March 29, 2005
Beauty From Pain by Superchick
(Filed under: Reviews: Music)Beauty From Pain
by Superchick
2005
Skip the opening track. This album really starts with "Pure" and the line, "This is my brand new day." From the second track on Superchick dives into deeper musical territory, exploring hip-hop and harder edged punk rock.
Best line: "You need that boy like a bowling ball / dropped on your head / which means not at all." from the rocker "Bowling Ball."
Over-hype: Their much-talked about collaboration with Toby Mac. "Stories (Down to the Bottom)" is a one-sided effort that should have stayed on Toby's album where it first appeared.
Piano props: "Beauty from Pain" and "Courage" are both piano-happy ballads, though the former is stripped and bare and the latter is built on hip-hop beats.
Bottom line: Musically Superchick is stretching their wings and for the most part it works. Lyrically they're solid, both painfully real and even witty at times.
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at March 29, 2005 08:41 PM
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