Album of the Year

So for the past six months since I discovered the Protomen I haven't been able to put down their albums. I know to many it may seem as though the concept of a rock opera based on a favorite childhood video game series is not worth listening to, but if you're thinking that way then you would be dead wrong. The creativity of the music and the character development that go through the music make the story one of the most fun, bad ass, powerful, and (dare I say) emotional pieces of work I've listened to.

Since I started listening to the Protomen I try to find any excuse to work them into a conversation, play their music for others, and constantly imagine what their work would look like as a stage performance or on screen. Songs like "the Hounds" just get you singing along like crazy while "Keep Quiet" makes you feel like you're the one taking that stand against a bloodthirsty robot. There's even the grim realization that the one hero you looked up to your entire life has turned his back on the world, only to become your enemy like in "the Stand (Man or Machine)." The Protomen have turned a childhood game of mine into a mature, dark vision of a dystopia mixed with the classic struggle of good versus evil and what it means to be human. I eagerly await the day they finish the third act to find out the fates of Megaman, Tom Light, Albert Wily, and the human race.

If you haven't checked them out, this you tube page has been kind enough to post both acts for your listening pleasure. Though you may not have the liner notes from the album itself to fill in the gaps and read the backstory, you can easily find those on various lyrics sites throughout the internet. Start the epic battle here.