
Burn, burn the truth, the lies, the news
Burn, burn the life, that you can choose
Burn, burn the hate, that gets, you through
Burn, burn for us, for them, for you (repeat x 8)
Burn, burn for us
'Cause it's no good
Burn, burn the station
We'll burn it down
Burn, burn the truth
Enjoy the flames
In celebration
Enjoy the sound
For us, for them, for you
'Cause it's no good!
Burn, burn the station
We'll burn it down
Burn, burn the truth
Enjoy the flames
In celebration
Enjoy the sound
For us, for them, for you
For us, for them, for you
For us, for them, for you
For us, for them, for you
For us, for them, for you
For us, for them, for you
07 I Don't Know (03:59)
Verse 1:
Today they asked me, why do you always seem to fight?
But though I could not answer, I'd of lost my way..
I could tell that this ain't right
The morning sunrise seemed to ask me why I try?
To find the strength in people who had never thought about
A different way of life....
It just doesn't seem that easy
Chorus:
I don't know where to go, I don't know what to be
I don't know how to change from being me
I don't know what do say, maybe another day
I'm stuck and I'm lost, can't find my way home
All I know is gone
Verse 2:
The storms I've weathered, you know they don't seem to be as bad
If you think there's hope from here, and there's a life you should now have
I don't have answers and no questions spring to mind
So here I've ended up now, there's no more signs
And the roads are blocked all night...
It just doesn't seem that easy
Chorus:
I don't know where to go, I don't know what to be
I don't know how to change from being me
I don't know what to say, maybe another day
I'm stuck and I'm lost, can't find my way home
All I know is gone
Bridge:
I see no reason to move on...
I see no reason to move on...
Chorus:
I don't know where to go, I don't know what to be
I don't know how to change from being me
I don't know what do say, maybe another day
I'm stuck and I'm lost, can't find my way home
All I know is gone
I'm stuck and I'm lost, can't find my way home
All I know is gone
Bridge:
I see no reason to move on...
I see no reason to move on...
Chorus:
I don't know where to go, I don't know where to be
I don't know how to change from being me
I don't know what do say, maybe another day
I'm stuck and I'm lost, can't find my way home
All I know is gone
08 Gothic (04:58)
Hello again
Why so old
Wasn't time your friend
I must be told
Hello again
It seems so long
Since we last met
How has it gone
Don't accept the blame
I would
I would not complain
Cause I'm sure it wasn't your own fault
That you never made it out your fall
Just lock the door and find some time to scream
To scream again
Just say when
And you'll stop the pain
Of your life
Bring it to an end
Just say when
And you can make amends
Just say hello
Say hello again
Hello again
It's not that hard
No dead ends
Even with the scares
Don't accept the blame
I would
I would not complain
Cause I'm sure it wasn't your own fault
That you never made it out your fall
Just lock the door
Find some time to scream
Just say when
And you'll stop the pain
Of your life
Bring it to end
Just say when
And you could make amends
Just say hello
Say hello again
You have no home
You've lost your throne
Where has it gone
Well, it could all come back
But you're being there
By the walking dead
Stumble as you crack the ground
You'll be down
Just say when
You could stop the pain
Just say when
And you could make amends
Just say hello
Say hello again
(Hello again)
(Hello again)
(Hello again)
(Hello again)
It's not the end if you just say hello again...
10 A Million Miles (04:34)
I hear you screaming but I know that you don't mean it and it's
All gone wrong now [Gotta gotta gotta take control]
I get the feeling that it's gone and it's the reason that I
Feel so dark now [Gotta gotta gotta take control]
Too much inside, too much in life
Define your point of view [Gotta gotta gotta take control]
I know you're leaving though I think that my times fleeting but yet
You don't see it
Gone, once you shone, I move on
Though I still find time to hide
It's all burried deep inside, so it
[Looks like IT] found a way to reach my heart
Take it all back to the start of this
A million miles from home
Maybe your reasons keep on changing through the seasons
Only time could tell now [Gotta gotta gotta take control]
Don't stem the bleeding cause i'm sure it has some meaning, still you
Feel so dark now [Gotta gotta gotta take control]
Too much inside, too much in life
Define your point of view [Gotta gotta gotta take control]
Are you still leaving, maybe you should start believing, but still
You don't see it [Gotta gotta gotta take control]
Gone, once you shone, I move on
Though I still find time to hide
It's all burried deep inside, so it
[Looks like IT] found a way to reach my heart
Take it all back to the start of this
A million miles from home
Gone, once you shone, I move on
Though I still find time to hide
It's all burried deep inside, so it
Found a way to reach my heart
Take it all back to the start of this
A million miles from home
12 We Are Godzilla, You Are Japan (04:07)
I've heard all your whining
All this talk behind my back
The time is coming
The time is now for our attack
A new sun rising
A new one in your world of black
Don't try to stop this
You will break like glass
[bridge:]
Move over, son
Your time is done
The weak are trapped under our feet
The city's done
We see you run
Cause you can't take our heat
[chorus:]
Let's go
The only way we know
We're taking you out
(repeat x 3)
Did you not understand me
Were you not listening last time
A new day dawning
And we're taking back your life
You look so pathetic
Now were taking back control
I'm sorry but we have to let you go
[bridge]
[chorus]
Now!
Taking you out
13 Lucky You (05:32)
Hey I see the trees are green again
Maybe this time around you'll set the trend
Today's the day you make your mark I'm sure
But if you don't, if you don't, then try the next door
[chorus]
But I (but I), can't stop you
There you go again
Falling like a star
Sinking like a stone
Watching as the world you're in
Now takes it's toll
Brush the dust off it's dawn again my friend
Next time you'll get it
Next time you'll make amends
Tomorrow's children will need a light to shine the way
Without you, without you, who will tell them to stay?
[chorus]
Cause you Falling like a star
Sinking like a stone
Watching as the world you're in now
Slowly takes it's toll
I don't think you know
I'm so sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry
But you try, but you try, but you try
You (lucky you) x6
14 Sway (04:38)
When the sun comes down,
Will the rain wash away
All the hopes and the dreams,
into another day, another day.
When the trees start to sway
And the wind makes them groan
I can tell that you don't know.
To all the fights ive conquered
and beyond
the times have changed and i will now move over slowly
but through it all i still feel lost without you
HARD to find a new soul, as silence takes it's toll.
(you sway)
When you are lost
(you sway)
When you don't know
(you sway)
THAT all you want is to find home.
As the light pours in,
feel the volume of the sky,
mark your place in time with another question why
Tiny flickers in the night
always looking to be right
To all the fights ive conquered
and beyond
the times have changed and i will now move over slowly
but through it all i still feel lost without you
Hard to find a new soul, as silence takes it's toll.
(you sway)
When you are lost
(you sway)
When you don't know
(you sway)
THAT all you want is to find home. (X2)
Oooo ooooo OooOOoo OOoooo x2
(you sway) x3
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