My First Time Listening to Untitled by Korn | My Reaction
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2024
- Watch me react to my first time listening to Untitled, the eighth studio album from heavy metal band Korn.
*all comments in this video are completely subjective and I am not a music expert.
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0:00 Intro
0:48 Intro (opening track)
1:58 Starting Over
3:26 Bitch We Got a Problem
5:14 Evolution
6:46 Hold On
8:12 Kiss
9:43 Do What They Say
11:09 Ever Be
12:41 Love and Luxury
13:57 Innocent Bystander
15:17 Killing
16:48 Hushabye
18:02 I Will Protect You
19:43 My Final Thoughts
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most underrated album from korn!
JD is an absolute legend, im glad I got to experience his music growing up. I dont care if it sounds weird or quirky to some ppl, I appreciate the music Korn has put out. Every song paints a picture in my mind and it sticks with me forever.
Everyone hated this album, but this album saved my life in high school when I was suicidal. That’s real. They’re my favorite band of all time and I’ve seen them a lot live. This album was unappreciated
I love this album different sure but it’s great in its own ways like all of korns albums imo
People just hate change.
This album is amazing
Trueee, this album is amazing and im surpriced how its looked over..
@@PhoenixSkies44 change for the worse
After SYOTOS, this album was my second phase of trying to convince everyone its actually amazing and how korn doesn't "suck now". Super under rated album
Their most underrated album imho.
Fun fact: This was their first album without longtime drummer David Silveria. So they got other drummers on the record, most notably Terry Bozzio, which explains the different sounding percussion. Also this albums tour cycle was where they picked up their current drummer Ray Luzier who I think is a very worthy replacement.
I think Ray majorly elevates their live show and brings that level of skill that they definitely needed after they got a bit stale since SYOTOS. But I agree this one is underrated thanks completely for being the experimental album. I personally loved this one from the start.
@@BewaretheCherryWaves I personally love each and every Korn album, even my least favorites, getting better the more I listened to them. This one is my favorite of the albums without Head, it's experimental and creative as hell. Ever Be having a rock opera style, Killing having death metal influences, Bitch We Got a Problem, Love and Luxury, and Do What They Say having industrial vibes carried over from SYOTOS but done better, and Jonathan going all over the place moreso than ever before, arguably.
Plus the cover is just awesome.
SYOTOS had him? I thought he left after their sixth album.
@@verticalhamburger9517 David made 7 albums, SYOTOS being his last. Other things of note for how different this album is, Brooks Wackerman and JD also have drum credits. And Zac Baird, who they originally hired to tour for SYOTOS, wrote keyboard, synth, and organ parts. He also worked on the Kidnap the Sandy Claws (from The Nightmare Before Christmas) cover, JD's solo band The Simply Fucking Amazings, and Munly's Fear and The Nervous System.
Oddly enough this was the album that got me into Korn back in the day. And I'm glad it did because it's their weirdest so from that point it was always a joy discovering their previous efforts as well as seeing them going forward. 15 years later I still think it's one of the best experiments they did. Definitely their darkest record also.
i think life is peachy is more darker, just my opinion tho
Life is Peachy, Issues, Korn (self-titled), and The Nothing are much darker imo. I really do like Untitled though
The tour for this album had Joey Jordison from Slipknot and Clint Lowery from Sevendust on guitar filling in.
I 100% understand why this album is disliked by Korn fans but damn I think it’s incredible
Also Molly, if you want to listen to an album that sounds like this but with more heavy elements check out Fear and the Nervous System
The album is self titled and it was made by Korns guitarist Munky during this albums recording process
Fear in the nervous system is an amazing album.
@@KR_GreySkies Not many people know about it too.
