Artist: Lost Prophets
Album: The Betrayed
Label: Visible Noise
Released: 18th Jan
Reviewed By: Nicole Tiernan
3 years after the intended release, Lostprophets are back with their 4th studio album ‘The Betrayed’ after scrapping a full album last year due to Watkins’s opinion being that the album was ‘too polished’ they decided to appoint their bassist Stu Richardson to then produce the new album in the US. The Welsh 5 piece now with Luke Johnson are aiming to impress after the long awaited follow up to 2006’s no.1 album Liberation Transmission.
The addictive opening to ‘If It Wasn’t For Hate We’d Be Dead By Now’ leaves the drumming beat ringing in your ears for days, with Watkins somewhat aggressive vocals is a good but not great start to the album. ‘Dstryr Dstryr’ is probably more familiar to current fans as its reminisce of ‘We Are Godzilla..’ with harsher guitars & pounding drums with lyrics such as ‘I’ve got the rope to hang your Jesus even higher’ shows a more personal view on Watkins behalf. ‘It’s Not The End Of The World But I Can See It From Here’ and ‘Where We Belong’ the first two singles off ‘The Betrayed’ shows off a more softer side of the album with a more ‘Last Train Home’ appeal with commanding choruses which would appeal to any fan new and old. ‘Next Stop Atrocity’ is the most aggressive on the album, which reflects more of thefakesoundofprogress. However with the build up of the first part of the album is then let down with ‘He’s A Jolly Good Felon’ and ‘A Better Nothing’ though there is potential within these songs they are a bit of a letdown though with Gaze’s screaming guitar makes these tracks passable.
‘Streets Of Nowhere’ a more popier record something more typical for Liberation Transmission is a definite crowd pleaser with as many ‘la la la’s ‘you can shake a stick at, Finally the last 3 tracks are at a slower pace than the previous tracks with the uplifting syth beginning of ‘Dirty Little Heart’ the hypnotic guitars in ‘Darkest Blue’ and symphonic vocals in ‘The Light That Burns Twice As Bright’ brings a good ending to the album which lyrically show a more sentimental Watkins with such lines as ‘There’s no hope for me, ‘cause I can’t silence the sound
Overall ‘The Betrayed’ is a rollercoaster of emotion portrayed in various types of songs which reminisce of past Lostprophets albums. Though not absolutely hitting all the spots the 6 piece band from South Wales have defiantly made known that Lostprophets are back and if ‘The Betrayed’ is an indication it seems they are not going anywhere anytime soon, a definite chart topper!
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2 Responses
Wow, awesome review! Hope we get more
Will go buy the album now.
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Posted on January 31st, 2010 at 17:53
the album has about 4 good songs, and is all higgledy piggledy with songs that have nothing in common at all, if you want a good lostprophets album buy one of the other three
Posted on February 1st, 2010 at 07:26
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