Industrial music reviews

This album was a huge disappointment. Orgy moves in more of a guitar-centric metal direction, away from their original synth rock style. While focusing on the harder style of this record, they seem to lose touch with their melodic, electronic rock roots found on Candyass (and Punk Statik Paranoia, afterward). The album as a whole just falls flat and sound like the numerous other "nu metal" stuff that's out there. Sure, there's a few good ones on here like "Fiction (Dreams in Digital)", "Eyes, Radio, Lies"; "Suckerface" and "Eva". But, overall I was very disappointed at the direction they started heading in with this record. Luckily for the few of us who feel this way, Punk Statik Paranoia heads back towards the same "death pop" feel that made us fall in love with them on their first CD.

Kicking things off with an intro that could be in any sci-fi film, Orgy get ready to unleash 'Vaper Transmission', their sophmore effort. "SUCKERFACE" does it's job, getting you hooked and ready for more. Jay Gordon has this very unique voice and it just fits this band perfectly. "THE ODYSSEY" gets heavier, yet less convincing. Not a fan of song. The verse is crap and the chorus is even worse! "OPTICON" is one of the best Orgy songs ever, and the remixes (yes they made remixes for this CD as well and you need to buy those to FULLY appreciate this CD) are even better... "and the lies, lies!" "FICTION" was the first single off the album and it shows where Orgy was when writting this album. It's much more melodic then anything off 'Candy@$$', and while thats not a bad thing, it's not what you'd expect from Orgy. The best part of the song is when Jay says "guilty by design she's nothing more than fiction" because it's the only part of the song with an edge. "EVA" sounds like it could come off any rock album, nothing techno-glam-rock about it. It's just not Orgy. "107" sounds like somthing off 'Candy@$$' and I like it alot. A very Manson sound to it, creepy and infectous. I'd skip through the next tracks until you hit "RE-CREATION" which is one kick@$$ song, even though it's really not 'Orgy' sounding, but the lyrics are tight and the whole song, from beat to vocals, are spot on. "CHASING SIRENS" is another great songs. Not a huge fan of the chorus, a little too forced, but the beat and the verses are great...not to mention the bridge... "don't you find it strange, strange?" The last track here "WHERE'S GERALD" is a great way to close becasue it's close to the best song here. The only problem here is that they may open and close with the best, but everything in between is unfullfilling. The thing with Orgy is that, while they may never be able to turn out a PERFECT album, at least with Candy@$$ the songs that where good were SOOOOO good that the filer tracks were forgivable. Not the case here. I mean, "WHERE'S GERALD", "OPTICON" and "107" are awsome, and "RE-CREATION" and "SUCKERFACE" are good, but everything else is so mediocre that it takes away from the album as a whole. I wish I could give this album more than 3 stars, but I can't, because to me, it's really not worth it.

A great follow up to their CandyAss debut! The band has an original sound that's totally kickass! I dig bands with a sound that's all their own!...

Bad, bad, bad. And I don't mean that in a good way. Bjork yodels her way (Iceland-style) through "Hunter". You have pomposity personified as Noel Gallagher sings "Teotihuacan". You have pure lethargy with Filter, Soul Coughing, X, and Tonic (not surprising, because these bands don't know what the words "mid-tempo" or "melody" mean). I don't even know who the f*ck Aswad is. Basically, all of the bands on this disc are a plaid-clad joke (except for The Cure). Really, they have to be. Any studio that wants to promote their movie would not include Wean on any soundtrack. I never liked Wean when people knew of them (noticed how I didn't say "when they were popular"), and I hate them more even now. If you don't know, The Inebriated Duo Formerly Known As Wean had a singer who sounded like a castrated munchkin member from the Lollipop Guild. I'm serious about that.

Bottom Line: This X-Files soundtrack is THE soundtrack to get if you aren't old enough to remember the piss-poor acts of the 90's and want to get a distorted view of what was Alternative at the time.

Here are some songs I recommend instead from bands that were Alternative (and GOOD) at the time...

