Skillet [Explicit Lyrics]

1. I Heard It's the Bomb

2. Tear the Club Up

3. Skillet

4. Keepin' It Real

5. Life, Money, Struggle, Crime

6. 4 My Smokers

7. Rock Creek

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Skillet [Explicit Lyrics]

Average customer rating: Comatose Skillet Great music Rock For Christ!! Can I get a head bang?

Comatose Skillet Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Christian Rock | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Alternative | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Collide Five Score and Seven Years Ago Oh! Gravity. Hearts of the Innocent End of Grey ASIN: B000I0QJI4 Release Date: 2006-10-03

Tracks:

1. Rebirthing
2. The Last Night
3. Yours To Hold
4. Better Than Drugs
5. Comatose
6. The Older I Get
7. Those Nights
8. Falling Inside The Black
9. Say Goodbye
10. Whispers In The Dark
11. Looking For Angels

Customer Reviews:

Comatose.......2007-07-21

My son introduced me to this group, and they are wonderful. Great cd! Highly recommend it!

Skillet.......2007-07-05

These guys are awesome! I got to see them live and there were great! Skillet is my favorite band! Love them!

Great music.......2007-07-05

This CD is really good. The music is a great mix of rock and classical orchestra... really awesome band

Rock For Christ!! .......2007-07-04

Let me start off by saying this album is absolutley amazing!!!! There are no fillers here. Every single song could be released as a single! I highly recommend this album to all lovers of Christian rock. This album defintley ties with there 2004 album "Collide" for there best album yet. Skillet is really the best christian rock band out there hands down! From the very moment you hear the first track and single "Rebirthing," you'll be left absolutley speechless and amazed at how wonderful and breathtaking it is. It will suddenly make a christian remember the first time they accepted Jesus Christ into there life as Lord and Savior, and became a new creation and are now living for love just as he did.

So please do yourself a favor and buy this now! You won't be disappointed by any means!! Skillet continues to deliver great awesome Christian rock tunes with each album and this album continues that. BUY NOW!!!!!!!!!!!

Can I get a head bang?.......2007-06-26

This album has a HUGE arena rock sound. It is mostly hard music, but without the screaming. Instead, lead singer John Cooper brings great melodies and powerful choruses. Keyboardist Korey Cooper provides great backup vocals. The lyrical themes are not new or unique, ranging from love, relationships, truth, life's difficulties, etc, but the sound is gigantic and will rock you from here to kingdom come.

Average customer rating: THE BEST CD EVER!! Awsome best cd ever!!! Great rock for anyone! Ow, Baby, this CD is Awesome!

Collide Skillet Manufacturer: Lava ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Christian Rock | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Alternative | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Comatose Phenomenon The Art of Breaking Invincible Sea of Faces ASIN: B00022351C Release Date: 2004-05-25

Tracks:

1. Forsaken
2. Savior
3. Open Wounds
4. A Little More
5. My Obsession
6. Collide
7. Fingernails
8. Imperfection
9. Under My Skin
10. Energy
11. Cycle Down

Album Description

As soon as fans hear "COLLIDE", the Lava Records debut from SKILLET, they will know that singer and bassist John Cooper is true to his word. From the scorching hard rock songs like "Forsaken", "Savior", "My Obsession" and "Cycle Down", to the soaring ballad "A Little More", Skillet is ready to bring their awesome energy to a whole new audience. The four-piece rock band, led by Cooper, has toured relentlessly since they formed in the late 90s. Fueled by a love of hard rock and pop melodies, Skillet released several albums independently, and driven by their faith in the music, began to make an impact drawing huge crowds across America.

Customer Reviews:

THE BEST CD EVER!!.......2007-01-09

I just started listening to Christain and Alternative Rock on SIRIUS raidio. I listined to Ribirthing, thought it was great, went to Wal-Mart, looked forever to find it, then I found this CD. It was THE MOST AWSOME CD OF ALL TIME! It is especially good for driving for 2 days in a row. It is hard, with a Christain message that ends up great if you don't believe. Did i say this CD ROX yet.

