First question: How does it feel to be dumped after five years? You feel down, destroyed, fucked up. You are hella sad, full of hate and anger and sometimes you just don't know what to do. But one thing that always helped me in this kind of situations is and always will be music. That's why I started to pump this awesome "mixtape" by a true friend of this blog, Phil Th. Pig. It's called "philthy philth for philthy pigs". My favorites on this playlist are definitely Fischer Z, Jawbreaker, Judas Priest, The Wildhearts and definitely the majestic John Frusciante.
Check it out:
Green Day - Discography: American Idiot (2004)
I remember the first time listening to this album. It was the time when I started being interested in politics. The Iraq war was THE topic, George W. Bush the public enemy numero uno and the USA the worst country in the world. At least, when you're 13 and you develop so much hate you have to project it onto something. Nowadays I have very different views towards this topic...
Anyways, "American Idiot" differs very much to "Warning". It is NOT a generic pop punk album. Instead we have the "World's First Punk Rock Opera" here. It begins with a typical Green Day song, but after that you get "Jesus Of Suburbia", a five part, nine minute long masterpiece. The most songs
sound like an Alternative Rock band who likes to experiment with new sounds. Also it's not a "loose" album - it follows a large story arc about three main characters: The Jesus of Suburbia, St. Jimmy and Whatsername. It is set in modern day America - disillusion and disappointment of the "American Way of Life" seem to be the main topics. GD go even further then in "Warning". They do not just leave Punk rock behind, they extend to another level. But still, they seem like they're on the ground. Not some huge ass rockstars. But unfortunately, that will change.
9/10 deposit bottles
songs you should check out: American Idiot, Holiday, Jesus Of Suburbia, St. Jimmy, Homecoming,
KoRn - Discography: See You On The Other Side (2005)
This album was kind of a new beginning for the band and for their fans. "See You On The Other Side" is the seventh album of KoRn. The first one on Virgin Records and the first one without guitarist Brian "Head" Welch who left the band and started a short-lived christian rock career. Therefore, KoRn was a quartett for the first time. Also it's the last album with David Silveria on drums. It was produced by the duo "The Matrix" who are known for acts like Shakira or Britney Spears."See You On The Other Side" has a very different approach than the predecessor "Take A Look In The Mirror". It seems like an awakening. "We have to experiment more, try out new styles if we do not want to become irrelevant. Oh my gosh let's try out this and that and this and that!". If you expect typical KoRn sound you will be disappointed. There is no Hip-Hop influences, almost no typical Jonathan Davis scatting instead we get a bunch of pretty industrial-esque sounding songs. Not that industrial like the likes of NIN or early Ministry of course but you can hear the influences very clearly. The guitar riffs are toned down and are not "brutal". Instead we get strange interludes, keyboards and a mostly clear range of vocals. I think it's the most diverse and the most mainstream album of this band. After twelve years I still like it.
8,5/10 deposit bottles
songs you should check out: Twisted Transistor, Liar, Coming Undone
Ministry - Discography: Relapse (2012)
Ministry's twelfth album. First one since "The Last Sucker" that contains original material. I'm not counting the cover albums or the remix albums or the live albums. They will not get a review.I found it very difficult to listen to at first. I am very far of saying that I do not like it though. It confronts me with sheer brutality. There is literally no, nada, niente Industrial influences on this album. Unless you count the mechanical guitar sound. "Relapse" sounds like a really heavy tank
which is driving downhill. More a thrashing, brutal metal album than a typical innovative Ministry-album. But please don't get me wrong. At some points it is really enjoyable. "Kleptocracy", "Double Tap", "Ghouldiggers" and "United Forces" (S.O.D-cover) are my favorites. Still it seems like Jourgensen and Scaccia decided to go as fast as they could, be as brutal as they could... Just be a generic metal band. For me, it's just not Ministry anymore.
6/10 deposit bottles
songs you should check out: Ghouldiggers, Kleptocracy, Double Tap, United Forces, Weekend Warrior
