I was digging through my CD collection looking for something a little "different" to write about this time. It didn't take long for my eyes to catch the mosaic cover of Skillet's Alien Youth and I knew this was what I had in mind.
I have to start out by saying this CD did not impress me the first time I listened to it. In fact, I listened to it a few times, and then just put it on the shelf and wrote it off as something I just wasn't in to. I've never been a big fan of the industrial sound. But some time later I gave it another try. And it was different this time. It just sort of hit me and I was into it. I think the difference was I started listening to the sounds and not just the songs. I was really impressed with the production of each instrument. And the guitar is simply killer. It's a different type of sound for me. But once I realized that this CD was going to offer something different from what I normally listen to, I was able to catch the groove of it. And then something cool happened. After focusing on the production and digging the sounds, I started to find myself enjoying the songs. And the next thing I know, I was a big fan of the CD.
Strange how that happened. But there was an important lesson in there for me. And now, when I find that I initially don't get excited about a CD, I'll shelf it for a while and then give it another spin down the road. It doesn't always work. Sometimes the CD just doesn't do it for me. But as described above, sometimes a CD is worth a second chance.
If you like an industrial sound. And you are looking for a Christian option to artists like Trent Reznor, give Skillet a try!
Lyrics to "Alien Youth"
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