Rants and Ranks

That inevitable day is now here for the Parenza house.  "Baby" Mya is now a kindergartner.  She said she was excited for it, so that is definitely better than her kicking and screaming her way there.  For me it's sad because every milestone makes you realize that you truly do have a deadline with them; that they won't be your baby forever. That school is full of fifth grade students that have parents that look back fondly on their now 10 year old going to kindergarten for the first time wondering, "Where did the time go?" It goes fast, we all know that.  Since baby Josie was born, things have seemed to have kicked into another gear.  When you have the little babies, you're always doing something.  If they're quiet, then something is wrong.  Their causing some mischief somewhere, somehow. I'm not worried about Mya at all from an academic perspective.  She seems intelligent (don't all parents say that?) and picks up on things quick eve...

For the first time since 2009, Breaking Benjamin released an album. There were a couple of reasons for the delay, but the main one being that lead singer Ben Burnley fired all 3 remaining members.  Obviously with that much turnover, there was going to be some regrouping involved.   Since learning this news, myself, and I'm sure all other BB fans were wondering, "How will this affect their sound".  Fear not because you're opinion on the sound of Breaking Benjamin will directly dictate how you feel about “Dark Before Dawn.”  Translation: they sound exactly the same.   This lead to a divide among fans.  (A "great divide" if you will.)  For people that wanted more of the same, you got exactly what you wanted.  For those wanting new and different, you're pretty much S.O.L. - with the exception of one track.   My personal thought is this: Breaking Benjamin's songs more often than not, have always sounded similar to each other.  Tha...