Stabbing Westward "What Do I Have to Do?"
The Offspring "Demons"
Local H "Bound for the Floor"
REM "Bang the Blame"
The Cure "Charlotte Sometimes"
Smashing Pumpkins "Today"

But is that hard to believe? The soundtrack is actually very well put together and features a ton a great music. Supposedly none of the bands had seen the movie or the script when they recorded their songs for the album...which in itself seems a little far fetched since the first track, Filters remake of 'One', is referenced in the film (in the bar when David says "one is the lonliest number"...coincidence? I think not!). Regardless, this album is still top notch. The opening track by Filter is brilliant and serves as an introduction of sorts of what to expect...and that is that the little guy far superseeds the big acts. Groups like Soul Coughing and Ween serve up delightful tracks, dark and just perfect. The Cure does what they do best, but the bigger acts like Foo Fighters and The Cardigans don't really impress me. Tonic does well with 'Flower Man' which I really liked (beings that I was never really a Tonic fan) as does Sarah who is always on my favorite list....but what really shocked me was the way Bjork grew on me so fast. I've always been a sceptic on the Islandic wonder, but after listening to 'Hunter' with the lights turned down I'm a new believer. Unheard of bands like x make their mark, while Sting suffers misserably (and I generally love him) so pick it up and be prepared to be shocked for this rises above the sludge of a failed film and shines as a diamond in the rough.

OK first off I have to say... I was a big fan of the show back when it first started, and watched it almost religiously until the wrote David Duchnovy out of the script. The movie on the other hand... well, it was ok, not great but still pretty good. HOWEVER, the soundtrack was excellent. I'm one of those people that don't really care much for the boy bands and teeny-bopper music that you hear all the time on the radio. I like the more obscure songs that really speak to me, and this album is chock full of them. This is one of those "desert island" cd's that I just love. If nothing else, buy it used on here for a penny. It's a better way to spend your money than on one of those icky butterscotch or peppermint candies the next time you're standing in line at the supermarket.

Wired (minus the lyrics) and Too Close Too Hate (minus the first half of the song) were OK and B1tch and Speak are good. The two tracks that shine are Black and Born to die. Unfortunately for the band this is their best album. Add them to the list of artists where their best (and sometimes only) good album is their first major release. Deftones, Staind, Rage, Pearl Jam, Korn (I know I said good, but if I had to pick one of theirs), you get the idea.

i dont yet own their self titled cd(its coming shortly), but the few songs i heard from it i do like. it aint a collection until you own all their cds and thats what i am about to do. for starters in my opinion black is the best song sevendust has ever written. its fast heavy and has a good chorus. that song alone is worth buying the cd. others might disagree but to me that is their best song. and since i havent heard the entire cd i cant make a full review. i will soon though.

Sure, like any band, Sevendust have some influences; Faith No More, Rage Against the Machine, and Rollins Band are all apparent sources of inspiration in this Georgia group's self-titled debut. But, with a vocal style which ranges from visceral, blood-curdling yells to growls to limpid, soulful singing, Sevendust also very much have a sound of their own. With the rest of the band turning out hefty, jagged riffs and walloping drum beats, the music is still heavy, but Lajon really helps to make most of these songs (at least somewhat) tuneful. Thus, Lajon's soaring vocals make his band closer to being under the melodic metal label than the nu-metal one. And several of the songs ("Terminator," "Too Close To Hate," "Prayer") also have a catchy, memorable chorus. Tracks three, four, six, and seven feature wah-wah guitar licks (plus track four also has chunky riffs), whereas the singles, "Black" and "B - tch," have heavy, syncopated, chugging guitars, and the churning, percussion-heavy "Speak" and the album closer ("Born To Die") are probably the best examples of Sevendust's famous surging rhythms. Another notable track is "My Ruin," which begins as a slower, almost power ballad but then turns into a staccato rhythm with lurching riffs. All in all, this is a great debut from an arguably great band. Sevendust might be nu-metal, but they are much more than a typical, angsty, Mommy-hating nu-metal act. Also, this album is a good place to start if you're new to Sevendust, because, later on in their career, this band would begin experimenting (i.e. with rap and acoustic guitars), but this debut is a good album for displaying Sevendust's quintessential sound.

Marilyn Manson is a very good lyricist. Anyone who listens to him knows that. This album was a good idea about how there are deeper messages in things like willy wonka than our parents would like us to know. Unfortunately, it was a failed attempt. It manages to merit a few good songs like dope hate, get your gun, and lunchbox, but that's about it. The album sounds like a cheap underground metal band, and there's a lot more to them on other albums. IT also seems really cheesy with all the child references. I can't blame it for sucking, because it was thier first album, i just prefer the other albums, especially Holy Wood.

Decent for his first CD
Not his greatest CD, but I would still listen to it

My second favorite manson album.It is really raw.he also dosent cuss as much on this album as he does on the later ones,but it still cusses quite a bit.My favorite song is lunchbox!

