The song "Daddy" is about Jonathan (the lead singer) being abused as a child by a babysitter. It took him and the band 22 years before they would perform the song live on stage. The person in question had died at that point. It's an extremely emotional song.
It’s crazy to think that the “are you ready” line was the very first line ppl heard from KoRn. It’s almost as if he’s saying that not just to hype up the song itself or the album, but an entirely new era of rock and metal.
I literally cannot listen to "Daddy" without crying. I haven't gone through that kind of abuse, but I can't help but feel absolutely sorry. You can feel his pain with the way he delivers this song. It's like stepping into his shoes.
@@mollyesanborn Will you do some more Korn albums? Their sound really progresses with albums like “Issues” and “Untouchables” love how you review every song btw it’s cool, very unique.
I really enjoyed this debut album from them and I'm looking forward to hearing the rest! I'll plan on doing more Korn reaction videos for sure. Glad you're enjoying the videos :)
Dude clown is always gonna be one of my favorites. Same with shoots and ladders. However my personal favorite album of theirs is their second Life is Peachy. Idk why I’ve just always gravitated towards that album the most. That and issues.
This album arrived like a bombshell when it was first released. No one had ever heard anything like it, and the mix of visceral rage and wounded vulnerability was something a lot of people identified with, myself included. Glad you enjoyed it.
As someone who has been obsessed with Korn since early high school and ended up meeting Jonathan Davis the same year I got into them, it makes me incredibly happy hearing the way you describe listening to Korn because those very qualities that you point out are why I love the band so much.You're an amazing reviewer and I look forward to hearing more reviews from you! I recommend you listening to my second favorite band, A Perfect Circle next.
Thank you, I really appreciate that! I love experiencing these amazing bands like Korn for the first time and sharing that with long time fans of their music. I'm so pumped to hear more from Korn, and A Perfect Circle is on my list for future videos too :)
@@mollyesanborn a lot of bands like Korn, A Perfect Circle, Tallah, My Ticket Home, and every band ever since has a lot owed to Pantera, Fear Factory, and especially Sepultura. Korn talks very highly of Sepultura oh and the rhythm that you're hearing and describing is what we call In heavy music Groove. It's hands down the most important subgenre as far as influence on modern metal I can honestly say if it weren't for the Groove Metal genre we couldn't have modern subgenres such as Metalcore, Nu Metal, Deathcore, Djent, Nu Metalcore, etc. And surprisingly all those genres have a lot of common factors akin to Groove Metal like low tunings, heavy & simple riffs, slow sonic sounding tempos, and an overall sound that when you hear you live you most likely gonna move that's the Groove that came from Groove Metal that is still felt to this day
2:08-SOAD started 3 years after this album came out, 4:18 The other vocalist is second guitarist HEAD, 6:32 yes, it's exactly about that, 7:02 Guitarist HEAD again, sometimes MUNKY the main guitarist, 9:00 that's what growing up in Bakersfield will do to you if you are different, 11:15 it's a guitar technique where the feedback is controlled with the volume button, 14:00 that was bassist FIELDY leaving a voice mail to one of the guitarist, 15:00 the song is about being a meth addict, 16:50 this song has only been played live 3 times since 1994, so yeah. 17:30 that tape belonged to the previous owner of the ranch where they recorded the album, 18:40 listen to the first Mr. Bungle record, you'll hear why they say it was a HUGE influence
Good point! But in the song Need to - Brian doesn't have any vocal parts. Just Jonathan by himself. Fun fact: I became a die hard Korn fan since I heard this song for a very first time. Their sound and style influenced me so much, that I,ve took a guitar lessons, after that bought my first 7 string Ibanez and still covering their songs and recording mine. This band will always keep a special place in my hearth.
I've listened to these tracks HUNDREDS of times, but listening to your descriptions it's almost like hearing them for the first time. You have a very bright future in this kind of thing, you're highly articulate and personable. Thank you for uploading! PS: It's usually the same singer, John Davis somehow has one of the softest, and hardest voices in the industry.
@@mollyesanborn the thanks belong to you here friend. I would absolutely love to see your take on an OG Thrash album, such as *Kill em All*, or *Rust In Peace*, or *Reign In Blood*. My only humble request is that you let each song play a bit more, to give the audience more of a feeling of each song, so your reactions resonate more deeply. Thank you so much!
Korn always had the skill to put very relatable music, almost all their albums have strong emotionally crushing moments. In the firsts albums they were young, a lot of anger, specially from the singer Jonathan Davis who was sexually abused, so the lyrics are about that or drugs. But then the fame put their members on personal decadence, so in the mid era of korn some members left and the anger turned into that (the guitarist took it worst, he left the band to start a christian project, but some years ago they returned to the band and they are back as a family). Now in their last album released in 2019 the singer lost his wife some months ago, and that is reflected on "The nothing" 2019 album, and is so sad so listen, he starts the album crying in the first song and ends with the most honest and hopeless sense of personal defeat I've heard in music. Becase Korn music grows with them, Daddy is the anger of being abused by an adult, but the sadness of losing someone when now YOU are the father of your kids is something harder, way beyond just anger. Is interesting some context too, metal in those years was not this kind of vulnerable and open, lyrics were about anger with politics, protest against war, being rude, fantasy, grandiloquent themes. But korn was one of the first band who started the idea of showing how vulnerable and defeated someone can be, in first person in the most raw and unrefined way possible. And you can see this in most of the first nu-metal bands from the 90's. Then the genre lost that creepy and disturbing part to be more commercial, but the vulnerability side never left, just changed subgenre, specially towards the "core" ones, then even prog with Leprous being a good example of that.
