lostprophets - the Betrayed [review]

Yes okay, it was roughly three reviews since the last lostprophets review I did. But whatever, new lostprophets albums are like gold dust (except considerably less expensive :p ) and as such, it's my duty to review it. Except no-one will read this review. So it doesn't matter. Kinda like talking to myself, really. Oddly therapeutic :D

^Sexy box art is sexy. 'Nuff said.

This rather awesome album opens with the track "If it wasn't for hate...". Nice punchy intro, not really a song though, so you'll be forgiven for skipping over it onto the next track (if you must), DSTRYR/DSTRYR. Cool name, heavy song- this is what lostprophets is all about, not the rather whiny and annoying emo music they later produced (*cough* Liberation Transmission *cough*). This track is epic. Move on to track three "It's Not The End of The World But I Can See It From Here" (snappy!) this is a song that'll appeal to all the NOOBS who WORSHIP Radio One. It's not that great a song compared to the rest of the album, but still a damn sight better than most of the drivel you hear these days.

Track four, Where We Belong, goes for epic and ends up being slightly cheesy but somewhat pleasing :) I like it a lot, to be completely honest, but nowhere near as much as "Next Stop Atro City" (see what they did there?) Shouty. Very shouty, and somewhat unpolished, but thats partly why I like it so much. Watkins once again proves his great vocal range. A track to dance to (whilst being shoved around a mosh pit, natch.)

Track Six, "For he's a Jolly Good Felon", is somewhat Arctic Monkeys-ish. That's a good thing by the way. No idea what genre it is, but hey, it's an amazing song, so I'm not complaining. Track Seven, "A Better Nothing" is another slightly cheesy song, with an amazing chorus and...ah....it's wonderful....as is the next song "Streets of Nowhere", and "Dirty Little Heart", and "Darkest Blue" and...well....you know the rest. It's all amazing. The final track, somewhat reminiscent of Sway (off their second album) rounds the whole thing of beautifully. Wonderful.

Damn, my reviews are getting short. Never mind. They're still as good, yeah guys? Guys..? Oh right yeah, I forgot, they all ran away. May as well write a conclusion anyway. Basically, this album is easily up their with my favourite albums of all time. It lacks a little polish (annoying, since they've had four years to work on it. Silly Welsh people.) but I guess that's all part of what makes this album so great :)

A