yeah, and what I REALLY love is that his songs are about repentance and redemption, yet never leads a lifestyle that will ever ELEVATE him out of NEEDING it...with his hypocritical lifestyle, he has GUARANTEED that he will ALWAYS have subject fodder for his songs...they will always be a bit REPETITIVE, as he never seems to be learning the lessons he SEEMS to be seeking (much like his fanbase), but he will never be wanting in the gullible folks that buy what he's selling, and, make no mistake, SELLING is all that he's doing...selling his lies and selling his faux introspective lyrics to the gullible masses (well, since his album fell OUT of the top 50, maybe the masses aren't so gullible anymore, LOL)...but I WILL tell you one way that God has TRULY blessed him: Stapp is "blessed" (or "cursed", depending on your naivite and/or perspective) with fans that will always believe his lies, will never feel that their intelligence is being insulted BY his lies, and will always buy his albums...and, as long as we're talking about God, if Stapp feels that he doesn't need to "justify" his actions, he doesn't have to justify it to me, you, his fans, his unfortunate son, or anyone else...but he WILL be held ACCOUNTABLE (you may not be familiar with the difference, but Merriam Webster Online will be able to help you) to God...

NOW what?

I don't so much have a problem with his going back to the well for song fodder, but what does bother me is that unlike other artists who have chronicled their struggles with their spiritual lives or with, say, addiction, on more than a few albums, they come at with a different perspective, a more mature look at their situation, a little more reflection and self-analysis. The lyrics on TGD sound like a fifth-grader's mentality and it seems he has regressed rather than progressed.

Amen...preaching to the choir...

Well hell....I was in all state choir for 4 years back in high school, I'll raise the rafters in this one as well. :D

That is the biggest load of crap I've ever heard! No,...I take that back,....Tremo's lyrics on ODR is the biggest load of crap. You obviously are too dillusional to even begin to argue with!

That is the biggest load of crap I've ever heard! No,...I take that back,....Tremo's lyrics on ODR is the biggest load of crap. You obviously are too dillusional to even begin to argue with!

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aren't you witty!

There are fleas who are more witty than you. You never offer one ounce of anything to back up your opinion. I've warned you in another thread. If you continue acting like nothing but a troll or a basher, you're gone. Got it, Mr. Witty Reparte?

MY opinion is based on my MUSICAL PREFERENCE.

as I've noticed,...its no different than everyone else around here. Do you see how many people bash Stapp w/ NO REASONABLE EXPRESSION? Ya know,...whatever,...it doesn't matter

http://www.emosexuals.com/images/stappopen.jpg - by alterbridge9

Where were you on that one?

I don't see every post in every thread. :rolleyes: