KoRn - "Follow the Leader"
This is my first review and I decided to pick a classic album that hasn't been reviewed on the list. Follow the Leader was the album that made KoRn really big in the 90's. Even though Life Is Peachy is the better album for its sense of humour, Follow the Leader is definitely a good classic 90's Metal album. It may have lead to more posers in the music industry (example: Fred Durst), but what matters is that it's one of those solid, influential must buys for anyone who likes the new Metal from the 90's to today. I'm mostly into Metal and Rap/Rock type music and this particular album knows how to hit both directions, even though KoRn don't have many Rap/Metal collaborations.
Tracklisting:
01-12. (Silence)
The album starts with twelve tracks of silence, each one lasting 5 seconds. I don't know why KoRn did this, but I think thirteen was KoRn's lucky number at the time, even though it's suppose to be an unlucky number.
13. It's On!
A good opener and an excellent song to headbang to. You'd be glad that you got something cool to listen to after those twelve tracks of silence.
14. Freak On A Leash
Everyone who knows KoRn has heard this song. Both the guitar and the vocals become more freaky.
15. Got the Life
The only other hit KoRn had on this album. A Metal song that still jumps the gun like the two tracks before it.
16. Dead Bodies Everywhere
It's no surprise that the lead singer, Johnathan Davis, sings about his own life. He's had a pretty miserable life, but he still knows how to write some interesting Metal lyrics.
17. Children of the KoRn
A collaboration KoRn did with Ice Cube. Makes you think about how the music industry influences people.
18. B.B.K.
A pretty nonsensical song, but the music is great work.
19. Pretty
A song about one of those personal issues that are hard to come by. Will leave you crying through the whole track.
20. All in the Family
Johnathan Davis and Fred Durst show their friendship by dissing each other. This is a good song for the lovers and the haters of KoRn and Limp Bizkit.
21. Reclaim My Place
"Wtf?" is probably what will go in your mind when you hear this track.
22. Justin
This song was made for a child in the Children's Wish Foundation who wished for KoRn and kept them in the hospital for months. Definitely a kick-ass Metal song with the weirdest guitar.
23. Seed
Another headbanger and it's not bad for the longest song on the album.
24. Cameltosis
Never heard of Pharcyde, but this Rap/Metal sex song is the album's strangest track.
25. My Gift To You
An okay way to end this classic album off. Really shows Johnathan Davis' experience with the bagpipes.
Secret Song: Earache My Eye
This secret song starts with a skit that Cheech and Chong do. Then they sing with KoRn and it's hilarious.
Overall album rating (on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best): 9
Content Rating: Parental Advisory: Explicit Content