Energy and Fingernails are the best songs ever!
Most likely the best Skillet CD.


Also recommended: The Reckoning, Pillar

I'm listining to the CD right now.

Awsome.......2006-12-23

Skillet is Great if you really need to Rock out

1. Forsaken- Sweet song
2. Savior- good, but i've listened to it too many times
3. Open Wounds- Same problem as # 2
4. A Little More- Too slow
5. My Obsession- The best on the CD
6. Collide- Slow but somehow it's rock
7. Fingernails- OK
8. Imperfection- Sweet but kinda creepy
9. Under My Skin- Great
10. Energy- wonderful
11. Cycle Down-Can't get much better

best cd ever!!!.......2006-09-18

I think that this cd is very touching.You can't find good hard christian rock very often so if your looking for good christian music this is what you need to get.You should also look at relient k it's not as hard but it's still good.

Great rock for anyone! .......2006-04-22

Skillet's "Collide" is one of the best albums I have ever bought. Their music is satisfying to everyone, and still has a Christian meaning. Their lyrics and melodies mix perfectly together, and the instrumentals are great! I would really request this band to anyone want good, hard rock! Thanks!

Ow, Baby, this CD is Awesome!.......2006-04-13

I am a hard rock lover and my thirst for head banging metal has finally been quenched. Aaaaaaah!
This CD is one of the best. Lyrically and musically.
FORSAKEN: great sound. Love the guitars. But I hate to say that I can't understand its meaning. 4/5
SAVIOUR: Terrific song. I love the screams and lyrics. (I am the eyes inside of you, stare back at you.) 5/5
COLLIDE: Awesome! Such a deep meaning! I can really relate to this song. Just a hair of unneeded screaming. But what the hey, screaming's cool. 5/5
A LITTLE MORE: A nice break from the hardcore. But this isn't one of those dull ballads. This is actually one of my top favorites!
OBSESSION: Don't get me started talking about this one. This is just one extroadinary song that talks about our obsession with Christ. Message is similar to JESUS FREAK. 10/5 (Yes, it goes over the top.)
MY FINGERNAILS: Cool song. Without Jesus we can't do anything.4/5
IMPERFECTION: This song gives me a strange case of the chills. Good chills, mind you. 5/5
UNDER MY SKIN: I don't really care for this song. Its my least favorite song on the CD. 3/5
ENERGY: This is my number one favorite. 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,/5
CYCLE DOWN: Really good! Catchy! 5/5


My point: Get the Cd. If your a rock craver, you will not be let down. I guantaree it!

Average customer rating: jazz to drive to Second album is even better than the first! Outstanding A worthy addition to any music collection Billie Holiday of modern days!

Everybody's Talkin' 'Bout Miss Thing Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers Manufacturer: Fat Note ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Retro Swing | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: One Hour Mama Insect Ball Indigo Swing Mugzy's Move Come Out Swingin' ASIN: B00002SWYI Release Date: 2000-03-21

Tracks:

1. Busy Woman's Blues, The
2. Everybody's Talkin' 'Bout Miss Thing
3. Big Fine Daddy
4. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You?
5. Now or Never
6. I've Got A Feelin'
7. Roll the Boogie
8. Honey Pie
9. I Want a Little Boy
10. Blow Me a Fat Note
11. Voo-It
12. He Beeped When He Should Have Bopped
13. Hootie Blues
14. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?
15. Sent For You Yesterday
16. Winter Wonderland [Special Bonus Christmas Track]