Great comment! Yeah, I've only heard this first album from them but it's already clear to me that they infuse a lot of vulnerability and personal topics into their music. It makes it really powerful and emotionally charged. I'm really curious to hear The Nothing now, that sounds like its going to be quite the experience to listen to.
@@mollyesanborn it would be really cool to hear it before the other things in my honest opinion, the two extremes kind of stuff maybe? It could show really well the whole journey the band went through by analizing the beginning and the end, so you could see the middle after and understand better what they aimed and how they progressed little by little.
This album and Life is Peachy are something special, I don't think you'll ever hear anything like it. It's chaos that flows and the rhythm section is distinctly Korn along with the screechy high and heavy distorted low guitar. And if you've been through some trauma then you'll definitely relate.
Korn was THE nu-metal band that litteraly everyone was listening to when I was in uni. Never been a big fan but the second album is pretty good...nice review.
You like koRn? Their early work lay the foundation for Nu Metal but when Life Is Peachy came out in '96, I think they really came into their own. Commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound and a new sheen of dark humour that really gives each song a feeling of ethereal dread. They've been compared to Limp Bizkit but I think koRn have a more bitter, cynical sense of humour. In '98, koRn released "Follow The Leader," their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpeice is "Freak On A Leash." A song so catchy most people probably don't even listen to the lyrics, but they should! ...Because it's not just about a stray cartoon bullet going on a perilous adventure in the real world, it's a symbolic statement about the fragility of life and about the band itself.
The lead singer Jonathan Davis said in an interview that once he got sober, he realized what he was trying to do with his voice and his cleaner vocals got noticeably better
Korns first 2 records changed my life! Life is Peachy by far being my favourite. It was the record they seemed to really nail down their sound initially before branching into a kind of unique alternative metal style in later albums. Their debut album has so many amazing songs on it, nothing compares to being at a Korn concert where suddenly the lights go down and that ride cymbal starts in for the intro to Blind...you just know the place is about to explode! I hold this record close to my heart, it was very cool to see you listen to it for the first time, you have a very open mind when it comes to music, that's really awesome. Cheers!
Thanks, I appreciate that! I try to be open to anything and everything when it comes to music and I'm glad that translates into my videos. And yeah, I can only imagine Blind live would be an EXPERIENCE for sure, haha!
It's weirdly enjoyable watching someone discover basically my late teens/early uni days as I discovered music for myself. Korn, Deftones, Tool, System, Weezer. Lol! I await eagerly for you to get to Korn's next two albums, Life is Peachy and Follow the Leader. Around this time was the height of the music industry as far as profits, it was the most money they were ever making... especially when Limp Bizkit hit.
Glad you're enjoying the videos! I love discovering all of these amazing bands, with each one I feel like a new world of music opens up to me. It's so exciting. I'm really intrigued to hear the rest of Korn's discography now, and see what direction they go with their sound.
@@bendetevz615 Issues was the last album if theirs I liked. Nu Metal was easy to grow out of back then. I ran out of angst. Lol! It flooded the market but was also a gateway genre to heavier stuff. Head leaving the band also hurt them significantly.
@@mollyesanborn Happy new year Molly! Just discovered your channel today when your review of this album was recommended. I look forward to getting into more of your reviews
This band literally saved my life when I was in high school in the 90s. Nobody talked about mental health at all. When I first heard their lyrics, and someone was talking about their mental problems in such clear way, I cried so hard. It was something I could finally relate to. It was something stable to grasp when my own mind is spiraling out of control. There will never be a band that replaces Korn in my heart.
I gotta say, that the way you do these reviews are some of the best on TH-cam. It’s in depth, it’s honest and your love of music in general just shines. Really awesome and so happy that you have started to digg in on my favorite band now 😊
This comment is so sweet, thank you! I'm glad that you say my love of music comes through in the videos, that's why I make them. I love being introduced to so many amazing bands and sharing that experience with others. I'm looking forward to diving further into Korn's music now!
It was a trip in high school in the '90s watching this band go from a fairly esoteric band for stoners and skaters my freshman year to a bona fide mainstream sensation that everyone listened to by their third album my senior year.
Jonathan’s vocals on this album is legendary. Heavy album. I listened nonstop my entire youth. The music video for “Clown” is one of my favorites. Btw lol if you go down Korn rabbit hole, get ready for more badass bag pipes😁🤘🏻
My favorite tracks from Self-Titled Korn: 1st DADDY (their musical peak) 2nd NEED TO (underated and far better than Clown) 3rd FAGET (dat anger) 4th SHOOTS AND LADDERS (so childhood-suggestive) 5th LIES (I love the syncopated rhythms here)
@@mollyesanborn hopefully if you start working through their albums, on their 2nd Life is Peachy, one of my fav songs on there is Track 13 "Ass Itch", dunno why but it's grown on me over the years the way Helmet in the Bush did. Good luck censoring Track 8 KA#%! for youtube, lol.
One of the greatest debut albums ever and one of my favorite albums of all time this album changed my life forever and I became a huge fan of Korn after hearing this album, Johnathan davis is my idol and it’s amazing to think that on 11th October this masterpiece will turn 30 years old.
