What the goat thinks:
This album is claimed by many "as the most fucked up album ever". Unfortunately I disagree, to cut a long story short most of the tracks are pants. Upon first hearing the album I thought the music was fresh and heavy, but on a second listen I realised the music was a bit samey. One thing that has always bewildered me is the popularity of track 4 "Wait And Bleed". Why would full blown metal lovers listen to a song with crap riffs, boy-band vocals and hip-hop scratching? There is, in fact, only one song which does the album justice - "(sic)". Despite no proper chorus and rather poor lyrics the song sounds rounded and lively. Nowadays I find the only way to listen to "SlipknoT" is to pretend they are a comedy act. Basically the sum of my advice is: if you want intense music - buy a Muse album, if you want heavy music - buy something by Black Sabbath, and if you want something sickening by the Bloodhound Gang's album.
Of course if u like SlipknoT please don't fall out with the goat. Remember - everyone has a different taste in music. |
