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THE REVIEW
After their first album, the masterpiece "Korn" (1994), the band from Bakersfield is back with "Life Is Peachy" (1996). The first impression of the album is that it is fresher and more direct than the first, and perhaps even dirtier and rougher (in a positive way, of course...): TWIST is represented by 51 seconds of surreal, frenetic, schizophrenic, nonsensical verses.
The fast and targeted guitar riffs "assault" the listener's senses: this can be understood from tracks like CHI, GOOD GOD, MR. ROGERS, NO PLACE TO HIDE. Also within the album are two covers: WICKED by the rapper Ice Cube (sung together with Deftones' lead singer Chino Moreno) and LOWRIDER by War (whose voice is none other than the former guitarist of the Californian band, Brian "Head" Welch...). As the icing on the cake comes KILL YOU, a song dedicated (so to speak...) to the singer Jonathan Davis's stepmother; the track can be considered the second part of DADDY ("Korn"), as here too Davis's voice is filled with suffering.
Good work from all the members of Korn: excellent guitar riffs from Munky and Head, phenomenal bass by Fieldy, great work by drummer David, and Jonathan's voice is wonderful.
To conclude, the sound of "Life Is Peachy" does not deviate from that of the previous album: this can be understood from Jonathan's voice, with its sudden surges and tempo changes, which convey to us through music what Jonathan's adolescence was like, i.e., the despair and suffering of an adolescence marked by dependencies and abuses (consider that Jonathan and his father did nothing but talk about sex, and his stepmother wanted him dead...). An album undoubtedly wicked, but very intelligent.
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Life Is Peachy, Korn's 1996 follow-up to their debut, delivers a fresher, rawer sound with intense guitar riffs and emotional lyrics. The album includes notable covers and collaborations, showcasing the band's evolution while keeping the despair and pain central to Jonathan Davis’s voice. The work of all band members is praised, creating a powerful nu-metal experience full of suffering and intelligence.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Korn
American nu metal band formed in Bakersfield, California (1993). Widely credited as pioneers of nu metal; led by vocalist Jonathan Davis and known for autobiographical lyrics and heavy, groove-oriented sound.91 Reviews
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By valerio
This is, in summary, the essence of the content of Life Is Peachy, the second work of the Californian combo led by Jon Davis, which opens KoRn’s music to a wider number of listeners.
Fieldy delivers another masterful performance, confirming himself as THE BEST BASSIST in his genre.
By Phil1
I put this CD on and immediately realized I had made a great purchase.
WHAT KIND OF WORLD WOULD IT BE WITHOUT KORN?
By CUNTGRINDER
Listening to this album is like traversing a swamp.
'Kill You' is simply the masterpiece of the album, much darker and more mocking than 'Daddy.'
By Apple_of_sodomY
The anxiety and anger that shroud this album in a veil of despair and frustration make Life is Peachy a masterpiece of crossover but also of groove metal.
This is the winning point of an album like LiP, a masterpiece born from its sonic or simply aesthetic brutalities, which can give you great emotions if you have already experienced such issues.
By Kurtd
Jon immediately demonstrates his great vocal abilities through verses and screams, and makes it clear he is still pissed off.
It’s these things that transport me too and make me realize that in their songs beyond the art there is heart.
