From the future. I got this from RollingStone, and it was posted 8/21/08 lol.


"The way I am/you'll never change," sings Aaron Lewis on Staind's sixth studio album. He's not kidding. For nearly a decade, Lewis and his bandmates have been immovable post-grunge loyalists, fiercely committed to the genre's basics: midtempo songs in minor keys, sullen vocals and lyrics that distill the message Life Sucks and Then You Die.

On The Illusion of Progress, they team up with producer Johnny K (Disturbed, Drowning Pool) to tweak the formula just a bit. The album opener, "This Is It," is pro-forma post-grunge, but beneath his mewl, Lewis sounds almost contented ("It feels like this is good enough for me," he sings). "The Corner" is a lush Pink Floyd-style space-rock epic with a full gospel choir. And on "All I Want," Staind prove that when they veer from their gray-on-gray melodic palette and dedication to gloomy tidings, they are skilled pop balladeers. Most of the time, though, the band sticks to its comfort zone, with songs that proceed through a sequence of genre clichés as Lewis howls out woe-is-me's and lists of grievances. "The shit I take," he sings, "you already know." All too well, dude.



JODY ROSEN

(Posted: Aug 21, 2008)

Posted August 21, 2008? Sweet, we have been blessed with a critic's pile of turd review from the future! \m/

1. the lyrics in NO way give off the "life sucks and then you die" feel. listen to a cd before you right an article asshole.

2. and "all i want" proves they are skilled pop balladers....? since when does it take talent to make a pop ballad. that was probably the easiest song theyve ever done.

3. he says "the shit you take", taking about us, the fans, you retard. i guess listening to the music isnt a prerequisite to writing an article.

4. DIE!!

he isnt a religous staind fan like you, cut him some slack.


there are all sorts of reviews out. was there a sneak peak to this record to major music news sites?

There is always going to be some critic out there or people who write reviews that are going to hate. Doesn't bother me cause I know what my thoughts and beliefs are with Staind.

im pretty sure jody is a girl. and slack, she gets none. and you dont have to be a "religious fan" to HEAR what a singer is saying. she misquoted the words. put out there a wrong message of what the music is about. the article was off. and "fan" of staind and music period would see that.

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Originally posted by LEFTYJLAJ:
im pretty sure jody is a girl. and slack, she gets none. and you dont have to be a "religious fan" to HEAR what a singer is saying. she misquoted the words. put out there a wrong message of what the music is about. the article was off. and "fan" of staind and music period would see that.

Agreed 100%! Especially about putting the wrong message of what Staind's music is about. BUT, more often than not, it seems the shallow and pathetic don't get the REAL message staring them right in the face. So, they can and will continue to live in their pathetic, shallow world for which they choose for themselves.

i knew youd be smart enough to catch the bullshit in this article.

quote:

Originally posted by Staind4lifeDJ823:
There is always going to be some critic out there or people who write reviews that are going to hate. Doesn't bother me cause I know what my thoughts and beliefs are with Staind.

im with you.

ditto

^wait. he kind of dittoed you. you cant ditto him back. thats like dittoing yourself.


not cool man.

yeah youre right. thats not cool at all dude.

danny you post too much i can't read all this shit

I agree how is that?

LMAO


H telling someone they post too much.



fucking classic.

FUCK this fucking article, the author sucks.

theres my girl! go get em tiger!

LOL at you people

^lol, sorry about that... but sometimes people really manage to piss me off!

dude,

are you jocking me again. get a life bro. you say you shouldnt let what people say affect you but you let what i say affect you.


i thought we got rid of your dumb ass anyway.

you, your "sources", and the author can DIE.



dont be mad at me cause you posted a bum ass article.


god you people are annoying.

oh you decided to change your post huh dickhead.



i read it.


i suggest you dissapear for anothr month.