The year was 1999 and the metal community was already waiting for future music from the 2000s but from various areas of Iowa came a sound that most had not heard before combining strong heavy nu-metal influences, mixed with sometimes rapped verse lines, overly aggressive and sometimes provocative lyrical content mixed with weird and what only can be described as creepy sample effects creates a dynamic that at times can be catchy and accessible while at other times motivates some listeners to eject the disc and swiftly throw the disc out of the nearest open window, however what Slipknot have created is a kind of restart from their less well known release ‘Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat.’
That's the biggest run-on I have ever seen, how is that one sentence? Throw some periods in there, and also:
which creates a dynamic....
Slipknot use texture in a way to animate and attract the listeners’ attention, that being for the most part a main element in their sound. Most of the time is thick and greatly layered when all nine members participate fully displaying raw aggression with thick tones (see Sic, Surfacing, and Spit It Out) while at times some elements of the self titled effort become rather thin (see Prosthetics and parts of Scissors) displaying a sense of diversity and drawing the listener into the next track.
This is horribly written, you need to go back over this and re-word a lot of it.
Whether the preset dislike for Slipknot is merited or not there is a high and almost unique level of talent shown by Slipknot as a whole over the course of the album.
How could there be a preset dislike when practically no one had heard them prior to this?
The main theme of the album can easily be seen as fast paced and aggressive. This is reinforced by most of the tracks utilizing the ever present screamed vocal lines from the famous (and sometimes infamous) voice of Corey Taylor combined with the down tuned, high gain guitar riffs and most of the time fast paced percussive work.
That is not a theme, that is a style
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The album itself is not overly catchy but what grabs the listeners’ attention is all the rage presented to them making it a little more accessible to the masses, however there are small amounts of catchiness on display in tracks such as ‘Wait and Bleed’ and ‘Liberate’ where recurring musical ideas are presented in a fashionably and creative manner, enough for the listener to sing/scream along.
Another run-on. The rage presented makes it more accessible?????
Many listeners will find tracks they like; thus being most of the heavier songs (Sic, Surfacing, Spit It Out and Liberate) while there will be others who prefer tracks showing different levels of aggression that display on a greater scale of Slipknot’s innovative manner such as and especially ‘Scissors’.
This needs to be completely re-worked as well.
Plus the summary: outfit not out-fit
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Reviews pretty good, I cant really think of any discrepancies unless you wanted it to be formal lol
wow....
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Album Rating: 3.0
thank goodness for deviant
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Album Rating: 3.5
um wow, shit..... better get my crayon back out.
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Album Rating: 4.0
Yeah: Fix the run-sentences, and you'll be good. :D
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Album Rating: 3.5
preset should be 'current' will fix the awkward sentences momentarily. Thanks for the feeback Dev.
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Album Rating: 4.0
What Deviant said, especially that first paragraph. Albums good shit when your an angry, spotty faced youth
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Dev got to it before I did Robert. Had to search the intro paragraph 3 times for a full stop. If that shows anything, it's that you are not re-reading your writing. And if you are, you are doing it immediately after you write... Which is also a no-no.
In general, you just have to structure your sentences better. Most are too long & are difficult to read.
On the positive side of things, I do think you've got the general framework of a good review, and are achieving a good balance of general & specific with what you are trying to describe. It's just the execution letting it down.
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Album Rating: 3.5
Thanks for taking the time Dave, i think some of my ideas jump around too much.
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The best piece of advice I can give you is when you've finished writing a review don't post it straight away (not saying you did though). Leave it for awhile, go off and do something and then come back later on and look at it with fresh eyes. More than likely you'll pick up on some errors you will have missed before. Aside from what I pointed out this is a pretty solid write-up though, you just need to iron it out a little
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Album Rating: 3.5
Thanks dev, i left my stone sour one for a week before i put it up. Maybe do this for more reviews?
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Well, a week might be a tad excessive haha
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Album Rating: 3.5
The proof i feel is in the writing. Take a look see if you can help me out.
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Many listeners will find tracks they like; thus being most of the heavier songs (Sic, Surfacing, Spit It Out and Liberate) while there will be others who prefer tracks showing different levels of aggression that display on a greater scale of Slipknot’s innovative manner such as and especially ‘Scissors’.
my eyes, they burn
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Album Rating: 3.5
Stop spraying them with window cleaner.
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Album Rating: 3.5
album brings back some good memories
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Album Rating: 3.5
That's a weird pic you have there.
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Album Rating: 3.5
Vol 3 and All Hope Is Gone >>>>> s/t and Iowa
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Album Rating: 4.0
their best one for sure...
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