Albums listened

Megadeth - Killing Is My Business...and Business Is Good!

Half way through A Moon Shaped Pool, I'm liking what I'm hearing.

Alabama Thunderpussy - Rise Again.

The Drums - Summertime! (EP)

nae an album but this thread needs CONTENT. i listened to this 4 times last night, thrice on semi-half cut walks in two towns and once on a bus. it was raining and warm. sad lad indie pop vibes a-go-go here and listening was very cathartic (especially in one of the towns i got played in b/c memories and stuff); "don't be a jerk, jonny" and "make you mine" stuck out for the poignancy but it's all good and jangly and sad and ultimately that's what pop, rock and country music ought to be.

Steven Wilson - Grace for Drowning

Getting really into this album again. I haven't listened to it that much since its release, why I don't know.

Killing Joke - What's This For
The Sisters Of Mercy - First and Last and Always

Uhm, one month later...yeah, I think it's a great song.
I haven't listened to the EP though actually. Maybe I should!

Elliott Smith - Either/Or
Genesis - The Lamb

what a beautiful cover art!
I'll definately check this.

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Limp Bizkit - Gold Cobra: It started with a few tunes, with rather decent riffs and grooves. I thought OK, this may not be the disaster I thought it would be. But it proved me wrong. 4.5/10

Limp Bizkit - Three Dollars Bill Yall: Good album. It was original. It was punchy. It was groovy and it was aggressive.
8.5/10

Megadeth - Dystopia: Very good album. An album I would gladly describe as a solid return to form. 8.5/10

Converge - You Fail Me
This is the remixed version they just put out, definitely a lot punchier than the album was originally.

At The Drive In - Relationship of Command
I'm a fan of The Mars Volta (their first two albums especially) but never really checked out ATDI so bought this on a whim. It's a pretty great album.

Bl'ast - The Power Of Expression
Bl'ast - It's In My Blood
Bad Brains - Bad Brains
Faith/Void Split

I wrote this before. It was my go to album when I cross the bosphorus on a boat every morning to work about 2 summers ago. Magical. 
I missed Sigur ros concert this summer, it was on my bdays weekend. I never saw them live.  It was a misse opportunity.

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I've never been a massive Korn fan but ı do love Korn and if you wer elistening to metal or getting into metal in your teen years, it was pretty hard to avoid Korn. I've always had favourite Korn songs but never really a fan of them considering the hype they got.

But I admit they are a good band when you need some aggression, some instruments to feel discharged. 
Simple, energetic, groovy. 

So I decided to give a listen to their discography after all these years.  


Issues: Very good. Their raw aggression was very unique at the time. 
Life is Peachy: Same can be said about this. 
See You on the Other Side: Few good songs.  Also it feels like a very softened version of Korn. Not bad. But obviously lacking the aggression they delivered before. 
Take a Look in the Mirror: This was surprisingly better than I remember. As far as I know, fans didn't like this much at first. But it definately is not worse than some of the following albusm they released. At least the signature bass and groove are still there.
Untitled:  While not as shocking and raw as before, certainly a nod to earlier albums. I liked it. At least half of it, which is good enough. A bit more melodic than before. 
Untouchables: Now this is an album I remember well. I thought this was very unique at the time. Even for Korn. I thought the atmosphere was very dark adn soundwise it was almost scary. A definately well thought effort. 
the Paradigm Shift: I don't know how it was percieved by the real fans.
It's heavy and melodic but it lacks the atmosphere and aggression I would attribute to korn. I suppose it was a return to form with Head's presence. 
Korn III Remember Who You Are: Ok, not this is supposed to be that return to roots album, right? It does sound heavy. It does feature the signature bass. But something is missing. It feels forced. Certaintly, there are few good songs. But it does not sound fresh anymore.
It is no longer the early 2000s, I suppose. Ray Luzier is a fantastic drummer, though. The drum sound is bad but I think he is the right choice for Korn. I love watching him play. Weak production. 
The Path of Totality: The idea is very interesting. But I'm not a dub step listener. This is more of a dubstep/electronica album than a Korn album. I'll reserve judgement here. It's just not mything. I'm sure at the right moment one of these songs may actually be very good. 
Follow the Leader: This is great. It was very unique at the time. Korn were 'that' band that changed the heavy music. For some reason, I associate this album, self titled, Life is Peachy and Issues with the Spawn animated series. These albums had that unique, dark atmosphere that made Korn very special to their fans. 
Selftitled: If an album starts with 'Blind', you expect nothing but raw aggression and heavyness. And it delivers. What a way to start a career. 


In all of these albums, I found songs that are very good.
But after a while, it gets repetitive. I mean there is a song you find very cool then few minutes later, there is another song which is very similar but a bit weaker.
This is also how I feel if I go to a Korn show. Great band. But it just gets repetitive to me. Earlier album were great if you like that kind of stuff. But the latter albums usually have great ideas turning into not so interesting songs. 
I admit they did something never before seen and they were very successful at it. 
I also think Jon Davis is a hell of a vocalist. He was successful in creating his own sound and style. 

I found their new song quite decent. I just hope they will deliver their best album since Untouchables. 

Tarja - The Shadow Self
I thought Colours in the Dark was a great album, and this is no different. Lots of catchy songs with memorable hooks.

Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier
Well, I sort of listened to this. I made a playlist with a slightly rejigged song order, cutting the "Satellite 15" intro, "Isle of Avalon" and "The Man Who Would Be King". Think it flows much better when the second half isn't just long songs (my tracklist below).