Welcome to my high-school years. I had a lot of pain and anger to deal with (didn't we all?) and this cd helped me get through it. My step-dad had these big speakers downstairs and I would crank this up, make things rattle, and scream along with this all the way through, before my parents got home. It's amazing I didn't blow out my vocal cords or piss off the neighbors.
Lol, who are you kidding. You totally pissed off your neighbors, and you knew it and didn’t care. In college in ‘94/‘95, I blared this shit as loud as possible myself out my bathroom window while I was showering, to intentionally piss off the construction workers next door who kept waking me up at 7am with their radio. Guess what? They got the hint. I was able to get my beauty sleep again. ;)
This is one of my favorite bands to see live, I've seen them 8 times. Great analysis of such a pivotal album of the 90s. I discovered them right on the heels of discovering White Zombie's La Sexorcisto album. Talk about two bands that shaped my love for heavy music.
@@mollyesanborn You're welcome. White Zombie is quite a unique band. If you know who Rob Zombie is, he directed House of 1000 corpses and the devil's rejects, he is the lead singer. He did a great episode on Joe Rogan's podcast. Also, much respect for not shying away from saying potentially enraging song names. I made a band suggestion on another one of your korn album analysis videos, I would love to hear you go through Stabbing Westwards albums, from ungod, up to their break up and their new stuff since their reunion. I think you'd appreciate them and their industrial rock feel, plus Chris's lyrics and his voice.
Lol Acid Bath?! I dont understand this stuff, like does this girl reviewing even like metal at all? Idk, i just dont see the point of recommending shit like Korns debut and Acid Bath unless the person was actually into loud rock/metal/punk (i could be totally wrong, she may love metal and shit)
Clown is probably my favorite song on the album. This album took heavy music and music in general in a new direction! This is a legendary album in all of rock and metal.
I remember listening to this in the 90s. It starts out fun and interesting and disolves in to pain and sadness. People "media" used to think they were promoting child abuse but the lyrics are dealing with the singer's own abuse as a child. This is a band where you will be bopping along to the music while crying on the inside.
Yes! The course that this album takes from the energetic "Are You Ready!" at the start of Blind to the muffled sobs at the end of Daddy is really something else... it's a trip for sure.
I love this album. It really influenced me as a drummer. You really don't know what to expect with Korn. I also love the little phone call recording in the beginning of Helmet in the Bush. Kinda creepy, kinda funny. Life Is Peachy is a good album too. Their first 4 records were the best.
This album influenced so much of the “nu metal” music that really exploded around 1998 and was HUGE until 2003-ish. Without this record, im not sure that genre takes off the way it did. While most of it hasn’t aged well, for a moment in time it captured a generation.
Fake news. I heard them for the first time in 1997 with Life is Peachy, and its 2022 and they are still selling out arenas. They are indeed, still HUGE.
Yeah it was very trendy for a short time, even bands that should know better like Slayer and Sepultura started incorporating elements of it into their sound. Thankfully it flamed out quickly but it was an interesting moment in time. Not saying all nu-metal is bad but it got way overexposed and commercialized, then Limp Bizkit came along and put it out of its misery.
The album that started an era, glad you reacted to this masterpiece of metal! I personally don't recommend that you listen to their other albums because I always felt that a lot of the personality that characterized his first album disappeared in their next projects, the only ones that could be saved would be Follow the Leader (1997) and Issues (1999) but the rest are very regular albums in my opinion. greetings from Chile!
my favorites off of this album are blind, clown and lies and it was great to see you enjoying my favorite songs as well. i don't enjoy this album as much as their other releases but seeing you react to them has made me see it from a new perspective
Can't wait for you to make your way to "Follow the leader"! It's by far my favorite album from them. This album is bit of a miss for me, but I do value it for what it is on their journey to finding their sound.
I can't wait to hear it, as well as the rest of their discography. I think the messy rawness of this first album is great though, it just delivers so much on the intensity and emotion.
I’ve never heard anyone say the Self Titled as a miss. That is pretty wild. Maybe a bit of context will help. No one sounded anything like this before these guys. Everything was new including the vulnerability of the front man. One of the darkest, creative, raw, and uncomfortable releases ever.
Loved this so much! Especially your reaction to Lies. By far the most underrated song on the album. The part where you say it got “clearer” is one of my favorite parts. What that was is you hearing just one guitar playing in the left channel, followed by another guitar track coming in on the right
Watching you grin slightly and start headbanging a little bit when the groove kicks in is the coolest shit haha. Really cool to see you discovering and getting into some Korn.
I first listened to this album 14 years ago and it's still one of my favourites of all time. I love the riffs, the rhythm, all the guitar effects, the bass and the raw emotional vocals. Jonathan Davis does all the vocals with the exception of Ball Tongue and Lies, where you can hear some background vocals by the guitarist Brian "Head" Welch. The story behind Daddy is that the lyrics are about the singer being abused as a child by his babysitter and when he told about it to his parents, they wouldn't believe him. Back in the day the band would perform the song live only about three times, because the lyrics are so personal for Jonathan, that he started crying everytime. That's why everytime they recorded that song for the album, they kept recording even after the song was over. Since then Jonathan refused to perform the song until they did a tour for the 20th anniversary of this album and even after 20 years he got really emotional on stage. Also one of the reasons why this album is so raw and emotional, is the producer Ross Robinson, who basically pulled out the emotions out of the entire band. Can't wait for you to react to the rest of the discography. The second album, Life is Peachy, has a guest performance by Chino from Deftones on the song Wicked, which is a cover of a song by Ice Cube.