I see that Rammstein peformed on this tour, but where are the songs by them? OK, so they have Du Hast, but common, they have like 20 great songs! Korn and Bizkit suck, let us all understand that who aren't 12 year olds. Orgy and Rammstein need more tracks on this album! What is wrong with the people that made this???

its decent but y is ice cube here he is the worst performer but korn ruled i dont like bizkit orgy was good rammestien was good but only one song dont like incubus

And that's very true. Orgy had the best set here. KoRn was decent, Rammstein should have had more tracks as should have Incubus, but it was nice to see Bizkit drop some nice tracks not included on their albums like 'Cambodia' and 'Jump Around'. Ice Cube, no matter what you think, held his own here and is serves us a worthy track selection. Too bad 'Family Values' don't come around no more but with Limp sucking now a dayz it would be pointless. Still, this is a solid album with great live performances...could have been better but then again, it's very rare you hit something perfect.

This cd is so good I'm almost too afraid to pick up some of their other music. Wonderful, interesting melodic sounds. This is simply wonderful. Excellent.

Many people prefer VAST's debut album to Music for People, but I personally found a much more profound connection to this album than the last. I found it to be more fluid and extremely emotional. It never let me down for a moment. Once again, Crosby's voice carries a longing, lost-within-a-maze feeling, and the intrumental-orchestral mix is solid and never disjointed. His feelings of desperation are put out more subtly but just as powerfully as in the first album.

"Blue" is the most amazing track on here: alongside the lyrics "Let's go down in the ship, let's slip into oblivion," the strings do in fact make you feel as if you're slipping into an ocean oblivion. I get a lump in my throat every time I listen to "We Will Meet Again," a sensual song about loss and the will to find reconnection accompanied by airy, trance-like strings. "Land of Shame" has lovely bluesy/swing sound with evocative lyrics. "Lady of Dreams," the final track, takes me to an old-fashioned place where a wrinkled man throws back whisky, dreaming of slow waltzes with a woman he once knew while the world whirls past him.

I haven't heard any releases in the decade surrounding this album that sounded anything like it, which is a relief among the masses of popular music that emerged at the time; bad nu-metal, bleeding-heart rock, lollipop rock. It easily falls into one of my top 10 albums.

This has been the latest VAST purchase i've had. After hearing VAST and Nude all the way through and loving that, Music for People was hard to find in stores. After getting it from Amazon, I had to really listen through it and listen again to adjust to the tone of the album. Anyone will really, really enjoy this album like I did. It is fairly simplistic, but has much of a rocking, groove side to it. While it's hard to really compare it with Vast's first album, or even rank it above that, it is definitely one to own, and probably up there with being one of the best of VAST. Very memorable album and a fun one to listen to every couple of days.

KMFDM was never there to make money, after the demise of KMFDM it seems as if everyone's favorite Kapt'n needed some coin. This is to put it simply Sascha and Tim-Tim's attempt at mainstream music. Not that that is a bad thing, it's just that if you were here expecting KMFDM you will be dissapointed. This isn't a bad album, but it's nothing fantastic. There is A LOT of synth on this album, more than anything by KMFDM. I'm not a big fan of the electronic parts, but occasionally when the guitar kicks in I'm all over it. If you are a casual music fan buy it, if you're a KMFDM fan buy it soley for a komplete kollektion. Who knows maybe you'll enjoy it...

I acually really liked this album. While it doesnt really sound much like KMFDM it does have a few things that it takes away from it. Essentially many components of KMFDM found their way into MDFMK. It is much more grungy, catch, and dancey, per say. But its hard to compare the two. They almost sound like 2 totaly different bands

first let me say this..i love tim skold's contribution to kmfdm/mdfmk...he is a great vocalist for the dark hard techno-ish music..and a much needed break from grunters like sascha, en esch, and raymond watts....and i do infact hate marilyn manson with a passion as well! sorry tim, no doubt that you are cool, but joining manson was a nasty move to me.

anyways, what a great follow-up to adios...this is also good because you arent really expecting kmfdm...i mean sascha was really the only member of true kmfdm blood in this project..so basically they covered their arses from those nit-picking fans who would have called this "the worst kmfdm album" or said "this isnt kmfdm."...i personally think they should have continued with this direction...maybe change things up a little bit, but enough to sound fresh and excellent...dare i say mdfmk should have been kmfdm of the new millenia?...i mean really, the worst part of this album is definately the cover and linear note design...where is the brute when you need him?..well now kmfdm has been back a while and they arent what they used to be...if they were still MDFMK, they could have been excused easily.

the japanese version is VERY tempting, but yet that cd is still incomplete because it still lacks "missing time." so i would say stick with the US release simply because 30 extra bucks isn't worth it for 2 extra tracks...if it were 4-9 extra tracks, i could understand...i mean unless you live, eat, sleep and breath mdfmk....where is the accompanying 4 track EP when you need it?

