 | Korn Take a Look in the Mirror
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| 3.5 great | DMXFAN | February 16th 08 |
Korn was always a great band when they were in the 90s days. This album is simply about going back to their old side, the Korn and Life Is Peacy days with a more heavier riff. Compared to those albums, it's a weak effort. Take A Look In The Mirror starts some nice songs ("Right Now", "Break Some Off", and others) but it features some of the most stupidest lyrics I've heard from Korn:
"Why won't it fade
Outside I had to lie; "I'm ok",
There's even more if you listen to songs like "Counting On Me", "Alive", and "I'm Done". The album also lacks harmony since there's actually slow songs and they use heavy riffs on it...What a horrible idea. What I like about the album is that it does remind me of the old Korn but more heavier and screamy. Think about it before you buy this album because it can get repetitive since some riffs are familiar to the songs. On the other hand, this is Korn's heaviest album and their dark, low riffs + Jonathan's expansion of growled/screaming vocals combination really makes the album enjoyable.
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| 1.5 very poor | superfascist | June 28th 06 |
I regret ever actually buying this album, and judging from this, it's very obvious I'll never buy another Korn album again. It's not as bad as it could be, but it's sure as hell is by no means at all a very interesting album. The only track that I remotely enjoy is "Y'all Want a Single". Probably the worst part is the hidden Metallica cover at the end. I've got to give Korn props; they did a great job in slaughtering a classic.
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| 2.5 average | Jared Floryan | September 25th 14 |
Zzzzzzzzzz... With a few exceptions on the record here and there, Take a Look in the Mirror generally comes off as uninspired and lacks much in the way of substance. I find myself hesitant to call Bakersfield-based nu-metal act Korn's sixth studio album a bad offering per se, as the instrumentation is mostly salvageable, though the 2003 full-length is bogged down by unremarkable composition choices and Jonathan Davis' rather lame approach to vocals this time around; he rarely (if ever) gives a convincing performance during most of the tracks that so happen to be on display. Let's just say Take a Look in the Mirror hasn't held up too well like any of its predecessors such as the self-entitled debut or even Follow the Leader for this matter. Angel recommends: "Counting on Me," "Did My Time," "Everything I've Known," and "Let's Do This Now".
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| 1.0 awful | 2026 | January 10th 22 |
bland, unsalted, still on the kob
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| 0.0 | Headstrong | June 6th 17 |
When the hidden track is the best track (by far)...
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| 2.5 average | Antonius | May 27th 14 |
Instrumentally, it has the usual Korn-ish riffs but lyrically it possess some of the poorest material the band has ever written. Jonathan's singing style drifts away from the traditional one and in most of the times vocals are either clean or brutal. I found the rap-metal "Play Me" awful and I have not enjoyed the experimentation. Fortunately the album has managed to offer three nice songs: "Right Now", "Did My Time", "Y'all Want a Single"
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| 0.0 | Exhorder | January 8th 13 |
Right now is alright and yall want a single is a hilarious song purely because of how pathetic it is and the stupid abundance of F-bombs but this really is a terrible release similar to everything they did after Issues.
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| 2.0 poor | Xenorazr | November 19th 10 |
If Take a Look in the Mirror is a representation of how Korn stand for a studio album, then it proves only one thing: that they're a singles band. While they can be enjoyed one or two songs at a time depending on just what's played, this album shows they can't carry an almost completely unremarkable sound for even a relatively short runtime. Add a horrendous Metallica cover and you have an album that can be shamelessly tossed aside.
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| 2.5 average | MrKitesMusical | July 12th 10 |
This album isn't awful, but it isn't memorable either.
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| 3.5 great | 45nothings | March 28th 10 |
Korn's most "death metal" release. Full of heavy grooves and more death grunts than any other Korn record.
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| 2.5 average | JimmyPopAli | January 16th 09 |
Not as terrible as it's made out to be, but definitely the bands low point. How this is rated higher than SYOTOS and untitled, I don't know...
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| 1.5 very poor | Phillies | December 31st 08 |
I agree with the review. All the songs have the same tired, slow beat to them, and the only two unique songs I liked were the first two on the album. All the others were simply dull.
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| 1.5 very poor | sharksinyamouth | October 3rd 08 |
Korn are an alright band. They are not great. Their first album is probably one of their best as it introduced the genre and everyone went crazy over it. Their many albums over the years have earned them a hell of a lot of fans and also a lot of people that hate them completely. With Korn, you either like them or you don?t. It is as simple as that. When I first listened to this album I was greatly disappointed. It is just very boring. I don?t think there is one good song on there at all. Maybe one. The rest are just boring as dick. This is a Korn album that deserves to be missed.
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