Dysfunction

by

Staind

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This is such a sic CD! Aaron does not have an annoying whiney voice as i have read in some of the reviews. He is a very good singer. This is one of the best new metal/hard rock bands around. This CD is easily up there with SLIPKNOT for best CD of '99. The guitars are pounding, the bass is thumping, and the drums are brutal. I saw them live at FAMILY VALUES and they were the ones who made the concert worth the $35.00 ticket. Here are my individual ratings for each of the songs:

1. Suffocate-5/5 Great opener to the CD.

2. Just Go- 4/5 Good follow up to Suffocate, was the first single of DYSFUNCTION.

3. Me- 3/5 Song really doesn't fit...too soft

4. Raw- 5/5 awesome song second hardest on the CD really gets you going after ME

5. Mudshovel- 5/5 Song that got them popular, but it still is a cool song, love the bass intro.

6. Home- 4/5 Good Song but again they get softer.

7. A Flat- 5/5 again good song to get the listener goin again.

8. Crawl- 6/5 BEST/HARDEST/MOST ENERGIZING song on the CD. the bridge in this song is awesome.

9. Spleen- 5/5 Great closer to the CD. Another hard song. THERE IS ALSO A HIDDEN SONG ABOUT EIGHT MINUTES AFTER THIS ONE IS OVER.

Another thing if STAIND ever comes to your town, go see them live! They are SOOOOOOO kick a** in concert. You won't regret seeing them. BUY THIS!

I just listened to this cd for the first time in a long, long time. What can I say, it's alright. Too damn mopey, and it's really pretty goddamn embarassing that I really identified with this album like 4 1/2 years ago. Still, this is some pretty decent stuff, though it probably wouldn't be worth owning if it weren't for 'Mudshovel', but that song still does friggin rule. There are some very distinct limits to Nu-Metal songwriting, but that song is definitely about as good as it gets. 'Suffocate' is pretty good too, a pretty decent main riff and some good basslines. That and it's a bit more angry and morbid rather than jsut mopey, which I like. 'Home' is still a pretty good ballad, though , once again, it's a bit more self-pitying than I'd like. As a general rule, the more aggressive tracks hold up better, particularly 'Raw' 'A Flat' and 'Spleen', whereas 'Me' and 'Just Go' don't really do anything for me anymore.

Yeah, this album's alright. Get it for 'Mudshovel'. But, for the love of God, don't get either or their next 2 albums!