lol yes the "warranty" lyrics sound pretty silly i'm liking this more and more as i return to it. "medicine for the dead" is dope
I really like this, I think at the moment the only low point is maybe Warranty for the lyrics but it's still a fun enough song.
A couple listens in, and this is definitely a step down from We Are Not Your Kind. I have a hard time telling the traditional heavy-ish to heavy songs apart, and those mostly give me that "I've heard this before" feeling, like the band is going through the motions a little bit. That said, the increased amount of clean vocals is interesting, as is the amount of proggy songs. Vermilion has always been one of my Slipknot favorites, so getting an album with more songs in that vein than their usual affair took me by surprise too. Still think I'd put this above All Hope Is Gone and The Gray Chapter overall, but I haven't listened to the second in a few years.
I think I like this and WANYK about the same after sitting a while with this and returning to it. I do find that while WANYK has higher highs I do feel like a few of the songs drag on a bit by comparison to the relative economy on most of the new one
I've given this a few listens now and think I can settle on my rankings. Iowa Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses) Slipknot We Are Not Your Kind The End, So Far All Hope Is Gone .5 The Gray Chapter
Idk after re visiting AHIG recently I think there is some excellent stuff on it. Joey also does a fantastic job on it
feel like AHIG has 2-3 of their best songs, a handful of solid ones and then a whole bunch of really boring dreck. I can never sit through the whole thing, but yeah the drums sound spectacular on it
my recent discog run all hope is gone really clicked for me. still toward the bottom end of my ranking but i enjoy every song
Iowa Slipknot We Are Not Your Kind Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses) All Hope is Gone The End, So Far .5 The Gray Chapter I need to spend more time with the End. There are a lot of interesting choices on it, but it hasn't fully clicked yet.
Unpopular take, but I think TESF is a Top 3 Slipknot album for me. It’s still plenty brutal yet knows when to let off the gas and explore different aspects of their sound. Sure, I’d love another Iowa but that’s not realistic anymore. This might be the next best thing.
Slipknot Vol. 3 Iowa WANYK The End, So Far All Hope Is Gone .5 There's days where I'd honestly consider switching vol 3 to my #1 just for nostalgia alone since it's the record that got me into the band but the self titled is just so good
bad take here: i've never thought slipknot were much of a full album band. this album really just cemented that. it has a few good tracks but as an overall package it's not very good
Iowa WANYK Slipknot Vol 3 TE,SF AHIG .5 Gray Chapter I used to LOVE Vol 3 and I admire it’s spirit of breaking the mold of the first two records, but in recent years Corey’s weak screaming has brought it down for me. I understand it was for the best that he went with a new technique after 4 years of touring and recording nearly ruined his voice but it doesn’t compare to the records before and after.
Switch AHIG and Gray Chapter and this is basically my ranking. I think I appreciate vol 3 now more than I did when it came out. I was hoping for Iowa 2 so don’t know if I fully appreciated the production and experimentation
Iowa WANYK Vol 3 Self Titled AHIG .5 I’ve only listened to this one twice so can’t really place it yet.