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 A Steaming Dog Turd Served Under Glass Jul 02, 2010
You know I read the reviews on this band in Revolver magazine as well as several Internet music forums and I didn't really expect anything all that great. I listened to a couple of songs online before buying the CD and while the lyrics are the same old tired attempt at shock value by cursing throughout the songs, the guitar players and drummer have a good, solid, hard rock sound.
I had hoped that not all of the songs on this debut CD would be as lyrically and vocally challenged. I was severely disappointed. These guys are damn good, hard rock musicians but they really need to get someone that can write decent lyrics and a vocalist that can actually sing.
This CD was a waste of my time and money. I doubt I'll buy anything else from this band. They are in severe need of some song writing talent that at least attempts to reach their audience with something other than 3 minutes of shock value.
The two slow songs on this album are really the only ones worth more than one listen. The whole album would be great if it was just an instrumental. Shut the vocalist up and you got a decent CD here.
 Heavy Music That Over-Does The Heavy Part... IMO... Apr 25, 2010
The only song that I slightly enjoyed was track 2, which has some melody to it, but it wore off quickly! The songs just seem "forced" to be "mega-heavy". Every track has to have massive metal guitar sounds. The songs suffer from it. Heavy is what I listen to, but just "Heavy/Overly-Heavy" can be bad. This collaboration has skilled veteran musicians whom I admire greatly, but I could not get into this CD.
My brother borrowed this CD over a year ago and never gave it back. He can keep it like everything else he borrows and never gives back. I need to get my Mist DVD, Waiting and Still Waiting DVDS, SuperBad DVD, and more back from the him. He makes more money than me, the cheapskate! Instead of buying anything he just borrows my stuff. Chances are, you know someone like this!
You may like this CD, but I didn't... You may want to check it out yourself because this is strictly my opinion!
Until then folks... Carpe' F'N Diem! I think I spelled it wrong, but you know what I mean!
 HELLYEAH Feb 01, 2010
Great cd! Cannot wait for the second album! Fast shipping and high qaulity cd with jewel case.
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Pathetic Jul 17, 2009
This band is a complete joke. I'll try to keep my opprobrium minimalistic, but the album is so completely bereft of any real music i feel constrained to judge it accordingly.
Any sophistry attempted at categorizing this as southern metal is a joke, the mere releasing of this album shows the insolence of the "artists" accountable. If you find joy in this, perhaps a lack of cynicism is to blame (Or lack of any formal education). Over used, morose, and incorrigible guitar work leaves everything to be desired after even one pernicious listen. The lyric writing mimics that of a child. (While i will give credit to Chad's voice, very talented IMO) but Vinnie is the only southerner in the band, which does not justify the ridiculous cowboy hats and the indignant southern countenance. Any argument that Vinnie knows anything about creating good music, being the former drummer for one of the greatest bands of all time, is the epitome of fallacious.
The real talent, mastermind behind the great Pantera is Phil Anselmo. This album fails in comparison to anything Phil has ever associated himself with...(and don't try convincing yourself they aren't comparing their "post-Pantera" releases themselves - after one listen of Down III I'm convinced Vinnie found himself at the bad end of a bottle of crown, masturbating in his own lamentations; subsequently re-listening to his copy of Far Beyond Driven - just to try and keep his sawed-off shotgun out of his mouth)
If your looking to heal the wound left behind after the loss of Pantera, instead of slowly poking at it with a hot iron - avoid any future releases with Vinnie's name on it.
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Incredibly disappointing to me Jul 16, 2009
First of all, they couldn't have chosen a more ridiculous name for the band. I'm a HUGE Pantera and Mudvayne fan, so I was looking extremely forward to this collaboration when I first heard about it... then they announced the band name and it immediately felt like some kind of cheesy novelty not to be taken seriously. In my mind, it's the metal equivalent of those stupid rapper names you see like, "Bun B," "Yung Joc," and, "Fabolous".
Cheesy name aside, I figured the music would still at least be enjoyable but it's unfortunately right on par with the name of the band. I have nothing against rednecks at all but I find the type of music that most rednecks associate with to be obnoxious and that's how some of this music comes across to me. Yeah, I know the boys in Pantera were all rednecks and a lot of people referred to their music as, "Southern Metal," but their stuff didn't start sounding like anything other than metal until the later years... and even then, I still enjoyed most of Pantera's later music! Damageplan was also a great band; I didn't enjoy them as much as Pantera but it was great to hear the boys get back on it.
So, back to Hellyeah... I listened to the album and there are some moments here and there that sound decent, but I can't even stomach one whole song in its entirety on this album. The heavy, unmatched groove that Pantera and Mudvayne each have brought to the table in the past is a combination I was HEAVILY looking forward to and NONE of it's there! To be honest, I am INCREDIBLY shocked that these guys are coming back for round 2. Obviously, I'm in a minority with not liking this music and though this review is absolutely meant to come off as a 1-star review, I have nothing against these guys. They're all cool dudes and they're all very talented musicians, but I just fail to see how this is the product of musicians who were in bands that wrote albums like Cowboys from Hell, Far Beyond Driven, and L.D. 50.
I'm sure I'll check out album number 2 just to see if their music advances at all but if these guys weren't who they are, this crap would've never even come close to hitting store shelves. So, all-in-all, some okay moments here and there aside, I found it difficult not to skip from one song to another on my first (and only) listen through this entire album... and I really hate it that this music registers with me like that, because like I said, I love the respective bands these guys come from (outside of Mudvayne's latest stuff which is just waaaayyyy too generic for my liking) but this album is nothing more to me than the result of a bunch of cool, well-known metal dudes getting together, throwing back a few and writing some redneck, "party metal" that would otherwise be done only as a joke in their respective bands.
I am a musician myself, so that plays another huge role in my opinion of this album. This isn't music that earns my respect at all... especially when there are bands out there who wholeheartedly deserve as much fanfare as this album has received, but never will. I'm not trying to be, "Johnny Raincloud" and ruin these guys' fun nor the enjoyment of those of you who like this music, but if you're a fan of the technical and groove elements of the bands these guys come from, you can completely expect to be disappointed in this stuff. Ridiculous band name, ridiculous lyrics (is the guy singing this stuff actually the same guy who wrote the profound content on L.D. 50!?), and music so generic that each instrument lacks the trademark sound and feel you would expect to hear at least SOME of from the respective musicians behind them.
A TOTAL disappointment for me in every way. Sorry, guys. I love these guys individually and completely acknowledge their talent but perhaps it's that very standard they set for themselves in their other bands that has left me so disappointed.
RIP Dime. You and your music are sorely missed.
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