Fear and the Nervous System had a lot of potential. I wasn’t crazy about the vocalist but the instrumentation was pretty damn cool. Munky is Korn’s most underrated member but might actually the most eclectic. It’s a toss up between him and Jonathan
So I met Korn twice last Spring, back in 2021. (They remembered who I was when I met them for the second time which feels so surreal, being a big fan of someone who actually knows you exist) and I the first time meeting them I told them about my nephews who both love Korn (who are currently ages 9 and 6, but were 8 and 4 at the time of meeting them). They wanted to be there to meet them too, but since I weren’t I asked my nephews if there was anything they wanted me to tell ask them or tell them. So I ended up showing them a picture of both of them individually and told them their favorite Korn song + whatever it is they wanted me to specifically tell the band. They were amazed how they are fans at such a young age, and I think they were especially impressed by my younger nephew (again, age 6 now, but age 4 at the time) because the picture I showed them was him on his first day of school (4K, not kindergarten) and he was holding up a poster board consisting of stuff about him and the last part of it said “some things I love are:” and what he had beneath it was the Pokémon logo and the Korn logo. 😄 and getting to the reason why I’m sharing this story, it wasn’t anything anything major, but Jonathan had a little reaction of pleasant surprise when I told them that my younger nephew’s favorite Korn song was the song Evolution. You know because it’s really not a song you wouldn’t commonly hear someone say is their favorite.
Obviously the reason I’m mentioning this is just because of the fact that the song comes from this album.
When you finish all the albums you should make one more video for Korn’s unreleased tracks and demos! You actually won’t regret it. They have Christmas songs (Jingle Balls, Kidnap the Sandy Claws, Christmas Song) songs like Layla and This Broken Soul (never released) and the Neidermayer’s Mind album which is a demo from 1993.
Thanks for letting me know, I'll have to check those out!
yeah, there are a lot of B sides that deserve to be on an album. also 'Kick the PA' for the spawn soundtrack
Yes. I agree with @@twitchfixer1344. There’s also Sean Olsen off of The Crow: City of Angels soundtrack. Ooh…basically all the songs from the Queen of the Damned soundtrack (essentially all written by Jonathan if I’m remembering that correctly). Side note about the film, he (Jonathan) has a quick cameo in said film at that. 😊
KoRn's B-sides are a Hall of Fame career for other bands
I think the magic of these albums is that, in my opinion, by the time Mirror came out their sound felt a little tired and repetitive, but when See You and this album arrived they felt fresh and rejuvenated again. Especially with the help of Atticus from NIN. They took a lot more risks and didn’t really fall into the self parody that Mirror felt like. I personally believe this to be their creative peak. Not their best record (I think third best), but them at their most forward thinking.
Yeah Take A Look In the Mirror is my least favorite as it felt caricature. Korn trying to sound Korn. Almost like a mid age crisis.
it's also known as KoRn 2, also, Joey Jordison played on it and toured with them, then Jay came along, and Joey (R.I.P) was back with the Knot. I gotta listen to Untitled again. 5:27.. ''almost has a dubstep sound to it'' Oh, Molly, you'll, well, eat that statement in 2 albums time.
Hmm, looking forward to the dubstep album... that's sure to be a fun listen.
@@mollyesanborn Their dubstep album is a meme to KoRn fans, but honestly its not the worst thing a lot of good songs with really good lyrics. It's just odd especially if dubstep wasn't someone's cup of tea
Joey was only on the tour. Terry Bozzio, Brooks Wackerman, and Jonathan Davis shared the drumming duties.
@@mollyesanborn The dubstep album is lyrically one of their best, imo
Joey Jordison did not play on the album
Korn discography is so wild. It goes so many different places. I don't even remember which album comes next bro.
Tbh the next album is one I always forget about but it has so many great songs on it
Yeah for years I was lost. But as a fan who studied their discography, this was their final album before going into another change. They did Korn III which was, looking back, an almost desperate attempt to please old fans by purposely trying to sound like their first album. Some of it is great but not everything.
Then there's the electronic phase where JD was about to do his own thing but the lab um jumped onboard and they did The Path Of Totality. Then you get their newer metal sound which is fine. Just not that intriguing anymore for me.
