Music : Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0016861838829
Format: Enhanced
Label: Roadrunner Records
Manufacturer: Roadrunner Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Roadrunner Records
Release Date: May 25, 2004
Sales Rank: 4619
Studio: Roadrunner Records
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Album Description:
Within the confines, or lack thereof, of VOL. 3: (THE SUBLIMINAL VERSES) lies a new level of musicianship, achieved through the hard work poured into supporting their self-titled debut and their subsequent hit album, IOWA. Produced by Rick Rubin, Vol 3 not only captures the band’s strengths to this point- it sees the spore that is Slipknot exploding in all directions. The songs on this daring effort transcend traditional hard music structure, and will surprise the uninitiated with their dynamic appeal. Masterful guitar work, visceral drum beats, and a newly-expanded vocal range are highlights of this work that Corey Taylor (#8) calls "both brutal and beautiful." Much of the creative inspiration in evidence on the new album is owed to Rubin and his reputedly- haunted mansion, in which the band lived while recording VOL. 3: (THE SUBLIMINAL VERSES). "You can really feel (the effect of the mansion) on the album. There were ghosts in the machine, in the equipment! . Things would freeze, things would loop for no reason at all. It was strange," adds Taylor. Paul Gray (#2) comments on what Rubin brought to the table… "Rick brought a huge amount of open mindedness - normally 9 different people trying different things can be tough - Rick got us to just throw all our preconceived notions out the window. He was able to integrate bits and pieces of everyone's ideas."
The first single off VOL. 3: (THE SUBLIMINAL VERSES), "Duality" is, "lyrically, what you might think... we've been through a lot as a band and the lyrics really reflect our maintaining faith and the perseverance of all 9 of us," says Joey Jordison (#1). "Duality" represents the album well in its unwillingness to compromise the band’s rock foundation and its ability to be aurally appealing and melodic at the same time. Other songs of note on the record, "Before I Forget" and "Vermillion" underline the statement made by "Duality", with their dark melodies and fierce instrumentation. "Before I Forget" is about rising above the bull*#!t and being a person, not a human. It's about saying what you mean and meaning what you say - taking zero bull#!*t." adds Taylor, "and Vermillion is a stalker's love song, shot thru his eyes. It's kind of a does he or doesn't he type thing - it's left open for you to decide."
Amazon.com:
If it's sometimes a chore to get past Slipknot's stratified shock-rock shtick, Iowa's nouveau metal-mongers take the occasion of their third album proper to prove there's a genuinely restless, undeniable musical juggernaut beneath the horror-show masquerade. Producer Rick Rubin has honed their modern metal assault to a fine edge here, tempering it with a compelling sense of dynamics missing from all too many similar heavy forgings in the bargain. But credit the band with hammering together the solid foundations of what stands as their best album to date, a collection that succeeds by--surprise--reverting to more traditional song-forms and occasionally operating at something other than a relentless fevered pitch. Call it mainstreaming or a newfound maturity; whatever it is, it pays diverse dividends from the opening cinematic tension of "Prelude 3.0" and paramilitary-cadenced thrill ride "Three Nil" to the moody, rap-thrash single "Duality" and the unlikely, angst-laden pop hooks of "Circle." If that song's cello-inflected atmospherics and lilting Corey Taylor vocals may have the band's faithful initially rubbing their ears in puzzlement, by the time the evocative acoustic guitars, bittersweet harmonies and string quartet break of "Vermilion Pt. 2" rolls around, it's clear this is a band who's challenged itself with broad new horizons--and triumphed. --Jerry McCulley
Average Rating: 
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This Was A Great Slipknot. 4 Star's Because Some Song's could Have Been Better, But Most Of Them Was Pretty Good. I Really prefer Iowa Then This Though. Iowa Was More Enjoyable In The Heavy State, But This Wasn't A Bad Album, There's Song's On This Album That's Pretty Good.
This Was Another Heavy Slipknot Album That I Enjoyed. If You're A Fan And Don't Have This Yet, Buy It. It's Worth More For Slipknot Fan's. This Was A Pretty Great Album, I Enjoyed It.
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Slipknot has always been in my top faves of bands. This particular album gives so much energy I could listen to it for hours. Three Nil, Vermilion Pt. 2, and such songs like that really prove to be a stronghold for the CD. This is one cd I recommend all people who like hardcore music to listen to. Great cd that I would give more than 5 stars to if possible.
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...through my whole analysis of Slipknot this was the album I was most curious about...most of the fans stated that this was the album that Slipknot "sold out" on and I'm aware of many bands that have sold out...they abandon their old ideas and move on to something more mainstream to please the crowd...in my opinion Slipknot needed a change...their work was ok but seemed to become repetitive and sloppy after over playing the downtuned guitar riffs and very quick power chords...young naieve people would love it...but a change was needed...
...and so we have their 3rd album...and of course to music it brings nothing new...but to Slipknot's formula it definetely adds more of a variation...
Prelude 8/10: Is this possibly another short intro track? It seems that way at first with random sounds...but of course it turns into a nice eerie ACCOUSTIC guitar riff...Corey's singing sounds very dark and muffled which is a nice change...the whole song starts slow and depressing and I like the mood they create with it...no random "I'm going in full blast it would be ever so polite if you listen" the whole track progresses...even the guitars...I'm proud to say that it seems like Slipknot's music is maturing...
The Blister Exists 7/10: Returning to their old style of "I'm going in full blast it would be ever so polite if you listen" yet again...a 2 note guitar riff with Corey shouting annoyingly...his lyrical themes are more bareable this time round which ... Read More
Rating:  -
This album pales in comparison to Slipknot and Iowa. They sold out and it is too soft and slow for my tastes. Their old stuff was good but this has too much singing and mainstream tendencies. Ill pass. This album made me not like them any more. They went from being a metal band to a softcore metal band that even nonmetal people started getting into. People tell me how great Slipknot is yet they don't know what their old stuff is like. Numetal bands sell out after only a few years. I wish bands these days had more integrity. -Dre
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Every band's fans are the same. Whether it's Slipknot's fans or Mudvayne's or Avenged Sevenfold's.
They have the fans that loved the band's first CD, and whatever the band releases after that is garbage. I read these reviews and its the same story as others. They shouldn't have changed from the first album... I read one review and it stated that the person didn't like Iowa, Vol. 3, or All Hope is Gone but called himself a TRUE Slipknot fan. THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE! You like 25% of their material idiot! You are the worst fan...I like 100% of it. The same is with Mudvayne go to any album other than LD 50 and read the reviews. They should have never soldout from the first album....wow I wonder if its the same people writing this crap. The same with A7X if its not Waking the Fallen its crap.... I mean come on....
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