4. The Illusion of Safety – Thrice

By the time I was a freshman in college I had pretty much set my mind on a type of music. When a friend of mine ask me to listen to a new CD he got I couldn’t make it very far into the album. It was heavy, there was some yelling, and it seemed like chaos. I was stubborn at first and belittled the music saying there wasn’t thought behind it and that it was very amature like. And then I listened to The Illusion of Safety again. I was able to identify the individual instrumental parts from within the perceived chaos. Not only that, but when listening to lyrics I found them to be very intellectual and meaningful. Thrice is a band of musical and lyrical artists. The Illusion of Safety captures controlled chaos and the angst of a new generation.

If anything, this album will pump you up to get you through a tough workout or kill a man.

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