I've always enjoyed an outside perspective, having grown up listening to music like this. I found you channel today and appreciate your analysis...pretty spot on. This album will always be encased in my brain from start to finish.
I'm literally a 30 something fan from the UK and i love to see this! Absolutely fair play to you! Please keep these honest reviews up, guaranteed sub. Keep it up!
Hi Molly, what a great reaction, the full KoRn album, brill idea. Brings back a lot of memories to the mid/later 90's when I heard this album the first time. Your descriptions about angst, anger, emotions, raw, dark, atmosphere, are all very true. KoRn created this sound, really one of a kind. Thanks, or due to, the horrible experiences by mainly Jonathan, this album was created, bringing comfort and joy to people. They still go strong and looking forward seeing them again live on stage in Amsterdam in May
Yeah, they pull so much emotion into their music. I can see why it's resonated with so many over the years. Enjoy seeing them live, I'm sure that'll be awesome!
The story behind Daddy is very dark, the song is about Jonathan Davis (the singer). When he was a kid, he was raped by his babysitter, and then when he told his parents they didn't believe him, so it really traumatized him and scarred him for life. So thats why he broke down and cried, but before the recording of the song, he told his band members to keep playing if he would get too emotional. It really is a deep song lyrically and is among the darkest songs by KoЯn.
Yeah, what an intense song. Very hard to listen to but also I applaud Korn for not using a ton of metaphors in their lyrics and sugarcoating the topic, they put it all out there. And the last sentence of your comment, are you implying that there are Korn songs darker than Daddy? Oh my... :O
I've been into Korn since 95 and never looked back. So happy to see you listening to so many bands I grew up loving. The first four Korn albums are my favorites (especially Issues), even though (IMHO) they've never made a bad one (13 albums so far, 14th comes out next month). First Deftones, then System of a Down, now Korn; PLEASE do Limp Bizkit & Slipknot so your nu-metal training can become complete. Keep up the great work, your reactions keep validating my music tastes, LOL.
Glad you're enjoying the videos! I'll certainly add Limp Bizkit and Slipknot to my list, I'd love to hear them. And I didn't know Korn had an album coming out! Now I'll have to skip forward in their discography and give it a listen when it's released.
My first favorite band. Glad you reacted to this record, I really enjoyed it. Im excited for you to hear their next 2 albums, Life is Peachy and Follow the Leader! Its more hip-hop influenced and catchier. You'll love it!
@@mollyesanborn To date, they have 14 records out between '94 and '22...with a 15th on the way last I heard. All KoRn and what they do, but different spins on the whole thing too (roughly around 2007 to 2011 or so). Issues, as mentioned, it also really good. Certainly check that out. I noticed you did one on Life is Peachy...I'll be watching that one next, but their following record to that, Follow the Leader, is IMO another one to take a listen to.
This album was a “go to” album for me when it came out while I was in high school. The raw emotion and the different sound from almost everything else going on at the time (remember we had hair metal followed by grunge). I saw them several times live and they put on a great show. Now, in my 40s, I still enjoy this album. My new favorite band (completely different genre of music) is Unleash the Archers. They are a Canadian power metal band with amazing musicians, stellar vocalist Brittney Slayes, and incredible live shows. Give their album Apex a listen.
This album was on a different level when it came out. If you’ve never heard Korn through some good car speakers and a subwoofer you’re really missing out on meaty layers (especially low-end) that you can’t hear with headphones.
Oh the vocals that shout "Ball Tongue" and "Faget" were Brian "Head" Welch's vocals, the lead guitarist, he does a few backup vocals here and there. Need To was all Jonathan. Jonathan has a wide vocal range, as much as Elvis according to Wikipedia
Wow, this is such a fresh perspective on one of my all time favorite childhood bands. Seeing someone who knows the likes of SoaD, Deftones and Tool listening to Korn for the first time feels pretty magical. Can't say I didn't tear up a couple of times throughout this video. Can't wait to see you enjoy some of their following albums because if you liked this, you definitely will. +1
@@mollyesanborn Don’t get too excited, my dear. This album was their best, and it all went downhill from here. Sure, they sold a lot of albums because the industry pushed them, but the rest of them were just crap albums to be frank.
Best band, best album ever! I've been listening to Korn since I was 15 and they were new and blew by soul out of my body. I'm now 42 and they are still my favorite. I've seen them live over 20 times and I've met Jon , Fieldy, and Head.
Korn was my first live concert when I was 17, in 1998. I still have the ticket stub. One of my favorite bands from my high school days. Glad you discovered this album. Nice video!
So the people arguing at the end of daddy was from a random cassette tape the producer Ross had found. Not for sure why it was included, they didn't know it who was on tape or when it was recorded it was just a random argument or a cassette tape that was discovered.
They are massive band and 13 albums later they are still realy good The band pioneer the nu metal genre and bring it into the mainstream Munkey and Head on guitar making intresting noises and very new and original at the time, one of the first who popularised 7string guitars Fieldy at the bass guitar very unique slapps and tone sound David Silveria the drummer, great groove, the spine of korn, he split with the band in 2007 Ray Luzier replaced him-awsome metal drummer Jonathan Davis on vocals/bagpipes Jonathan roots are scottish that is probably why he plays bagpipes He wears kilt on stage and has veary unique microphone stand He has been through a lot of shit in hes life ..child abuse, highschool abuse.. If you whant to her more from them just to heads up, first 3 albums are veary similar, first 4 albums are fav by fans
I am 42 yrs old drummer / bass / younameit now, and at year of release, this album made me awake about possibilities of mashing up anything you feel like in metal .. just to follow with that huge wave of metal after this album to come
I’ve listened to this album hundreds or even thousands of times. Just hasn’t got old. Try Follow the Leader, Untouchables, Life is Peachy, Issues and for their newer work listen to The Nothing and Serenity of Suffering
I came to this channel for Pinkerton but it was such a good video that I’ve gone down the worm hole. You have so many of my favorite albums up in here.
