I love their use of carnival rides to
throw the listener off, and it doesn't drag on too long. We get right
into the wailing with Xs guitar and the solid, headbanger bass and
drumline. I imagine the song dragging waves of music across me as it
builds to the drop, incorporating the X instrument and chorus. The
solo at 2:00 keeps up with the drums and bass background groove. It
doesn't go too insane, but is very palatable. You can't help but
appreciate the demonic laughter as the main groove of the song
returns. The outro is a heavy chug to bring us to the doors of our
next adventure.
Does that bass have a slide or is he
that good? Chris Cornell's lyrics and depth of voice have always
impressed me, so take that with a grain of salt or a shot of
pennisilin. He does really make many of the Audioslave songs what
they are, as the instruments are very simple. This is not to say too
simple, or “4 chord song”-like but they support Cornell's heavy
hitting vocals. I can't help but just sit here and appreciate this
song for what it is. My favorite lyrics are the chorus. The solo at
2:55 finds Tom Morello pulling very hard. The tenor is a little
jarring, but overall I give it a 7/10. It rolls out into Cornell's
vocals with just a simple light acoustic guitar to back him.
Gotta appreciate the headbangers ball.
Trash can drums. The drop from Manson's lyrical intro into the simple
heavy instrumental lines. Manson was really trying to inspire when he
wrote
I've been biased, I read about this
song; it's about the crazy ramblings of a homeless person with
obvious mental problems. “you can't see California without Marlon
Brando's eyes” was this person's favorite expletive. “It's all in
your head, its all in my head” really illustrates how outside
reality the mentally ill live. “I
am my father's son cause hes a phantom, a mystery, and that leaves me
nothing!” This isn't fair, but life's not fair is it. We can't let
our past or circumstances of birth hold us back. If your
justification for reason's to not do something is a past emotional
injury, than it is a challenge of perseverance to succeed anyway. You
can
do anything, but will you? The drum section of Slipknot is truly
penetrative. A controlled rage deep in every breakdown. The expletive
nearing the end, “Mother fuckerrr!”, is like a hurricane thrown
at your mind's fortitude. I have to bend my brow into the wind, my
feet slip a little as I slide back just an inch.
The
patient intro to this song lets you follow along as more elements are
added, subtracted, and expanded. The horror of the plague described
is undeniable. This masterpiece has an amazingly well-composed and
heavy hitting chorus, supported by perfectly balanced, aggressive
solos. “Feast of souls, consume the harvest, young and old suffer
unto the locust.” No exceptions. I appreciate the breakdown about
halfway through which seems to allude to redemption and safety. Machine Head is one of my favorite modern bands, to me, they've taken the core of what made Metallica great and modernized. They are an amazing set of musicians.
