The Lost Patrol

The Lost Patrol: Songs About Running AwaySongs About Running Away (2004)
Burning Heart

Reviewer Rating: 3.5

Contributed by: maverickScott
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Published on January 23rd 2004There's something inherently weird about hearing a guy, who for the past 6 years of my life has done nothing but recite some of the most biting political rhetoric ever put to music, make an album about his feelings. Let me clarify - this disc is Dennis Lyxzén, frontman of hardcore legends Refused.

There's something inherently weird about hearing a guy, who for the past 6 years of my life has done nothing but recite some of the most biting political rhetoric ever put to music, make an album about his feelings.

Let me clarify - this disc is Dennis Lyxzén, frontman of hardcore legends Refused and rock revolutionaries The [International] Noise Conspiracy, singing about his feelings. Not about capitialism or foriegn policy. About girls and stuff.

Yeah, I know.

But what's even more unusual is that Lyxzén makes the transition rather smoothly, something I didn't expect at all. His voice, known for it's dynamic power, takes on an almost childlike frailty for a majority of the album. The album has a very confessionalized feel to it, like Lyxzén is putting his real self out in the open, for all to gaze upon and react how they deem appropriate.

The album's lyrics mirror the soulful qualities of Lyxzén's voice, allowing him to truly reveal himself through these words, words that have probably been hidden in journals for years. The music the band creates is heavily R & B influenced, with an indie-pop sheen applied to it. Tracks like "Desperate Attempts" conjur up images of Nick Cave, while conversely the bouncy romp of "Alright" make me think Motown. The eclectic instrumentation of the disc makes it all the more interesting to listen to - you never seem to know when a clarinet, flute, or saxophone could pop up and deliver a jazzy, haunting countermelody.

With the Lost Patrol, Dennis Lyxzén has completed his grasp on rock and roll; he's touched all the bases admirably, and knows what he's doing. While I don't think this record will be getting more spins than The Shape Of Punk To Come, it is nice knowing that there's a softer side to Lyxzén, and that he's willing to let us enjoy it.

MP3s
No New Manifesto
Left And Leaving Blues

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Anonymous (April 11, 2005)

hehe that guy wants to get Dennis Hard and then he probably wants to suck on hard dennis maybe get hard dennis up his pooper.

Anonymous (January 29, 2004)

Dennis is a Wussy...
Part wimp part pussy!

-Start the Song!

Anonymous (January 29, 2004)

I don't like soft dennis. I like dennis hard. I wish dennis could get harder. I wish dennis could show me how hard he can get. I wish I could turn dennis on and feel his hardness. I dont want to see everyones goddamn sensitive side. Save that for your couch sessions. You fucking people with your emotions. Hide them. Bottle them up for fucks sake. Save them for when you need to lift a car off of a loved one. Don't whine in my fucking ear.
twat

Romeo (January 28, 2004)

anything Ian > most things

Anonymous (January 27, 2004)

fugazi > most things

Anonymous (January 27, 2004)

nothing better than idots running around screaming about the evils of captialism in hundred dollar jeans.

Romeo (January 27, 2004)

What do I care about some guys feelings. Oh wah, he must of gotten his dick cut off after he quit Refused.

dignin (January 27, 2004)

None of this guys stuff ever did anything for me. And scott, fugazi > refused

heelturn (January 27, 2004)

i love fags.

Anonymous (January 25, 2004)

Local Felons are a group of fags

CallingLondon (January 25, 2004)

woops, i mean better than the first

CallingLondon (January 25, 2004)

it's not bad. kinda unoriginal in the song writing, and i think the production is way too polished, but those two songs are alright. Left and Leaving Blues is better than the second, for sure.

Anonymous (January 25, 2004)

i work all day doing nothing, not making anything.

Anonymous (January 25, 2004)

"There's something inherently weird about hearing a guy, who for the past 6 years of my life has done nothing but recite some of the most biting political rhetoric ever put to music, make an album about his feelings."

Oh please... His songs straddle nonsensical most of the time and wouldn't be consider "political" all that much if he didn't keep repeating the whole anti-capitalist spiel (something someone from his part of the world doesn't even have to really worry about).

Biting political lyrics are rooted in REAL opinions or something deeper than "I've got a bone to pick with capitalism- and a few to break!". I mean, what is he? A proffesional wrestler?

Check out Crass- "Big Man, Big M.A.N." or "Time Out", or their slogan song "Do They Owe Us a Living?" for something closer to the Refused.

-BSD

Anonymous (January 25, 2004)

I really really really really really really miss Refused ... but this album is great. Check out 93 Million Miles From The Sun for more Dennis actshun.

-Bobo

GreenVandal (January 25, 2004)

I think thi guy is a propaghandist idiot dick who uses politics more for fashion then anything else.

But he does make some really kick ass tunes.