This is one of the most emotionally inspiring songs I have ever heard. As I listen to this song, along with the rest of the cd, it reminds me of how beautiful life can be and amazingly enough, how much "hope" there is.

This is by far one of the best songs ever made, it just give you an overwhelming sense of peace. I recommend this album specifically for this song alone. Persistence of Loss is also one of the greatest ones Trent has made, I could only imagine what these could sound like live. Please do yourself a favor and buy this album worth every penny if your any kind of a NIN fan.

Disc one is all well and good if you like live recordings. I personally prefer to stay away from them. It's like cruel mockery hearing a live performance and not being able to actually be there. So with that in mind, I didn't buy the actual delux edition. Rather, I went to Nine Inch Nails' web site and bought disc two (entitled 'Still') seperatly for a mere 9.99 (plus shipping and such). This CD is so amazingly perfect it just makes me cringe with glee at the mere thought of it.

I'm guessing that someone has gotten a copy of the 2-disc "All that could have been" live album, and is trying to OVER-CHARGE,or better yet, RIP-OFF unsuspecting buyers.
I own the 2-disc version of the live album, and I would definitely suggest it over the regular(due to me being a slighly obsessive fan),but, do not pay more than $30 for this CD. I'm sorry if you already have, you've been ripped off!!!
This IS a great live CD, but, do not be mislead. It may be a little harder to find,but, it is not out of print, and should not be bought for more than $30.
Do some searching, and you'll find one....try the NIN store, I hear they're available there.DO NOT BUY FROM THIS SELLER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-CHRIS

This is one of the most emotionally inspiring songs I have ever heard. As I listen to this song, along with the rest of the cd, it reminds me of how beautiful life can be and amazingly enough, how much "hope" there is.

This is by far one of the best songs ever made, it just give you an overwhelming sense of peace. I recommend this album specifically for this song alone. Persistence of Loss is also one of the greatest ones Trent has made, I could only imagine what these could sound like live. Please do yourself a favor and buy this album worth every penny if your any kind of a NIN fan.

Disc one is all well and good if you like live recordings. I personally prefer to stay away from them. It's like cruel mockery hearing a live performance and not being able to actually be there. So with that in mind, I didn't buy the actual delux edition. Rather, I went to Nine Inch Nails' web site and bought disc two (entitled 'Still') seperatly for a mere 9.99 (plus shipping and such). This CD is so amazingly perfect it just makes me cringe with glee at the mere thought of it.

I'm guessing that someone has gotten a copy of the 2-disc "All that could have been" live album, and is trying to OVER-CHARGE,or better yet, RIP-OFF unsuspecting buyers.
I own the 2-disc version of the live album, and I would definitely suggest it over the regular(due to me being a slighly obsessive fan),but, do not pay more than $30 for this CD. I'm sorry if you already have, you've been ripped off!!!
This IS a great live CD, but, do not be mislead. It may be a little harder to find,but, it is not out of print, and should not be bought for more than $30.
Do some searching, and you'll find one....try the NIN store, I hear they're available there.DO NOT BUY FROM THIS SELLER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-CHRIS

If you think H.I.M. are a bunch of MTV goth posers and real goth music is Christian Death, Paradise Lost, Type O Negative, My Dying Bride, or Candlemass click "yes".

If you think that H.I.M. are "da freekin bestest gawth band eva!!!!!" along with Evanescence and My Chemical Romance and those awesome bands are posers click "no".

With half the disc being less-interesting versions of songs Ville's come out with before, this disc is only for the truly hardcore-fans of HIM. I still enjoy listening to this CD from time to time, and there are some OK songs on the disc that I hadn't heard of before, but if you're looking to expand your HIM Horizon beyond "Join Me" and "Wicked Game," this disc is not for you. If you're looking to delve into remakes and a few extra newbies (which aren't as good as his typical stuff, IMHO) then maybe you might get something out of this one. But I have to say..this isn't his best one.

This band rocks no matter what anyone says. This is another band that sticks out and sounds different. Ville has a great voice, oh hell all the members of H.I.M. rock. No one should ever say this band sucks cause this is one band that has talent.