Love that you reacted to this one. I first got into this record in 2014 or so, when I was a sophomore in high school, and I’ve loved it ever since. Divine is one of the greatest “fuck you” songs ever (right up there with “Hush” by Tool). I agree with you about Helmet in the Bush being awesome and underrated as well. Without being the biggest Korn fan, I still return to this record from time to time. An all time classic! “Issues” is probably my second favorite Korn album, though I wouldn’t say it really compares to this one.
Helmet in the Bush is such a great track, I just love the tone of it. Divine has quickly become a favorite as well, that part toward the end just brings so much awesome energy! I'm excited to see what I'm going to think about the rest of their albums, this debut of theirs had so many crazy elements on it that I really don't know what to expect with the next one.
Amazing guys, incredible musicians, David stays low key but he’s a phenomenal person, sent me a personal package of rehearsal used drum sticks recently with a signature dedicated to me, “blind” was the first song I’ve learned on the drums, here I am still playing 16+ years later, one of the few bands I have tattooed on me for the rest of my life
only just discovered your video's but enjoying them, its so great to hear people checking out the music that i grew up with, these reactions brought me back tbh in a good way
I think you're gonna enjoy a lot L.D-50 by Mudvayne. It sounds a bit like Korn but with their own twist. That being said, a lot of the percussion you praised while you were listening to the album is made with the slapping and clicking sound of Fieldy's bass. Anyways, great reaction as always!
I knew you'd enjoy this album and yes daddy is one of the most heavy on the heart gut wrenching songs I've ever heard which hooked me and they've been my favorite band ever since🔥🤘🔥🤘🔥
Loved ALL your reactions to Korn. The way you describe them, the way you interpret things. Absolutely enjoy watching someone who hasn't heard of Korn finding their way into their music and reacting to each track. As I said when you reviewed Untouchables from Korn, I'll go ahead and continue to now check out the rest of your work. I worked down from Untouchables lol. Anyhow, loved it. Have a great Friday and a better weekend when it arrives to you. Enjoy
Aw thanks, I really appreciate that! So glad you're enjoying the channel so far. Korn is really amazing, I love the journey that I've been taking through their music. I find it impressive how they are always playing around with their sound on each of their albums but somehow still manage to retain their signature Korn sound too. Good stuff!
@@mollyesanborn I cannot wait for you to check out their more newer stuff, you're in for a treat. I won't spoil it but my goodness the twist and turns you'd embark through their rest of their albums are out of this world and I'll leave it at that. 😉
This was great! Honestly this is the first video I've watched of yours and I absolutely loved it. This is my all-time favorite album and it's such a trip to watch somebody first discover it live, like this. I actually got nervous for you before daddy started. That track hits everybody like a ton of bricks no matter what. I heard this album for the first time in the eighth grade and when that song came on, I froze. Unbelievable. They've been my all-time favorite band since. I've seen them 51 times and one of my old bands has had the absolute honor to play a show with them. I'll never forget that day as long as I live. Those guys are my heroes! No doubt about it. I'll be sure to check out your other videos. Keep kicking ass!
So glad you enjoyed the video! I hope I did this album justice, it is great. Yeah, Daddy is quite a devastatingly heavy track, I've never really heard anything like it though in terms of how direct they are with the subject matter. Definitely a ballsy move on Korn's part, but it's what makes this album so unforgettable. So cool you've seen them 51 times AND played a show with them, that's awesome!
@@mollyesanborn oh for sure! You definitely did it justice! That album has opened so many doors for bands after them. Such an influential band. As you listen to their discography, you can definitely hear the evolution. You rarely hear the same album twice. Their second album Life is peachy is similar to their self-titled with the rawness and whatnot, but as they progress they get experimental as all hell in the best way! Oh yeah playing with them was so cool. It was just unreal! I get all giddy just thinking about it lol. That was back in 2009. Had the privilege of seeing them again back in October. Most of the band ended up getting covid believe it or not but they're doing well now.
I remember "Clown" being my eventual favorite from this album, but it's just been forever since I've listened to the whole thing. Their next album is also cool, but their 3rd album "Follow the Leader" is probably their best.
Bought this album the week it came out .. Saw them perform it live from start to finish 20 years later. Ground breaking ...no ground destroying... I so much a Korn fan. My 22 year old daughter has the album cover from ' see you on the other side' album tattooed on the arm.. The comparison to system made me laugh...in a good way, as it's light years before them. Love you Jon, for going inside your self and bringing the passion out...even daddy.. It allowed you all to be yourself and not hide or be bullied or anything... 🤘🤘🤘
So interesting to see someone discover the bands I loved as a teenager for the first time. It's cool to hear your thoughts and analysis of so many nostalgic tracks. You always seem to enjoy my favorite songs on so many albums.......🎸.Helmut in the Bush is a banger🎸 You have a great ear for the music of the good ole days. {Oh to be young and discovering the such classics}>>>>>Deftones and Gojira,2022 tour 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘>>>>>>> Keep up the good videos
Thanks, glad you're enjoying the videos as much as I'm enjoying making them! That Gojira/Deftones tour I'm sure will be amazing, I'd love to see them both live.
