Review of New Poker Face CD Peace Or War: Songs For The Revolution

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Poker Face
Peace Or War: Songs For The Revolution
2009 Phd Music PF 909 & PokerDudes Publishing
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A rattling snare drum rips into rapid succession of machinegun-like fire. Thunderous guitars join to continue the assault. The message is clear -- I will Survive. After six years Poker Face returns with a tour de force by releasing their fifth album titled Peace Or War: Songs For The Revolution. The patriotic rock band continues to serve as both a beacon of truth and a cohesive mortar that strengthens the freedom movement. The new album’s theme consistently returns fire in the ongoing battle for America’s freedom and virtue. Each song delivers a surgical strike against the greed and injustice imposed upon the American people. From the lyrics that mock those with evil minds in Survive to the painful issues of the troubled heart disclosed in Just An Excuse, a certain maturity is heard in both instrumentation and lyrical content which the years have wrought. In Losing My Mind, a call to arms bellows “...time to hunt bankers, and judges, and lawyers who are whores...”, followed by an accelerating guitar solo that launches into a blitzkrieg of rockets destined for the dealers of death. Losing My Mind could prove to be the anthem of the next revolution. The cut Area 51 finds itself in a pop-rock arena where Nephilim gather and await to be released upon mankind. This song screams Christian radio airplay! (Is anyone listening?) With a steady funky-rock bounce the cut Grassoline induces a sway and a nod, transporting the listener’s imagination to a place where endless fields of hemp are cultivated. A laid back reggae horn arrangement blends with rolling vocals into a no-knock octane mix touting America’s self-sufficiency and independence from Big Oil. The song is a reality check on the issue of legalizing hemp as an answer in part to overcoming America’s limited natural resources and a solution to regaining America’s economic strength. Jack Herer, the Emperor of Hemp, would be proud! The album Peace Or War: Songs For The Revolution offers a musical revelation of whom the devils are, their plot for destroying the Republic and the requisite response by We the People in order to save the Republic.

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Newsprint NEWS Network (2009)