Sick Puppies - Riptide MP3

Sick Puppies - Riptide MP3

Not only is it awesome to see such a talented band as the Sick Pups getting the attention they deserve so early in their career, but even better that they realize the gift they've been given and are not only "seizing the day" but grabbing onto the reigns with both hands and kicking it into full gear. It's only their second CD and they've already released an acoustic EP, then another EP called "Polar Opposites" that has exactly that--"opposite" versions of some of their songs with string arrangements, etc. in them. (I still get chills every time I hear "You're Going Down" on Opposites--mainly because it's one of their loudest and heaviest tunes on Tri-Polar, but this version is totally stripped down and yet Shim manages to still keep that raw intensity inherent in the track, almost like a race car at the starting line, you can feel the power under the hood just waiting to get out, barely held back.....)

Anyway, now they're releasing a Live CD??? Most bands would wait until later in their careers to do stuff like this, after they've had a number of CD's and subsequent Tours behind them and they just want to coast for a while before putting out new material. But releasing stuff like this just goes to show how truly talented and creative they are.

Peace out.