I've heard some of Skillet's old stuff. A few good songs here and there, but hardly "Top Band" material like their more recent offerings are. While each release(aside from Collide which is about tied with AY for me) did seem to get better, they just weren't a terrific band until Comatose. And I feel Awake definitely kept up that quality.

And no, I am not a mainstream music lover in any way, shape, or form. Heck, if I was, I probably wouldn't like it much. Maybe those who don't like it are those who DO listen to mainstream music a lot. Me? I don't listen to mainstream music a lot, so Skillet doesn't sound like any other band I listen to, hence why I say that objectively, their new album is just plain awesome! :D

^^Well guess Comatose and Awake are the hotness when I'm in high school. ;)

boy i love opinions...

haha I completely agree to ^ post

I'm actually a college freshman. But I still prefer the 1995-2001 era of christian rock. Many good bands and albums came from that time period.
     
    

I still love Skillet's debut album. Rock on!

I like Awake better than Comatose...but it's not as good as Collide or Alien Youth.

Hi everyone,

This thread is very long now, partly because other Skillet music is being discussed here. I asked previously to keep this to the new album only, and now we have to insist.

If this thread has outlived its usefulness, we can close it, but I'd hate to see that happen. Let's keep it on topic, PLEASE.

Thanks.


    

i find it funny how some of the songs contradict themselves though... like never surrender says "i dont wanna feel like this tomorrow" while in sometimes says "sometimes i dont wanna be better" I am NOT getting into an argument on how "ohh yea but hes saying sometimes not ALL the time" im aware, and thats not what im getting to. its just funny to listen to the songs back to back thats all :]
    

     
    
I'm not sure it contradicts at all...I forget where but in Romans Paul says He does what he doesn't want and doesn't do what he wants I think thats a pretty common feeling people have
    
    
    
    

^^Well, the album is clearly a war of emotions and I think it's pulled off very well. :)

Why shouldn't it be praised?. I personally think this will be the album of the year and this is coming from a guy who was sure Stryper's Murder by Pride was the best album of the year. As a fan from the very beginning this is by far, In my opinion, the absolute best album they have done. I like every song on the album and even think the ballads are amongst the best in music. I think it deserves every accolade that it is getting. Just my opinion of course

I think the replay value has been quite high, at least as high as Comatose and much higher than a good 90% of other things I've listened to, 85% if I'm feeling nice.

    Well, I certainly do not think it is a stretch. 2009 has been a great year, but until the second half, rather dull. So far, the releases haven't done much for me. Maybe not the best of all genres, but definitely in Skillet's hard rock genre, album of the year. :)
    

I don't know, there have been some AMAZING albums that just came out in the last few months, and even though I was a tad bit dissapointed by Awake, Skillet does pull off their genre pretty well and for that, they deserve my attention.
    

^The word is 'grittier' I believe.

Yeah, it seems a lot like Comatose with Collide-era vocals, which it turns out, is pretty good.

I haven't listened to the album since like 2 weeks after the day it came out....it just wasn't very memorable....but it was good

It was memorable all right, but not in a good way. In a way that if you listen to it too much you get so sick of it you go out of your away to avoid for a few weeks.

Wow, it's amazing how divided people are on this album. I really love Skillet and personally am really enjoying this album. Personally, I find it on par with the last two albums and most of the songs a very memorable and catchy. I definitely love the one-two punch of Hero and Monster.
    

Sleep to Awake and Alive? lol You can sleep to Awake about as well as you can sleep to Comatose, or any other Rock release of the past decade. lol ;) I mean I can sleep to Awake, just like I can sleep to "Welcome to the Masquerade" or "Memento Mori." You can sleep to anything you want to I guess, but I don't think that would make an album bad.

IMO, anyone who says Awake is the rock album of the year is forgetting a Project from O.C.