Iowa [PA] - Slipknot > Reviews > Iowa, the difficult second album

Author's product rating:   

Originality	Average
Lyrics	Standard
Quality and consistency of tracks	Mixed
How does it compare to the artist's other releases	Unmemorable
Value for Money

Advantages:	Good drumming, powerful sound
Disadvantages:	SOme songs are cheesy

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

I bought Iowa by Slipknot as soon as it came out cause i wanted to know if it was gonna be as good as their first cd. The album starts off with the usual weird intro and then launches into the best song on the cd, people=shit, this song is typical slipknot because it has fast drumming and a great guitar riff, the vocals don't really add much but overall it is a great song,then as the album went on i started to notice how many sing along bits and catchy choruses there were on most songs and was a little dissapointed as slipknot had said that this was going to be a really heavy album. Cheesy songs such as "left behind" and "new abortions" should have been left off because they get boring really quick and are very mainstream, they have the fast drumming but the guitar riffs are weak and sound like they were stolen from Slayer,the singer trys to rap and scream at the same time on a lot of songs which is as lame as it sounds. Every now and again there are some great moments which keep you interested in it but overall i would say that this album is more for fans of NSYNC and Backstreet boys than for those who like real metal. If you want something really good try System of a Down.