ITT: Washed up nu metal[views:4052][posts:28]__________________________________ [Mar 18,2010 10:57am - brodown ""] http://www.casinoballroom.com/event-detail.php?event=364 KoRRRRRRRRRn at the Casino Ballroom. I'm sure I'll see all of you there. "In the song ‘"Evolution,” Jonathan Davis lyrically speaks to mankind’s distinct lack of evolution--while the entity known as Korn has made amazing progress since their self-titled 1994 debut. That growth is evident on the 13 tracks populating Korn’s untitled, eighth studio album. The follow-up to 2005’s multi-platinum See You On The Other Side, Korn’s latest, Davis says, is “about us growing up and our minds opening up more. We weren’t necessarily worried about ‘oh, is this too poppy? Or too this or that? We started thinking that way when ‘Got The Life’ came out and we thought, ‘oh, we can’t put this out, it’s got a disco beat and it’s too dancey.’ It made us scared. But that’s something we like doing,” he emphasizes. “If we do a song and put it out and we’re not scared about it, I guess we’re not doing it right, because we always want to evolve, experiment and change.” Further proof of that credo? The lack of an album title. “This album felt like it didn’t need to have a title or boundaries,” Davis says. “We thought it would be cooler for fans. Metallica had a Black album, the Beatles had a White album, and Peter Gabriel put out a bunch of albums he didn’t title. We’re throwing it out there and letting people use their minds and imaginations.” In their 14 years of togetherness, the L.A.-based lineup has both survived and thrived, and the songs on the untitled record are rife with detritus of decadence and lessons learned. That fervor and authenticity is felt and appreciated by both fans and peers, Korn’s groundbreaking sound spawned a plethora of imitators. But the fans know where it began, and show their loyalty. “Now we have a new generation of young kids at our shows,” observes Davis. “When we started, most of our fans were 14, 15, and now they’re lawyers and doctors who are bringing their kids. We’re transcending generations. It’s cool.” And Korn will not disappoint." |
| __________________________________ [Mar 18,2010 11:12am - RustyPS ""] a good friend of mine is still a huge Korn fan...so he'll probably be all over this |
| ____________________________________________ [Mar 18,2010 11:15am - FuckIsMySignature ""] still like the first album and a few tracks off the 2nd are good. everything after that is complete garbage. jonathan davis should corey haim himself |
| ___________________________________ [Mar 18,2010 11:21am - BrianDBB ""] WHAT DO YOU MEAN WASHED UP, I'LL BEAT YOUR FUCKIN ASS AND SHIT |
| ____________________________________ [Mar 18,2010 11:36am - dreadkill ""] korn would only be relevant again if they enlisted bova to play guitar for them. they'd get back to grammy status. |
| _________________________________ [Mar 18,2010 11:36am - xmikex ""] They're still huge at the Quincy Center t station. |
| _______________________________________ [Mar 18,2010 11:38am - the_reverend ""] coma someeonith a hummer or you are a pussy. |
| _________________________________________ [Mar 18,2010 12:30pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] without merit |
| ____________________________________ [Mar 18,2010 12:37pm - narkybark ""] I had no idea they were still together |
| ______________________________ [Mar 18,2010 1:16pm - Yeti ""] isn't Deathstars opening? |
| ______________________________ [Mar 18,2010 4:25pm - Lamp ""] Well if there's any nu-metal that isn't washed up, I'd certainly like to... wait, no never mind. |
| ___________________________________________ [Mar 18,2010 4:27pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] arent the considered Olde Metal now? |
| _____________________________________ [Mar 18,2010 4:33pm - ouchdrummer ""] um... sorry to say, but i DON'T think Korn would be classified as "nu-metal". Sure, the vocals are probably similar, but i just don't think the music is "metal" at all. Don't get me wrong, i loved the first album, it was heavy as hell.. but nu-metal? |
| ________________________________________ [Mar 18,2010 4:52pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] That's kinda the point, Jim. |
| ____________________________________ [Mar 18,2010 4:53pm - arilliusbm ""] honestly, I always despised korn but I wouldn't consider them a full blown-numetal band. I'm with Jim. Though they have many elements of it in their music, they were always a little "different" than other "nu metal" bands. that being said, Jon Davis is a fucking joke. |
| _________________________________ [Mar 18,2010 5:35pm - reimroc ""] DestroyYouAlot said:That's kinda the point, Jim. ITT: Jim answers his own question about what nu-metal actually is without knowing it. |
| ______________________________ [Mar 18,2010 5:58pm - Lamp ""] In all honesty I would rather listen to a band like Korn than a lot of bands people talk about today that fall in the category of Torche, Young Widows, Coliseum, Baroness, Kylesa, etc... shit is the worst. |
| ______________________________________ [Mar 18,2010 5:58pm - SkinSandwich ""] Fucking queers are really full of themselves eh? Groundbreaking? When this band first came out and I heard it, it sounded like every other fluff shit out there. I want to punch these cunts in their inflated heads. |
| _________________________________ [Mar 18,2010 6:15pm - reimroc ""] YOU DONT LIKE KYLESA OR TORCHE!? |
| _________________________________ [Mar 18,2010 6:18pm - RustyPS ""] all 5 of those bands are awesome lol |
| ______________________________________ [Mar 18,2010 6:20pm - BlackoutRick ""] First album= good Second album= ehh Third album= couple of pretty heavy tunes like Justin |
| ______________________________________ [Mar 18,2010 6:21pm - BlackoutRick ""] Oh yeah, after that= blah |
| ___________________________________ [Mar 18,2010 6:21pm - narkybark ""] I'm more scared to realize that korn is 16 years old. |
| ______________________________________ [Mar 18,2010 7:53pm - goatcatalyst ""] arilliusbm said: that being said, Jon Davis is a fucking joke. LOL @ his dad doin a sweet ritual on his butthole |
| _________________________________________ [Mar 18,2010 10:56pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] goatcatalyst said: arilliusbm said: that being said, Jon Davis is a fucking joke. LOL @ his dad doin a sweet ritual on his butthole a blasphemous incantation of tear-stained pillows and whiskers on back |
| _______________________________________ [Mar 18,2010 11:28pm - goatcatalyst ""] sounds like something ledney wrote in '92 |
| ______________________________ [Mar 19,2010 7:43am - Yeti ""] Lamp said:In all honesty I would rather listen to a band like Korn than a lot of bands people talk about today that fall in the category of Torche, Young Widows, Coliseum, Baroness, Kylesa, etc... shit is the worst. i fully support this statement. except the Korn listening part, i'd rather listen to nothing. |
| ___________________________________ [Mar 19,2010 8:34am - arktouros ""] Blast ADIDAS on your walkman, holding your Jncos off the ground, or GTFO. |
| ___________________________________________ [Mar 19,2010 12:39pm - douchebag_patrol ""] [img] |