Stone Sour [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

Stone Sour

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 27, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Roadrunner Records
• ASIN: B00006FYG0
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (132 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #50,565 in Music (See Bestsellers 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

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

After validating every stripe of teen torment when working as masked members of Slipknot, vocalist Corey Taylor and guitarist Jim Root offer fans a chance to explore the sounds of their former, failed hard rock band, Stone Sour. Formed in 1992 and retired in 1997, Stone Sour played soulful, metallic hard rock in the vein of Alice in Chains, traces of which later appeared in looser, guitar-oriented Slipknot numbers like "Left Behind." The album opener, "Get Inside," and the snaky "Choose" kick with the agility of Pantera, while the mellower "Monolith" and "Blue Study" rely on Taylor's nasal vocals for emotional punch. Stone Sour probably wouldn't have made it out of Iowa in 2002 without the platinum pedigree of its erstwhile members; still, this is a respectable package of monster riffs and dynamic ideas. --Ian Christe

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Mix of Hard to Heavy Rock, More Melodic than Slipknot, September 30, 2002

By	M. Hart "Sci-Fi Fan" (USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Stone Sour's first, self-titled ablum is a hard-hitting collection of melodic to heavy rock. Revived by vocalist Corey Taylor and guitarist Jim Root of Slipknot (Stone Sour originally broke up prior to Slipknot's existence), Stone Sour has given Corey and Jim the opportunity to express themselves much more melodically than they would be able to do with Slipknot. This is especially true with the ballad "Bother".

Here are my ratings for each of the songs on their debut album:
1. "Get Inside" 5/5. Heaviest song on the album. Very heavy guitar and aggressive guttural vocals.
2. "Orchids" 5/5. Hard guitar, guttural to melodic vocals. Guttural chorus.
3. "Cold Reader" 5/5. Hard guitar, more melodic vocals. Melodic to guttural chorus.
4. "Blotter" 5/5. Starts with a silly answering machine message. Second heaviest song on the album. Heavy guitar and aggressive, guttural to melodic vocals. Melodic to guttural chorus.
5. "Choose" 4/5. Hard guitar, guttural vocal beginnnig giving way to more melodic vocals. Melodic to guttural chorus.
6. "Monolith" 5/5. Emotional hard guitar. Melodic & emotional vocals. Aggressive & emotional chorus.
7. "Inhale" 4/5. Starts with heavy guitar, giving way to soft vocals. Very melodic chorus.
8. "Bother" 4/5. Melodic ballad. Soft guitar, very melodic & emotional vocals. No percussion. String accompaniment and accoustic guitar.
9. "Blue Study" 3/5. Hard guitar, soft vocals, but aggressive chorus. (Like the chorus best.)
10. "Take a Number" 4/5. Softer to hard guitar, mix of soft to aggresive to heavy vocals.
11. "Idle Hands" 4/5. Hard to heavy guitar, collage of deep vocals to aggressive/melodic vocals.
12. "Tumult" 5/5. Third heaviest song on the album. Good mix of soft spots & loud/heavy/guttural vocals.
13. "Omega" 3/5 Emotional, poetic reading (or rant). No instruments.

Hardcore Slipknot fans may or may not like Stone Sour because it's not as aggressive or heavy. Fans of more melodic hard rock will probably like Stone Sour more than Slipknot.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Album Couldn't Get Any Better. A Masterpiece!, August 28, 2002

By	Michael Crane (Orland Park, IL USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Okay, I know that writing a review for a product on the day it comes out is not the smartest thing in the world, being that probably nobody will be able to read this review because of all the others that will be here at the same time, but I don't care. I can't take it anymore. I bought "Stone Sour" today and have already listened to it more than a dozen times. This album is AWESOME!

For those of you who don't know, the lead singer is Corey Taylor, that's right, the lead singer from Slipknot. And if any of you had doubts that the man can sing, you just listen to this CD and then decide for yourself. I know, people have been saying the man can't sing because he yells and screams all the time. I agree that most of the metal bands I listen to, the lead singer can never sing, hence the yelling and screaming. But Corey CAN sing, and does a great job.

Do not be fooled, this is NOT Slipknot, so don't go thinking that's what you're gonna get. The whole point of doing side projects is to do something different. Otherwise there's really no point, now is there? True, these guys are still heavy and Corey still yells and screams. But, the guitars are a little more mellowed-out, and the music isn't as fast-paced or as aggressive.

There was not one bad song I could find on this album. Every one of them is excellent. My favorites are as follows: get inside, orchids, blotter, monolith, bother, inhale, and choose. But, they're all great. "get inside" reminds me of "spit it out," being that Corey raps a little in this and it's fast paced. Other songs aren't as fast paced.

I was also amazed by the writing. There's some really great lyrics, and since there is more singing, you can understand them all without a problem. The lyrics are very emotionally-packed and well-constructed. But man, it's just so great to hear Corey do some singing. I mean, I love the yelling and screaming, but he really does have a beautiful voice, and he takes full advantage of it on this album. (Don't worry, everybody else in the band is just as good.)

If you still have doubts on Corey's singing ability, just have yourself a seat, place this bad boy in, and go to track #8; good ol' "bother." (which also appeared on the "Spider-Man" soundtrack.

The CD also includes the video for "get inside."

Overall, the singing is great, the guitars are great, and the drumming is great. Everything about this album is great. This just might be the best album of 2002. Then again, that's only my opinion. Check it out when you can. If you like good metal or just some great rock music, "Stone Sour" is the album you've been looking for.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, December 25, 2002

By	vlad "vbelozeroff" (Moscow, Russia) - See all my reviews

If you like the mellower moments of Slipknot, if you're closer to metal that's more regular than the heaviest hardcore, or if you even like hard rock ballads, Stone Sour'2002 is what you are looking for.

The only problem about the CD is you may expect, thanks to the couple of guys, something very similar to Iowa. You'll be unlucky in the case: you'll have a couple of moments when you feel the familiar sound, but the biggest part of the cd is a different sort of music. It's industrial, it's plain metal, it's sort of hardcore, and it's just... hard rock.

Whatever may disappoint you, overall the music is great, professionally written and played, and every track is amazingly original, refreshing, and reminds of some other musicians that skilfully vary their music through an album.

Bother is simply a beautiful thing, and... the strangest track on the CD, due to its pop-hard-rock-ballad-like type. The hit appreciated by millions anyway.

The faster tracks like Get Inside, Tumult, and Orchids, the slower ones like Idle Hands, Choose, and Blue Study, the differently styled Monolith, and Inhale, and the mysterious Omega, these are all parts of the same complicated but very pleaseful musical picture that's painted by undoubtedly talented guys named Stone Sour.

The good buy.