I'm sure you get so many suggestions for who to listen to and react to next.... So I'll just wait and see... Chances are it'll be a band I like 👌 🤞... Nudge - Crosses - 😉
Nice job on your Korn video being your highest viewed video so far... It would be pretty cool to see what you think of 'Thoughtless' next , not the most popular album of theirs but I like it quite a bit
Saw Korn live at Tipitina's in New Orleans in about 95 or so on the tour supporting this album. They opened with Blind, and they sort extended the intro out into a couple of minutes, playing it slightly differently and stretching it out. When they finally dropped in, it was absolute CHAOS. To this day I have never seen a crowd go more totally insane than in the first few minutes of that show. I will never forget it. I don't much dig their later albums but this one is absolute manna from heaven. It was, and remains, a groundbreaking and moving piece of art. It was truly a paradigm shift for metal, and they did it with one record. The album was recorded using fully analog equipment, which to me is why it has that raw and edgy feel.
Awesome comment, that concert sounds like it was absolutely wild! Would have loved to have been there to experience that energy. And I didn't know that about the analogue equipment, I love that raw sound that this album has.
I have reviewed See you on the Other Side in the comment section of your reaction video and was thinking, you probably have some more reaction videos of Korn. When talking about Korn Albums, I have my „big 3“, and the debut album of Korn is one of my three favorite Korn albums (not sure which of the three is my favorite though, I keep changing my mind about it), so here my thoughts on the album track by track and how it became to me one of the greatest albums I ever listened to. 1. Blind - Immediately loved the riff and the song in general. The first time I listened to it was watching Street Fighter the Animiated Movie as a kid, it was a soundtrack, and I was like: Hey, this song is so cool, but I only understood a few years later that this song is from what would be my favorite band ever. 2. Ball Tongue - If we had a best off of Korn Riffs, the main riff of this song would be high up on the list as well, love the intensity of the vocals. Nowadays we here all kinds of vocalists screaming and expressing their anger, but this one just feels so real. And the song, like you said, unpredictable, with those groovy elements and sometimes even Hip-Hop like beats in an other wise fast-paced heavy metal environment. Another great Song. 3: Need to Because you said you are not sure if it is the same vocalist in the chorus: It shows how amazing Jonathan as a vocalist is, switching from desperate, hateful screams to a sound, soft voice (and years later it would improve so much more). Again, this song immediately helped me release so many of those emotions I could relate to lyric-wise, because og how he sings and screams it, the anger, the pain, it feels so real. Again a great song. 4. Clown The chromatic intervals of the guitar are so fitting to the title of the song, as the typical circus-clown-melody is also composed chromatically, and this combined with Korn’s dark sound perfectly fits to the dark topic of being bullied and attacked, which in turn eventually makes you start hating the world and becoming radical and go crazy, as reflect by the sound and atmosphere of this album. Other commentators have probably given you details on the meaning of the song, but you are not too way off, as it is about the facade of bullies trying to act tough, it was about a guy that beat Jonathan Davis up, I think after a concert. 5. Divine It almost makes me proud to hear you say that you are sometimes not sure if it is the same singer in the song, because he is my favorite vocalist and it only speaks for him. Even so many years later, so far every song has been awesome to me. Divine sounds so freaky with its dissonant main riff, but the greatest thing and what has legendary status among Korn fans is especially the bridge and how it is building up (such moments are usually also the best moments at Korn-concerts), something that they will do even more so in the next song. 6. Faget Lyric-wise perhaps the greatest effort on the entire album, and the greatest build up, real, pure, raw emotions, when somebody has been down and still gets attacked, when you keep pouring salt in the wounds until the moment you can’t take it anymore and lose it, like in the moment when Davis says „To a world that never appreciated shit, you can suck my dick and fucking like it“. 7. Shoots and Ladders Both, very restrained and aggressive, as you mentioned, this reflects the meaning of the song of how the nursery rhymes sound so nice and innocent, when they actually often have a very dark background (e.g. „london bridge is falling down“). A Korn Classic, I just wished the studio version was more fast-paced like the live versions. 8. Predictable Every song has been great so far in my opinion. This song I find "only" decent, but therefore again it has this main-riff that I would probably have high up on my „best korn riffs“-list. Also I like the soft way he sings in the beginning of the bridge, a real brief come down-moment after all the ass-kicking tracks Korn has delivered so far, before they go back into heavy-mode at the end of this track. Fun fact, kind of embarrassing because it's been my favorite band: Never paid attention to that beeping noise you mention, in over 20 years listening to it, thanks for that! 9. Fake The chorus I find weak. So far the worst on the list so far, but that sounds so negative, when actually I think this song still has cool moments, I like the verses and especially the bridge is so great. 10. Lies This song is so heavy, not as great as the first 7-8 songs, but still kicking serious ass. Barely any melodic singing, just raw, pure aggression. 11. Helmet in the Bush Along with Fake and lies, I find this song not as great as the previous once, and yet still decent. In the beginning I barely paid attention that song. Only after listening to it several times more carefully, I started appreciating it more. 12. Daddy In all those years I listened to this song only a few times fully. It is like a very visual horror movie that every horror fan must have watched but most people are not too enthusiastic about rewatching because it was so dark. This final track is so shocking, maybe the darkest song I ever listened to.... and after joining Korn in this rollercoaster-ride of emotions, listening to all the lyrics from being bullied, victimized, having had problems with drugs and other themes on this album, it is almost like in the end you get to learn about the root of the dark atmosphere on which this whole album is built on, all the problems and injustice happening to the singer, all the bad things that happen to him, which you learn about, only to learn how much darker it gets on the final track about his childhood. And after having suffered such trauma to still have to deal with people beating you up as Davis sings about in „Clown“, the bullying he had to deal with, a story told in „Faget“ and trying to escape this reality by taking drugs as in „Blind“, as if the childhood trauma had not been enough. I could feel immediately Clown will be one of your highlights. It surprised me that you liked Helmet in the Bush. Much like on See you on the other side (with Open Up), one of your favorites is again one of my least favorites on the album! But the big difference: Even if Helmet is one of my least favorites on the debut album, it’s still so interesting and I like listening to it. To me, the first 7 songs on this album are already 7 korn classics, as weird as it sounds, but that is why it quickly became one of my favorite albums ever. All in all, I would say, the second half I found notably weaker than the first, and still so well done and just such a brutal, shocking ending that you can hardly even listen to, and everything comes full circle, even the most insane seeming moment on that album makes so more sense after listening to the final track and knowing what it is about.
