I can' really tell you how many times I have listened to this record since I have had it. I can tell you it has been in constant play in my car. Twothirtyeight has a wonderful ability to push the bounds of what a Christian might consider Christian music. The songs do not really speak of God, but they speak to the soul of the Christian or non-Christian alike. Songs about lunatics, lost love, and nurses-you might ask the significance of such topics. My response would be, listen to the record in its entirety, see for yourself. So many times we get caught up in a band being so blatantly pro-God we forget that there should and can be bands that write about stuff that may challenge mainstream thinking. I am all for bands such as Overcome, who write songs that tell a person like it is, God and all. However, this band makes me think in a different way. Do we ever as Christians struggle, fail, and fall? Do any of us live the "ideal" Christian life? Do we always focus on God as we should? "Regulate the Chemicals" is the album that speaks to that. It brings reality, pains and all, into light. One song in particular got my attention, it says, "I'm not the grateful bastards son, I'm the rich and spoiled one." Before anyone takes a holier-then-thou attitude when it comes to this album, wake yourself up to the reality of how spoiled we are and how we really should be the grateful one who appreciates a band who will speak honestly and admit to the struggles faced in our Christian walk.
- Katy
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