![]() ![]() I wager that “Zzyzx Rd” is much better than “Through Glass” and parallels “Bother” far greater, and alas, I’m not their PR representative. ![]() Power single “Through Glass” spearheaded What(Ever) before launching into the gutbuster “30/30 150” and the stab at pop culture “Sillyworld”, thus giving us a taste of Stone Sour in the limelight via the previous formula. Its singles were more popular than those of Stone Sour lyrically, this album was centralized on relating to the listeners instead of Taylor’s frantic, albeit awesome, rants. This was excellent marketing that covered all the bases and left few buyers disappointed – Stone Sour kicked some hard-rock ass and made a minor dent in its appropriate music scene.įour years later, in walks sophomore release Come What(Ever) May, a more melodic and radio-geared record in its entirety, gripping the reins of abrasive commentary on politics, social trends, and personal struggles (namely addiction). ![]() The eponymous debut came out in 2002, backed first by a somber and introspective Corey Taylor tune called “Bother” to distinguish it from his main squeeze Slipknot, then by much heavier and darker singles “Get Inside” and “Inhale”.Ī DJ on 99X giving away some copies of Stone Sour immediately warned his audience that “Bother” was not indicative of this album’s overall tone, to expect a real metal album, and that is what we got, save for some rather vitriolic spoken word on closing track “Omega”. Stone Sour is a trick of the eye to me, as I always suspected it should be a one-off, Temple Of The Dog-style it’s a product of Corey Taylor and Jim Root revisiting straight-up hard rock instead of malicious nu-metal. ![]()
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