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Rating: Line-up
Vocals - Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
Guitar - Mike McCready (Pearl Jam)
Bass - Krist Novoselic (Nirvana)
Drums - Sean Kinney (Alice In Chains)
Four representatives of the most important grunge bands simultaneously on an album. Between Mad Season and Temple Of The Dog (but with a definitely inferior outcome) there are The Exies. They associate components from their respective original groups: dirty and immediate like Nirvana, melodic and edgy like Pearl Jam, aggressive and melancholic like Alice In Chains. Each member puts their mark in service of a work that is indeed grunge, but with a nod to today's post-grunge.
Neither is manifest the intro of "Slow Drain", a piece in Nirvana style mainly in the vocals, but with that catchy refrain so dear to modern bands like Seether or Puddle Of Mudd. "Splinter" will vaguely remind you of "Heart Shaped Box", due to the presence of that hey hey... typical of Kurt Cobain, a nice track, aggressive and melodic just right. The following "Ugly" slightly softens the pace, initial arpeggios like a post-grunge ballad, but it is only a moment, "What You Deserve" resumes with force, at least in the attack, but successful reflective pauses are not lacking before the final solo. "Hey You" instead exudes Alice In Chains, with a drum intro similar to "Angry Chair", trivial guitar accompanying the subtly melancholic chorus, perhaps the best track. And there it is, the typical modern ballad, "Baptize Me", has a scent of Staind, intriguing and well made. The following "F.S.O.S." is a great natural and explicit punk rock, two minutes of adrenaline. "My Opinion" seems to have flowed from some Pearl Jam session, while "Dear Enemy" recalls the more melodic Soundgarden. Next is "Tired You", acoustic guitar and a chorus that lodges in your heart on the first listen, splendid. The last tracks are "Normal", pleasant groove though tiresome in the long run, and "Don't Push The River" in full Alice In Chains style.
Have you stopped racking your brains and searching everywhere for news about this supergroup?? Come on, a joke is funny when it lasts a little.. hehehehehehehe.. it was a prank!
The real band members are: Scott Stevens (vocals), Chris Skane (guitar), Freddy Herrera (bass), and Dennis Wolfe (drums). They are from Los Angeles, and not Seattle. They don't wear flannel shirts and the album is much more recent, in fact from 2004.
Erase the charade and believe the rest. By listening to the album, you will notice the similarities of our guys with the sacred monsters "used" for the joke. Cobain's way of singing is revived, especially in the shouted parts, though the timbre is quite different. The others' reflective approach is present, though naturally at lower levels.
Nevertheless, a truly accomplished album, just over forty minutes of grunge revival.
"You never appreciate what you have until you lose it" - Kurt Cobain.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Slow Drain (03:35)
Yeah, I'm nameless, nameless
Love found me lost
But then I'm thankful, thankful righting the wrongs
Forgotten blessings, blessings down on my knees
My soul is endless, endless but
I'm so relieved and I’m so relieved and I’m so relieved
But if you must be concerned
I'm on a slow drain now
As you watch me burn
I'm on my way back down
If you must be concerned
I'm on a slow drain
As you watch me burn
Slow drain
Yeah I'm wasted, wasted end of my rope
But then I'm brain dead, brain dead
You make me choke
New Colic baby, baby kicks and it screams
My soul is endless, endless and
I'm so relieved and I’m so relieved and I’m so relieved
But if you must be concerned
I'm on a slow drain now
As you watch me burn
I'm on my way back down
If you must be concerned
I'm on a slow drain
As you watch me burn
Slow drain [x8]
But if you must be concerned
I'm on a slow drain now
As you watch me burn
I'm on my way back down
If you must be concerned
I'm on a slow drain now
As you watch me burn
Slow drain [x8]
02 Splinter (03:39)
I know what it feels like
It burns from the inside
I know what that hurts like
'Cause I've been wrong a thousand times
My bones are all cracked
Splinter deep in my back
I'm still the same but we have changed
And now I have to live with my mistakes
Will I ever learn
I'm battered and bruised
Scratched on the inside
I'm losing myself
I'm so sick of the lies
Dead ring in my ears
The hole underneath
You're deep in my skin
You're the splinter in me
You'll never know how hard I
Try to keep my head right
I miss all the bright lights
Shining down like the sun burns my skin
Ten silver sets me free
Like the ones before me
I'm still the same but we have changed
And now I have to live with my mistakes
Will I ever learn?
I'm battered and bruised
Scratched on the inside
I'm losing myself
I'm so sick of the lies
Dead ring in my ears
The hole underneath
You're deep in my skin
You're the splinter in me
I'm battered and bruised
Scratched on the inside
I'm losing myself
I'm so sick of the lies
Dead ring in my ears
The hole underneath
You're deep in my skin
You're the splinter in me
The splinter in me
The splinter in me
The splinter in...
Me!
03 Ugly (03:18)
Are you ugly?
A liar like me?
A user, a lost soul?
Someone you don’t know
Money it’s no cure
A sickness so pure
Are you like me?
Are you ugly?
We are dirt, we are alone
You know we're far from sober
We are fake, we are afraid
You know it’s far from over
We are dirt we are alone
You know we're far from sober
Look closer, are you like me?
Are you ugly?
Turn a blind eye
Why do I deny?
Medicate me
So I die happy
A strain of cancer
Chokes the answers
Are you like me?
A liar like me?
We are dirt, we are alone
You know we're far from sober
We are fake, we are afraid
You know it’s far from over
We are dirt we are alone
You know we're far from sober
Look closer, are you like me?
Are you ugly?
I don’t care, you don’t care
I’m bitter, you’re angry
You don’t care, I don’t care
You love you, just like me
I blame you, you blame me
I’m bitter, you’re angry
You don’t care, I don’t care
You love you, like me
We are dirt, we are alone
You know we're far from sober
We are fake, we are afraid
You know it’s far from over
We are dirt we are alone
You know we're far from sober
Look closer, are you like me?