That would be Korn III, their ninth album. And as usual with Korn I have no clue what to expect when I listen to it, haha!
@@IceKoldKilla I was in middle school and was huge into dubstep so path of totality is one of my favorite albums it’s behind several of the more obvious heavy hitters but I like it more then the serenity of suffering
@@alexpratt5010 I'm a huge fan of The Nothing personally
I wish people would stop with the spoilers about how the next albums are gonna sound 😭
Let her listen without knowing what to expect! Don't ruin the fun
kiss is my favorite on this album, the discography was pretty experimental at this stage of korn but they always had something to enjoy.
It was a turbulent time for Korn, the band was down to 3 original members and they got inspired to write an experimental album instead of a straightforward typical Korn album. I appreciate how every song sounds different lyrically, and musically. For example the themes were not all about angst, less repeated words and the song structures were unique. Personally its one of my favorite Korn albums, this is coming form an old fan.
Fun Fact: Atticus Ross, constant collaborator with Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, produced this album.
The band was in a huge transition at this point but I still appreciate the direction they took on this album, David hadn’t officially left the band at this point but if anything the percussion was helped by multiple drummers who appeared on the album! Great review as always
Hushabye and Innocent Bystander just hit me like a steam train in my first listen.
It’s weird listening to these albums without being in that time in history. The electric music was starting to take over, and rock groups we’re starting to die. So I really enjoyed Korn blending styles. Wait until The Path of Totality, I personally like it.
I love how experimental they went on this album, and it's such an amazing and unique sounding album. Also this is the only album with Korn as a 3-piece, and they had session drummers, including Terry Bozzio who has one of the largest and most impressive drum kits (best example: drum solo during I Will Protect You)
He was supposed to join the band at that time but apparently his demands were a bit high so it never happened. Still a great contribution the Korn collection.
@@xcronex I kinda wish Mike Bordin of Faith No More had joined or was at least on one of their albums. When he toured with them in 00-01 (David had an injury), he crushed it. I think he managed to make Korn heavier on that tour, while maintaining their weird funky/hip-hop quality.
@@EyeShotFirst yep I thought he did a great job. From what I understand when Joey toured with them the songs where a bit fast and Mike played them in the pocket.
I believe "Love and Luxury" is a diss track directed at "Head", also this album is a dark horse that's still on my playlist ... "Kiss" happens to be a favorite of mine and of course Terri Bozzio's drum solo on "I will protect you"..
I haven't listened to this album in such a long time, I forgot how much I liked it...at least more than See You On The Other Side. Not exactly in my top 5 but it does some cool new things for Korn. Great review as always.
I hate when people say "did Korn or Slipknot change their sound too much?" Yes! Because they're not HOMELESS DRUG ADDICTS anymore and that's where that music CAME from.
I dunno about you, but I don't want Jonathan Davis to be strung out and stressed his whole life.
I for one and glad they're evolving, and we will always have their old music.
Oh shit! Now we’re getting to the point in Korn’s discography where it gets interesting. This was an album where two of the five original members were gone
Also listen to Word up it’s definitely one of my favorite Korn songs in a very weird way
haha yep, that's for sure! This album was a lot of fun to listen to, I never knew what to expect.
I really love See you on the other side and Untitled, Jonathan definitely carries both albums for me.
Untitled is the album I visit the least, so every time I put it on it's like I'm listening to it for the first time.
Hang in there Molly. 9th album is raw and heavy. 10th album is purely dub step, but then the 11th and onward are absolutely fantastic!
I love the dubstep album lyrically. Everything after it is them really hitting their stride, I think. I'd argue that The Nothing is their best & Serenity of Suffering is sooo very close to their best.
Didn't need to spoil it for her
I love this album!!! One of my favorites Korn albums.
It would be interesting if you did a video on Jonathan's solo album "Black Labyrinth".
This album isn't one of my favorites but it has a few fantastic tracks. Starting Over, Hold On, Ever Be, Kiss, Hushabye are some of Korn's best.
