Chamber Music

Coal Chamber | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 7, 1999)
• Original Release Date: September 7, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Roadrunner Records
• ASIN: B00000K07G
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (129 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #70,732 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Mist

2. Tragedy

3. El Cu Cuy

4. Untrue

5. Tyler's Song

6. What's in Your Mind?

7. Not Living

8. Shock the Monkey

9. Burgundy

10. Entwined

11. Feed My Dreams

12. My Mercy

13. No Home

14. Shari Vegas

15. Notion

16. Anything But You

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Far more diverse and dynamic than the band's unspectacular self-titled debut, Chamber Music exhibits Coal Chamber at its most eclectic and accessible. Rooting songs such as "Tragedy" and "Tyler's Song" in a foundation of de-tuned guitar bluster, syncopated beats, and growled vocals, Coal Chamber capture the primal urgency of Korn and Limp Bizkit, while tossing in enough gothic keyboard lines and minor-key melodies to appeal to Marilyn Manson fans. At times, however, Coal Chamber's sepulchral clatter seems a wee bit contrived--as in "What's in Your Mind," which features staccato vocals too similar to Korn's "Freak on a Leash," and a horrendous fragment of Peter Gabriel's "Shock the Monkey," with Ozzy Osbourne on vocals. But shortcomings notwithstanding, Chamber Music marks a major musical step forward for Coal Chamber. --Jon Wiederhorn

Product Description

Limited edition pressing of the aggressive heavy metal outfit's 1999 sophomore outing with two previously unreleased bonus tracks added, 'Apparition' and 'Wishes'. 18 tracks total, also featuring their cover of Peter Gabriel's hit 'Shock The Monkey' with --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars underdogs, April 18, 2000

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"swansongmydecay" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chamber Music (Audio CD)

Chamber Music is by far the greatest rock cd of late 99 and early 2000. Coal Chamber's first album was awesome but it's influences we're clear, and lacked dynamics. Chamber Music takes Coal Chamber to their own new genre. With all the Rap-Metal junk the radio stations pipe into the air, tracks like "Tyler's Song" "Notion" and the unexpectedly incredible "My Mercy" (featuring Aimee Echo from the late Human Waste Project) show that hard rock isn't doomed. Dez's lyrical hooks and melodies leave you singing along to every song. Meeg's has much dynamic range to his guitar playing range, from heavy unforgettable riffs, to dark echoing strings that make you feel as if you we're in a horror film. Mike and Rayna also have shown much improvement. I'd easily say that Mike puts any of the new rock drummers to shame.

Coal Chamber is a band that is going to stick around, and eventually take over. You might as well come along for the ride.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!, June 11, 2003

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C. Kegerreis "airman_keg" (Laurel, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chamber Music (Audio CD)

This album blows their other two (Coal Chamber and Dark Days) out of the water! I was actually disappointed with Dark Days because it just didn't show Coal Chamber's talent the way Chamber Music does. That's just my opinion. All the songs are listenable and enjoyable. When you listen to it, pretend like you've never heard the other two albums and the go back to the other two, you will see this a different way. This is without a doubt, the peak of Coal Chamber's creativity and they'll have to better than Dark Days to impress me next time.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars sophmore slump, September 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Chamber Music (Audio CD)

This CD was awful. Most of the Coal Chamber fans will love this CD, but as far as this CD being better-it isn't. The lyrics are still dumb, the Ozzy remake was a disaster, the guitar riffs were dull, and the composition was horrible.The expectations were not fulfilled. This CD bites! Don't waste your money, and Coal Chamber quit your day job.