Sylvester Stallone became taken with the Robert Tepper song No Easy Way Out, leading to its inclusion in Rocky IV. This is how most people know the song, tied directly into the scene of Rocky Balboa driving his car, remembering his recently killed best friend. The Protomen, an experimental rock group hailing from Tennessee, (mostly known for their epic, multi-album rock opera retelling a dystopian version of the NES game series, "Mega Man.") saw something different. The cover of No Easy Way Out speeds up the pace, redistributes musical priority, and adds a bell and a trumpet. It doesn't sound like much change, but it takes a song with literal associated imagery and changes it to something more downtrodden, with a distinct southwestern rock flavor. It's almost like something out of a modern western. I am a fan of bands taking a cover and making it their own, and this take on the song is definitely that.