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21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
a mother's story, January 16, 2005
My son, Christopher Colt Kelley, was murdered on December 21, 2001. He was 15 years old and he was a real Juggalo. He used to try and get me to play ICP cd's all the time whenever we were riding in the car together and I wouldn't listen to them. When he was murdered I took the time to sit and listen to what he was in to. I haven't stopped listening to ICP yet. I met Violent J once before Shangri-La came out and I told him all about my son. He held my hand and told me in these words that I will never forget, "You should not be sad that he is gone, you should always look at it like this, whenever it rains, that's him Raining Diamonds down on you." Then Shangri-La dropped and I heard It Rains Diamonds...and I could not stop crying. Now I am a 37 year old Juggalette and I'll be that way 'til I'm dead in the ground. My son was buried with an ICP shirt on and a Hatchetman round his neck. And I plan on going the same way. Everyone has their own thoughts about ICP and the Dark Carnival...but if you're not a true Juggalo....you'll never get it. MCL and R.I.P. Colt....we miss you.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Shangri-La..."trying to tell you all about the light.", September 26, 2004
A carnival of the dead, fresh with sin, bringing God to your very own doorstep...WITHOUT selling out! Think it can't be done? Well, "The Wraith: Shangri-La" will change your mind in a BIG way.
The point to this album is sin and how we choose to live our lives, as is the point to the whole Dark Carnival story. Why do you think Jesus, the Holy Son, died on the cross? He died so, through him, our sins can be forgiven. My sins...your sins...he died so we may find the light...God...and ICP makes this point very clear.
I've read some reviews of people saying that ICP sold out with this album and "how can they sing about killing and rape, and have the 6th Joker's Card be about God"?
Again, that's the whole point; The Dark Carnival is a fantasy, a cast of crazy characters who bring murder and rape right to your front door so you can see it in full view, the very things that happen around us each and every day, the very things which we turn a blind eye to and look away from, making believe that they never really happen at all. Sex, murder, love of money, not caring about others and only caring about ourselfs...THIS is the point to the Dark Carnival, and "Shangri-La" makes it clear that you have a choice;
Walk into the light or wait for your number to be called upon for your room in "Hell's Pit"...the message SHOULD be very clear.
As for the songs on this album, most are heavy and will rock your world. I listened to this album for the first time with my jaw in my lap because of all the "rap" stuff I heard about ICP before I got into them. There's very little rap on this album, which is fine with me because I'm a heavy metal/rock fan anyway. Oh, there's a little rap, which I have nothing against, it's just not my thing. There's even a little jazz and hip-hop here, and a little blues too. In other words, this album has it ALL and, combined with "Hell's Pit," The Wraith saga is the best story about Heaven & hell I've ever heard put to music, period.
"Walk Into the Light"..."Welcome to the Show"..."Get Ya Wicked On"..."Murder Rap"..."Blaaam!!!"...all great songs. "It Rains Diamonds" is heavy and one of my favorites. "The Staleness" sets up a song called "Hell's Forcast" which is a link to "Hell's Pit." "Welcome to the Show" also has a link to "Hell's Pit" which, by all rights, is the mark of master story tellers, no question.
"The Wraith" has the best line of the whole album;
"Nine times out of ten I wish he'd take me
instead of some of these poor childern we see."
Man, that song is one of the best on the album. And don't forget "Juggalo Homies" because if this song doesn't make you feel good, nothing else will. Friends should be family anyway, so be good to them..."hangin' till we old and gray." Man, I really love this song. :)
And "The Unveiling"...the song that says it all;
"The Carnival is God and may all Juggalos find Him!"
How can anyone have a problem with that? Man, if this album doesn't put a smile on your face and maybe, just maybe, a little tear of hope in your eye, then you may want to check your pulse because you may not be human after all.
All in all, song for song, "Shangri-La" is perfect and may very well end up being one of my favorite albums of all time. Man o man, I'm so very glad I desided to check out ICP because music this good is VERY hard to find, indeed.
Walk into the light, my firends, and may God bless you all.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Different, but great, January 10, 2005
This isn't their usual fare, but I love this album. I love almost all their albums and I didn't let any "reviews" get in the way of just sitting down and listening to the whole album.
I said "this isn't their usual fare" because this album structures its songs more like ROCK songs than RAP songs.
If you like the Insane Clown Posse, give this one a listen. Make sure you have an open mind, and it wouldn't hurt if you liked both rock and rap...
Final thought: Different, but GREAT!
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