Customer Reviews

Swan Songs

5 star:		(63)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(10)

 

 

I can't say enough about this album. When I first heard their single "Undead" on the radio about a month ago, I was hooked. I bought their album after checking out some of their other songs on YouTube, and now the album hasn't left my player since the day I bought it. It is the only thing I listen to right now.

I am not a fan of rap and this band definitely has rap splashed across their style, but it works and it works really well! Many of their lyrics are extremely vulgar and offensive to the point of being comical. Most of these lyrics are in songs about partying, drugs, and sex, so it fits well. Other songs provide powerful lyrics about their lives, relationships, and the messed up world around them. All-in-all, their words are powerful when they need to be and good careless fun when they don't need to be. Atop their well chosen lyrics are catchy beats and great tunes. I've been waking up with one of HU's songs stuck in my head almost every morning lately.

There is not a bad song on this album. I love them all! I have been introducing many people to this band and everyone has been impressed.

A little about each song (with a rating out of 5):

1) Undead (5/5) - My favorite on their album, clearly mixing the melody from Ozzy's "Crazy Train", but enhancing it with their own musical style

2) Sell Your Soul (4/5) - Good song, more rock based, favorite part is when it breaks away into "my heart beat stumbles, and my backbone crumbles..."

3) Everywhere I Go (5/5) - Great song. Definitely one of those songs based on partying, for example "when the cops show up, they're gonna get the finger, and I don't give a f**k, cause I'm the designated drinker!"

4) No Other Place (4/5) - Good catchy beat, lyrically a little weaker than their other songs, but the lyrics are still catchy

5) No. 5 (5/5) - One of my favorites, makes me want to take a shot and pop a 40!

6) Young (5/5) - One of their best songs, more rock based, powerful lyrics and powerful beats

7) Black Dahlia (5/5) - Also one of their best songs, powerful lyrics about a relationship gone awry, "I used to be lovestruck, now I'm just f**ked up"

8) This Love, This Hate (4/5) - Good song, has a very "hip-hop" Linkin Park sound to it

9) Bottle And A Gun (4/5) - Good song, good catchy beat

10) California (5/5) - One of the songs that gets stuck in my head, great sound

11) City (5/5) - One of my favorite songs, dark lyrics about the destruction of the city, "the city looks so pretty, do you wanna burn it with me?"

12) The Diary (5/5) - Also one of my favorite songs, great beat and really good depressing lyrics about a life wasting away, "I f**kin' swear that I care, but it's hard when you stare, into the bottom of a bottle, that is empty and bare"

13) Pimpin' (4/5) - Good song, good catchy beat

14) Paradise Lost (5/5) - Great song, deep lyrics about life and beyond "Just let me burn, it's what I deserve, God of mine, am I lost, in your eyes?"

These 14 songs weren't enough, I checked out some of their unreleased songs and was extremely impressed with those too. Songs like "Circles", "Pain", and "The Loss", are so good, it makes me wonder how they didn't make the album. If there is anything I would complain about with this album is that these songs weren't included:

A) Circles (5/5) - Really good but sad song, uncharacteristically soft

B) Pain (5/5) - One of their best songs, I have no idea how this didn't make it on the album!

C) The Loss (5/5) - Great song about suicide, "I won't cry, it'll be fine, I'll take my last breath, push it out my chest, 'til there's nothing left"

This album is the best I've seen in years. It meshes together many styles of music in a unique and extremely catchy way. It is like Linkin Park meets Beastie Boys with a side of Eminem. I highly recommend this album, or this band in general (since so many good songs haven't even been released). This album is a "must-have"!!

I'm not a huge fan of hip-hop/rap so I get excited when I find something I can enjoy. These guys have the sarcastic edge and frivolity of ICP with the clever backhanded 'lyrics' that make me enjoy the Slim Shady. They add to this a solid musical base that really demonstrates these boys aren't just playin', there is some real musical aptitude here. I haven't been this excited about a band since I discovered the Skanking Pickles (RIP you beautiful jello heads)

I love the album, especially Diary, Pimpin', and Paradise Lost (pretty much all the new songs are excellent. I would have taken off a star because I'd have liked the cd to include some more light hearted songs like Btches, Turn off the Lights, Scene for Dummies etc. These can easily be found online so who am i kidding throw the HU up!

