This next record has new studio and live recordings,all of which were recorded and performed with conviction. The first five songs are new studio cuts which we start with "Burn," as Shaddix addresses someone he saw as a hero, but was really a fake trying to set him up to fail and now he is warning that his just desserts are coming. Great drums in the song and dual guitar at the end of the song, again vocals filled with emotions. Men can be sexual beings and may sometimes have a "One Track Mind," which basically talks about a one night stand, lets say. Obsession? Narcissistic Lover? There is a great head bobbin' beat and the guitar has a great riff played throughout, but the light string breakdown with some whispered lyrics slows for about twenty seconds before finishing it off where it started. First Single of this live/studio comp "Kick in the Teeth" is a great anthem for the downtrodden ready to kick some @-- of their own with a great solo, and head bobbin beat; a great pump up song. we slow it down with "No Matter What" with acoustic guitar and a nice sentimental devotional. Ok, Now back to kickin @ss with a nother pump up song that addresses how sometimes we can be our own worst enemies by refusing to try because of failure or our own feelings of inadequecy. We kick off the live stuff with "Getting Away With Murder" one of their funkiest (not that much, but you can hear the groove) hard rock nuggets, and one of the best after their flirtation with the overdone Rap-rock that polluted the airwaves; some was good, but a lot was just redundant. This song illustrates the energy of their live shows, as well as the strong connection they have with their fans. "To Be Loved" starts with a little "Blitzkrieg Bop" sample before going into their short return to the rap-rock sound with a punk attitude and desire for some f***in respect. They play one of their biggest singles in the last several years, "Lifeline," which has a great positive message and sounds like a harder rockin' "Ragoo" from KOL; with whole diferent sentiments of course. The biggest single from from "Getting Away With Murder" was "Scars" as he starts with an introduction asking what are the names in the crowd and says "nice to meet ya" as he goes to address the other half of the crowd and tells them that everything they do comes from the heart, and that the song is about finding yourself and moving on to be a better person after the scars heal. "Hollywood Wh*re" is played next, and is a good song addressing those who live to be famous and are famousfor the sake of being famous; addicted to high life, and meets her maker as the party ends. Looks like "Time Is Running Out," which has a commanding of participation in singing the "Woahoahoahoah." "Forever" is next which has an extended intro with a nice guitar intro and addresses the song to the dirty girls, and then he retorts "I said that really perverted." The second single from P Roach "Between Angels and Insects" asks the crowd to go Motherf___in crazy! A song against the greed and "need" of frivolous things that cost too much. They play the song as it was meant to be played...LOUD! The final track is their first ever single "Last Resort" which ends the concert or disc with a shot of anger-fueled nostalgia. IfIHadToChoose7SongsIWouldChoose: Burn, One Track Mind, Enemy, To Be Loved, Scars, Between Angels and Insects, and Last Resort. 
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