 | Tracklist:
1. Blind
2. Helmet in the Bush
3. Chi
4. No Place to Hide
5. Got the Life
6. All in the Family
7. Beg for Me
8. Wake Up
9. Somebody Someone
10. Hollow Life
11. Beat it Upright
12. Play Me (featuring Nas)
Release Date: 03/09/2009 | |
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| Summary: one of those collections you won't hesitate in throwing out. |
7 of 8 thought this review was well written
As if we needed another reminder of the atrocity known as ‘nu-metal’, Korn, or at least their label, has deemed it musically (financially) worthy to release yet another compilation of severely used and abused material. One wonders at the ultimate purpose behind this particular release; the band has already released a ‘greatest hits’, along with other collections containing prime examples of their ‘illustrious’ career, and Collected seems to be nothing more than a blatant money grab on behalf of the record label.
For the uninitiated, Korn’s brand of watered down heavy metal is nothing more than a mediocre assembly of poorly executed riffs, awkwardly held together by an industrial-influenced aesthetic. To say that the majority of their music is lifeless and void of any feeling would not be an overstatement, and even with a compilation of what is considered their better songs, Korn still fail to impress.
The album opens with ‘Blind’, a fan favourite from their debut, and although the song has potential in its eerie tones and quirky nature, it does little to lighten one’s mood of the forthcoming monotony. The genre’s attempt at fusing metal and rap is very much apparent in Korn’s music, with ‘All in the Family’ built around spoken interludes and final track ‘Play Me’ featuring rapper Nas. Despite the bad taste rap metal leaves in one’s mouth, Nas is a very well reputed rapper and his average performance on the track is one of the better portions of the album.
It would be unwise to completely degrade the band; they have on the rare occasion gotten their shoddy formula right, as can be heard on what is probably their most well known song ‘Freak on a Leash’. However, that particular track is mysteriously absent from Collected, the album’s description as ‘a selection of their finest tracks’ notwithstanding. If you’re a fan of the band, you already have these songs. If not, Collected does not offer anything remotely interesting from a musical perspective, and thus should be avoided at all costs.
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Album Rating: 1
I wrote this tonight for my university’s magazine and thought I’d post it here as well, despite the length. Absolutely awful album.
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Yeah this was a complete waste of time. I mean ok you had a good Greatest Hits, but another one disguised as another release. Blah.
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Korn is incredibly lame.
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sup rasputinarian, haven't seen you around in a while.
Ace review. I remember enjoying these guys a lot. Also this review reminded me that I have to down rate a few of their albums.
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What a waste. As far as I can tell it doesn't even feature anything from the last two albums either...
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It doesn't need to - those two albums are awful anyway.
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Album Rating: 2
actually I take that back, I like a few of their songs
i might rate this without listening to it seeing as i know all the songsThis Message Edited On 03.23.09
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It doesn't need to - those two albums are awful anyway. At least that would justify (a little) another "best of" collection.
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Yeah true. But we aren't talking about a justified release. Obviously who ever devised this never listened to http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=3038
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Most of these are quality Korn songs, but releasing these again is just retarded.
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Most of these are quality Korn songs, but releasing these again is just retarded. Quality, Korn, Retarded > > > Which one of these words does not belong?
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I understand Korn is a dirty word now but they've still got a few songs that I don't mind listening to every now and then.
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I CAN SEE
I CAN SEE
I'M GOING BLIND
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im a big korn fan...but damn, thats just not good.
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I've only got their first two and thought both were crap.
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Well, this is just unnecessary. Beat it Upright is probably their worst song they've ever done.
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All in the Family has to be worse.
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You can't eat that shit everyday, Fred. Lay off the bacon.
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I still have some fondness for Korn, but this is an unnecessary release, another shitty contractual obligation compilation album.
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agreed with ConorMichaelJoseph and all the others that this release is absolutely pointless. I do still listen to some Korn every now and then and I'm one of those people who think that they make fairly decent music but yeah this album is pointless.
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