I must say I was always of the opinion that The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus was just like any rock band, and they are. Perhaps you were expecting me to change my opinion by TRJA taking a different road in their new CD, Lonely Road, to reinvent themselves as a band. However, that is not the case. The case is that they just perfected that which caught my ear from the beginning. They are always about having semi-catchy tunes to punkish instrumentals. What I'm happy about is that they've put much more stock in the vocals of their frontman, Ronnie Winter. He takes on a lot more challenging series of vocal parts and thus I give him a bunch of credit.
One last note, I really liked the picture painted by the last song, Godspeed. It reminds me of Sam's considerations of the Haradrim soldier killed in front of him who falls from an oliphaunt. The whole issue of war and the difference in allegiances is a great ending to a solid CD. Pick it up if you have liked even one single of their music, or if you haven't heard them before, check them out and I'm sure you will like them.
Overall rating: **** out of 5
Song Highlights: Represent, Believe, Lonely Road, and Godspeed
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