[.ca] New Medicines

New Medicines gives 20cc's of Life to Dead Poetic:
Dead Poetics debut record, 4 wall black mail, was a solid effort. While it may take them another record or two to bring some real solid originality to the music scene, they are definetly improving and New Medicines is already a step in the right direction. This time the albums theme is more focused and the songs flow really well together. It was natural for the screaming to be pushed aside for more of the beautiful singing voices this band eluded too on their first record. The lyrics also have improved and feel less derivative and vague. Some of the best lines can be found in the very first track, taste the red hands. "There is a grocery of dirty words for people just like you, but only for people like you. I'll recite the words, backstabbers, and money whores, and dirty rotten millionares, always wanting more." Words like these truly make one wonder how dead the poet really is in this band. It seems very much alive to me. Musically the variation from one song to the next, again has drastically improved. Songs no longer mesh into a guitar riff blur after the first 5 tracks. The only thing this album truly lacks is an epic ending, a problem also found on the first record. At this pace Dead Poetic is definetly headed for a masterful third record. They may get lost in the mix of screaming/singing hard rock bands, but if you take a chance on them, you'll add a great cd to your collection. They are not emo, they don't have sad pathetic whiney lyrics. They are a modern rock band with emo influences, but without the cheesy lyrics.

Wicked Nice!:
Supposively i have a maximum of 1000 words, i tinker that i caner maker thater. nanyways,ha, this cd is really good, and its good song is number 2 and 3 suprising, yes! i thought the first would be the best but no! o well. still berry,verry good, o wait verry has one r, woops!(buy it today, or tommorrow)

ITS SCREAMO.....NOT EMO:
Now, some people consider this type of genre screamo, which is a combination of EMO and metal. I don't like to call it screamo, cause i freaking hate emo, emo sucks majorly. Dead Poetic is a great band, with mature sound and good taste. This is one of the best christian rock albums ive heard this year. Once i heard the first single/title track for this album "New Medicines", i just had to hear the rest of this album, so my dad bought it for me. I loved it! Dead Poetic rocks! I still need to hear the first album, Four Wall Blackmail, i heard the single from that "August Winterman" now i need to hear the rest. Anyway, get this album, unless you don't like screamo. But this isn't poppy...they're just like Finch. I highly reccomend this album, especially if you already like Dead Poetic, Finch, or screamo.

Change is good:
An amazing cd. 4 Wall Blackmail used to be my model for a great cd, but now I have this one. Dead Poetic has matured so much since their last recording, and I believe that that shows in the music. If people are too immature to see that and are too concerned with why bands shouldn't try to make a living then they should go listen to some poor hobo on the side of the road b/c at least he isn't trying to make it big, right? This is by far a work of art superior to four wall blackmail, although I still love four wall blackmail. I'm just tired of people saying that since its different its not as good; actually, this cd is more talented and complex than four wall blackmail-4wall bm is kinda slow, lotta screaming, pretty simple-nothing i couldn't learn by playing along to. For their new cd, Dead Poetic has taken their potential to get better after 4w bm and realized it. A must-have for any cd collection and an incredible masterpiece of the melodic hardcore/indie genre.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR!!!:
I bought this cd a couple of weeks after it was released. I was unaware of it's release, so I went and got it as soon as possible. I am a big fan of Four-Wall Blackmail, so I knew I had to have their new one. I went to buy it, I popped it into my cd player, and now (a few months later) it's still the cd that I listen to the most. I can't get enough of this album! It's truly something remarkable. It's one of those albums that comes along every once in a great while and just blows you away. It's pure genius; from the first track to the last track and every song in between. GO OUT AND BUY IT NOW! (trust me)

• Taste the Red Hands
• Dream Club Murders
• New Medicines
• Vanus Empty
• Bury the Difference
• Molotov
• Glass in the Trees
• Dimmer Light
• Hostages
• Modern Morbid Prophecies
• Hoax to Live For