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And just like that, the "swing thing" disappeared. Of course, San Francisco's Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers were at it years before the revival took hold and were always a cut above the rest of the pack anyway. That's because Smith and her pianist and musical director Chris Siebert have such a deep wealth of musical knowledge to draw on, the courage and good taste to recruit world-class veteran players from across the jazz world, and a passion and respect for the style of music they play. Boasting a buoyant mix of boogie-woogie, jump blues, sophisticated swing, and even bebop, 2000's Everybody's Talkin' follows up their enormously successful indie debut, One Hour Mama, which sold nearly 40,000 copies in the 3 years after its release on their own Fat Note label. The crafty arrangements, courtesy of Siebert and big-time Ellington expert David Berger, never get in the way of momentum or mood. It all revolves around Smith's versatile voice, which can convey strength and vulnerability, innocence and smut, sweetness and wickedness--often all at once. --Marc Greilsamer

Album Description

This is quirky pop record from 2 guys from Canada. This is great CD for those who like a little variety, satire and spirituality in their music

Customer Reviews:

jazz to drive to.......2007-05-13

enjoyed her piano jazz sultry voice- every song on the album is worth listening to.

Second album is even better than the first!.......2007-04-02

Nice job with songs that hit the spot! New and exciting singer - great backup talent also.

Outstanding.......2005-12-03

Lavay Smith brings back the torchsongs of the 40s, backing herself with some of the best musicians from the Big Band era. A welcome respite from the overprocessed music being churned out. Truly spectacular.

A worthy addition to any music collection.......2005-11-24

This album conveys everything you want in in a jazz album with a swing emphasis. A great introduction to those not already immersed in jazz, yet satisfying to those with an understanding of the evolution of jazz and possessing a music collection to match. Lavay Smith has a voice that transcends genre, emotion, and the vast majority of modern singers of any category. The musicianship stands out on this album; she is backed by a top-notch band. Great music for parties, driving, and as a conversation backdrop.

Billie Holiday of modern days!.......2004-06-24

She's singin' like a Billie Holiday, and Red Hot Skillet Lickers is great band! But they don't just imitate! This is one helluva record!

Average customer rating: Great item GREAT SKILLETS Buy this CD if you like swing! The greatest recording of swing vocals from the cd era!!! Exellent jazz vocals with a top notch swing combo

One Hour Mama Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers Manufacturer: Fat Note ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Retro Swing | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Everybody's Talkin' 'Bout Miss Thing Insect Ball Indigo Swing Come Out Swingin' Mugzy's Move ASIN: B000005F55 Release Date: 1996-11-07

Tracks:

1. Oo Poppa Do
2. Blue Skies
3. New Blowtop Blues
4. What's The Matter With You
5. Squeeze Me
6. And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
7. Going to Chicago Blues
8. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
9. Downhearted Blues
10. Walk Right In, Walk Right Out ('The Walking Blues')
11. One Hour Mama

Customer Reviews:

Great item.......2007-01-09

Great item, great band and a great singer. A must for music lovers.

GREAT SKILLETS.......2005-10-07

I have to say I have one other of Miss Lavays CD - and its just as good as this one...

I was happy with the service- fast quick and efficient and the price was reasonable to!

Buy this CD if you like swing!.......2005-03-24

This is an excellent CD from the sweet sax on Blue Skies to Chris Siebert's boogie woogie piano and arrangements. I highly recommend this CD for parties, exercise, and of course listening. I bought this CD almost a year ago after a friend recommended it, and I still listen to it often.

I would like to hear them live. When are they coming to Wisconsin?

The greatest recording of swing vocals from the cd era!!!.......2005-02-19

There were many talented singers from the lp & 78rpm eras, such as Helen Humes, Billie Holiday(early Lady Day), and Ruth Brown. And there are a sleuth of new "jazz" singers of the cd era, however many of them sound "kitchy" and dated, however Lavay Smith is the Helen Humes of the new millenium!!! Smith is not a imitator, she is fresh and unique, but has a 1940's torchy, sassy quality, she sounds 110% WOMAN!!! Great singer, awesome band that can sound like Louis Jordan's band or Dizzy Gillespie's!!! Tjey play combo swing and jump blues, and Smith covers everyone from 1920's Ida Cox(One Hour Mama) to Little Ester! A great singer and the greatest vintage sounding singer of the cd era!!!(only Kim Nalley comes close to sounding in the smae class as Smith). Essential swing and vocal album.

