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36 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
They're back ..., November 1, 2000
Godsmack's new album kicks like the first one. It's definitely going to be in my player for a while, but one thing bugs me: it's not much different than the first, self-titled album. To some people, that is a good thing, but I personally like to see bands progress and try new things. To each his own I guess, but a little more originality would score this album a 5.If you liked the first album, you'll like this one. If you didn't like the first, you won't like this one. It's basically a continuation (this is actually said by the band on the Enhanced CD) of "Godsmack". "Awake" is an incredible song, similar to the way "Keep Away" dominated "Godsmack." For you late Godsmack fans who picked up on them after hearing "Voodoo", you'll be happy to hear "Spiral", another eerie, slower song. What I was very pleased to hear was an instrumental track; it's very well done. It has audio clips occasionally, reminiscent to "Moon Baby". If you're at this item page, chances are you've heard a Godsmack song and enjoyed it and are interested in more. Godsmack isn't a two-faced band who writes hits and then slacks on the rest of the songs. If you heard "Awake" on the radio and liked it, you'll enjoy the rest of the album.
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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Yawn..., January 29, 2001
This is no doubt one of the most boring CDs ever. The CD sounds exactly the same as the first one, which wasn't so great either, and it has no strong points. There are also several reasons as to why it was rushed.1) There are only 11 songs on the CD, less than their debut. Bands make either longer songs or more songs, but that's not the case here. The CD is shorter and has less tracks than the first. 2) Goin' Down is from the M:I-2 soundtrack. That immeadiately narrows this CD to 10 songs. 3) There's one song on here, I think it's Vampires, that has no music on it. It's all radio voiceovers about what sounds like scientists talking about the habits of vampire bats. That narrows it to a mere 9 tracks. 4) There's a song on here called The Journey that is only 39 seconds. I like a good 1-2 minute song here or there, depending on how much there is in it, but this is just a continuation of Vampires. Now there are only 8 tracks. 5) The lyric writing is a little more advanced, but still, basically the same. Sully can compare with the lead singer of Linkin Park and Fred Durst...very simple lyrics with no meaning or feeling, just words for filler. But I do have to say one thing, I do like the song Greed. Awake was okay for a while, but now it's old. I don't listen to Greed either. Basically, what I am saying is that Godsmack really isn't that good. If you want to get anything from them, pick up their self-titled debut and leave this alone.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
5 Stars!!!, October 17, 2002
I really, really, really like Godsmack. Even though this album wasn't as popular as their first, self-entitled one, I like this disc more.
The Smack is borderline metal, many of these songs, especially on the beginning few tracks, boom boom boom. Hard guitars, drums and a strong (snarling might be a little overboard) voice.
I pretty much like every aspect of this band: a good, strong, manly voice and a guitarist that is among the top ten for modern bands, are the main points. "Vampires", "Mistakes", and "Sick of Life" are the best instrument performance. "Vampires" is just great, it won an award for best instruments.
I also like the lyrics. They are dark and may be ghoulish, be still good. "Mistakes" and "Vampires" have a recorded voice on the song, which is smart. Godsmack's lyrics are primarily concerned with witchcraft and suicide, but that's okay, that's just the way they are. Sully was born in Boston, in a witch family, so that was the way he was raised, explaining the witch parts of the lyrics.
This album is one that is almost perfect, granted- the first one was a little more diverse. The lyrics are kind of repetitive-not saying #'s 1-11 have the same lyrics but some songs repeat themselves.
But, I like every song on this C.D. with an exeption of "The Journey", a song which is less than a minute and may be an interlude or a lead in to the last song, "The Spiral."
Sully says something along the lines of "You won't hear any techno or rap, just good loud music" on godsmack.com, which is definately the truth. But, similar sounds are very rare on this disc.
This is not only good-'n-loud, but also very musical. Look at "The Spiral", it has rattles on it. Man, this is good stuff.
These guys rock, I can't wait for their third album.
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