What's The Story?
Yes, they're those Lostprophets; the emo band behind Last Train Home & Rooftops. This is the title track from their first album, released in 2001.
Who's To Blame?
A heavy metal rig pig.
Why ♥ It?
Get used to hearing that chorus that they open with; it's ever-present in this song. That's not a bad thing, though. Since they have the luxury of 4½ minutes (outro excluded) in this tune, it bears repeating.
The verses could pass for an electronic track, with vocals, simple drum & bass, effect-laden guitar sounds played at random, and turntables played on a similar interval. The tune carries well through these parts. The pre-chorus, with instruments coming together for some form of regularity, picks up intensity, and the chorus feels more like a punk or screamo song. This verse-bridge-chorus flow is great for while it lasts.
What comes from 3:22 on is a breakdown and intro where Lostprophets use the repetition they've built up with the chorus to give it an angry, lasting effect with an added vocal level of scream. And I positively love the da-da-da-da-da-da-da that kicks in at 3:32, harkening back to some of the things that older punk rock did very right.
I hate to be that guy with a music blog who says the popular band's older stuff is better, but... well, so it goes. Gotta give the stereotypes SOME basis, right?
