Immortal (Red)
2006
Prepare The Masses
About This Album
Fresh from the success of their 2005 debut, An Offer You Can't Refuse, A Change of Pace swiftly deliver up their sophomore set, Prepare the Masses. That first album announced a hot new talent on the scene, and this new one shows how quickly they're maturing. Their moniker is more apt than one might initially expect, for the quartet do indeed change the pace on a dime, delivering up an intriguing blend of hard rock-laden hardcore with a decided pop-punk twist. The politically minded "How to Rape a Country" is a case in point, churning hardcore that suddenly breaks into a dreamy, melody laced punk chorus. "I Wanna Be Your Rock & Roll," with its stop-start rhythms, swings even more dramatically between the two subgenres, while "War in Your Bedroom" mixes it up even further by sliding a hint of new wave synths into the brew. But the album isn't comprised completely of stellar hybrid monsters. The title track, for instance, is melodic punk rock at its most exuberant, the jutting rhythm offset by the chiming lead guitar and glorious melody. That song has just a tinge of Green Day around the edges, both "Recipe for Disaster" and "Take Care" dip into indie, although they're delivered in exhilarating pop-punk style.
Track List (try tracks 1,4,5,6,7 and 8)

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