In anticipation of Requiem I went over all their discography and found myself loving the Untitled above all of the other albums. The moment on JD's life, the band, the percussion and the lyrics. I know it will never be a fan favorite, but it's so refreshing and with some of their best songs. Yet, the b-side Sing Sorrow is beautiful, should be regarded as a masterpiece. Thanks Molly for your reviews, was expecting this one for a long time.
alright yep. i found my new favorite reaction channel, glad to be here, you deserve more views and subs ngl
Thanks for the review. I really love driving around and jamming to album:) KoЯn did making of the album documentary that is on UA-cam. Check it out! He used an electronic bagpipe then you caught onto him using a voice machine too;) The documentary shows a lot of that. Also shows a lot more on the drummer when they were in between drummers.
Molly you should def watch the making of this album, it's a good watch, you should also listen to the Queen of the damned soundtrack, since Jonathan Davis did the music for the film
Great suggestion! I'd say she should go straight to the Alone I Play solo JD record where he himself finally plays those songs he wrote for the movie
@@trevor5071 agreed, you're right since the actual album features other singers on the songs whereas Alone I Play has Jon singing them
7:30 Not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet but Atticus Ross of NIN actually produced this album! He also had a hand in the production on See You on the Other Side
Trent talked a bit of shit about Korn as a result, mocking them for bringing in writers.
I'm so excited for you, your getting closer to the best album. The Serenity of Suffering
Thanks . Cant wait for the next korn album reaction 😁 love your channel
Just found your channel, been binge watching these reactions for hours now haha. You've checked out so many of my favorite albums already, it's kind of like re-hearing it all for the first time. Thanks for putting in the effort!
great reaction, I always wait for the reactions of the korn albums, continue like this, you are one of my favourites, greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽
The drums on this album always felt soooo different compared to any other Korn album, and I realized it was because Korn had no drummer during that time. They called in Terry Bozio and Joey Jordison to do the sessions and Joey toured with them for a almost 2 years promoting this album.
While Joey Jordison did tour with them and was even featured on the music video for "Evolution", he actually did not perform on this album. Some tracks were recorded by Terry Bozzio, some by Brooks Wackerman and even Jonathan Davis played drums on a couple of them.
@@_teacherhector Oh okay, I didn't know that. Yeah I kinda guessed JD had something to do on the drums, because in a BTS video he was asking Joey if he could play the "Blister Exists" marching beat for a Korn song, which I think ended up being in Ever Be.
@@aaryamannambiar6677 He used to play that Blister Exists part as an introduction to the main beat to Shoots and Ladders, along with the bagpipes
Been waiting on this video for so long and forgot to check your channel until now. 😭
There's a video of Terry Bozzio going wild in I Will Protect you in the studio HIGHLY recommend watching that video.
This is one of my favorite korn albums (typically referred to as Korn II btw)! the other one that i really really love is untouchables. and that album has a lot of hardass moments and great music writing, and it uses it's electronic elements really well. But untitled just has some of their most creative riffs and structural song writing, and i think a lot of that is because of the different drummer they had on the album, a session guy with a huge kit named terry bozzio, best known for drumming on a lot of frank zappa's albums. the drummer, david silvera's departure was a business/family decision and the electronics on this one were also done by atticus ross of NIN fame in case you were curious about why the similarity in sounds there.
the best songs on the album IMO are ever be and love and luxury, which are both about guitarist head leaving the band because he found jesus and thought korn's material was blasphemous. head wrote a book about his life with korn, hence the opening to love and luxury, "i read your little book and, hahahahahahaha". a common theme of the album is the changes to the bands lineup of members (starting over), and they expand on that idea to be about survival in general (evolution, hold on, do what they say, i will protect you), as well as criticisms of people who live in negative codependent relationships (killing, hushabye).
overall i think it's got great riffs, i think the moods on the album are more somber, more tragic, and maybe a little more sincere than previous albums? and i think it all really fits to korn's general repertoire. I do have heavy nostalgia though, this came out in 2007, which was the era of 12 year old me buying korn albums at the grocery store.
