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1.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely nothing redeemable, September 21, 2008
I don't ever like to say that an album is a total failure. There HAS to be something good about it. No one would put a disc out if it possibly sucked that much. Well, it's happened. This album is a total failure.
Where do I begin? The grating vocals? The idiotic and bland lyrics? The stupidly simple song structures that consist of one or two riffs repeated and sound like something from the mid-90s? Or how about their annoying "aren't we so funny" vibes?
Frontman Wayne Static is known for his phallic hair style, but he should be known for potentially being one of metal's worst frontmen. His vocals are totally soulless and monotonous. And his lyrics sound like something an angry 13-year-old would write; they're often obnoxious, trite, and just plain dumb. Take this line, from the song "Set it Off", for example: "I feel like death wearing a disguise/Can't catch my breath/From all this noise". If I were him, I would have been embarrassed to pen something like that.
It's almost not even worth mentioning the music. For one thing, the production's horrible. But the music itself somehow manages to sound worse. Every single riff is boring, uninspired, and dated. The band is all over the place in terms of arrangement; they want to sound electronic and fake, so they throw in some keyboards...but they also want a thick, organic sound. They don't succeed in getting either.
Possibly the most annoying thing about this disc is their irritating desire to seem clever, cliched expressions and all. I think "Otsego Amigo" is a joke, but it's hard to tell when it's not funny. And if it wasn't funny enough the first time, imagine how hilarious it is to hear it as a hidden track at the end...only this time without music! Who was asking for that?
All of this culminates into what is possibly the worst CD I own. I'm just glad someone else bought this for me.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Static X , an Honest Review (My Opinion), September 3, 2005
Static X first grabbed me back in the days with, "Push it, I'm with stupid, and Bled for days". (Machine) grabbed me with, "This is not, Black and White, Otsego Undead, and Structural Defect". However, there are not many songs on this album that I can say really grab me as the old Static X of the past had done. I do like, "Skinnyman" being my favorite of this album, and have given, "Otsego Amigo" a fair liking without all the lyrical screeching would have been better, but it has a nice beat, "I'm the One" has a small part in my heart as well. Without offending I would have to honestly say in my opinion buy, "Wisconsin Deathtrip, Machine, and if you have to buy another static x album buy Shadow Zone" I really like, "Kill your idols, and So".. By the way Static X rules, I just hope they go back to their B*tt kicking days with push it, stupid, kill your idols, and this is not. Asta!
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
a good, but far from perfect static-x album, June 30, 2005
Don't get me wrong, this is a good album, however, it is my least favorite static-x album to date. I think "Wisconsin death trip" and "Machine" are way better albums. This album just isn't as energetic, from beginning to end, as those albums were. But who can blame them, isn't this like their 5th album (4th excluding beyond)? When you are a musician and been around long enough to write that many albums, you start to lose a little bit of your "luster" meaning your ideas and writing ability. Basically, it gets harder and harder to write another album. So I give them credit for that. They still rock. With that being said, my only complaints with the album are as follow: (1) it has some good heavy songs, but as the album chugs along, it seems no song is better than the one before it. (2) as mentioned above, the lyrics and music aren't as inventive as they were on past albums (3) The album could be heavier. It has this rushed "burnout" feel to it (4) and last but not least: song 13 (brainfog) is utter garbage! I wouldn't have even put it on the album. It is just a musical medley, followed by a very long wait, followed by lyrics form song 11 (ostego amigo). I don't get why some bands do this, they actually pay for the studio time to record crap like that at the end of their albums. Its one thing to add something to your album that makes it better, its also one thing to add something to your album that doesn't make a difference either way, but in this case, this definitely brings down the album just a tiny bit, and I would have got rid of it and stuck with 12 songs
Verdict: A good static x-album, but at times it sounds like they are grasping for something and just not reaching the level they should be at. No new territory is covered on this album. Still worth checking out for dedicated fans. I am actually glad they got their old guitarist back. I really look forward to their next album and his grunt-death growls like he did on the song "push it" as well as his guitar sound and inspiration for a heavier album
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