REVIEW: P.O.D. “The Greatest Hits” (CMT)

December 29th, 2006 | Reviews | Source: ChristianMusicToday.com (110)

When P.O.D. hit it big with the release of 2001’s Satellite, the band seemed unstoppable. They dominated MTV, began to tour arenas, and sold over three million copies of that breakthrough album. We thought part of the reason for their success was a post-9/11 world ready for something different, something uplifting, something with a purpose. It turns out the foursome’s popularity only decayed after that, with 2003’s Payable on Death and 2006’s Testify selling merely a fraction of their predecessor.

Now P.O.D. are free agents again—they’re reportedly on the verge of announcing a new label partnership—but Atlantic Records was nice enough to compile a sendoff. Greatest Hits: The Atlantic Years recapitulates the band’s days at the major label properly, paying attention to each of their four releases in relation to their own relevance and commercial impact. […read more]

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