KoRn
Life Is Peachy

THE REVIEW

THE CONFIRMATION OF A MASTERPIECE AND EVEN MORE.
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 (debuts at number 3 on the American charts, and for a band of this genre, it's an astonishing result... you tell me).

Before listening, one would expect a work inferior to the famous predecessor, which combined hip hop rhythms with metal outbursts to create an extraordinary hybrid, but as soon as the CD is played, one encounters "Twist", 51 seconds of great vocal demonstration in which Davis channels all his anger and talent in a "grunt" accompanied by an industrial base.
"Chi" is a blow made of monolithic guitars and a bass with a fluctuating cadence that call the shots. In the subsequent "Lost" and "Swallow," the good David Silveria creates devastation by changing the time two or three times under the assistance of ever-powerful guitars and a distinctly funky bass (his transition in the bridge of "Swallow" is fantastic in its insight).
Just enough time to recover with the dreamlike "Porno Creep" to meet the true peak of KoRn in Life Is Peachy: Good God. It is in this song that one can understand and tangibly see the group's evolution; the guitars of Munky and Head make a decisive step forward (and it is an observation noticed after several listens), while Fieldy delivers another masterful performance, confirming himself as THE BEST BASSIST in his genre (FORGET THE VARIOUS Chi Cheng, Sam Rivers, and all the others), supported by a continually growing David Silveria.
After the best track on the record, you encounter compositions like "Mr. Rogers," in which Davis provides another stellar performance, and the majestic "No Place To Hide," which propels the group into a post-metal whirlwind with great effect.
A separate chapter is reserved for "Wicked," a rap-metal duet with former friend Chino Moreno of Deftones on a text by the omnipresent Ice Cube, hinting at the future hip hop approaches of "Follow The Leader".
The final part of the album contains the big single "A.D.I.D.A.S (All Day I Dream About Sex)" which is an organon of Davis' sexual obsessions transferred on a large scale.
"Ass Itch" is fantastic; it contains everything: riff, distortion, melody, and nastiness in a mix in perfect KoRn style.
The final "Kill You," dedicated to Davis's stepmother, takes up the Freudian drama left with Daddy in a not less anguished but very emotional way.

If the difficult part for a band is to confirm success, KoRn has succeeded, refining their art and role as a leading band in global rock.