I remember having this discussion with my friend AT about my severe dislike for Coldplay. I told him they were a bullshit pseudo-intellectual pop band, which I still believe. So he told me I had it all wrong, that they were an ''anthem rock'' band. I didn't quite understand what he meant before I got suckered into seeing them live. Calling Coldplay anthem rock is kind of blowing it out of proportion, but their songs do make more sense when 20 000 people are singing them at the same time. But they're still a bullshit pseudo-intellectual pop band to me.
The Heavy, on the other hand, are a lot better at creating catchy singalongs. I had the pleasure of seeing them live also, at Osheaga Festival last week. They burned down the house in proper fashion and had people dancing and singing along the words. They have soul, swagger, groove, whatever you want to call it. Their latest record THE GLORIOUS DEAD is, if you can believe it, their best yet and WHAT MAKES A GOOD MAN? is ''anthem rock'' done right. You'll tap your foot and singalong before the end of the song. Oh and the video ain't too shabby either.
Tell me now (tell me now)
'n' show me how (show me how)
To understand (understand)
What makes a good man?
Tell me now (tell me now)
Hey walk the line (walk the line)
Hey understand (understand)
What makes a good man?
Ain't nothin' wrong with this chemistry
Ain't nothin' wrong with this blasphemy
And time tell that there's the pedigree
Experience is another one meant for me
To tell me now (tell me now)
'n' show me how (show me how)
To understand (understand)
What makes a good man?
To tell me now (tell me now)
Hey walk the line (walk the line)
Hey understand (understand)
What makes a good man
From me?
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Now I entitle swim for blood and birth
I entitle swim for what it's worth
Cause lines get drawn 'n' lines get kicked 'n' blurred
Indelible is what I need to spread the word
'n' tell me now (tell me now)
'n' show me how (show me how)
To understand (understand)
What makes a good man?
To tell me now (tell me now)
Hey walk the line (walk the line)
Hey understand (understand)
What makes a good man
From me?
(Yeah, yeah, yeah) [x2]
Tell me now (tell me now)
'n' show me how (show me how)
To understand (understand)
What makes a good man?
To tell me now (tell me now)
Hey walk the line (walk the line)
Hey understand (understand)
What makes a good man
From me?
From me [x6]
What makes a good man
From me? [x3]
What makes a good man
From me?
'n' show me how (show me how)
To understand (understand)
What makes a good man?
Tell me now (tell me now)
Hey walk the line (walk the line)
Hey understand (understand)
What makes a good man?
Ain't nothin' wrong with this chemistry
Ain't nothin' wrong with this blasphemy
And time tell that there's the pedigree
Experience is another one meant for me
To tell me now (tell me now)
'n' show me how (show me how)
To understand (understand)
What makes a good man?
To tell me now (tell me now)
Hey walk the line (walk the line)
Hey understand (understand)
What makes a good man
From me?
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Now I entitle swim for blood and birth
I entitle swim for what it's worth
Cause lines get drawn 'n' lines get kicked 'n' blurred
Indelible is what I need to spread the word
'n' tell me now (tell me now)
'n' show me how (show me how)
To understand (understand)
What makes a good man?
To tell me now (tell me now)
Hey walk the line (walk the line)
Hey understand (understand)
What makes a good man
From me?
(Yeah, yeah, yeah) [x2]
Tell me now (tell me now)
'n' show me how (show me how)
To understand (understand)
What makes a good man?
To tell me now (tell me now)
Hey walk the line (walk the line)
Hey understand (understand)
What makes a good man
From me?
From me [x6]
What makes a good man
From me? [x3]
What makes a good man
From me?