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Rating: I don't know where to start describing this album, nothing was done by chance, everything is almost too perfect, starting from the cover, to the title "Feel the Darkness", to the arrangement of the tracks, the photos in the booklet, and naturally the songs themselves.
Pounding and fast tracks run on the razor's edge between Metal and Punk. There is nothing to criticize about their performance skills, no mishaps or hyper-perfections typical of bands in the genre are felt throughout the album. Blues scales and electric guitars, tight rhythms, and very aggressive vocals, songs that are not very short but adrenaline-fueled, make this record one of my favorites.
Poison Idea has rightfully been labeled as one of the most self-destructive bands in the scene, naturally their nihilistic spirit is strongly felt even in this album, accompanied nonetheless by other themes: from classic rock stories like in "Just to Get Away", from disgust towards society like in "Nation of Finks" or a deep sense of misunderstanding like in "Alan's on Fire". Perhaps the most overrated track on the album is "Plastic Bomb", always a good track but far too similar to "I Hate You" by D.R.I.
Listening to this album is always a pleasure, and today under the notes of "Death of an Idiot Blues" we remember Tom Pig Champion, their enormous guitarist who died in solitude after a life of excess.
Surely "Feel the Darkness" is a record that all fans of the genre should own.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Plastic Bomb (03:08)
The lie is so real, I almost believe it
Conceit flows like sewage
How could you conceive it?
Shake my hand, look me in the eye
Smile and think of ways I'll die
Plastic bomb, plastic smile
Fake commitment, blood soaked style
Wrapped in a fur, trapped in a cancer
The swansong's over for the littlest dancer
Mistrust so explosive, apathetic corrosive
When I ask for it straight up
False face is compulsive
Try to stand tall, falling face down
Big fish, Small town, Small fish, Ghost town
13 Feel the Darkness (05:51)
You walk the streets cuz of your bad habits
Wash the past with another hot rinse
Meet a man who'll make your dreams come true
Your worst nightmare has just begun for you
From the fire into the water
Cold nighttime makes my blood get hotter
Steel shines handcuffs in the moonlight
Feel the darkness, now you're one of us
At midnight my blackheart's fading (blue)
A sad description, five feet minus (two)
I can't think about running back to (you)
You started with nothing,but you ended up with less
Feel the darkness
The whip cracks, it stops,but where not through
Tonight haha steel shines just for you
From the fire into the water
Cold nightime makes my blood get hotter
[Guitar solo 8x]
I heard your story and i saw your headline
The details put a chill down my spine
you try to call me, from a long distance phone
I'm out on the dancefloor baby, standing..
I'm standing all alone
At midnight my blackheart's fading (blue)
A sad description, five feet minus (two)
I can't think about running back to (you)
You started with nothing,but you ended up with less
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