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Goodbye, goodbye to Korn's repetitiveness; hello, musical therapy
By Julie Sulunga
Korn has broken out of repetitive mode to create more emotion that delves into a life filled with pain and abuse. The lead singer, Jonathan Davis, almost appears to put all of his painful experiences into words as he delves into such hard music with some harsher words. It is almost as though music is and has always been his therapy. The group's first single Falling Away From You, is a perfect example of this, with lyrics such as "Bringing me down, Don't bring me down." Throughout the video of this song, there are kids running away from some kind of problem. The video and song are almost reflective of how many kids are running away from abusive homes all around the world. It makes you think if Davis has run away from the same kind of problems and this song and video are part of the story of his life. The sound that Korn has created a mixture of hard-core bass, guitar, drums with a touch of a bagpipe to make the sound of this album unique. It is almost a nice change to the fast, never-ending, shouting of their previous albums. The tempo of the music also goes from one rhythm flow to another. Hey Daddy is reflective of this with the tempo starting out slow and Davis singing the opening lines of the song instead of screaming them. It then moves into a fast, chaotic mass of sound, like a bolt of lightning thrashing through a dry desert day without any sort of warning. This is a definite change from Korn's previous albums but the band members still have a handful of songs that reflect their old style of music. They also reflect that they haven't gone soft, in a sense I think they have gotten more to appreciating what music is all about. They try to produce something that will get inside your soul and they use all of their group talent as a group to do so. I am not a huge, loyal fan of Korn, but this album was not a disappointment to listen to nor did I regret buying it. This kind of raw music isn't something that I can just listen to. I would have to be in the mood for it, though.
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September
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