Been waiting on this one 🤘🤘🤘
Been waiting for this one
I'm loving and genuinely appreciating the fact that you're actually planning to review every Korn album there is. Anyone who has reacted to Korn on UA-cam always leaves out Untitled and Korn 3, but I'm so glad there's at least 1 person doing it because there really are some hidden gems 👍 Thanks so much!
The thing I love about this album is they experimented something new without "selling out" and calling it "evolution"
See what I did there?
Anyway, this album gets lot of hate but as music I love it. Yes, it doesn't sound Kornish at all but good music is good music
I agree with you, I kind of wish I had randomly picked this album for my first ever time hearing Korn because I think I would have loved it. Now I'm stuck comparing it with their early music which is a completely different style. Both are good, I just am used to hearing their heavier stuff.
@@mollyesanborn I was a Korn fan already when this album came out but I loved it, it's relaxing, dark,.
I don't know if someone mentioned this but the drummer David was already gone when they made this album.
Only Jonathan, Fieldy and Munky were part of Korn at this point, that's a big reason of why this and previous albums sounded so different
I love this Album. not everyone's favorite but it came out at the right time in my life where I was going through a lot of things good and bad but a lot of change, Korn always seem to release an album exactly when I need it. This album in particular really helps me feel better.
also...
@5:26 ...foreshadowing ...
There were 3 still in the band. Jonathan, Munky, & Fieldy, but the Head had left after 04 tour & Drummer left after See You On The Other Side. So Munky had to do extra guitar work once again back to back albums. They got Terry Bozzio & Brooks Wackerman for drums so very different here. Terry is the 1 who plays on a huge drumset, that thing has like 50 some pieces on it lol. Next album is when u will hear the newer drummer Ray Luzier who is still there 2day after he won the audition the following year
Ahh, thanks for letting me know. Maybe that's why the percussion sounded pretty wild on this album. I really liked it though!
@@mollyesanborn Head the guitarist left in part because he wanted to get sober but also he became a EXTREMELY devout Christian so this album is basically a diss track to head. Evolution, Ever be, and Love and luxury are just middle fingers to him.
I’ve really enjoyed seeing your takes on Korn’s discography. It’s such a rollercoaster from beginning to end. I do ask though if you’re considering reacting to At The Drive-In or The Mars Volta new album from this year?
Can't wait I've watched everyone so far hopefully it's sooner then later
I’m here for all the Korn album reactions. You’ve started to get into the very experimental phase (after their guitarist Head left for a while). I can’t wait for you to get to their last three albums.
Addictive channel. I love the way you describe all the songs and albums. Your opinions coincide almost entirely with what I think. Keep the good work. When is the next korn album? Greetings from Portugal 🇵🇹
Thanks, glad you're enjoying the channel! I'll try and get another Korn reaction up before the end of this month :)
this is one of my favs, definetly listened alot to this one and i dont understand how its been looked over.. I didn't expect it to be.. I instantly enjoyed it
I can't wait to see your reaction to the albums 'the serenity of surfering' and 'the nothing', by the way I would also like to indicate and see your reaction from a Brazilian band called Far From Alaska, they have two incredible albums, the first is called Mode Human and the second is called Unlikely. Hugs from Brazil 🇧🇷
I'm really excited to hear the rest of Korn's discography as well! And I'll be sure that Far From Alaska is on my list, thanks for the suggestion :)
Although the video for "Hold on" is freaking awesome.
I'll have to give it a watch.
@@mollyesanborn very silly
Contrary to some of the comments, Joey Jordison did not record any drums for this record. He only filled in on some live shows around this time period. There were a couple different session drummers as well as Jonathan Davis doing the drums on a few tracks. Ray Luzier was't in the band either until their next studio album.
True, but Ray joined the band for the tour of this album.
