Come What(ever) May is the second album from Stone Sour.
The opening song 30/30-150 is the first song they released from this album and is a very aggressive opening. Probably one of the heavier songs on the album the song has relentless drumming and merciless guitar riffs from the start. The vocals in this song prove that Corey doesn't need to scream down the mic every line (Slipknot-esque) to provide very hard hitting vocals. The catchy chorus will no doubt have you singing along.
The second song is well worthy of the album title. I remember seeing this song live and it was one of the first times Stone Sour had played it, and I remember thinking how good it was. From the start the song has a very well crafted guitar riff with lovely drumming. This song is a mix between the heavy of this album and some of the softer elements creating an amazing song. Excellent vocals from Corey and a short but well placed guitar solo further make this song a strong one.
Hell & Consequences is one of the strongest songs on the album. The intro is nice and heavy which leads into the first verse where Joel’s double bass pedal works together perfectly with Josh's guitaring. The chorus provides us with an awesome and harmonic guitar riff with vocals that combine excellently with it. Again, Corey has aggressive vocals that work very well
Sillyworld is the first mellow(ish) song on the album. The harmonic guitar at the beginning creates the mood for the rest of the song; however the most noticeable thing about this song is the change in Corey’s vocals in the first verse. They are much softer than any other song so far in the album. These combined with the slow but effective drum beat and the acoustic guitars give an awesome verse. The verse leads into a slightly heavier chorus that is again powerful. There is another brilliant guitar solo as well towards the end of this song showing us what the ex-Slipknot guitarist really can do.
Not a weak song at all individually but compared with the rest of the album, I feel this song is not amongst the strong ones. However the chorus is pretty good, with the line “Yes I am made of scars” repeated backed by a decent guitar riff and well made drum beat.
Reborn is another single that Stone Sour have so far released from this album and rightly so. With a gut-wrenchingly heavy intro with immense drumming and guitar work to go with it, it sets the aggressive pace and tone of the song. The verse is slightly less heavy but the build up in the verse that leads into the chorus will definitely get you swinging your head around as it one of the heaviest on the album. This is the shortest song on the album but probably the ‘angriest’. An example of the anger is how the song fades out at the end with Corey screaming “Mother***er!”
Your God opens with the line “What am I supposed to do now” followed by a very heavy riff and cymbal beat for the intro. It then calms downs for the first verse, but builds up again for the chorus.
Through Glass is definitely the mellowest song on the album. Comparable to ‘Bother’ in their self-titled album, this song shows us that Stone Sour do have a mellow side that actually works well (unlike Slipknot’s attempt at mellow i.e. Circle). A difference from ‘Bother’ is that half way through, a drum beat kicks and provides an excellent basis for the guitars and vocals. My favourite part of the song is when the drums stop and then the song slowly builds up again into an amazing final chorus. This song is brilliant.
Socio is one of my favourite songs on this album. It is not a very heavy song and has very different sound to it form the rest of the album. This shows the variety that Stone Sour has. The song opens with the bass guitar and the drums working in harmony together for a very cool sounding first verse. The chorus is a very catchy that will have anybody singing along in no time.
This song has awesome drumming from the start and brilliant guitaring from the start making 1st Person another strong song on the album. Another build up into an aggressive chorus again gives the feel that this album has created so brilliantly. There is again great drumming that goes with the double bass pedal beat that works brilliantly in the chorus.
Cardiff starts off with a harmonic guitar riff similar in style to Through Glass which leads into a drum beat, bass line and vocals that create a definite eery mood for this song. Listening to the song even further brings the chorus which has heavy guitar riffs and good use of cymbals. Combining this with Corey’s powerful (maybe synthesized?) vocals makes this song a very decent song.
The last song Zzyxz Rd. is a brilliant outro for the album. Very different from the rest of the album, it starts off with a slow paced piano. This is another mellow song and the vocals are the mellowest of the album. After not long another slow drum beat and bass line kicks in creating a very emotional mood. The acoustic guitars are brilliantly entwined with the pianos and just after half way through the song an immense guitar solo starts and carries on throughout the rest of it. The song finishes with just a mellow piano riff that slowly fades out.
