Cul-De-Sac

V Shape Mind | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 9, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Umvd Labels
• ASIN: B0000C0FGK
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #212,263 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Antithesis of Origami

2. Glitches

3. Monsters

4. Dangle

5. The Taste of Vinegar

6. Totally Different Head

7. Peel the Rind

8. Gravity

9. Brakecheck

10. Chameleon Wars

11. That Cool Refreshing Drink

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Antithesis of Other Nu Metal, April 23, 2004

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Sky (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cul-De-Sac (Audio CD)

Thank you XM Satellite Radio for playing Monsters by V Shape Mind, because in New York City there is no FM rock station currently that would dare.

I heard Monsters and said "that sounds a bit like Mudvayne...but better". On this particular track, the music seemed not only "more driving" (and less chaotic) than Mudvayne, but the singer never launched into that growling shout that too many Nu Metal bands seem to think is alluring.

So I bought the CD on Amazon, and what I received was a welcome delight. The fist tune on the CD, Antithesis of Origami, has a great "driving" beat that also clearly let's you know that each of the musicians has a lot of talent. Tight melodic guitar, great but not over the top drumming. And the singing by Brad Hursh is smooth and hard (there's an oxymoron for ya!).

It's one of those CDs where you listen to the first few songs and think it can't possibly get better after the radio-played Monsters (track 3)...then along comes track 8 called Gravity.

So what are you doing still reading this? Jump up and hit the Buy button!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very cool, August 18, 2004

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Evan (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cul-De-Sac (Audio CD)

If guitars annoy you then you shouldn't listen to this cd. The band plays some mean, easy to listen to riffs that I find real catchy and appealing. The music contained is actually musical if not with a sort of gothic feel. It's not the headache pounding metal so many groups play, thank God. VSM kind of reminds me of the old Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream cd in that it's not aggressively sung but aggressively played at times. It's mellow rock music from the hearts of good musicians that no doubtedly spent some time writing their material. No rapping, no screaming, no wimpy stuff neither...so if you can live without those being in your music, you should find it easy to drift away by listening to V shape minds cool lyrics.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars V SHAPE MIND - CUL-DE-SAC, February 16, 2004

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Caprycorn (Pearland, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cul-De-Sac (Audio CD)

V Shape Mind is an amazing new band. This album completely rocks. The lead singer's voice is one of the most badass voices I have ever heard. He has one of those voices that you just hear and know it's him, kind of like Aaron Lewis of Staind, Lajon of Sevendust, Scooter of Cold, or Johnathan Davis of Korn. If I had to describe it, I would say he sounds mostly like Chad from Mudvayne but without the screaming. If you've heard Mudvayne's song "A World So Cold" (which is the greatest song ever IMO), the way Chad sings in that song is the way V Shape Mind sounds throughout this entire album. His voice just goes so great with the music. I would recommend this album to anyone who listens to bands like Sevendust, Element Eighty, Sloth, Mudvayne, Endo, etc. My favorite songs are Antithesis of Aragami, Glitches, Dangle, Peel the Rind, and the hidden track (which I'm calling "Let It Go").

01 - Antithesis of Aragami - 5/5
02 - Glitches - 5/5
03 - Monsters - 4/5
04 - Dangle - 5/5
05 - The Taste of Vinegar - 3/5
06 - Totally Different Head - 5/5
07 - Peel the Rind - 5/5
08 - Gravity - 3/5
09 - Brakecheck - 3/5
10 - Chameleon Wars - 5/5
11 - That Cool Refreshing Drink - 5/5
12 - Let It Go (Hidden Track) - 5/5