Prophets of War is pretty bad.
Hef, I know that a lot of folks feel the same way you do about PoW. However, I just don't see any reason to not like it so much. What is it about the song that you don't like? I'm genuinely curious.
I'm not putting you off or anything, but I haven't listened to it in a LONG time, and I don't feel like listening to it again just so I can analyze why I don't like it.
Some things that stand out from memory are the chessy Queen-like backing vocals. I know that MP thought they were neat, but they are just cheesy and cringe-inducing.
Also the disco feel of that whole section.
Also, the double entendre in the title is just poor, poor writing. Something I would expect from an amateur band, not seasoned professionals.
And a lot of other things.
One thing that I
do like, musically, is when it breaks down to just an acoustic guitar, with James singing softly over it. Pity that couldn't have been done in a better song.