Sonic Jihad [Explicit Lyrics]

Snake River Conspiracy | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (July 11, 2000)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B00004S7KY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,702,510 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Breed

2. Casualty

3. You and Your Friend

4. More Than Love

5. Oh Well

6. Somebody Hates You

7. How Soon Is Now?

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Breed Some More!, August 23, 2001

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Clarissa "MoonGoddess" (Ontario, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sonic Jihad (Audio CD)

This is no ordinary rock band but is surely something you don't bring over to Grandma's house. It's interesting to hear it move in and out of metal to trip-hop. Like on "Breed" it starts the CD off sounding to be a Massive Attack replication, but when the chorus kicks in it immediately turns to heavy yet melodic rock. I like how a lot of the songs start off sounding harmless and almost sweet-like but eventually break through to angry female angst, as heard most evidently on "Somebody Hates You." That song almost makes me want to laugh, but in a good way. And boy does she ever steam some ear-smoke on "Vulcan." In my opinion she uses the "F" word one too many times there, but oddly enough I like it.

Most would shy from knowing a record to contain two remakes, thinking it unoriginal, but S.R.C. make them sound so completely different that at first you might not even notice it. The heavy guitar riffs on the Cure's "Lovesong" give it a hard-rock, NIN-esqued edge, sounding nothing like the subtle original. And their take on Smith's "How Soon Is Now?" is quite different with its light orchestration and trumpet horn sneaking a peak here and there. It's not quite as good as the original but, like the rest of Sonic Jihad, is strangely addicting. And to choose a favorite as I always do, it would have to be "Casualty" with its dragging beat lines and lazy singing. I was really surprised at liking this. If you, like me, enjoy Garbage, Massive Attack, AND Nine Inch Nails, than I think you should check this out.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully surprised, September 2, 2005

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Christine M. Crockett "Music Critic" (New England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sonic Jihad (Audio CD)

I bought this cd for to have the cover of The Smiths' "How Soon is Now," but was blown away by the intensity of the album. The female vocals are not only refreshing to hear in a male-dominated industry, but are amazingly in-key as compared to another female lead group, Evanesence, whose singer seems to have immense trouble staying in the right key.

The jewel of this album though is the cover of The Cure's "Lovesong." Out of all the covers I've heard of any song, this far surpasses it. It is intense, bring industrial influences, along with hard rock, jazz and even some world influences. It is an amazing cover. Hard as I try, I can't stop listening to it.

While, in my opinion, the best two songs on the album are covers, this doesn't mean the rest aren't worth listening to. The band shows a great talent for composing music and bringing many different styles together seamlessly. This band also has accomplished something else that I feel they really need to be congratulated for, their songs don't all sound the same, which happens with many bands. Each song as a new, distinct sound and flavor which leaves me only wanting more.

While this type of music isn't for everyone, if you are a fan of female-led rock, industrial, trip hop, and even jazz and blues, you may just fall in love with this band. I am excited for Snake River Conspiracy's next album.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The snake finally sheds it's scales, July 14, 2000

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"pepper25" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sonic Jihad (Audio CD)

I'm not one for adjectives, but Sonic Jihad deserves a lot of them. Positive ones. Breed starts out with some inventive percussions coupled with well timed winds and leads into some electronic guitars that I've heard before but SRC knows what to do with them. Casaulty is the first track on the album that SRC gets a little close to the pop sound, but they're forgivin. You and Your Friend is a little poppish for my pallet but thats okay because it has some good 50's-like guitars. Lovesong re-establishes the industrial sound with orginized guitar loops and strong drums. Act your Age is one of the more melodic songs on Sonic Jihad, with what sound like some kind of electronic harpsichord in the background loops. More than Love is a fun song that reminded me of some of the old Sesame Street bug cartoons. Strangled sounds somwhat like the theme from Licence To Kill only darker. I wonder if Gladys Knight knows about this. Oh Well starts out with gritty guitars and keeps up the pace with strong bass and sultry vocals. Somebody Hates You is reminiscent of Kmfdm's Xtort with SRC's owns spin on things for example the 60's-ish sitcom samples. If you were waiting for an aggressive emotional tribute to Science Officer Spock then here you are. Vulcan has three video incarnations as far as I know. SRC ends the album with an awsome remake of The Smiths' How Soon is Now. Morrisey should be proud. Slater and Torres did a fine job on this one. I eagerly await their next release.