Hey You, I Love Your Soul by Skillet

Hey You, I Love Your Soul is Skillet's 1998 second album, a brighter and poppier turn after the grungy debut. The band traded some fuzz for hooks and bigger choruses. I went back to discover it after the heavier later records, and found a likeable, melodic middle chapter.

Why listen?

The sound is cleaner and catchier, guitars sharing room with melody and groove. The production is fuller and more assured than the debut. The lyrics stay rooted in faith, love, and the worth of a soul. There is a sense of a band growing surer of its craft. It is a warmer, more inviting record than its predecessor.

Favourite song: Hey You, I Love Your Soul

The bright title track and the band's signature early single. Its hook is hard to shake.

Hey you, I love your soul
I cannot depend on your hate to define my love
Am I strong enough to love your soul
No bounds on the deep, no bounds on the wide
Am I deep enough to love your soul

The way the chorus bounces along feels like an easy stretch of trail taken with friends. It reminds me of walking and talking with someone who simply cares how you are. The song carries a plain, generous message without dressing it up, which is its strength.

Key takeaway

Hey You, I Love Your Soul is a sunnier, hookier Skillet worth knowing. A pleasant step in the band's long road.

Tracklist

• Hey You, I Love Your Soul
• Deeper
• Locked in a Cage
• Your Love (Keeps Me Alive)
• More Faithful
• Pour
• Suspended in You
• Take
• Coming Down
• Whirlwind
• Dive Over In
• Scarecrow

Details

Listen on

• Apple Music
• Amazon
• Spotify

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