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I remember when Drugs, God, and the New Republic came out in the 1990s and "Hero" was played frequently on MTV's Headbanger's Ball. I was so taken by "Hero," a beautiful and powerful song about a steel worker who dreams of doing something great ("If I stand I know I'll shine, I'll be a hero in my own time") that I rushed out and bought the CD. Unfortunately, I was disappointed in it and soon sold it. Recently I found a used copy for a very low price and thought I'd give it another try. "Hero" is still amazing but, musically, the album offers little else. The title track and "Children of the Winter" are decent and "Answer" rocks, but the rest of the tracks are either unremarkable or annoying (i.e. "Rocket 88").

Warrior Soul was a very politically motivated band that offered intelligent (almost anarchic) lyrics. Most of the songs are about the corruption in society and why the status quo should be torn down. The title track is about kicking the king off his throne ("I'm the anti, anti king"). "Answer" discusses such things as: "plastic leaders seem like insects, tortured cities lost beyond, pleasure films of landscapes dying, dirt on royal gowns" ("the answer" is to "destroy the system"). "Jump for Joy" rattles off a list of some of the world's many faults from the sin on the street and corruption in high places to the average Joe pumping gasoline and using credit cards. As interesting as the lyrics are, the music is just not very good. The tracks do not have the power and beauty of "Hero" or the intensity of "Answer." Find a cheap copy for "Hero," otherwise pass on this one.