The bass intro to 'Revolution' is actually from a cassette tape the band recorded back in the 1970s. We loaded the riff into Pro Tools and built the rest of the song around it. We went for a raw, modern '70s vibe. It is a wide-open rock and roll song.
I'm proud of the fact that we really worked hard. The album cover, the message about peoples' perceptions of rock and metal – 'Revolution' with Rob singing, 'Time to change' on the outro – youngsters with aspirations to pick up a guitar, they're listening to the radio thinking, 'Well, that is what I need to be doing ...
It was well received by the fans and it is still played live since its release.