Exellent jazz vocals with a top notch swing combo.......2004-01-03

Top jaz zplayers and hot arrangements, are what make Lavay's band standout. Chris Seiberts' boogie woogie piano playing is great and the horn section in tight and has room to solo. Lavay's vocals are original, and at the same time sound right out of the Dinah Washington, and Anita O'Day eras. The greatest cd to coem out of the neo swing era. Even touhh jazz critic Scott Yanow thinks this is one of the best swing cd's to come from the "swing revival" of the late 90's!!!

Average customer rating: Hardcore Skillet fan let down Awesome. Just awesome.

Invincible Skillet Manufacturer: Integrity Media ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Christian Rock | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Alternative | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Praise & Worship | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Collide Alien Youth Comatose Ardent Worship: Skillet Live Hey You, I Love Your Soul ASIN: B0009RQSKK Release Date: 2005-07-12

Tracks:

1. Best Kept Secret
2. You Take My Rights Away
3. Invincible
4. Rest
5. Come on to the Future
6. You're Powerful
7. I Trust You
8. Each Other
9. Fire Breathers
10. Say It Loud
11. One
12. You're in My Brain/Angels Fall Down
13. Angels Fall Down

Customer Reviews:

Hardcore Skillet fan let down.......2007-05-17

Not their usual stuff. Don't know how else to describe it. Better examples of their work is in Collide and Comatose. Get those instead (both 5 stars)

Awesome. Just awesome........2007-02-15

My first intro to Skillet was a while back and I had only heard Collide. As is my custom when I find a band I dig, I went back to find what else they had. Man, am I glad I did.

Invincible is a great album. The messages are uplifting and the tunes, a nice blend of hard chords and techno beats (as they sound to my uneducated ear).

I'd definitely recommend this to a friend.

Average customer rating: Skillet Rocks Hard If Manson was a Christian, it might sound like this. Rock that simply rocks Best CD By A Great Band Most Amazing Christian CD EVER!

Alien Youth Skillet Manufacturer: Ardent Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Christian Rock | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Alternative | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Collide Invincible Hey You, I Love Your Soul Skillet Invincible ASIN: B00005NNE4 Release Date: 2001-08-28

Tracks:

1. Alien Youth
2. Vapor
3. Earth Invasion
4. You Are My Hope
5. Eating Me Away
6. Kill Me Heal Me
7. Thirst Is Taking Over
8. One Real Thing
9. Stronger
10. Rippin Me Off
11. Will You Be There
12. Come My Way

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When Skillet's John Cooper sings about "worldwide Jesus domination" on the opening track of Alien Youth, you get the feeling he's leading a force seldom seen (or heard) before. That's certainly the case for this fascinating release with few parallels in the Christian music world. Grinding guitars, spacey keyboards, and machine-gun drums are all held together by Cooper's keen sense of melody. It's a lead-heavy release with blast-off tracks like "Rippin Me Off," Skillet's harsh message for Marilyn Manson, plus "Earth Invasion" and "Kill Me Heal Me." Yet Skillet softens the sonic blows with kinder and gentler gems like "You Are My Hope," "Thirst Is Taking Over" and "Will You Be There?" No doubt Cooper and his bandmates have claimed new ground in the name of their Lord. It might be worth catching a ride with this generation of Alien Youth. --Michael Lyttle

Customer Reviews:

Skillet Rocks Hard.......2007-01-19

A slight departure from their previous albums, Skillet rocks really hard in Alien Youth, with sogs like Kill Me, Heal Me and Earth Invasion but also has some ballads such as You Are My Hope. With the aggressive vocals and heavy guitar riffs Alien Youth is an amazing album.

