Pain - You Only Live Twice - guest review
Pain - You Only Live Twice - guest review
Tracklist
Disc I01. Let Me Out
02. Feed The Demons
03. The Great Pretender
04. You Only Live Twice
05. Dirty Woman
06. We Want More
07. Leave Me Alone
08. Monster
09. Season Of The Reaper
Disc II [Limited edition]
01. Crawling Thru Bitterness [Unreleased 2011]
02. The Great Pretender [Millboy & Peka P Remix]
03. Dirty Woman [MC Raaka Pee Remix]
04. You Only Live Twice [Rectifier Remix]
05. Leave Me Alone [Rectifier Remix]
06. Eleanor Rigby [The Beatles cover] [Live at Sundown Festival, 2008]
07. Follow Me [Live in Brussels, 2009]
08. I Don't Care [Live at Raimsmes Festival, 2009]
09. Bitch [Live at Raismes Festival, 2009]
Guest review by
AnGina-- November 30, 2011
The sound of this album is a bit refreshing, even though the basic melodies are still driven by the generic Pain sound we are used to: very dense in electronics, which you will hear in ''The Great Pretender''. But Tägtgren took a step forward and upgraded it with some heavy riffing that gives this album an edge. Also, Peter's vocals are at his absolute best on this album, as he is flowing from clean singing to twisted screams and haunting whispers that almost slide into the realm of gothic music, that really complete the songs. And not only does he sound absolutely amazing, he also shows great control over his vocals, especially when he's instantly passing from one style to other. Just listen the heavy screaming on ''Let Me Out'' moving to ghastly vocals and the heavy riffing on ''Feed The Demons'', ''We Want More'' and ''Monster'' combined with his wretched screams, and you will taste the album's finest. Of course, this album would not be complete if Peter would not flirt with some slower sounds as well, so he gave us ''Season Of The Reaper'' and ''Leave Me Alone'' to taste a bit of everything. ''You Only Live Twice'' is my favourite track from the album, with its unique larger than life feel that is embodied in the sound of it.
Disc II then is just a special treat for all Painheads as it features one previously unreleased song ''Crawling Thru Bitterness'' and some remixes and live recordings. To be honest, I never really considered it as a part of the album, but as some extra bit of spice. There is no need to emphasize: the originals are superb to remixes. The live version of ''Follow Me'' and ''Eleanor Rigby'' are actually the only two tracks from this disc, which are really worth listening from time to time.
All in all, I cannot really say this album is the best thing that has ever happened to Pain, but it deserves to be presented proudly. Originality may not be its best quality, but it brings a fresh touch, heavier sound, wicked vocals and some diversity. So for those who still think Pain is just Tägtgren's bastard child, it is time to open your eyes and see he really did get his hands dirty with industrialism and there is no need to wash them.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 10 |
| Songwriting: | 8 |
| Originality: | 7 |
| Production: | 10 |
Written by AnGina-- | November 30, 2011
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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Pain is one of the worst bands currently recording and this album is yet more proof of this.
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Ya jup you hipster industrial know-it-all hater, why review something if you aren't going to score it a perfect 10 because it's the best band in the world. Oh, and for the sake of the reviewer, this was well-written, although I have no interest in the music whatsoever.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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Posts: 6663 Written by pagb666 on 01.12.2011 at 02:26 Forgive me for giving an opinion about music, LOL. I am a music critic and lover and I listen to anything that I can get my hands on. If it happens to be shit, I am vocal about it, just as when I praise albums that are great. Pain is shit and the world needs to know this.
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So would you say it's.... "painful" to listen to this band? 
---- "A life all mine Is what I choose At the end of my days" --The Gathering "A Life All Mine" from Souvenirs
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Posts: 21306 Written by Susan on 01.12.2011 at 06:32 Looks like jup beat you to it... twice. "Unfortunately, Peter's industrial/pop metal band Pain is simply dreadfully wrong and literally a pain to listen to." "...it was indeed a pain to wade through this stuff."
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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Posts: 6941 Written by Troy Killjoy on 01.12.2011 at 06:38 I bet it pained you to tell me that.
---- "A life all mine Is what I choose At the end of my days" --The Gathering "A Life All Mine" from Souvenirs
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---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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All this pain in the comments HURTS me. (ba-dum-tss!) Nice review, girl, keep it up!
---- 7.0 means the album is good
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As painful as this is for me to admit, this is a very good review. A shame that it's wasted on such a crappy album. It's painfully banal and just completely unmemorable.
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Posts: 257 Written by Slayer666 on 01.12.2011 at 17:13 ^ this.
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I can't believe that so much people hate Pain..., but alright, everyone can have his/her opinion. Anyway, great review AnGina!
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I'm glad people are coming forward with their hate of Pain. It gives me some hope that people aren't completely devoid of taste yet. Pain is industrial metal for the sub 90 IQ demographic for sure.
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I was actually quite biased whether to publish the review or not, because I know from reading the comments about this album here and from my friends that a lot of people really dislike this album, but for me it's Pain best work after Nothing Remains The Same. I want to thank everyone for the compliments on the review, whether you liked the album or not, because reading your comments made me realise that even if you share your negative feedback, it doesn't get to me at all, because it's not up to me to convince anyone the album is good or not, that's the band's work. Tastes vary, that's nothing new, and if some MSers will feel a lot better about themselves by pushing the Pain fans down, then be my guest.
---- You think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it. Molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was a man. But it was nothing to me but blinding.
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Posts: 21306 Written by [user id=109200] on 29.12.2011 at 13:57 If you like Pain, you aren't a member of Mensa.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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Posts: 240 Mensa should give to listen the music of Pain to the candidates as a test for the membership.
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