Review: Revolution

“M.J., it’s Friday. Where’s your usual apologetics post?”

The answer is: I’m taking a short break from that this week since 1). It’s the end of the month and 2). All of my other ideas for apologetics posts are more fitting for next month. Why? Because March is Women’s History Month for some reason. That means that we’re going to be talking about the ideas that deconstructors bring up that the Bible is somehow misogynistic, condones rape, and actually supports abortion (that’s going to be a fun one to debunk). Then, as the cherry on top, I will be debunking the now infamous commentor, D.J.’s, illogical defense of Muhammed consummating his marriage with (read: raping) his nine-year-old wife. We’ll also be discussing why I believe abortion is a net evil for society. If you guys are tired of these more serious conversations, don’t worry. The schedule for this blog’s topics should lighten up around April and on Wednesdays, you can still expect to read my weekly book reviews.

Now that y’all know my schedule for next month, let’s get to what we’re actually here for: my review of Skillet’s album, Revolution.

I first came across this band during my incredibly cringey Percy Jackson phase, when I was all about eyeliner, dark clothes, attempting to be emo, Greek mythology, and rock-‘n-roll. The first song I heard from Skillet was “The Resistance” from their Unleashed album when it had been in a YouTube video for Percy Jackson character theme songs. I really liked that song, so I looked up the band and quickly discovered more of their music. I really liked it, shared it with the rest of my family, and we’ve all been Skillet fans since 2020. Finally, we had found a Christian band that wasn’t totally cringe or doctrinally/theologically questionable. With that said, when Skillet released their newest album Revolution, we jumped on it and, now that I have time to write about it, here’s my opinion of it.

#1: The Music

If you’re looking for a good album to work out to, this is it. Most of the songs on this album are really good if you’re looking for a something that gets you hyped up. The first songs, “Showtime,” “Unpopular,” and “Revolution”, are the ones with the most hype in them, though the other songs are also really good.

However, though those songs are really good, and I enjoy the rock-‘n-roll tunes, my favorite song from this album is “Happy Wedding Day (Alex’s Song)”. For those of you who don’t follow Skillet, Alex is John Cooper’s daughter who got married around the time the album was being created. Thus, this song is John Cooper’s way of saying congratulations to his daughter and it’s the cutest song I’ve ever heard. It communicates all of the emotions that he’s feeling watching his daughter get married and is super touching.

#2: The Message

Unlike a lot of Christian music, not all of Skillet’s songs are in your face with the Christian messaging, despite them being a Christian rock band. Obviously, you’ll still have worship songs that are more overt in their Christian message, but for the most part, the songs on this album are Christian enough to appeal to Christians, but not so in your face that it would appeal to secular listeners as well. That said, the main message of Revolution is that of faith, freedom and family, something that appeals to most listeners. It shares a message of hope, which seems revolutionary in today’s nihilistic, cynical culture. It’s hope and faith that is ultimately what overcomes the crap the world throws at us, and this faith and hope comes from God alone.

I would rate this album a 10/10

Until next time,

M.J.