If Manson was a Christian, it might sound like this........2006-02-19

Skillet singer John Cooper's "take a mess and turn it into a message" take on Manson's music works extremely well on Alien Youth. "Vapor" is one of the hardest songs you will hear in Christian music. But thats not all they're about. The lyrics are the cream filling in this twinkie. Check out the powerful "One Real Thing" where he cries, "I get down on my knees and i... feel your love wash over me." Cooper sings with an intesity and real emotion that you don't find in many artists. Skillet can rock it out, but they also give you a couple slow ballads to complete the package. "You are my hope" is a beautiful song that's easy to sing along with. If you like Alien Youth, don't hesitate to pick up Collide, which will blow you away.

Rock that simply rocks.......2006-01-29

This is a really good album, because of what the Skillet band has simply become. They, unlike several other rock bands, don't try to hide what they feel in inscrutable lyrics, but by saying out loud (literally) what they want to say. And I respect that. Also, they have hard rock, good tunes and ryhthm. Overall this is their best album, equal to their new album "Collide."

Best CD By A Great Band.......2005-09-09

John Cooper's vocals capture an intensity of emotion that fire of conviction that inspire the Christian to take their place and the sinner that their order is passing so they should change sides. From the opening "Alien Youth" the says "we're taking over the world" and "we're coming for your souls" to track three, "Earth Invasion", that says "the truth invades your mind" and "join us if you want to live" you feel like you're a being drawn into a holy social revolution that's preordained to crush any resistance it encounters (which is pretty much the Christian message on steroids). I am convinced that if it weren't for the brilliant ballads anyone trying to sing the cd straight through with John's zeal would burst a blood vesssel or have a heart attack. "You are My Hope", Skillet's response to Sepember 11, is powerful and does for my faith what "God Bless The USA does for my patriotism. Its a deep, heart-felt ballad that states that come hell or high water God is still the only hope.

If you ever have to spend a week on a desert island this is the one cd you want to have with you.

Most Amazing Christian CD EVER!.......2005-02-02

This album is...amazing. Long called the Christian Industrial Giants of the World. They will do things for the christian community u cannot imagine,and already have. This album is awesome, it expresses Gods messages in ways you cannot imagine. All their albums do. You wont regret it.God Bless!

Average customer rating: An essential component of a good old-time collection. As Good As It Comes HELL BROKE LOOSE IN GEORGIA & OTHER OLD-TIME FAVORITES Incredibly rollicking sounds from long ago and far away.

Old-Time Fiddle Tunes And Songs From North Georgia Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers Manufacturer: County Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Old-Time Country | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Bluegrass | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Music From The Lost Provinces: Old-Time Stringbands From Ashe County, North Carolina & Vicinity 1927-1931 Old Time Texas Fiddler 1922-1929 Old Time Songs Recorded from 1925 to 1930 The Legacy Of Tommy Jarrell, Vol. 1: Sail Away Ladies Folks, He Sure Do Pull Some Bow! Vintage Fiddle Music 1927-1935: Blues, Jazz, Stomps, Shuffles & Rags ASIN: B0000012FA Release Date: 1996-04-16

Tracks:

1. Rocky Pallet
2. Rock That Cradle Lucy
3. Soldier's Joy
4. Sal's Gone To The Cider Mill
5. Ride Old Buck To Water
6. Molly Put The Kettle On
7. Hell Broke Loose In Georgia
8. Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss
9. Liberty
10. Devilish Mary
11. Cackling Hen And Rooster Too
12. Miss McLeod's Reel
13. Pretty Little Widow
14. Dixie
15. Broken Down Gambler
16. Leather Breeches

