Hmm I think I missed a week again. Oh well, we'll get over it.
This week I'm highlighting a song from my number one favorite artist: Skillet. Skillet's had a somewhat... eclectic discography. Their first three albums were sort of a weird blend of grunge, electronic, and just overall 90's music. Their fourth album was a live worship album. And then in 2001, they got interesting. Their fifth album, Alien Youth, was sort of bridge between the old style and a new hard rock sound. This is the first of their albums that I can recommend to you in good conscience. Unless you like grunge/electronic/90's music I guess. That much is up to you.
Anyway, Alien Youth began to drastically change Skillet's sound and eventually I'll be highlighting a few great songs from that album as well. This album also saw the entrance of new guitarist Ben Kasica and although he only recorded on the song "Earth Invasion," I believe he is partially responsible for the heavier guitar sounds going forward. A couple years after Alien Youth came the album Collide which today's song is from. Collide is a straight-forward, face-melting rock album. Featured on the title track "Collide," however, were the beginnings of a classical infusion with violins and the like that were featured much more primarily on the next albums Comatose and Awake.
It is only recently since the release of Awake that Skillet is starting to get any noticeable radio play outside of Christian radio with great singles like "Monster," "Hero," "Awake and Alive," and "Forgiven." Of course, personally I think it's nine years too late but at least it's something. Even though everything on Comatose would have taken rock radio by storm. Yes, I'm a little bitter. But it has been fun to follow my favorite band as they finally get some mainstream success. But I digress...
"Imperfection" is one of the few songs from the Collide album to not be released as a single. Not that any of the songs that were released as singles didn't deserve it but it is a shame in it's own right that "Imperfection" wasn't. Not only is it one of the heaviest songs on the album next to "Savior" and "My Obsession" but it has one of the catchiest melodies and coolest solos as well. Not to mention I may have hurt my neck more than one time headbanging to it's sheer awesomeness. I'm also going to go on record here and say of all the songs Skillet play in their live shows from Collide, this is the one that's absence is the biggest disappointment. So if any of you Skillet people wind up reading this, please consider it. (Oh, and please try to come to California more. And I love you. There could be Dr. Pepper in it for you, John...)
The message of "Imperfection" is beyond powerful and one that almost everyone at some point or another in their lives can relate to. The emotionally charged lyrics are equally powerful and take the listener to a place of loneliness and brokenness but come back with amazing words of encouragement. Seriously, why isn't rock music taken more seriously? But I'm going to take a deep breath now and not rant on this now because this has gone on too long already.
So listen to the song now. I want to say something else about it but nothing I can say can match up to the lyrics themselves so I'll let them do the talking.
(By the way, I'd like to thank all the people I've been stealing videos from without returning credit. Go check them out. I'm going to assume that by now you know how to use YouTube and follow these embedded vids back. I am working on setting up my own YouTube account for this feature but that's going to require a bit more work then I know how to do at the moment so that will hopefully roll out when I get the Revolt Against Radio blog up as well.)
Since I'm writing this on a Friday and it was supposed to be up last Saturday, I may try and do another song tomorrow. We will see.
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