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Battle Hymns - Suicide Machines
Rating: 3/10

Give, the first single off of this album, gives a false identity to what the suicide machines sound like. They rhythmic, soft punk/ska sound of the song does flow into some of the other tracks but isn't there the whole time. Most of the album is more like hard-core punk. It's quite a mixture, like within each song, of the two types of music. The songs "Jah" and "Punck" are little 5 second instrumental break, type tings. Most of the songs are short. Excluding the two mentioned above, the shortest song is 50 seconds and the longest is a whole 2:19.

I was a bit disappointed in this album just because I wasn't expecting the hard-core sound, even though I do like it. I'm just not crazy about the quick change from hard-core punk into the ska sound, within a song. But after listening to this album a few times you do get used to it, or throw the cd out the window. Some examples of the style changes are in the songs, "Face Another Day, What You Say, Someone," & "High Society". Overall, this isn't a completely bad album, but it definitely takes some getting used to. If you are more into hard-core punk, then you'll probably really enjoy this album.

Track List

  1. Someone
  2. Hating Hate
  3. Give
  4. Hope
  5. Black & White World
  6. Numbers
  7. High Society
  8. Pins & Needles
  9. Confused
  10. DDT
  11. Punck
  12. Step One
  13. In The End
  14. Face Another Day
  15. What You Say
  16. Speak No Evil
  17. Empty Room
  18. Independence Parade
  19. Sympathy
  20. Strike
  21. Sides
  22. Jah
Best Aspect: Surprises around every corner
Worst Aspect: Music changes within the song
Yay: Give, What You Say, Someone, High Society
Nay: None.
The hits: Give
Similar: All, Descendents, Green Day
Style: Hard-Core Punk
Special Notes: The lyrics are included in the CD booklet.

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