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Decades before rock & roll, the Skillet Lickers blasted through raucous old-time romps that still sound as fresh and edgy as they must've sounded back in the 1920s, when they emerged as hillbilly music's leading artist. Fiddles endlessly blaze and soar over dance calls and raw, down-home hollers while Riley Puckett's guitar work keeps it all anchored. Puckett was probably the first star guitarist of old-time music and his unique, single-string style of rhythm guitar--harmonically fluid but rhythmically adventurous--proved essential to the development of bluegrass, not only for early rhythm guitarists, but later on for lead flat-pickers like Doc Watson, who enhanced it and moved it to the foreground. The songs, from "Soldier's Joy" to "Cackling Hen" to "Dixie" to "Leather Breeches," fiddlers' standards even then, remain so today thanks in large part to these historic recordings. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

An essential component of a good old-time collection........2005-12-06

Gid Tanner is a legendary old-time fiddler, so much so that old-time fans are frequently seen wearing t-shirts that say "Gid is My Co-Pilot". The old-time style here is, to discerning ears, quite different than the more common "Round Peak" style, made most famous by fiddler Tommy Jarrell, and quite obviously different than, say, Ozark fiddling. None of the styles are any better or worse, just different, and serious old-time fans will enjoy picking apart the nuances of styles.

More casual old-time fans will enjoy this record as well, though, for both the excellent repertoire and top-notch musicianship. If you think O Brother Where Art Thou is the real deal, I suggest picking this up and having a listen.

As Good As It Comes.......2005-08-31

This very fine cd - from County Records of Virginia - is superb!
County have once again produced a well balanced selection from the archives and have presented it to the public for their delectation. I would recommend this item to all lovers of traditional American Country Music. Don't let it pass you by.

HELL BROKE LOOSE IN GEORGIA & OTHER OLD-TIME FAVORITES.......2000-06-12

Dave Freeman's bluegrass and old-time country label, COUNTY, has been churning out "essential-listening" reissue albums for sometime now, all of which are classics that should be in every devotee's music library. A case in point is this 1996 compilation, THE SKILLET LICKERS: OLD TIME FIDDLE TUNES & SONGS FROM NORTH GEORGIA. Here we have on one CD 16 choice numbers, culled from the 88 sides recorded between 1926 -1931, by that great old-time string band, GID TANNER & HIS SKILLET LICKERS.

Our musical journey back in time starts off with the classic North Georgia-style fiddle tune, ROCKY PALLET, recorded in 1929, and ends with fiddle aces Clayton McMichen and Lowes Stokes, in true Skillet Licker fashion, wildly ripping through their 1930 rendition of that old-time warhorse, LEATHER BREECHES (the American version of LORD MACDONALD'S REEL). The Skillet Licker's unique sound was characterized by the interplay of the harmonizing fiddles (anywhere from 2 to 4 at a time, played by Clayton McMichen, Bert Layne, Lowe Stokes and/or Gid Tanner), Riley Puckett's inovative running bass lines on the guitar and Fate Norris' or Gid's rhythmic 5-string banjo accompaniment. Their highly syncopated, driving North Georgia style reflected the heavy influence of the African-American pre-blues fiddle and banjo tradition.

It was the Skillet Lickers, perhaps more than any other of the early old-time greats, that informed the evolution of the modern old-time string band sound in the 1970s and 80s. While seminal Revival bands like the Highwoods String Band and Bubba George drew their repertoires from many different sources and Southern regional traditions, it was the Skillet Lickers' fun-loving, raucous approach that truly inspired them and served as a model on which to base their own distinctive styles.

As always, this COUNTY album reflects that label's high standards. The original 78 rpm recordings have been remastered nicely and sound great, even to the virgin ears of listeners uninitiated in the mysteries of the raw, scratchy essence of these musical time capsules. The liner notes include highly informative essays by old-time musicologists Norm Cohen and Rich Nevins (though I have to disagree with Rich's dismissal of Fate Norris' banjo playing) and full discographical information on each cut.

If you want to turn on your friends outside the old-time fold to the inherent joys of your favorite music, this CD would be a good starting place. Likewise, I would recommend it to novice old-time musicians looking for some great classic tunes to add to their own repertoires.

