Kr0n on the cob
Helloooo gays...err guys...and g0rls. How goes it? Well...I got my new kron CD the day it came out and I must say, I was impressed. My favorite songs so far are "Everything I've Known", "Here it Comes Again", and "When will this End". If you didn't know the albums called: Take A look in the mirror. I wrote a review, so this will give you a good idea of it's sound:
Korn's follow up to their latest 5th album, "untouchables", has definitely already lived up to it's word. "Take A Look In The Mirror", as promised by Jon Davis himself, is a very hard album. Possibly their hardest yet. Don't get me wrong, this isn't just a compilation of annoying sound and meaningless screaming. Not even close. This album is much more, and is definitely a maserpiece that fans will love. Take A Look In The Mirror, has a very dark feel to it, and holds strong inner meaning, especially to Jonathan Davis. The vibes, the vocals, and almost everything about it makes it quite clear to the listener. Take A Look In The Mirror, to round it off, is a very dark, heavy based, emotional album. The vocals in this album are much more ranged than others, and very impressive. Jonathan Davis, on this album often switches from clear to clean singing, to intense screaming, to almost demonic growls. Something that we have yet to hear from korn from some time now.
Take A Look In The Mirror, definitely shows many traces of their roots, and almost takes us back in time. This has been something that many Korn fans have been dying to re experience, and have finally received it. In the song titled, "Let's Do This Now", one of Korn's very trademarks are brought back. The bagpipes! Something that we have missed for years. Now we have the screaming, and of course the bagpipes, but even that wasn't enough for Korn. One of the most eye catching, intense songs on this album, is the remake of a very old and poorly recorded song called "Alive." This was a great addition to the album, and definitely helped form the intended theme for this amazing CD. Going back to the basics. Another song that particularly caught my eye (and ears), was "Y'all Want A Single". This is basically an outcry to their record label. A very sarcastic, angry song, about how pushy a record label can be, to take a band, and dilute them down, making them much more "radio friendly", for the simple fact of getting good ratings. Korn wasn't up for it on this CD. This song is very catchy, and is bound to be a fan favorite.
Amongst the many hard tracks on this CD, Jonathan Davis has still shown that he can sing, and be very melodic. In songs such as "counting on Me", and "Everything I've Known", his singing is nothing less than amazing. You can definitely tell that Jonathan's vocals have improved by far, and you can really get into these songs, and feel what he's saying. In other songs, he binds the two styles together, making amazing sounding tracks that are catchy, and sometimes even haunting. The album is well balanced, and seems to all revolve around a dark, angry place, yet still flows well to the listener. These songs are mixed with different emotions, and can easily be listened to no matter what your mood.
The only downfall of this album, that I can see, and it's very slight, is the song writing. As you can tell by listening to songs such as "Right Now" and "Ya'll Want A single", he seems to replace, what could have been more meaningful words, with much more swearing. Yet if you actually listen to the full lyrics, and feel what he's saying, you can see that this album comes from a place of pure anger, and see how it all goes together.
This album has excellent bass, heavy riffs, and incredible vocals. The albums title, "Take A Look In The Mirror", has definitely lived up to it's name, and will go down in history. Not only is the music itself great, but the cover art and scrapbook are absolutely an awesome edition to a nearly perfect album. The "metaphor" behind the name binds in perfectly with the absolute truth. To put it as simple as possible, Korn took a look in the mirror at themselves. They looked at their past reflection, but did not forget as to who they are today. Mixing their new styles, and old trademarks that made them as big as they are today, Korn created this amazing work of art, that is refreshing and will keep korn fans very happy for quite awhile. This album is by far worth the money, and if you buy the limited edition, you also get a bonus DVD, with quite a bit of good footage. Take A Look In The Mirror could very well be Korn's best album. If you don't believe me, see for yourself and buy it. If you enjoy Korn, you will love this album.
--RoaCh Of DisCord: Copyright ©2003, http://ravencrow.net/
If you don't have it, get it! Great album.
*floats away*
Korn's follow up to their latest 5th album, "untouchables", has definitely already lived up to it's word. "Take A Look In The Mirror", as promised by Jon Davis himself, is a very hard album. Possibly their hardest yet. Don't get me wrong, this isn't just a compilation of annoying sound and meaningless screaming. Not even close. This album is much more, and is definitely a maserpiece that fans will love. Take A Look In The Mirror, has a very dark feel to it, and holds strong inner meaning, especially to Jonathan Davis. The vibes, the vocals, and almost everything about it makes it quite clear to the listener. Take A Look In The Mirror, to round it off, is a very dark, heavy based, emotional album. The vocals in this album are much more ranged than others, and very impressive. Jonathan Davis, on this album often switches from clear to clean singing, to intense screaming, to almost demonic growls. Something that we have yet to hear from korn from some time now.
Take A Look In The Mirror, definitely shows many traces of their roots, and almost takes us back in time. This has been something that many Korn fans have been dying to re experience, and have finally received it. In the song titled, "Let's Do This Now", one of Korn's very trademarks are brought back. The bagpipes! Something that we have missed for years. Now we have the screaming, and of course the bagpipes, but even that wasn't enough for Korn. One of the most eye catching, intense songs on this album, is the remake of a very old and poorly recorded song called "Alive." This was a great addition to the album, and definitely helped form the intended theme for this amazing CD. Going back to the basics. Another song that particularly caught my eye (and ears), was "Y'all Want A Single". This is basically an outcry to their record label. A very sarcastic, angry song, about how pushy a record label can be, to take a band, and dilute them down, making them much more "radio friendly", for the simple fact of getting good ratings. Korn wasn't up for it on this CD. This song is very catchy, and is bound to be a fan favorite.
Amongst the many hard tracks on this CD, Jonathan Davis has still shown that he can sing, and be very melodic. In songs such as "counting on Me", and "Everything I've Known", his singing is nothing less than amazing. You can definitely tell that Jonathan's vocals have improved by far, and you can really get into these songs, and feel what he's saying. In other songs, he binds the two styles together, making amazing sounding tracks that are catchy, and sometimes even haunting. The album is well balanced, and seems to all revolve around a dark, angry place, yet still flows well to the listener. These songs are mixed with different emotions, and can easily be listened to no matter what your mood.
The only downfall of this album, that I can see, and it's very slight, is the song writing. As you can tell by listening to songs such as "Right Now" and "Ya'll Want A single", he seems to replace, what could have been more meaningful words, with much more swearing. Yet if you actually listen to the full lyrics, and feel what he's saying, you can see that this album comes from a place of pure anger, and see how it all goes together.
This album has excellent bass, heavy riffs, and incredible vocals. The albums title, "Take A Look In The Mirror", has definitely lived up to it's name, and will go down in history. Not only is the music itself great, but the cover art and scrapbook are absolutely an awesome edition to a nearly perfect album. The "metaphor" behind the name binds in perfectly with the absolute truth. To put it as simple as possible, Korn took a look in the mirror at themselves. They looked at their past reflection, but did not forget as to who they are today. Mixing their new styles, and old trademarks that made them as big as they are today, Korn created this amazing work of art, that is refreshing and will keep korn fans very happy for quite awhile. This album is by far worth the money, and if you buy the limited edition, you also get a bonus DVD, with quite a bit of good footage. Take A Look In The Mirror could very well be Korn's best album. If you don't believe me, see for yourself and buy it. If you enjoy Korn, you will love this album.
--RoaCh Of DisCord: Copyright ©2003, http://ravencrow.net/
If you don't have it, get it! Great album.
*floats away*