REVIEW: Skillet “Comatose” (CMT)
October 3rd, 2006 | 
Reviews | Source: ChristianMusicToday.com (110)
Which brings us to Comatose, the band’s seventh album and probably their most accessible. While Skillet has never been ashamed of their softer side, they’ve tended to let their harder qualities overshadow it. Here the dosage of pop and rock is about even, which isn’t to say that the band has lost its edge. The thunderous rhythm section of Cooper’s bass and Lori Peters’ drums are still the bedrock for Ben Kasica’s fiery guitars. But the piano by Cooper’s wife Korey is more prominent and complimented by big string arrangements, some by none other than Paul Buckmaster (Train, Elton John). Only “Whispers in the Dark” seems more a nod to the industrial inflected rock of the earlier albums. […read more]
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