Pillar � Fireproof Hobo Review
Pillar
� Fireproof
Pillar's first record Fireproof was originally recorded and released under a small indie label in 1998. 200,000 record sales later, Pillar had attracted several major name labels looking to sign up the young rockers. After releasing their follow-up album Above, Pillar decided Fireproof could go beyond what little justice the indie label had done them, and recorded and released the record under MCA Records. The album was produced and remixed by Murdoch (Godsmack) and Rich Costey (Audioslave, R.A.T.M.). The reasons behind the rerelease seem obvious
enough after a single spin of the disc. The radio-friendly, Christian rap/rock
band stands up and in some cases rivals their cited influences and idols.
What follows is a hip-hop cross rap album, although tracks like A Shame provide interesting hooks, and a slightly more rock orientated introspective feel. And what CD would be complete without a ballad? The final track Further >From Myself acts as the ballad to this album, sounding painfully like a thoughtful Incubus-cross-Linkin Park track. The band shows potential, no doubt, but the preoccupation with hip-hop brings the band down. Out of the eleven-track release, only three refuse to submit to the extremely worn, torn and bored rap structure. True, for some rap-rock does work, but for Pillar, the absence of innovation produces a bland formula, which quickly slips into repetition. If the single catches you, plan to be disappointed and confused as you attempt to figure out if you're CD players stuck on repeat. The rapping only reiterates what has come prior to the disc in the world of POD. However if you're not interested in variety this may be the band for you. A well-produced album from a band with an obvious future ahead of them in the world of the mainstream. Perhaps their next release will diverge from rap and focus on the more Incubus come Foo Fighter's side of the band we can only glimpse at. Sadly the album fails to deliver what the single so strongly promised. Listen to samples and Purchase this CD online
|
Live: Myles Kennedy's Art of Letting Go U.S. Tour Launches In Joliet
Sites and Sounds: In Memory of Dickey Betts Show Coming to Macon, GA
5 Starr: Ringo Starr - Look Up
Sites and Sounds: Music Adds to Your Caribbean Fun in Sint Maarten - Saint Martin
Slipknot, Falling In Reverse, Five Finger Death Punch Lead Inkcarceration Lineup
Shinedown Plot Dance, Kid, Dance Tour
Joe Satriani and Steve Vai Reveal All-Star SATCHVAI Band Lineup
David Ellefson and Bruce Kulick Guest On Marina V's New Single
Phil X & The Drills Stream 'Moving To California'
Khanate Announce First U.S. Tour Dates Since 2005
Peter Frampton Launching Let's Do It Again Tour
Creedence Clearwater Revival's John Fogerty To Give SXSW Keynote