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Powerman 5000 first came together in the early '90's, and has issued such futuristic sc-fi metal classics as 1995's 'The Blood Splat Rating System', 1999's million-selling 'Tonight The Stars Revolt', 2001's 'Anyone For Doomsday?', 2003's 'Transform' and 2006's 'Destroy What You Enjoy'. In addition Spider and company has performed along side Marilyn Manson and as part of Ozzfest. Powerman 5000 has retained a massive and dedicated fan base worldwide as evidenced by the first lead off single 'Super Villain' scanning over 15K downloads since it's release.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Long-time fans of Powerman 5000 can remember back in August of 2001, when the band was supposed to release their highly anticipated follow-up to "Tonight The Stars Revolt." This new album was titled "Anyone For Doomsday?" and it featured an awesome new single called "Bombshell." But a week before the album was due to come out, it was canceled and shelved. (For a limited time you could buy a copy from the band's website, and it recently became available on iTunes.) PM5K's frontman, Spider 1, decided he didn't want the band to get stuck in a particular genre, so he reinvented the band's sound and came out with a different album in 2003 called "Transform." It was actually a pretty decent album, but it wasn't exactly what the majority of fans had been waiting for. In 2006 the band released "Destroy What You Enjoy," getting even further away from the sound that put them on the map.
Now we finally get the album that we were hoping for! "Somewhere On The Other Side Of Nowhere" is a return to form in many ways, but it's definitely not a step backwards. While this album is much closer to "Tonight The Stars Revolt" and "Anyone For Doomsday," they've still managed to progress and keep things fresh. Songs like "Super Villain", "Show Me What You've Got", "Time Bomb Baby" and "Make Us Insane" have all the heaviness and energy of past tunes like "When Worlds Collide" or "Bombshell." However the band doesn't sound as dark and angry...it's heavy, but you get the feeling they're having fun. Other songs like "V Is For Vampire" and "Get Your Bones" are heavy but a bit slower and more gothic. "Do Your Thing" is a bit poppier and closer to more recent PM5K songs, but it's got more energy and excitement to it. "Horror Show" is a bit of a gothic hip-hop tune that might please the fans who were there back in '97. So basically this album is a perfect compromise between Spider and the fans, and if it had come out back in 2001 or 2003, who knows how big the band would've become. Anyway, this is one of Powerman's best albums and I highly suggest picking it up!
Now we finally get the album that we were hoping for! "Somewhere On The Other Side Of Nowhere" is a return to form in many ways, but it's definitely not a step backwards. While this album is much closer to "Tonight The Stars Revolt" and "Anyone For Doomsday," they've still managed to progress and keep things fresh. Songs like "Super Villain", "Show Me What You've Got", "Time Bomb Baby" and "Make Us Insane" have all the heaviness and energy of past tunes like "When Worlds Collide" or "Bombshell." However the band doesn't sound as dark and angry...it's heavy, but you get the feeling they're having fun. Other songs like "V Is For Vampire" and "Get Your Bones" are heavy but a bit slower and more gothic. "Do Your Thing" is a bit poppier and closer to more recent PM5K songs, but it's got more energy and excitement to it. "Horror Show" is a bit of a gothic hip-hop tune that might please the fans who were there back in '97. So basically this album is a perfect compromise between Spider and the fans, and if it had come out back in 2001 or 2003, who knows how big the band would've become. Anyway, this is one of Powerman's best albums and I highly suggest picking it up!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Spider has redeemed himself ten fold with this album, PM5K's official 7th release. This could be considered a sequel to Tonight The Stars Revolt!, as there has been a return to the heavier, robotic-sampled industrial-esque hard rock of earlier albums. In fact, there are even touches of their earlier hip-hop material on some tracks. The whole thing pretty much rocks, which is cool because there has always been one or more songs on their albums that just left me bored. Or in the case of Destroy What You Enjoy, the whole thing.
Somewhere On The Other Side of Nowhere delivers tight grooves, awesome guitar solos, hard hitting drums, and awesome synths/samples. I truly believe fans of their older material will really dig this album. The only track that didn't do anything for me was the title track its self. Horror Show shows Spider laying down awesome hip hop grooves not seen since Mega Kung Fu Radio (aka The Blood Splat Rating System). I'm not into hip hop but I really love that track. Super Villain, Time Bomb Baby, Do Your Thing...all great.
