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a shame that the budget this release would have had, could
have probably funded 50 other releases by acts that have
something worth listening to, that probably all would've
attracted a real audience and not a pretend one created
by an automated MySpace friend adding program. The sooner
labels quit signing bands on friend counts, the better.
If you catch your confused teenage brother or sister listening
to this, do them a favour and take to the disc with multiple
knifes. Call it community service. |
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WHO?
Hollywood Undead hail from California, they cover up their identities
by wearing various masks and having aliases such as Charlie Scene,
Johnny 3 Tears, Funny Man, etc. They were signed to MySpace Records,
but when the label wanted to remove and censor some tracks they
up and left and signed to A&M / Octone which is a sub-division
of Universal Music.
WHAT?
If you aren't already turned off by the masks and really edgy names,
then the music will turn you off. You thought rap / rock died when
Limp Bizkit fell off the planet? Well sadly, it didn't. Someone
obviously has thrown far too much money at them, big name producer
Don Gilmore ensures they have a massive production, but not even
that can come close to making this album anything more than a horrible
joke to everyone bar little 15 year old wannabe homies who'll be
nodding their flat-brim new era caps to the sounds that not even
the best of them could re-produce live. The lyrics are horrible,
"I got one thing to say to punk asses who hate, Motherfuckers
who don't know what, You better watch what you say. From these industry
fucks, To these faggot ass punks, You don't know what it takes,
To get this motherfucking truck." Tough guys, don't mess
with.. oh hang on, grown men.. masks, shithouse names, horrible
music, maybe these 'haters' are just passing on a few home truths.
Wipe your eyes boys. "41 Million HU online fans can't be
wrong" says the sticker on the front. Album sold 21,000
copies in it's first week. You do the math, one in every 2000 of
their "fans" cared enough to go and buy it upon release.
Dedicated fan base that one!
WHY?
Pick this one up if you have rocks in your head, still think rap-rock
with tough guy lyrics and over-produced sounds is edgy and cool
WHEN?
The album is available now in the US, thankfully at this stage there
are no plans for an Australian release.
WHERE?
If you really have to, you can get a copy from www.amazon.com
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