Alright, so I've been watching your stuff for almost a year now and I didn't think I'd stick around to this point in this discography so I'm really excited to see how you react to the second half of the albums.
Ross Robinson comes back to produce his third album with Korn (hence the name, Korn III), he did bring back the old raw sound and squeeze out the misery in poor JD. Still, this one gets kinda buried in the discography somehow, looking forward to your opinion!
Loooove this album
@Molly Sanborn I have two questions if you’re reading this comment.
*1.* Just based off the first listen, which album do you favor between this album and See You On The Other Side? With them being two back-to-back experimental albums?
*2.* Have you ever seen any of Korn’s music videos from any of the albums you’ve made it through so far? If not you should check some out if you get a chance. And I’m not exactly suggesting that it be in the form of reaction videos, but more so just in your own free time. It might be interesting to get some visual representation of the music of theirs if you’ve made it this far without having seen any of it. Maybe not all of them because that might be a lot of videos to go through, but instead maybe take a look at their list of music videos and see if there’s any you’re most curious about.
And adding to that one, when you review these albums, are you ever aware of which songs from the albums are the hit singles?
Molly just wait till Korn 3 Remember Who You Are comes. That one will always hold a special place in my heart. The last two tracks are huge tearjerkers. Very intense album. Looking forward to seeing your reaction to it.
I'll try and get to that album soon, I'm really looking forward to hearing it!
Really loving these videos. I feel like you might also enjoy the band Katatonia. Particularly The Great Cold Distance, Dead End Kings and Night is the New Day. The music is in the vein of Tool and Deftones but more gothic and almost folksy but not in a cheesy sense.
One reason you might be hearing more of an electronic sound to this record is because it was produced with the help of Atticus Ross and The Matrix
Oh, that makes a lot of sense! Fits with the Nine Inch Nails vibe I picked up on at certain points too.
I loved this album!!!!!
This is the first Korn album I got into. My first song was twisted transistor but this was the first full album I listened to. While it's not a popular album it's still got a special place in my heart for me.
I can’t wait for the next Korn reaction video
Well there is a reason to find a resemblance with NIN and all the electronic/industrial/piano sounds... Atticus Ross, producer of severa NIN albums and partner in crime with Trent Reznor regarding movie soundtracks (hey, they even won an Oscar for The SocialNetwork movie)
Hes the official second half of NIN at this point.
The ‘twang’ you pointed out during Ever Be is actually a saw being ‘played’ 🙂
This is the softer album they made
But there is something, they tried so different things, and I love it
5:26 oh don't worry, that's coming
Saw Korn live in 2020. Was a fun show.
Nesse álbum tem uma das minhas músicas favoritas da banda Evolution
its there most underrated album for my opinion.
Personal favorite from korn
You have to listen to Sing Sorrow it's a bonus track and the real end to this CD it's also fantastic!!
The only Korn album with them as a 3-piece band, also the first one where they were trying to “go back to their roots”
+1 for the Portishead callout ☝🏽
This was the first album without the original drummer so they didn't have a drummer while making this album so they recruited a couple people but most of the tracks were done by one guy and he's got a massive drum setup supposed to be like one of the best the drummers in the world probably why they don't play none of those songs live
“…wild fusion of stuff…” indeed. As mentioned the band was down two members at the time. Head left to find God, David left right after their previous record and for KoRn II (Untitled) they actually had a slew of session (I believe) and other famous drummers (such as Terry Bozzio) come in and fill David’s spot before finding their current drummer, Ray Luzier.
Just wait till you get to Path of Totality… 😳😳😳
This album was experimental for sure - not as much as Path of Totality but there’s so many different variation of sounds to this album. Only 3 OG members and Jon played a few instruments on this album. Personally I see this is a Jonathan Davis album rather than a Korn album if that makes sense. Very Queen of the Damned sounding (Jon wrote and recorded 6-7 songs on that soundtrack).
your nerdy voice is angelic almost like velma daisy's 🤘
haha, didn't know a voice could be nerdy. I'll take that as a compliment 😊
Love this album. Super weird and experimental, but really engaging. I thought they would just shift their sound into this direction for good. Alas, everyone hated it and they went back to their roots.
