The songs seem to question the actions of these believers, Pariah and Information specifically with the lines of "delusions/never really justify/justify the things you do" and describing their actions as "gift to a god without a name", a possible reference to terrorist acts performed by religious extremists. Pariah can be seen as a concept album of sorts, loosely based around ideas from the Salman Rushdie essay "Imagine There's No Heaven: A Letter to the 6 Billionth Citizen", most notably the idea of belief systems, specifically religion but also politics and science. The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion sees the band further poppifying their sound, with more vocal hooks and catchy guitar lines while at the same time showing off elements of experimentation that were all but missing from their previous outing. Every album they seem to diversify and alter their sound dramatically, no more so than in the three years between the release of El Cielo and Catch Without Arms, which saw the band taking a more simplified and straightforward approach to their songwriting. It's fair to say that dredg are far from one-trick ponies. The group’s musicianship shines wildly on “Gathering Pebbles” with Campanella’s quirky-but-precise drumming, Engles’s brooding guitar licks, and a bouncy, old-school keyboard sound keeping the pace.Review Summary: A potentially amazing album let down by a few mediocre tracks and pointless instrumentals. “Light Switch” sounds like the beginning of a wicked, spaghetti-western with the Southern drawl of the guitar. The lyrics of Hayes are a highlight again, “There is no need to complain / ‘Cause we’ve been ignoring this warning” (taken from “Mourning this Morning”). Released in June 2009, the album was inspired by controversial author Salman Rushdie’s “Imagine There Is No Heaven: A Letter to the Six Billionth Citizen.” Despite the heavy inspirational material, the album leaned towards a more pop-oriented sound, and once again proved that Dredg isn’t afraid to take chances and constantly evolve musically. Such was the case with their next album: The Parrot, The Pariah, The Delusion. While some fans embrace this, others decry it. The beauty of Dredg is that every album they release sounds completely different.
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