Wow, love this comment so much! Thanks for taking the time to write it. I completely agree on Daddy, I can count on one hand the times I've listened to it. Fantastic song but just so dark, it really is not one to play on loop, it's just too heavy for frequent playing.
I listened to this record for the first time in 1996 while on a marching band trip my Sophomore year. Up until then, I listened to classic rock and classical music. So this was a sound I had never heard before. A month or two later, Life is Peachy came out. The combination of Self-Titled and Life is Peachy truly changed my life. If it was not for Korn and later Nine Inch Nails, I may not have survived High School.
Totally agree with you in so many things it is cool 😎 to recall those feelings with the early KoRn . One of the biggest KoRn fans from Veracruz, México. Greetings
the intro of Blind is inspired, loose adaptation of Too many puppies intro by Primus, as they influenced Tool and KoRn. Yes, INDUSTRIAL does have it's place in and for Nu Metal, KoRn did use more INDUSTRIAL elements in the Serenity of suffering album. Daddy, Jonathan was savagely ABUSED in his childhood, sexually and, going into detail is, tough to explain
Wrong! It's the other way around, dumbass. Blind came before too many puppies. The intro to too many puppies is literally a parody of blind and Korn didn't even write blind. Sexart did.
Where or when have KoRn ever said Blind was inspired by Too Many Puppies? They were mostly inspired by Rap artists Mr Bungle and Helmet which they've said many times in the past.. You cannot claim something without proving proof as You're 100% full of shit.
Really cool video, loved seeing your reaction to this legendary album. I was 14 or 15yo when this band came out of nowhere, with this incredible music and album. I still remember the first time hearing this album...middle school, sitting in the auditorium during some bs speech giver about something that I didn't care about then (or now), a friend handing me his headphones (connected to a Walkman, with a cassette in it, which really dates this story), him saying "check this shit out", him hitting play and Blind starts...I was blown away by a sound I'd never heard before at that time, and by the time track 4 rolled around (Clown), I was sold and went out that weekend and picked up that CD. Such a great time back in those days, brings back a lot of great memories...hard to believe that was actually 28 years ago! Where has the time, and the years, went to?? Time flies, for real. 🤔
Thats not true. Especially since this album came out in 94. Mtv played plenty of rock videos between alternative nation, 120 minutes, headbangers ball. Hell bevis and butthead played rock videos
Broooo. I’m so glad this was recommended to me. I LOVE that you did a full album review and now I’ve subscribed and I’m binging your vids lol. Keep it up!!!!
The song "Daddy" is about Jonathan (the lead singer) being abused as a child by a babysitter. It took him and the band 22 years before they would perform the song live on stage. The person in question had died at that point. It's an extremely emotional song.
No it wasnt a babysitter it was his dad
@@Insignia27 it was his BABYSITTER, who was a distant relative. hes said it in an interview
@@Insignia27 no it wasn't his dad... Jonathan made it clear already that It was his babysitter.
@@Insignia27 it was his baby-sitter
@@Insignia27 lies
It’s crazy to think that the “are you ready” line was the very first line ppl heard from KoRn. It’s almost as if he’s saying that not just to hype up the song itself or the album, but an entirely new era of rock and metal.
Mine was “all I want in life is to be happy”
It's like the "Are you ready" was a kind of prophecy or foreshadowing.
You made it bro! I think exactly the same!
A new era is kind of grandiose, more like a short-lived fad that quickly burned itself out.
well described man!
I literally cannot listen to "Daddy" without crying. I haven't gone through that kind of abuse, but I can't help but feel absolutely sorry. You can feel his pain with the way he delivers this song. It's like stepping into his shoes.
I completely agree, his emotion is so palpable on that track it's insane.
Even watching someone else listen to Daddy still gets me. God damn it.
Yeah, geez it's a heavy song. Certainly wasn't expecting that ending to the album!
@@mollyesanborn Will you do some more Korn albums? Their sound really progresses with albums like “Issues” and “Untouchables” love how you review every song btw it’s cool, very unique.
