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THE SINISTER URGE
"Dig through the ditches...Burn trhough the Witches...Slam in the back of my..." Feel So Numb...??
Sorry, Sorry...If you're a little confused, it's because it's late, and
my humor's a little dry. The point I was just making is that "Feel So
Numb", the first single off ROB ZOMBIE's latest, The Sinister Urge, sounds remarkably like his first single off Hellbilly Deluxe... Oh well, I guess the formula's not broken, so he ain't about to fiz it anytime soon.
The Sinister Urge features eleven tracks (twelve if you count
the hidden one at the end) of up-you-butt, fist-pumping Rob Zombie 60s
horror film-inspired rock. It's high-tempo, filled with beefy guitar
riffs and movie samples (not that you'd recognize them, of course...Rob
Zombie's taste in film is as obscure as Dennis Miller's football
commentary).
It's not as techno-heavy as Hellbilly Deluxe, so Rob gets
to showcase a little more diversity with songs like "Never Gonna Stop",
and "(go to) California", two very mid-tempo songs that actually
require Zombie to sing, rather than shriek. In my not-terribly-humble
opinion, those are the low points of the album. I think Rob Zombie
really shines when he's kicking your ass with songs like "Dead Girl
Superstar", "Iron Head" (which features vocals by OZZY OSBOURNE), "Scum
Of the Earth" (which first appeared on the MI:2 soundtrack), and "House
of 1000 Corpses" (from the in-limbo movie of the same name that Zombie
directed for Universal).
Backed once again by Riggs and Blasko on Guitar and Bass repectively,
and John Tempesta thumping away on drums, Zombie also welcomes guest
appearances by Kerry King of SLAYER, Tommy Lee, Josh Freese (who's been
in too many bands to list), DJ Lethal, and Mix Master Mike. Zombie's
smart. He knows that he does a handful of things really well, and those
things may not be enough to carry him through an entire disc, so he
enlists the help of some very talented artists, as well as Scott
Humphrey to co-write and produce.
My only real issue with The Sinister Urge is that it
doesn't feature as much high-tempo, techno-grooved tracks. Maybe he
figures he beat them to death with his WHITE ZOMBIE bandmates and his
last solo disc, so he needs to mix it up a little.
Get your shovels, and dig some holes...Zombie's back.
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