Review Summary: A horrorcore masterpiece.
Throughout my "music listening career" I have become enthralled with various albums in various genres at various times. I have become lost in multiple magnum opus's. I have basked in the beauty of
Sing the Sorrow, I have braved the insidious depths of
Jane Doe, I have even become slightly mad over
Second Stage Turbine, or at least at times it feels that way. However there is only one true place where I find true solace, somewhere that is truly mine.
The Great Milenko,
The Dark Carnival.
In dealing with a group so unique and so misunderstood there will always be dichotomy, this is an inevitable factor in dealing with the group that relish under the moniker known as
The Insane Clown Posse. To understand the complexity of The Great Milenko you would first have to interpret and comprehend The Dark Carnival itself. This is itself is a task only a select few will accomplish and even more will despise. However I'll will interpret the album for you as a musical entity only in the swiftest simplest way I can the you can decide if you want to dwell further, or if you will write away this album in disgust. All is entirely up to you and thus we begin.
This album is dark, disgusting and vile in every sense.
"Boogie Woogie Wu" childishly describes multiple murders in all sorts of monsterous fashions from stabbing broomsticks in craniums to the malicious dismemberment of heads, foots, and children's toes. All this played over a slick and creepy beat backed by a young female vocalist for extra depth.
"Halls of Illusion" tells of a bleak reality of abuse, crack addiction, and ultimately death.
When they were kids you used to beat them and leave them at home
and even whip them with the chord of the telephone
and that reminds me man you got a call
watch you step to hell it's a long fall.
The message many will mistake for putrid lyricism is actually a lesson of our actions as humans. Nothing goes without a consequence, in the end we will get what we deserve and no less.
"What is a Juggalo?" serves as a shallow but catchy description of a Juggalos more deviant side.
"The Neden Game" sets place as a gameshow where the contestants try to win the heart of a lovely sounding woman and the outcome is beyond hilarious. The whole song, as with all the others, are held together with great mixing skills and varied rapping from the duo.
So in a nutshell that is the fourth "Jokers Card'. The best out of the six in my honest opinion. Chock full of quirky delights with hidden messages overlooked by most and cherished by their followers.
Your death comes wikid painful and slow at the hands of Milenko
Recommended Tracks
Hokus Pokus
Halls Of Illusions
House Of Horrors
What is a Juggalo?
Down with the Clowns
Pass Me By
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