Pain of Salvation: Scarsick

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I also don't like it when bands become overly political ... but statements like "just play the music and shutup" are not ok either. Ever heard of a concept called "Freedom of Speech"?

And about the fingerprints: "which you must do in order to enter of course". Well, I guess the department of homeland security has done its job very well ... when it was created many people of my country compared it to the "Propagandaministerium". If they managed to convince you that fundamental principles of justice (like that someone is innocent until proven guilty) don't apply to foreign visitors, then I guess that Michael Moore had a point after all.

And your last statement ... well, maybe you'd like to live in a society like the one described in "1984" ... where only apolitical music is allowed, everybody's fingerprints are recorded etc. ... I do not.

BTW: I do agree though that PoS are not very good at political or socially critical songs - to me songs like Dea Pecuniae seem quite pretentious ... bland and childish. But if that's what they want to do (be), then I'll accept it - and listen to something else.

enteredwinter wrote: With names like Idiocracy and America, my guess is that POS has joined the Bush-hating that a lot of bands, prog and otherwise, put into their lyrics these days (not saying that's a bad thing, I happen to agree with the sentiment generally) Assuming that's the route they've taken, I just hope it isn't as overdone and literal as in the recent Muse album. The lyrics to IQ's Harvest of Souls are a good example of how to do this sort of thing right.

With names like Idiocracy and America, my guess is that POS has joined the Bush-hating that a lot of bands, prog and otherwise, put into their lyrics these days (not saying that's a bad thing, I happen to agree with the sentiment generally)

Assuming that's the route they've taken, I just hope it isn't as overdone and literal as in the recent Muse album. The lyrics to IQ's Harvest of Souls are a good example of how to do this sort of thing right.

^ actually they are, but in an interview some time ago Daniel said it's not going to be too soon and that they don't feel, in any way, pressed to write the sequel

stonebeard wrote: I have a good feeling Flame to the Moth and Enter Rain will be the best songs. I'm beginning to think there's a concept behind putting two words together for three consecutive song titles (Scarsick-Spitfall-Cribcaged).

yeeeeeeeeah... you keep working on that, see how it goes

huhuhu Cant wait!

OpethGuitarist wrote: they should get me even though i play guitar

Well, I have a 6 string bass, so I think I'm a bit farther up the queue.

OpethGuitarist wrote: names are dumb but im sure PoS will impress will be interesting to see how they do things without their former bassist

Well Daniel's done all the bass work this time out and I think he writes most of the music anyway, its who they get in to replace Kristoffer Gildenlow for when they go on tour that I'm worried about.

First scarsick, now Spitfall, Cribcaged, Disco Queen, Mrs. Modern Mother Mary, Idiocracy and America? Where do they get these reatarded names??? Also, I am pretty excited for this.

Good news. It's not much, but at least they have something to keep us thinking about.

^ It's also the name of their website/fanclub.