Incredibly rollicking sounds from long ago and far away........1998-12-21

One of the finest old time fiddlin' bands, ever. A collection of old time ("hillbilly") 78's from 1920's and early 1930's. Artists include Lowe Stokes, Clayton MacMitchen, Gid Tanner, Riley Puckett, Bertie Layne and Fate Norris (usually inaudible, unfortunately), this CD is guaranteed to either get your feet moving uncontrollably, whether it be dancing or running as far away as you can get from it.

Numbers on this disc include "Hell Broke Loose in Georgia", "The Broken Down Gambler", and a very rollicking version of "Dixie" (hey, they WERE from Atlanta!)

All in all, a CD to please the old-time enthusiast, and annoy just about everyone else.

IMPORTANT NOTE: As with many "country" bands of the time (1920's), these guys had their share of songs that would be considered embarassing and even unacceptable today. NONE of those numbers are on this disc.

Average customer rating: A little different Still One Of My Favorites Amazing album Before Invincible, there was Hey You. Why don't I hear what everybody else hears?

Hey You, I Love Your Soul Skillet Manufacturer: Forefront / Emd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Christian Rock | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Alternative | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Skillet Alien Youth Invincible Invincible Collide ASIN: B00000600I Release Date: 1998-04-21

Tracks:

1. Hey You, I Love Your Soul
2. Deeper
3. Locked In A Cage
4. Your Love (Keeps Me Alive)
5. More Faithful
6. Pour
7. Suspended In You
8. Take
9. Coming Down
10. Whirlwind
11. Dive Over In
12. Scarecrow

Customer Reviews:

A little different.......2007-01-19

I was put off y the more electric sound of this album that was a quite a departure from the more grunge sound of their self titled album. But after listening to the album a couple times I began to enjoy it. Not as good as the first or last three albums but still a solid work that conveys a message about God thorugh great rock music.

Still One Of My Favorites.......2005-05-14

There's something to be said for an album you've owned for almost eight years that you still listen to regularly. This is one of those albums. This album is very honest and passionate. The way that Christian music should be. It's got a much different feel/style than their self-titled album (which I liked but lacked many unique qualities). This is more like techno-rock. If you like Skillet's newer album's Collide and Alien Youth you'll definitely like this one.

Amazing album.......2005-03-01

This cd is one of my favorites. It is Skillet at their best in my opinion. They mix electronics, rock, and softness. John Cooper's voice is whispering at times, yelling, and screaming (not death metal screaming mind you), combined with beautiful lyrics. There's no way you can listen to just one song, you need to listen to it all.

Before Invincible, there was Hey You........2004-04-25

Hey You I Love Your Soul came out in 1998. I love this album because you can see the evolution of the band combining Rock, Techno and a Ballad all within one song. With HYILYS they are almost there. The effect they create makes a non-techno fan go from Huh? to Wow! No sound bit can give you a hint of what the song is really about, because each song is a journey through sounds, feelings and verses that grab you. I like this album because you see where were going in the Album before their monster INVINCIBLE.

Invincible gets it absolutely right for me. The mix of a subtler techno with rock, its time changes combined with the entire structure of the album makes for one of the best albums I have ever heard in any genre. Invincible is the must have album but if you like a little more techno (some say a lot more) mixed with rock, you will enjoy Hey You..

Why don't I hear what everybody else hears?.......2003-06-01

This ablums is not as good as "Invincible." Most reviewers give it 5 stars but I wouldn't give it that high. I barely like it. ... All I have to say is, What do they hear that I don't? People give it a high score, therefore it can't be that bad. Because of this I change my mind and give it a 5. There is no such thing as bad music, just music that you don't like.

