Review Summary: Basically just generic Nu-Metal for 3/4 of the album and generic radio rock for the last 1/4 but it is an enjoyable album- a nice break from some music that is harder to digest> I find this the most enjoyable album in TFK's discography
Passable Nu-Metal but what sets this apart is the Christian themes throughout.
Ok, when most of us think of Nu-Metal we think back to when we were teenagers or younger and how that music got us into something heavier-or whatever else we moved on to. I don't think very many people who grew up with the genre still call it their favorite but hey if you do who am I to care. Thousand Foot Krutch is a generic Christian Hard Rock band nowadays but in the late 90's early 00's they were a grooving rap metal group that incorporated Christian lyrics into their songs.Although Set it Off is a lot different than most Christian contemporary music it spawned a contemporary Christian radio hit in Supafly and started exposing this band to Christian Music listeners. The album is mainly loud distorted guitars with vocalist Trevor McNevan rapping over top and a generic rhythm section but it is something different than the mainstream music offered by this genre.
The album is very catchy and easy to bang your head to. The raps are well written and incorporate heavy Christian themes. The rapping is easily the best part of this album because when McNevan starts singing it is basically just average radio rock. That is the major flaw in this album as the end tends to drag on with a bunch of generic radio rock. But when the man raps he has very good rhymes, now I'm not the best at judging rhymes because, well I have never listened to a true rap album in my life but these are good to my ears. Now the bassist does have some good showings especially on Puppet his tone sounds good and you can actually make out what the man is playing. Some of McNevan's choruses remind me of Fred Durst-although not as crude-just the vocal delivery. Some of the songs include some turntable work which is a nice touch to the song Supafly-which was the hit off the album. Basically this is comparable to Linkin Park or Limp Bizkit but the draw to people is the Christian lyrics.