This is the first cd i ever bought that i actually loved. Yes, their lyrics are a little dirty and degrading, but i still like them. I love the beat, and its very catchy.I went to one of their shows, and i would go again it was such a blast, and the guys are very down to earth. I hung out with them a little bit, the guys are very sweet and true to their fans. Everyone who went had a good time and was rockin out with the music to the point where i was just rockin out with funnyman in the middle of the crowd.

just found about their band this yr, and i support them all the way!
and to those who don't like them its cool and understanding, but you don't have to hate it, you may dislike it but they've gone from nowhere to something big, and ever bigger in the future.

not an easy thing to do

Hollywood Undead is completely amazing and they haven't seized to amaze me yet. This album is totally worth buying, so go buy it right now! HU4L.

Growing up on Black Sabbath, I am still into very heavy metal (Asphyx, Bolt Thrower, etc.) and I can recognize outstanding bands. Saw Heart, The Boss, before anyone ever heard of them. I heard a sample from Hollywood Undead a few weeks ago on 98 KUPD Phoenix and made a mental note "this is a must own". Once available, I downloaded the entire explicit album and was not disappointed. Although not into Rap, this is good stuff! I believe a very distinct sound. Meant to be heard explicit format. I'm ready to pop a 40!

After three years of waiting, Hollywood Undead's colossal fan base finally has their hands on this explosive album.
This album is a powerhouse and you can feel it from the intro of Undead to the last note of Paradise Lost.
Swan Songs does what every artist wants to do: Make the fans feel.
Every song entangles you in the emotion that created it and takes you where the Undead have been.

This album is worth every penny you pay for it and more.

I took time out of my day to stop anyone from buying this bands cds. I gave them a shot but after listening through cds several times its just trash. I actually started to get mad listening to these thugs. Dont waste your money. You will be mad you did. Its just poor rap covered with poor rock music. All the cd talks about is drugs, drugs and more drugs. So if your a dope fiend then get it.

Highlights: "Undead", "Everywhere I Go", "Young", "Black Dahlia"

Reasoning behind the little sticker on the cover becomes pretty clear with a listen through the opening track, "Undead." But, parental advisory doesn't ruin an album (unless you're 7). In fact, the first three songs on the album (which include "Everywhere I Go") aren't your generic alternative hip-hop (if there is such a thing as generic alternative hip-hop.) "No. 5" isn't exactly a stand-out, but it's holiday alter-ego certainly is (a separate single, entitled "Christmas In Hollywood", uses many similar aspects to "No. 5".) "Young", the next single is pretty catchy and even includes a harmony with school-age children (who, ironically enough, can't hear the album due to that aforementioned sticker.) In fact, the harmony could be compared to child actors who star in R-rated horror movies. A few songs pass by almost unnoticed, until Hollywood Undead extends this invitation: "the city looks so pretty. Do you wanna burn it with me?" Smokey the Fire Safety Bear says "Don't burn pretty cities." I know, clever. "Pimpin'" shows that rappers ain't the only ones who be yelling "**** the police." Unless you want to classify these guys as rappers (it would be in your best interest to). Hoobastank comes on my playlist right after this CD. Way to kill the mood.

Overall, Swan Songs earns 4/5 stars.

Not as silly as Limp Bizkit, not as hard-core as Dope, not as accessible as Linkin Park, but rather somewhat like all three of these groups with more "rap" tossed in. I bought it at a store advertising it as "metal" (right next to Slipknot and Guns n' Roses) but it is not. In fact, they are much more hip-hop oriented, though not particularly talented or original as far as the lyrics go. Not a bad album, with a couple of solid singles, but will appeal to younger and less experienced listeners. Be advised--"Parental Advisory" is for language, which is absolutley necessary.