Music Review

Testify (2006)

EW's GRADE
C+

Details Release Date: Jan 24, 2006; Lead Performance: P.O.D.; Genre: Rock

 P.O.D. CAST On their latest, the rockers add a little reggae and polish to their righteous riffing
Image credit: P.O.D.: Zach Cordner / Retna Ltd.
P.O.D. CAST On their latest, the rockers add a little reggae and polish to their righteous riffing

The likable P.O.D. are often dismissed as a born-again Rage Against the Machine. But when the darkly inspirational rap-rockers morph into reggae-rockers, they become their own men. With cameos by Hasidic dancehall rhymer/kindred spirit Matisyahu and production by radio-pop physicist Glen Ballard, Testify adds a few improved grooves and hooks to their usual numbing pummel. And as brooding metalists go, these dudes are righteous enough to impress Mom — spiritually, anyhow.

Originally posted Jan 27, 2006 Published in issue #861 Feb 03, 2006 Order article reprints

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