Let's GO. Korn. 🤘 You have to listen to Fear Factory and their discography
I actually loved this Album. The B sides from it are better than some of the main songs
This album is one of there more experimental albums, which change is ok sometimes
I actually really liked this album, it was different but I enjoyed it and it helped me through high school
This material was insanely cool live, it just had an incredible energy and atmosphere when it rang out in the open air, but for me the tragic thing about this album is that it really just sounds kind of flat and forgettable with time and I feel like despite all of the crazy experimentation and big names involved with the project, it just doesn't translate in to a Korn record. It sounds lost and confused. They completely buried Fieldy's bass to the point that he literally went on record stating he reused the parts on later songs since nobody heard them anyways. I only really come back to Starting Over, Evolution, and Hold On anymore if anything.
Yes, I missed the bass so much! It's a huge part of what makes Korn's music really stand out imo. I love the experimentation on this album and I generally love really electronic heavy music, but it just didn't sound like a Korn record if that makes sense.
This was the last album I bought when I was like 14-15 listening to Korn. Terry Bozzio plays the drums on this album. Check out his drum set on UA-cam. Wild stuff.
Also please look into listening to "Otherness" by Alexisonfire. New amazing album by them.
The ending of killing with the deep growl is inspired by the band cannibal corpse Jonathan likes them.
This one and See you on the other side had the same producers. The Matrix and Atticus Ross.
When you said Evolutions start was kind of like dubstep. You just wait until you listen to the path of totality
So this album was made as a three piece. With their drummer leaving they had 3 different drummers on this. They also played with keyboard and percussive elements, along with different structures and even instruments. If you’re interested and have time, here is a video of them making this album. ua-cam.com/video/j9P9IefCR4A/v-deo.html
The next album is the first with their current drummer. It was produced by the same guy that produced their first two records in order to capture that old energy. It’s definitely way more aggressive in terms of the last couple.
Love & Luxury was written about their guitarist Head when he wasn't in the band
Note: "Starting Over" was made about Jonathan surviving a life-threatening situation.
The minute head left those heavy hitting riffs just weren't there its like the guitar riffs are just basslines holding the songs together rather then standing out for their amazing heavy catchy riffs. JD definitely was all over the bands direction as the vocals and his interest in dubsteb and producing took over the bands sound and became like JD solo projects until head came back to the band, specislly path to totality probably confused a lot of fans haha
You need to listen to Chimaira "Impossibility of Reason" album.
The interesting thing about this album is that it was only made as an excuse to justify touring again in Summer of 2007. Jonathan Davis was hospitalized in 2006 when they were doing the European festival circuit, causing the band to cancel most of their festival appearances that summer, so they went back to those festivals the next year to play them. But they also wanted to keep the Family Values momentum going as they brought the tour back in 2006, so they did that again in 2007, and they didn't want to go do another full tour cycle without a new album to promote because they didn't think people would want to come out and see them with no new songs being played. At least that was my gathering from interviews they did at the time.
As a result, I think that's why the album sounds like something of an incoherent, inconsistent mess. They had a revolving door of drummers on the album, and had Joey Jordison play live with them for those 2007 tours, and it just has something of a rushed feel to it. SYOTOS was similiar in terms of the band's willingness to experiment, but there's at least something of a consistent flow to that album even if i'm not a fan of a lot of it. While SYOTOS grew on me a bit over a few months, this album did the opposite, and aside from "Starting Over" I never find myself going back to any songs on the album.
Also, Jonathan's lyrics on the album might be some of his worst.
I hope in the next album u choose the 13 tracks version
I see that You really dig these drums. Check on Terry Bozzio live Solos & duets from 1998. It's something else... Samba Ousado is the one. Look for that one.
okay with hitters like evolution and hold on, i might have to re-evaluate the standings of this album in rank lmao