Stone Sour [Special Edition, CD+DVD]

Stone Sour | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 21, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Special Edition, CD+DVD
• Label: Roadrunner Records
• ASIN: B0000DD54G
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,282 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Get Inside

2. Orchids

3. Cold Reader

4. Blotter

5. Choose

6. Monolith

7. Inhale

8. Bother

9. Blue Study

10. Take a Number

11. Idle Hands

12. Tumult

13. Omega

14. Rules of Evidence [*]

15. The Wicked [*]

16. Inside the Cynic [*]

17. Kill Everybody [*]

18. Road Hogs [*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Knot Your Average Band., July 10, 2006

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A. Estes (Maine) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stone Sour (Audio CD)

Before he got pigeonholed as the mask-wearing, profanity-spewing frontman of Slipknot, Corey Taylor resurrected Stone Sour, his original group, in 2002. And it's a good thing he did! Few people realize just what a dynamic vocalist he can be, and with Stone Sour's proper debut, Taylor shows off all he is capable of. Heck, I'm not the biggest fan of the 'Knot, but I was really surprised when I heard Stone Sour for the first time.
There are obviously elements of Stone Sour that smell like Slipknot (afterall, they also share a guitarist in James Root) but this is one side-project that doesn't end up being merely an extension of the original band.

The most recognizable song on here is easily "Bother," a song which you may remember hearing on the radio, seeing on MTV and appearing on the "Spider-Man" soundtrack. "Bother," an all acoustic song, marks a change of pace for Taylor. No more does he have to shriek or scream to get his point across, as this dark ballad displays much depth and emotion in his singing voice, something rarely heard in Slipknot. "Orchids" and "Inhale" are two songs that stand out as well. Both are moderately heavy, but have more modern hard-rock appeal. "Get Inside," the opening track, is obviously intended to gently guide the average Slipknot fan into the album, as it sounds just a bit recycled and familiar, the only downside to the album.

For those getting the deluxe version of the album, not only are we treated to a DVD containing all three music videos from the album -- "Get Inside," "Bother" and "Inhale" -- but we also get five bonus tracks. "Road Hogs" and "Kill Everybody" are demo tracks from 2000, and don't really fare well with the rest of the material. However, "Rules Of Evidence," "The Wicked" and "Inside The Cynic" (which popped up on the "Freddy Vs. Jason" soundtrack) are just as good as the rest of the album, and rightfully belong. Overall, it's an outstanding effort, and thankfully, Stone Sour will have a new album out again within the coming weeks. I highly recommend this album to everyone.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still Love It!!, June 24, 2005

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Violet "music maven" (hell) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stone Sour (Audio CD)

It's been two years since this album was released and the guys are going back into the studio to do another this comming January.

This album is one of the best I have heard ever. If you like alternative rock or rock this is the perfect album to have in your collection. Corey's voice really soars over the tracks, this is not as previlant in the three Slipknot albums. Instead of screaming so much he really gets melodic and it's beautiful. Don't get me wrong though this album is still hard like on the tracks "Get Inside", "Cold Reader", "Idle Hands", "Tumult", "The Wicked", and "Kill Everybody". But he shows his true range in his voice on "Monolith", "Inhale", "Bother", "Blue Study", and "Rules of Evidence".

But really if anything you should buy the cd for the tracks "Omega" and "Road Hogs". "Omega" is a poem that Corey recites with a lot of emotion. "Road Hogs" is just a funny song(if you understand what it means).

And the other person that reviewed this CD and said that if you like older Slipknot then you shouldn't buy this, that's a lie. A lot of the older Slipknot is better than the new stuff. I am a big Slipknot and StoneSour fan, you can be both, ya know. But if your looking for another Slipknot album don't exspect that out of this CD this is a whole other band with their own sound.

Another reason for buying this CD is so that you can watch the videos on the DVD over and over, they are really awesome.

I don't ever get tired of listening to this album.

I can't wait until the next StoneSour album comes out!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Corey Taylor Has Returned- Way Better Than Slipknot, February 22, 2004

By 

Phil "leaderoftheplague" (**Classified**) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stone Sour (Audio CD)

MY OPINION: This album is very, very solid. 3/4 of the songs on here are amazing. Bother, the best song on the album, has become one of my favorite songs. Oh, by the way, this is WAY better than any of Slipknot's albums.

1.Get Inside-awesome song, and sweet solo 10/10
2.Orchids-has the title of the Black Sabbath song, but is totally different. Great song 9/10
3.Cold Reader-great song, with cool music 8/10
4.Blotter-another great song, with cool music. 9/10
5.Choose-ahh, don't really like this song much. It's sorta hard to get into. 7/10
6.Monolith-awesome song with cool music and lyrics. 9/10
7.Inhale-2nd best song on the album. GREAT song. 10/10
8.Bother-best song on the album. Great music and very emotional lyrics. 10/10
9.Blue Study-don't really like this song either, but it's ok 7/10
10.Take A Number-good song, that's about all. 8/10
11.Idle Hands-this song has the same name as the Shadows Fall song, but it's totally different. Cool song. 9/10
12.Tumult-ok song with cool music. 9/10
13.Omega-cool song. All there is to say. 9/10
14.Rules of Evidence-first of the bonus songs. Good song. 9/10
15.The Wicked-great song with interesting lyrics. 10/10
16.Inside The Cynic-best of the bonus songs. Awesome 10/10
17.Kill Everybody-fairly good. Nothing to cherish 7/10
18.Road Hogs-cool song 9/10

VIDEOS: Bother, Get Inside, Inhale-all great. 10/10

BOTTOM LINE: If you like Slipknot, then you'll probably like this since Corey and James are in here. Some of the songs, like Get Inside, are reminicent of Slipknot. The bottom line is that this album is awesome.