My only gripe is how short the album is. Two songs aren't even songs and Super Villain/V is for Vampire were released for download months ago, making this album a long EP at best. Still, it is the best thing Spider has done in 10 years and for that I still give it praise. I burned a copy of this with Tonight The Stars Revolt and you wouldn't believe how well they go together. Fantastic hard rockin' space songs. Recommended!
Somewhere On The Other Side of Nowhere delivers tight grooves, awesome guitar solos, hard hitting drums, and awesome synths/samples. I truly believe fans of their older material will really dig this album. The only track that didn't do anything for me was the title track its self. Horror Show shows Spider laying down awesome hip hop grooves not seen since Mega Kung Fu Radio (aka The Blood Splat Rating System). I'm not into hip hop but I really love that track. Super Villain, Time Bomb Baby, Do Your Thing...all great.
My only gripe is how short the album is. Two songs aren't even songs and Super Villain/V is for Vampire were released for download months ago, making this album a long EP at best. Still, it is the best thing Spider has done in 10 years and for that I still give it praise. I burned a copy of this with Tonight The Stars Revolt and you wouldn't believe how well they go together. Fantastic hard rockin' space songs. Recommended!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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fans of Powerman 5000's releases: Tonight The Stars Revolt! and Anyone For Doomsday? you will definitely love this album. though it only consists of 9 actual songs and 2 tracks which are just the intro and an interlude making the entire album 11 tracks total with the playtime being just over 33 mins it's still worth buying the album is totally in your face the entire time and when the dust settles your left wanting MORE fiending like a vampire to blood. don't waste another second reading reviews, and buy this CD cause you're only a fool for having NOT ordered it already GO! GO! GO!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A mix of everything Powerman 5000
This record pretty much has a good mix of all the sounds of PM5K. This is probably my third favorite record by them. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Vermillion
PM5000's Second Best Effort
I truly believe Powerman 5000 is an underrated band. No really. Seriously. Yes, their image is a little goofy, and watching front-man "Spider-One" dance around during his... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Thomas Briggs
Powerman 5000 murders some tracks.
If it weren't for Mega!! Kung Fu Radio and Tonight the Stars Revolt, I'd probably still believe all rock is horrible and would have never given it a chance. Read more
Published 23 months ago by DryvBy
One of my better purchases of 2009
I enjoy this album much more than TTSR (I just picked it up used at FYE - not very impressed). This album is very energetic and fun and one of the most addictive albums I heard in... Read more
Published on March 5, 2010 by techside
Tonight the Stars Revolt + Transform = Somewhere On the Other Side of...
with a dash of Mega Kung-Fu Radio. They're back! I gotta tell ya, as soon as "Show Me What You Got" started blasting, I was transported back to 1999--it was like listening to... Read more
Published on February 21, 2010 by Wayne S.
great cd with a few odd tracks
well most of the songs are like songs from tonight the stars revolt pretty much a solid hard rock album, but there is 1 track that has no singing just weird sounds, the title track... Read more
Published on February 17, 2010 by j725t
hells yeah
This album almost feels like the melding of all pm5k styles put into one album. It starts off with a sci-fi intro with a clip from the movie "planet of the vampires" I believe. Read more
Published on December 24, 2009 by bunidiva
my favorite album
The music of "Somewhere on the otherside of nowhere" is amazing and badass.
I was never a fan of metal/alternative rock, but PM5k is the exception. Read more
I was never a fan of metal/alternative rock, but PM5k is the exception. Read more
Published on December 24, 2009 by S. yuan
Powerman 5000 - Somewhere on the Otherside of Nowhere
Believe it or not this is the best PM5K CD yet!
I did not think it would be possible to outdo themselves but they did!!!!!!!!
This is absolutely amazing! Read more
I did not think it would be possible to outdo themselves but they did!!!!!!!!
This is absolutely amazing! Read more
Published on November 9, 2009 by Matt Ludwig
A nice step forward
If you were hoping for a TTSR clone then you will be disappointed. However, if you're looking for a fresh new album with a wide range of musical styles all smashed in to one... Read more
Published on November 7, 2009 by BioFlamingo
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