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 | | Not that these are short songs; this eight-song album clocks in at over an hour, which makes it all the more impressive that not one moment on this recording is boring. |
 | | While songs like "Ain't My Bitch" and "Wasting My Hate" are up-tempo and full of the vitriol one would expect from the quintessential heavy metal band, "2 X 4" is hard rock with a blues beat, "Hero of the Day" sounds positively mainstream, and "Mama Said" is an actual, honest-to-god ballad. |
 | | Not all the songs are classics, but when James sings "renew our faith which way we can/to fall in love with life again" I realized this is coming from a band seeking forgiveness and a new direction. |
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