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Anthem for the Underdog
12 Stones' third release, Anthem for the Underdog, finds the middling Louisiana-based quartet in good form. Although the record focuses too heavily on ballads and ballad-like pieces, the moments when the band steps out with thoroughly adequate rockers ("Anthem for the Underdog," "Adrenaline," "Games You Play") are memorable enough. The inspirational message at each tune's core comes across without painfully overt didacticism ("It Was You," "This Dark Day" and "World So Cold"). Many tracks are bound for rock radio glory and, doubtless, equal play in the cars, bedrooms and pricey portable listening devices of suburban American youth. 12 Stones doesn't reinvent pop music--it's still a cross between early Hootie and the Blowfish and a less inventive Jars Of Clay--but it does create memorable workaday compositions that are sure to satisfy the listener's desire to get in touch with the disparate emotions of hope and despair, and to feel more of the former despite the looming presence of the latter. --Jedd Beaudoin
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Tracks| 1 | Anthem For The Underdog | | 2 | Lie To Me | | 3 | Broken Road | | 4 | Adrenaline | | 5 | It Was You | | 6 | This Dark Day | | 7 | World So Cold | | 8 | Arms Of A Stranger | | 9 | Hey Love | | 10 | Game You Play | | 11 | Lie To Me |
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