Zeromancer - Zzyzx (12 tracks) +Album Reviews

A Maturing Sound

Robert | Fairfax, VA United States | 05/03/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Comparing ZZYZX to Zeromancer's first two albums brings up many differences and many similarities - the biggest of these differences is that much lighter sound of ZZYZX - for the most part. It seems like the band is starting to depart from the childish 'Look how angsty we are!' appeal to a deeper, more intellectual style. The lyrics, for instance, are much more complex and deep then many of the songs on their first two cds. This CD is highly reccomended to everyone, especially those who are moving out of their uber-goth days and into something more deep - the band itself is doing the same thing."

Not what I was expecting....but good!!!

Chris Ochman | Stafford, VA | 10/20/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This wasn't exactly what I expected from them, but this album is still quite a shock. They are actually doing alternative music? This is cool though....really cool.

It's also home to one of my favorite songs of all time, "Famous Last Words"

The music is surprising to someone who has been following them, but I always like it when bands to something different than the norm!

Besides my favorite song, there is also "Teenage Recoil" which is an excellent song. Again, this is different from their normal stuff. This is alternative stuff...but it's still good!"

How lame!!!!

P. Buche | Chicago, IL, WA | 07/02/2007

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I don't know why great bands think they have to change their style and turn emo, but it seems that so many of them are doing that these days. First to go was Apoptygma Berzerk, than Godhead, than Zeromancer, and more recently even Marilyn Manson slipped into this lame style of music. This album was sooooooo dissapointing. For a Zeromancer fan, words simply can not explain the emotional dammage I suffer. I feel entittled to a lawsuit against the band for bringing me back into depression. I hate it when bands sell out and try to appeal to the pop masses of floppy haired emo kids and silly little bubble gum teenagers who wouldn't know good music if it landed on their ears. This album royally sucks and it's not worth the price of butter. Don't even bother unless your into sappy indie music with little to no point. If your new to Zeromancer, start anywhere prior to this record and you'll be quite satisfied with some verry well done coldwave metal."

They've matured...

Korgyn | van alstyne, Texas | 12/27/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I loved Zeromancer since their first album Clone Your Lover, hi-octane dance music or techno/metal. Whatever they are, they seem to have become more gentle in this album. It sounds awesome though, ALMOST every song on here is a classic, they seem to have matured into the much deeper meaning and feeling of the music. The lyrics will hit you hard sometimes. My favorite song on here is Gone To Your Head, very awesome and love the way they mold the electronic ambience with the beats. I recommend this CD if you are a TRUE fan of Zeromancer, some are disappointed by the way they sound in this album. But I am glad that Zeromancer does the smart thing and evolve their music slowly, they will ALWAYS have the generic electronica in their music though, this album is true ZMR."

A good album, but not exactly Zeromancer.

Michael D. Mays | Deerfield, Illinois USA | 03/11/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I've been a fan of Zeromancer for a while now, since I heard their Rico Remix of Dr. Online, and have seen them play live here at The Metro in Chicago. They are an incredibly high-energy band and they give an amazing concert performance. Their signature hard rock and heavy drum beat are catchy and laid out well. I have all their CDs, and when ZZYZX came out overseas in Europe but not here, I braved www.amazon.de and dropped more than $30 for my (extremely heavily copy-protected) CD.That said, ZZYZX left me with a bit of disappointment. Overall, the album is a lot slower, more mellow; the flagship track, "Famous Last Words", though beautiful, is so unlike most of ZMR's other songs that I wasn't sure what to make of it. A couple of the tracks are downright American pop sounding. Though the album as a whole is good, and each song is well done on its own, it's just not what I've come to expect from such awesome songs like "Clone Your Lover" and "Need You Like A Drug". It just wasn't Zeromancer enough for me.If you're looking for pure Zeromancer, check out Eurotrash and Clone Your Lover, their first two albums."

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	Zeromancer Zzyzx Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock Track Listings (12) - Disc #1 Teenage Recoil Hollywood Famous Last Words Erotic Saints Idiot Music Stop the Noise! Feed You With a Kiss Lamp Halo Mosquito Coil Blood Music New Madonna [] Gone to Your Head []
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