{"id":22273,"date":"2014-07-25T08:00:33","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T22:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=22273"},"modified":"2014-07-25T08:19:23","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T22:19:23","slug":"theory-of-a-deadman-savages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2014\/07\/theory-of-a-deadman-savages\/","title":{"rendered":"Theory of a Deadman – Savages"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>If there\u2019s one band that unfortunately isn\u2019t well known enough in Australia, it\u2019s Theory of a Deadman, and what\u2019s annoying is they should be all over the place. So it\u2019s great to have their new album \u2018Savages\u2019 getting a run down here and fingers crossed that it leads to some airplay or god forbid a possible tour!!<\/p>\n

Opener \u2018Drown\u2019 is a great indication of what the band is about, it\u2019s dark, it\u2019s groovy and it\u2019s heavy, and as lead single it was the perfect choice. Now while you think, \u2018oh great, they\u2019re just like Nickelback or Daughtry or (insert other band name here)\u2019 well, stop it, just stop it\u2026 how about you stop dismissing bands for what you think they may sound like and give them a shot. NOW, what I\u2019ve always liked about Theory (that\u2019s what we call them) is that when we head into \u2018Blow\u2019 you see that the heavier side of the band steps aside for a little bit of fun, a foot tapper, and lyrically, well you need to listen to it to get it, but when they chorus is \u201csometimes, it makes me want to blow my fucking head off\u2026\u2019 you get what they content may be about if you think about today\u2019s society. Over the years, yes of course there is the connection with bands that these guys are friends with, it happens all the time with every band, but hey, look who\u2019s popped up on the title track \u2018Savages\u2019 it\u2019s Alice Cooper, and as you\u2019d expect, we\u2019re not worthy! This one has a hook that in a live environment will be shouted back to the stage and rightfully so. A song worthy of the naming rights to the album indeed.<\/p>\n

Whoa, \u2018Misery of Mankind\u2019 starts off a rockin\u2019 and keeps a rockin\u2019 throughout, including a guitar solo that shreds nicely, and you\u2019ll find yourself nodding along with it, but even more so when we get \u2018Salt In The Wound\u2019 which is another catchy rocker, and what I dig about Theory is they have a formula, these are 3:30 songs, they have hooks and that to me is what music needs, and Theory do it well. What they also do well is a big balladesque track and \u2018Angel\u2019 slows it down a little, but not to power ballad standards, but still nice, ooh but a song aptly named \u2018Heavy\u2019 is just that, big guitars, and what could and probably would be the perfect show opener and if the crowd isn\u2019t going after this one, well then, they should just go home. I feel this song in particular is a big one for Theory and it rocks hard, it\u2019s almost in the same vain as one of their other killer tracks, \u2018Bad Girlfriend\u2019 and that is AOK. What do I think about \u2018Panic Room\u2019? Hmm\u2026 lyrically, sure\u2026 it\u2019s not about Jodie Foster put it that way, but music wise I dig it, like really dig it, these guys can arrange and write some killer riffs.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s time for the actual ballad, as a piano plays us in for \u2018The One\u2019 and holy shit, if you haven\u2019t ever read my reviews before, you may not know I\u2019m a sucker for a big ballad, and boom, thank you Theory, you\u2019ve just added a new favourite to my repertoire. Lyrically this song hit a spot, and the fact that it stays with the single piano and strings throughout the song is a nice surprise as it actually didn\u2019t need to bring the power to the ballad and if I was wearing a hat, it would be tipped right now, well played Theory, well played. Now, from that, I worry about this next title, \u2018Livin\u2019 My Life Like A Country Song\u2019 which features a member of Rascal Flats, and what sucks about this song is it\u2019s catchy as hell. An odd fit, but maybe good in the scheme of the album to break it up from what we started off with, and following the ballad was a good spot for it, and damn you Theory, I\u2019m actually already singing along to the chorus. What I see as the issue here is, this will be a single, not the best representation of what Theory are, but hey, if it gets their name out there then I\u2019m all for it.<\/p>\n

\u2018World War Me\u2019 turns the volume back up as you\u2019d hope, but \u2018In Ruins\u2019 is actually close to, if not the best track on the album, this is killer, definitely a great song for this late in the album. Now, my 3:30 rule for Theory has been thrown out as the 5:20 \u2018The Sun Has Set On Me\u2019 is back to the deep and dark and brooding style of the opener, but is a cool way to go out, great arrangements here, and great tone on the guitar solo in this \u2018epic\u2019 opus of theirs, with the child choir in there, it plays out into this big chorus and I can see this being a staple in a live set allowing the musicians to show what they can do and let them just rock this one out, but this is a cool closer to a damn cool record.<\/p>\n

Is this my favourite Theory album?… No, their 2002 debut album is outstanding, but I dig these songs, I love the big production and I think they\u2019re going in a killer direction that might, just might get them a little better known outside of Canada and The States. If you\u2019re listening Theory, we want you down under, we really do!<\/p>\n

Essential Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong> Vancouver, BC Canada<\/p>\n

Produced By:<\/strong> Howard Benson<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong> 25th<\/sup> July 2014 (Roadrunner Records Australia)<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> \u00a0https:\/\/www.theoryofadeadman.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Track Listing:<\/strong>
\nDrown
\nBlow
\nSavages (feat. Alice Cooper)
\nMisery of Mankind
\nSalt in the Wound
\nAngel
\nHeavy
\nPanic Room
\nThe One
\nLivin’ My Life Like a Country Song (feat. Joe Don Rooney)
\nWorld War Me
\nIn Ruins
\nThe Sun Has Set On Me<\/p>\n\n

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