Comatose | 
| Artist: Skillet
Label: Atlantic / Wea
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Rating:  108 reviews
Sales Rank: 1802
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 94537
UPC: 075679453723
EAN: 0075679453723
ASIN: B000I0QJI4
Release Date: October 3, 2006
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Condition: FACTORY SEALED, SHIPS FIRST CLASS.
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| Tracks:
| • | Rebirthing | | • | The Last Night | | • | Yours To Hold | | • | Better Than Drugs | | • | Comatose | | • | The Older I Get | | • | Those Nights | | • | Falling Inside The Black | | • | Say Goodbye | | • | Whispers In The Dark | | • | Looking For Angels |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 103 more reviews...
 Anything but Comatose October 3, 2006
J. R. Morales (Puerto Rico)
104 out of 108 found this review helpful
Ever since their self-titled debut album, Skillet has been known for great music and mind-blinding lyrics. Things like "I'm going to drown you in maddening forgiveness..." (from "Hey, You, I love your Soul" of the album with the same name) and "Soak my heart in Gasoline/Light a match and consume me..." (from "Gasoline", self-titled debut) truly made this critic anxious to see what their seventh full-length production would bring -- both lyrically and musically. After six albums, one would think that there's not much life left.
And one would be wrong.
"Comatose" opens up with their first single: "Rebirthing," a beautiful mix of power and emotion, which sets the pace for the rest of the album. Filled with piano, strings and the angelic voice of Korey Cooper, the emotion is not lacking throughout the length of the album. However, it is filled with enough guitar riffs and catchy beats that maintain the "Skillet" hard-rock flavor we've all come to know and love. The orchestral elements prove the musical genius that Skillet was capable of. Versatile, beautiful and powerful -- Skillet has, once again, raised the bar for themselves and their contemporaries.
Skillet's sound in "Comatose" is much more complete and mature. Now, it's about much more than the crunchy music. It's a complete experience.
If you like exceptionally-made hard-rock music with elements of piano and stings, or if you're a "Pan-Head" (like me!) this is a must buy.
Outstanding hard rock October 11, 2006
Howard D. Fisher (Ohio, United States)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
I've been a Skillet fan for years, and they just keep impressing me more with each album. "Comatose" is a great blend of driving, hard rock with quick (though constant) infusions of synth rhythms.
What's most amazing about this album, however, is the lyrical intimacy the band achieves in the midst of such hard rock. Songs like "The Last Night" and "Yours to Hold" contain some beautiful lyrics of love, but they're couched in the midst of the screaming guitars and driving rhythms.
"Rebirthing" and "Whispers in the Dark" show off the band's hard rock edge, while "Say Goodbye" and "Looking for Angels" are excellent ballads. Overall, another winner from this incredible band.
 Disappointed....is this Skillet or a Nickelback Cover Band October 5, 2006
maasked (Grand Rapids, MI)
8 out of 22 found this review helpful
I guess I can say that I expected this to happen. John Cooper has always had some soft spot in his heart for "chorusy" sample songs. With Collide Skillet had finally realized what their instruments were for....ROCK! What's gonna really hurt though is going to a Skillet concert and having to hear these new songs just to hear songs off of Collide and the "less than five" songs before Collide that had any merit. Rebirthing is definitely the highlight of this album, but since it was released a month early, I've now tired of it and was hoping for something to rock to. This new album has alot of John's wife on it, bless her heart, and comes across quite "abbaish" and klanky. The lyrics are "obvious" to say the least and the music sounds a bit on the half clap beat. I'm thinking that The Last Night, The Older I Get and Those Nights are one song that was broken into three songs given their distinct lyrical delivery....somewhere between the level of Bon Jovi and Nickelback. The good news for Skillet is that this album should pull off a couple of top 40 hits for them, which is obviously what they were going for. -Yours to hold- is my pick for first song in the "hit" market. In the end what I totally understand is that after putting out a masterpiece like COLLIDE and touring that album for 2 years straight incessantly, the band had to feel a bit underpaid for their effort. So now we have "Comatose" which should pay their bills handsomely and provide them a few spots on the chew gum/top 40/easy listening stations. More power to you Skillet and thank you for that 1 great album that I will forever be thankful to you for.
Where's the POWER, Skillet?!! October 27, 2006
Steve Forsyth (Denton, TX USA)
5 out of 20 found this review helpful
When I heard "REBIRTHING" on the radio, I thought, "AWESOME, Skillet is back in force!" That song is undoubtedly one of their most powerful blow-you-out-of-the-back-of-the-concert-hall tracks they've ever laid down. So, I waited with eagerness the release of the full album, refamiliarizing myself with the great ALIEN YOUTH and COLLIDE in the mean time.
How disappointing, then, when I heard the rest of the disc! The second track, "THE LAST NIGHT," featuring wife Korey, is a nice follow up to REBIRTHING, no doubt - but then there was another slow song, then a slight break with BETTER THAN DRUGS, and then slow, and then slow, and then slooooow . . . till I got to THOSE NIGHTS - and that's when I actually picked up the cover to make sure I hadn't accidentally gotten an Audio Adrenaline CD (those "Oh-Oh-Ohs" in the backing vocals . . . COME ON, MAN!) Sadly, the rock edge is just missing this time. Skillet started with grunge, then segued into industrial a bit before landing firmly in hard rock with ALIEN YOUTH and COLLIDE, their best works to date. This is a sad turn into more mellow territory. It is still loud, but it just lacks the emotional punch and verve of the previous releases. I don't mind some slower songs, in fact I've always liked them before. But when its track after track, it just gets disappointing! Like the reviewer below said, this album seems geared for a different audience, a more mainstream audience that likes catchy ballads - it is not the disk that long-time fans of this stellar band deserve! I hope they will return to edgier sounds in their subsequent releases.
I give it two stars for REBIRTHING, which is one of their best tracks of all time. But the rest of the album is sorely lacking!
Out of the Skillet and into the Frying Pan! February 2, 2007
D. Couse (United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This CD is fantastic. I heard Rebirthing on the Gospel Channel and owned the CD within a week. Naturally, I listened to Rebirthing until I couldn't take it anymore (which was quite a while). Once I did, I realized, every track on this CD is worthy of the same airtime as Rebirthing. I don't say that lightly. I'm very stingy with my cash on CD's having grown up when they cost over $20 and all you got were 3 great songs. Now I usually buy the download song for .88 cents rather than splurge on the entire CD. Rebirthing made me buy the entire CD and I'm glad I did. This music rocks.
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