Are you ugly? [x3]
04 What You Deserve (03:08)
Failing
and unsure
why am I losing my nerve
Wasting my time
why do I only see this through the hurt
[chorus]
I cant get it out of my head
I cant get it out that
I do this to myself
me and no one else
So help me
tell me how to break free
I'm to blame
and that's what really hurts
That's what really hurts
You get what you deserve
Jaded and broken
Out of place
waiting my turn
Guilty
fractured
And like you I don't know the answer
[rpt. chorus]
I cant get it out of my head
I cant get it out of my head
I hear the words that you said to me
I cant get it out of my head
I cant get it out of my head
I hear the words that you said to me
And I do this to myself
me and no one else
So help me
tell me how to break free
I'm to blame
And that's what really hurts
That's what really hurts
You get what you deserve
05 Hey You (03:58)
Your life, mislaid
Spoon-fed, well raised
Hey you you're nodding out
What's this all about
Hey you you're nodding out
What's this all about
Hey you! hey you! hey you! hey you!
What's this now
Going down going down
Are you sorry now
Going down, why do you want to die
Black tar in your veins
Once new, now stained, stained, stained, stained
Hey you you're nodding out
What's this all about
Hey you you're nodding out
What's this all about
Hey you! hey you! hey you! hey you!
What's this now
Going down going down
Are you sorry now
Going down going down
What's your story now
Going down, why do you want to die
Die
Why do you want to die [x2]
Your life, mislaid
Spoon-fed, well raised
Hey you [x4]
Hey you! hey you! hey you! hey you!
What's this now
Going down, going down
Are you sorry now
Going down, going down
What's your story now
Why do you want to die
Die
Why do you want to die [x6]
07 F.S.O.S. (02:39)
Alright, alright everything is just fine
Here comes here comes a bundle of hiss
Alright, alright everything in my life is so
Fucked up fucked up I'm losing my grip
Some days I bleed, I fall like stone
I'm always afraid, I feel so alone, got a false sense of security
Giving me a real sense of insecurity
Messing with my head now, head down
What the fuck is wrong with me
A false sense of security
Is fucking with my head
Attention attention everybody look at me
Stand up stand up I need your belief
Rejection rejection always seems to follow me
Head down I need some relief
Some days I bleed, I fall like stone
I'm always afraid, I feel so alone, got a false sense of security
Giving me a real sense of insecurity
Messing with my head now, head down
What the fuck is wrong with me
A false sense of security is fucking with my head
Its easy to see, I'm flat on my back
I sigh and I scream, I'm under attack
[chorus]
08 My Opinion (03:20)
Dont take it out on me
Dont take it out on me
Dont take it out on me
The point youre missing
[rpt.]
Cause talk is cheap,so let me be
Just cut the rope,and set me free
Cause somethings wrong, somethings wrong
In my opinion
Youre so obscene
In my opinion
Nothing but greed
In my opinion
[rpt.]
Whats the difference you couldnt change things
Its your tradition,yeah
Dont take it out on me
Dont take it out on me
Dont take it out on me
Youre wasting my time
You wont remember
You wont rememberdont try to talk to me
Dont try to talk to me
Dont try to talk to me
I dont want to listen
You wont remember how youre raping my life
[chorus]
The water will rust
In my opinion
Youve broken my trust
In my opinion
Whats the difference you couldnt change things
Its your tradition
09 Dear Enemy (03:55)
You're pretending you're something you're not
You're collecting a head full of rot
You're self-righteous, the butt of the joke
And its a secret, everyone knows
You know you know you know you know it
You show you show you show you've shown it
You know you know you know you know it
You show you show you show
My dear enemy, backstabbing me
Like a friend to me, like you seem to be
You think I don't see
You backstabbing me
Like a friend to me
My dear enemy
You're condescending with every word
It makes you happy but what is it worth?
You're like a virus eating my skin
Its a problem I think its a sin
You know you know you know you know it
You show you show you show you've shown it
You know you know you know you know it
You show you show you show
My dear enemy, backstabbing me
Like a friend to me, like you seem to be
You think I don't see
You backstabbing me
Like a friend to me
My dear enemy
You're pretending you're something you're not
You're collecting a head full of rot
You're self-righteous, the butt of the joke
And its a secret, everyone knows
You know you know you know you know it
You show you show you show you've shown it
You know you know you know you know it
You show you show you show
My dear enemy, backstabbing me
Like a friend to me, like you seem to be
You think I don't see
You backstabbing me
Not the enemy
Just a memory
My dear enemy, backstabbing me
Like a friend to me, like you seem to be
You think I don't see
You backstabbing me
Like a friend to me
My dear enemy
Dear enemy (x5)
10 Tired of You (03:59)
Where did I go wrong
Cant look you in the eye
Feeling so ashamed
Feels like I could die
[chorus]
Hold me up, don't let go
I've had enough
I'm tired of breathing
Tired of feeling
Tired of looking at the past for meaning
Tired of running
Tired of searching
Tired of trying
But I'm not tired of you
Losing everything
Its something I cant face
Hope is on the run
Its something I cant fake
[chorus]
Hold me up, don't let go
I've had enough
I'm tired of breathing
Tired of feeling
Tired of looking at the past for meaning
Tired of running
Tired of searching
Tired of trying
But I'm not tired of you
I want to feel a change
I don't mind if it hurts
You take away the pain
You're the only thing that's pure
[chorus]
Hold me up, don't let go
I've had enough
I'm tired of breathing
Tired of feeling
Tired of looking at the past for meaning
Tired of running
Tired of searching
Tired of trying
But I'm not tired of you
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