American rock band out of Los Angeles, CA formed in 2002 by Pete Murray (2)… Read Full Bio ↴American rock band out of Los Angeles, CA formed in 2002 by Pete Murray (2) and Neil Godfrey after the disbandment of their previous band, Ultraspank, in 2001.Freedom is a beautiful thing. Take it from Abraham Lincoln, Sir William Wallace, Rage Against the Machine and now Southern California’s finest resurrected rock titans Lo-Pro. After a promising 2003 self-titled debut that yielded not only a bona fide radio smash in the crunching “Sunday”, but riveting acoustic gigs with Staind mainman Aaron Lewis, the quintet sunk into that all-too-familiar quagmire of label and cashflow malaise. Fast-forward several years, and Lo-Pro have liberated themselves with a vengeance on the strength of long-anticipated sophomore full-length The Beautiful Sounds of Revenge, easily one of the most addictive and passionate mainstream rock records of the year.

Lo-Pro’s climb has been steep but rewarding, and is reflected with brutal honesty in Revenge’s 14-song rollercoaster. While so many modern rock crews wallow in unearned misery, frontman Pete Murray bluntly and unapologetically retraces his band’s rocky road, from the infectious gallop of “Texas” (“Maybe I did it all because I wanted to”) to the jarring chugs of “Early Morning Anger” (“Was I so out of line to think you’d be there?”) Yet, the quintet is just as adept at conjuring mid-tempo thunderclaps (“A Life That’s Just Begun,” “Wasting Away”) that boast Murray-favorite U2’s sprawling emotional majesty. This is an angry record, but it’s just as confessional and introspective.

“It’s been a challenge,” Murray laughs of his band’s layoff. “That was definitely helped by picking up yoga. I went through a period when I was pissed off, and some of those songs are on the record—but lyrically, the songs track a journey. It goes from finger-pointing to a way more hopeful vibe.”

Little comes easy in the Lo-Pro universe, and that includes geography: guitarist Pete Ricci lives in Massachusetts, and the rest of the band—Murray’s longtime Ultraspank writing partner, guitarist Neil Godfrey, drummer Tommy Stewart (ex-Godsmack) and bassist Jerry Oliviera—are spread out through L.A., Santa Barbara and San Diego. Subtle changes in approach have made Revenge easily their most accomplished work, with principal writers Murray and Godfrey remaining tight through both lean and boom times.

“[The Aaron Lewis acoustic tour] opened up this whole new way of writing, where we started writing everything on acoustic guitar first and building from there,” Murray reveals. “We usually write the music first and I’ll do vocals. Now we strip out the music and I send back [Godfrey] songs with drums and vocals, and he rewrites around the vocals.”

“[Neil and I have] been writing music for almost 20 years now. We’ve known each other since we were little punks out in Isla Vista, CA. We were playing in rival bands for a while; we hated each other for a long time. Now we’ve been writing music together forever, and it’s great. We can criticize what we do and it isn’t a personal attack, which is a huge thing to overcome.”

From the sweeping electronic flourishes on the evocative mid-album segue “Say” to the layered spoken word breaks on the volcanic “Ingenious,” it’s obvious that Lo-Pro couldn’t have picked a better time to be so inspired.

Aaron Lewis of Staind says, “People in the business have come and gone. I’ve always believed in the music, and Lo Pro is the real deal. That’s why I’m still here.”

“The business is brutal,” Murray shrugs. “It’s chewed us up a couple times. We just want to play music—that’s all I’m in it for. From where we’re sitting, we’re in a great place.”

New album The Beautiful Sounds Of Revenge out June 8th, 2010.

Oblivion
Lo-Pro Lyrics

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I can't hear a sound
Can't see the world
Can't feel the ground
I can't look around
Can't see the faces
Through this cloud

I fade away into Oblivion

Every second I'm alive without you
I fade away into Oblivion
Every second I'm alive without you

I can't sleep a wink
Can't shut you out
Can't even think
I can't look away
From the train wreck
Of mistakes

I fade away into Oblivion
Every second I'm alive without you
I fade away into Oblivion
Every second I'm alive without you

I am barely breathing
The grip around my neck
I am barely living
And I won't make it back
You, without you
(Every second I'm alive) without you
Without you
(Every second I'm alive) without you

I fade away into Oblivion
Every second I'm alive without you

I fade away into Oblivion
Every second I'm alive without you

Overall Meaning

Lo-Pro's song "Oblivion" is a powerful emotional journey into the agony of loss and heartbreak. The song begins with the singer expressing the depth of their despair, as they are unable to hear or see anything around them. They feel as if they have lost all connection to the world and all that surrounds them. The lyrics describe a cloud of sorrow that envelopes them, making them feel as though they are fading away into oblivion.

The chorus of the song is a repeated realization that every second the singer is alive without their loved one, they are further slipping away into oblivion. They describe this experience as a train wreck of mistakes with no escape or relief from the pain. The second verse describes the singer's inability to escape their thoughts of their lost love even for a moment, leaving them unable to even sleep.

The bridge of the song is a plea for help or relief from the pain. The singer describes how they are barely alive and barely breathing, feeling as though they are being choked by the grip of their loss. They repeat the phrase "without you" as an acknowledgement of the one thing that they need, which they cannot have. The song ends with a repetition of the chorus, driving home the idea that each moment without their love strips away at their existence.

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Line by Line Meaning

I can't hear a sound
I feel a deep sense of loss and emptiness that silences everything around me

Can't see the world
My vision is clouded by my pain and I am unable to see the beauty that surrounds me

Can't feel the ground
The stability and foundation that used to hold me up is no longer present and I feel lost and ungrounded

I can't look around
I am unable to focus on the present moment and instead find myself constantly dwelling on what was lost

Can't see the faces
Even the people around me seem different and unfamiliar because of how absorbed I am in my own troubles

Through this cloud
Despite my lack of perception, I continue to trudge through my emotions hoping for some relief

I fade away into Oblivion
My mental state slowly deteriorates to the point where I become non-existent

Every second I'm alive without you
The pain and longing of not having you in my life never leaves me, no matter how much time has passed

I can't sleep a wink
My mind is too preoccupied with thoughts of you that even sleep provides no escape

Can't shut you out
No matter how hard I try, memories of you continue to flood my mind

Can't even think
Simple tasks like concentrating or making decisions become unbearable because of the distraction your absence creates

I can't look away
The mistakes and regrets of the past consume me and I am unable to pull my gaze from them

From the train wreck
The chaos and destruction caused by the breakdown of our relationship continues to haunt me

Of mistakes
I am constantly reminded of the poor choices I made and how they negatively impacted our bond

I am barely breathing
My emotional turmoil has taken a toll on my physical health and I feel like I am suffocating

The grip around my neck
My pain has a hold on me and I am unable to shake its grasp

I am barely living
The vibrant, energetic version of myself I once was has been reduced to a shell of a person

And I won't make it back
There is a sense of finality to my pain and I know that I may never fully recover from it

You, without you
Your absence is constantly on my mind and I can't help but think of how different things could have been

(Every second I'm alive) without you
The constant pain and emptiness of not having you in my life never leaves me

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JOHN FAHNESTOCK, NEIL MATTHEW GODFREY, PETE MURRAY, TOM STEWART

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