Horror of Beauty

My Ruin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 21, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Century Media
• ASIN: B0000DIJR1
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #234,224 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Stage Fright

2. Made to Measure

3. American Psycho

4. Spitfire

5. Burn the Witch

6. Radio Silence

7. Hot in the House of God

8. Nazimova

9. Stinkface

10. Weightless

11. Bravenet

12. Ten Minutes to Hollywood

13. Get Pretty

14. Rid of Me

15. [CD-Rom Track]

Editorial Reviews

Highwire Daze

"Full on, in-your-face intensity."

Product Description

One size does not fit all! Welcome to the world of MY RUIN, the antithesis to the nü metal nightmare currently suffocating America’s youth. Formed in 1998 by lead screamer and spoken word artist Tairrie B., MY RUIN immediately set out to destroy any preconceived notions people may have of what the notorious Miss B. and her new partners in crime are capable of. Put simply, the new lineup is an unstoppable juggernaut of spite and unbridled rock ‘n roll fury that’s out to crush the weak and make followers out of the non-believers!

- Preceded by a low-priced CD EP. The Shape Of Things To Come featured five tracks total including a cut from The Horror Of Beauty plus four tracks exclusive to the EP & a bonus 13-minute EPK. - Features Tairrie B. (ex-Tura Satana/Manhole -vocalist), Mick Murphy (guitar), Meghan Mattox (bass) and Yael (drums). - Co-produced by Mick Murphy, Todd Osenbaugh and Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Marilyn Manson, etc.).

- For fans of: Godsmack, Superjoint Ritual, Deftones, Amen, Down, Black Label Society, Lamb Of God, etc.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ashley, who still knows what she's talking about, August 19, 2004

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Ashley...who knows what she talking about! (Myrtle Beach, SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Horror of Beauty (Audio CD)

This CD disappointed me. Yes they're still good, yes Tairrie still writes amazing lyrics and packs a gut wrenching vocal...BUT the great moments are fewer and farther between. It's not the "heaviness" that turned me off on this one, because I listen to other stuff harder than My Ruin, but it just seemed watered-down to me. The lyrics aren't as good and her scream seems to have diminished a little bit. There's more "I hate you, screw you" and less intelligence, which Tairrie is famous for. I like the CD but will not rave about it like I would the first two. Anyway, good tracks are "Spitfire,"Burn the Witch," and "Bravenet." I absolutely adore "Bravenet." THAT'S the Tairrie I know and love. But I also realize bands must shift and change in order to do be any good so let's just say I didn't like this change but it's still worth a listen.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, at it's best., January 9, 2004

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Jessica Amend (Lakewood, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Horror of Beauty (Audio CD)

My Ruin, what happened?
A while back, I worshipped at the alter of this band. They brought something new to a scene that DESPERATELY needed it. Tairrie B.'s honest lyrics and the band's captivating playing style caused me to listen to their first two CD's over and over and over, until those around me began to get sick of them. I eagerly anticipated their newest effort, The Horror of Beauty.
But this time, My Ruin didn't deliver.
The band who's diversity I was constantly praising had become the worst of the worst - a bad "metal" band. The Horror of Beauty lacks any spark whatsoever, jumping back and forth between boring and just plain awful. The music lack imagination, and the lyrics cover the same topic (the beauty myth) in every song. There is a HUGE difference between picking a theme for your album (Nick Cave is a master at it) and writing over a dozen songs that cover the same topic. From the insanely repetitive "Made to Measure" to "Weightless," which is simply impossible to listen to, The Horror of Beauty leaves a great deal to be desired. It all ends with a disappointing cover of PJ Harvey's "Rid of Me," which is unbelievably emotionless despite all of the screaming. How is it possible for the band fronted by the self-proclaimed "Scream Queen" to sound weaker than little ninety-pound Polly Jean?
Back on the subject of the albums lyrical content, one can't help but wonder what Tairrie is rambling about. For someone who claims to not care about what people think of her, she sure spends a lot of time trying to create an image for herself. "Graphic scenes of beauty have become what I despise," whines Tairrie, but she still appears in the albums artwork made up as the gothic Barbie, with lips done up so perfectly that they would make Angelina Jolie jealous. It's time for Tairrie to pick a view and stick with it. Angry girls all over the world screamed with her on "Beauty Fiend" from My Ruin's sophomore album - "I am not your pretty face, I'm just a girl - the girl you love to hate." It was great then, but the band's third disc does not bring the same comfort as their previous material. It's time for them to pack up the double standards and boring guitar riffs and go listen to Le Tigre.<BR...Stay away from this album. It is nothing but My Ruin trying to sell themselves to a new audience of thirteen-year-old girls who didn't get asked to their junior high dance. Two days after purchasing it, I took it to CD Warehouse in hopes that they would take it off of my hands. To my great disappointment, they didn't want it either. It figures.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm made to measure, baby. One size does not fit all..., October 22, 2003

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Pamela Scarangello (Middletown, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Horror of Beauty (Audio CD)

My Ruin's latest release, "The Horror of Beauty," is an incredible album that surpasses the band's previous efforts. What makes this particular CD unique is its raw, guttural quality; I can best describe the sound as a slice of heavy metal shamelessly dipped in sludge and skinned to the bone. In addition, all of the tracks are delicately held together by the eerie aura of a Hollywood silent film.
As Mick Murphy's guitar strings quiver and throb, Meghan Mattox's bass stalks the fleeting silence. Tairrie B. relies on her bloodcurdling scream to assault audiences with her unapologetic lyrics. She chose this newest project to attack MTV and teen magazines, both of which present a disgustingly shallow ideal of physical perfection.
I am happy to say that this album has a generous slew of audio highlights. The instrumental "Stage Fright" is the record's ominous overture; it casts a blood-red spotlight onto the barren stage of an underground theatre, setting the tone for the drama that follows. Then, a jolt of adrenaline kicks in with the band's single "Made to Measure," a personal song that addresses the unbearable pressures for women to be trimmed and flawless. "American Psycho" emits a claustrophobic blackness; tortured by fits of anxiety, Tairrie seems to present herself as a killer of Hollywood "stars." "Spitfire" is a merciless release of fiery rage against My Ruin's former record label, which Tairrie felt had severely mismanaged business affairs. "Burn the Witch" is a slow, slithering track where Tairrie extends her middle finger towards all of the "perfect" girls; the ones who earn popularity with their looks instead of their intelligence. In the fast-paced "Nazimova," (dedicated to the film star of the same name) the shrieking frontwoman proudly declares herself as the vamp; a woman who refuses to compromise herself for the sake of impressing the mainstream crowd. In "Weightless," Miss B. angrily brings up the sensitive subject of her own weight; she is sickened by how society tolerates stereotypic images of women who are either "fat" or "thin." "Get Pretty" addresses the beauty issue with even more alarming detail. In this blistering track, Miss B. tackles the horrible fear of being "ugly." While tearing down America's wall of silicone and plastic, the band decrys the unfairness of how "pretty girls" are popular while "ugly girls" are rejected by society.
I can definitely confirm that "The Horror of Beauty" is gorgeous in its brutality. Buy it when you can. Plastic parts aren't included.