This is precisely my feelings on them as well. I fell absolutely in love with them a couple years ago when I saw them open for Shinedown, and I devoured their first album. Love every track on that disc. The covers EP was something cool to tide the fans over but I don't know that the songs really popped the way they could have for some reason. And the new record... there are a few songs I really like and some I just haven't gotten into yet. As for their lyrical content, I'm kind of torn there -- I like that they have their own sort of "identity" so as not to get lost in the radio rock shuffle and forgotten about like so many one or two hit wonders from the past 5 years, but I do also worry about the potential for turning off fans. Then again, not everything is for everybody, you know? I always try to have a "live and let live" attitude, and that goes for bands too -- I've grown very tired of Theory of a Deadman going to the "Nickelback-ish" well in terms of lyrics, but I still respect their right to exists and for fans who dig that kind of thing to have something like that to enjoy.gbruin wrote:I agree with a lot of this. Both of you, esp Jared, are perfect examples of potential fans who are turned off to more or less of a degree by the material.JaredWard wrote:I couldn't have said it better myself.Andy92 wrote:Honestly their songwriting seems like the female version of Nickelback lol. I love them, but there's like this huge blanket covering up their full potential. Not necessarily covering them up talent wise, just material wise.
Some of it I attribute to being so young in the biz and relying too much on a lot of the typical rock clichés (and maybe that's just me being an apologist). But I think the new album does show some developing maturity of content, especially in the 3 ballads in the middle. In those, Lzzy is much more vulnerable and introspective, and doesn't dive into the dominating sex queen persona. I'd like to see that more honest personality continue to develop, as I think their talent, esp Lzzy's is truly special. I'd hate to see her and the band get typecast and cost them potential fans.
