Search - Combichrist :: Everybody Hates You Limited

Good but import not necessary

Klebrchelp | Houston, Texas | 01/09/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I was introduced to Combichrist when they toured locally with KMFDM. I took a buddy with me who new of KMFDM but did not now their music. Well to make a long story short, Combichrist smoked one of my long time favorite bands in live performance. We ended up spending time during KMFDM's set, hanging out with Combichrist. They were all cool as hell.



Following that I got on the Combichrist bandwagon buying albums and checking Andy's other projects. (Panzer AG, Icon of Coil) I even slapped a Combichrist sticker (taking up one square foot)on the back window of my 4runner.



So, where does this come in you ask. Everybody Hates you is one of the first albums of the three catalogs I bought, and still my favorite. Okay, so the lyrics are repetitious, but the beats are where it is at. This is a great album for those times when you feel amped or need to get pumped up. Why four stars? Well, I bought the import two disk version instead of the U.S. single disk release because I don't like to miss anything and like to spend twice as much for things (I guess). The first disc is same as the U.S. release but the second disc is purely instrumentals that I've only listened to once. I'll give it another try, but I'm not really into that kind of thing. If you are like me you'll get the import; however, having done so you may find, like me, that the Metropolis single disk version would have done you just fine.



Bottom line, the single disk, for what it is, I would give five stars to for a pure hard driving pump you up cadence value. Musically/lyrically, I'm sure there are those that will get all analitical (and I do mean anal) and put their 2 cents in. Take it to the gym, or down a slope, or whatever you are into, and enjoy it for what it is. You might find that it really does F you up.



My advise, save a little green and by the single disk Metropolis Records version. Add the second disc and I give it a bump downward to 4 stars."