Ah...This brings back memories. I got this album from my brother on Christmas day when I was 13. Get inside was the first song I listened to on Christmas day, nice and cheery. Also, it was the first album I've ever owned, followed by “Metallica – Master Of The Puppets” Well anyway Corey Taylor (Vocalist from Slipknot) seems to of hit quite a success with his new alternative metal band Stone Sour. If any of you only know songs from their newer album "Come What-Ever May" you might be a bit reluctant from this album seeing as it was a bit of a faggy album, and for that reason made the band more well known. Their first album (This one) however, is a lot heavier. More like slipknot themselves as well, though I've always found it weird how his vocals are different in Stone Sour then in Slipknot. The album is mostly vocal based, not many guitar solos in it, still, its a pretty damn angry album. There's a good mix of clean and harsh vocals in the album, varying between the songs.
There are a lot of strange noises in the album though which is slightly creepy and some what off-putting (the beginning of Blotter and Tumult are good examples). But still, the guitar is still nice and heavy, with the odd exception. Their style is a lot like Slipknot, just less manic and has a few softer songs, whether you prefer that or not I don't know. Their lyrics make a lot more sense then the Slipknot ones did, and generally discuss sociological problems....that's as detailed as I can say really, the lyrics talk about quite different things for each of the songs.
I would give this album 4/5 stars, due to it being pretty solid, not really having any awful songs in it and just being good, despite the weirdness etc. Buying this album is a different story though. If you're not a Slipknot or Nu/ alternative metal fan, it may not appeal to you so much. Still, you should probably check out a few of the songs just in case.
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