Average customer rating: Skillet early stuff still rocks!!!! alright One of the greatest albums of all time Thoughtful but thin

Skillet Skillet Manufacturer: Forefront / Emd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Christian Rock | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Alternative | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hey You, I Love Your Soul Collide Alien Youth Invincible Invincible ASIN: B000000V0Y Release Date: 1996-11-05

Tracks:

1. I Can
2. Gasoline
3. Saturn
4. My Beautiful Robe
5. Promise Blender
6. Paint
7. Safe With You
8. You Thought
9. Boundaries
10. Splinter

Customer Reviews:

Skillet.......2007-01-19

This album contains some great rockers such as Paint, I Can, and My Beautiful Robe along side amazing ballads such as Saturn and Safe With You. This is an all around amazing album that has passionate lyrics that convey deep messages about God and Christ coupled with outstanding vocals and instrumentals.

early stuff still rocks!!!!.......2006-02-09

This is skillets 1st cd.If you guys like collide,than youl dig skillets self titled debut.its a simple rock sound but done to perfection.not much ,if any mixing on this cd was required since korey wasnt with the band yet and only 3 in the band,yet it still worked very well, i can boundries and splinter are awsome! there sound wasnt quite as polished as on collide,of course ,but a great debut never the less!!! i highly recomending this album! its more like the style used for the collide album. just a raw, rockin'- sound as opposed to the techno rock in the later albums.this is a must have for all christian rock lovers.in may ,i believe, skillets new cd will be released i cant wait!!! ROCK ON!!!

alright.......2004-07-18

i lisend to the short music clips on this cd and i wasent impressed , i am a major skillet fan but i dident really like this cd i will of course give them some slack because after all this was their first cd.

One of the greatest albums of all time.......2003-04-30

I'm trying to figure out how to start this review, but how do you describe perfection?
All I know is I remember when this CD was first released. It was on my birthday, and upon first listen I was blown away. The shear range of Skillet has blown me away from day one. Whether it's 100% rock as in the song "I Can," to a softer praise song in "Saturn," Skillet proved from day one they were going to be the next big thing in the Christian Music industry.
Only Skillet can take a situation like God pouring gas on our hearts and setting them on fire and make sense of it all. John Cooper ranks as one of the top lyricists of today.
This CD is a definite must for all, but expecially those who have heard Skillet's later works and wished they had more rock, less electronics.

Thoughtful but thin.......2003-02-08

"I can" is an incredible song! Its basically the christian version of Nirvana's "Smells like Team Spirit", only "I can" puts Nirvana in the dumps. The song is creative, heavy, and powerful all around. Sadly, thats where my enthusiasm ends. The rest of the CD is, lyrically, everything I expect from a Christian rock band, but the actual music aspect is thin and undefined. "Saturn" is an all around decent song, but it was really easy to tell this was their first CD.

Average customer rating:

Comatose Skillet Manufacturer: Integrity/SRE ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Christian Rock | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Praise & Worship | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Art of Breaking Live from Portland ASIN: B000K7LOLC Release Date: 2006-10-03

Product Description

Massive rock riffs, swirling drums, monstrous hooks and undeniably catchy choruses. Hints of progressive rock mixed in with modern alternative flourished and touches of classical influence as swelling strings intersect with sonic adrenaline rushes. It is indeed a fusion unlike any other, marking the latest chapter in the continuous evolution of Skillet, whose moniker couldn't be more fitting come it's explosive release Comatose.

Rap Music:

1. Something Wikid This Way Comes [Explicit Lyrics]
2. Soul Survivor [Clean]
3. Spark This- The Dutch Diamond Experience[ SMG Records]
4. Stay Ahead of the Game [Explicit Lyrics]
5. The Professional, Pt. 2 [Clean]
6. The Professional, Pt. 2 [Explicit Lyrics]
7. The Professional, Pt. 2 [Explicit Lyrics]
8. The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 4 [Clean]
9. The Truth Hurts [Explicit Lyrics]
10. Thugcore [Explicit Lyrics]

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