I really enjoyed this debut album from them and I'm looking forward to hearing the rest! I'll plan on doing more Korn reaction videos for sure. Glad you're enjoying the videos :)
@@mollyesanborn Sounds good! Your channel is great Molly 👍 watching all the way in New Zealand 🇳🇿
It is a tough listen. I remember when the album came out and it blew my mind musically and also how cathartic it was for Jonathan.
a personal favorite of mine, this album is a masterpiece
Yeah, I really got into it! Sooo much emotional intensity.
What’s up bladee
Facts
Dude clown is always gonna be one of my favorites. Same with shoots and ladders. However my personal favorite album of theirs is their second Life is Peachy. Idk why I’ve just always gravitated towards that album the most. That and issues.
This album arrived like a bombshell when it was first released. No one had ever heard anything like it, and the mix of visceral rage and wounded vulnerability was something a lot of people identified with, myself included. Glad you enjoyed it.
As Nine Inch Nails, Ministry, and White Zombie preceded and influence Korn, people had actually heard a lot of music like it several years before it.
Your ability to appreciate every song is actually so impressive, you see the good in the music I love it
Thanks, I appreciate that! :)
This album holds a special place in my heart, the 90’s were incredible
This is their best album, and it's dark and groovy. A lot of emotions on this album
Dark and groovy really describes it well!
Man, I already knew Korn and listened to their big hits but discovering their debut truly changed my life
As someone who has been obsessed with Korn since early high school and ended up meeting Jonathan Davis the same year I got into them, it makes me incredibly happy hearing the way you describe listening to Korn because those very qualities that you point out are why I love the band so much.You're an amazing reviewer and I look forward to hearing more reviews from you! I recommend you listening to my second favorite band, A Perfect Circle next.
Thank you, I really appreciate that! I love experiencing these amazing bands like Korn for the first time and sharing that with long time fans of their music. I'm so pumped to hear more from Korn, and A Perfect Circle is on my list for future videos too :)
@@mollyesanborn a lot of bands like Korn, A Perfect Circle, Tallah, My Ticket Home, and every band ever since has a lot owed to Pantera, Fear Factory, and especially Sepultura. Korn talks very highly of Sepultura oh and the rhythm that you're hearing and describing is what we call In heavy music Groove. It's hands down the most important subgenre as far as influence on modern metal I can honestly say if it weren't for the Groove Metal genre we couldn't have modern subgenres such as Metalcore, Nu Metal, Deathcore, Djent, Nu Metalcore, etc. And surprisingly all those genres have a lot of common factors akin to Groove Metal like low tunings, heavy & simple riffs, slow sonic sounding tempos, and an overall sound that when you hear you live you most likely gonna move that's the Groove that came from Groove Metal that is still felt to this day
2:08-SOAD started 3 years after this album came out, 4:18 The other vocalist is second guitarist HEAD, 6:32 yes, it's exactly about that, 7:02 Guitarist HEAD again, sometimes MUNKY the main guitarist, 9:00 that's what growing up in Bakersfield will do to you if you are different, 11:15 it's a guitar technique where the feedback is controlled with the volume button, 14:00 that was bassist FIELDY leaving a voice mail to one of the guitarist, 15:00 the song is about being a meth addict, 16:50 this song has only been played live 3 times since 1994, so yeah. 17:30 that tape belonged to the previous owner of the ranch where they recorded the album, 18:40 listen to the first Mr. Bungle record, you'll hear why they say it was a HUGE influence
Cool comment, thanks for the notes! Yeah, I'm definitely gonna have to give Mr Bungle a listen sometime soon.
Clown isn't about what she said.
Yes Head often does backing vocals, like in Lies, Ball Tongue or Faget. But In the chorus of Need to specifically, it was only Jonathan's voice.
@@mollyesanborn Hell yes! Can't wait for that video haha
Good point! But in the song Need to - Brian doesn't have any vocal parts. Just Jonathan by himself.
Fun fact:
I became a die hard Korn fan since I heard this song for a very first time. Their sound and style influenced me so much, that I,ve took a guitar lessons, after that bought my first 7 string Ibanez and still covering their songs and recording mine.
This band will always keep a special place in my hearth.
I've listened to these tracks HUNDREDS of times, but listening to your descriptions it's almost like hearing them for the first time.
You have a very bright future in this kind of thing, you're highly articulate and personable. Thank you for uploading!
PS: It's usually the same singer, John Davis somehow has one of the softest, and hardest voices in the industry.
Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and my commentary :)
@@mollyesanborn the thanks belong to you here friend.
I would absolutely love to see your take on an OG Thrash album, such as *Kill em All*, or *Rust In Peace*, or *Reign In Blood*.
My only humble request is that you let each song play a bit more, to give the audience more of a feeling of each song, so your reactions resonate more deeply. Thank you so much!
Jon !!! Not John
Korn always had the skill to put very relatable music, almost all their albums have strong emotionally crushing moments. In the firsts albums they were young, a lot of anger, specially from the singer Jonathan Davis who was sexually abused, so the lyrics are about that or drugs. But then the fame put their members on personal decadence, so in the mid era of korn some members left and the anger turned into that (the guitarist took it worst, he left the band to start a christian project, but some years ago they returned to the band and they are back as a family). Now in their last album released in 2019 the singer lost his wife some months ago, and that is reflected on "The nothing" 2019 album, and is so sad so listen, he starts the album crying in the first song and ends with the most honest and hopeless sense of personal defeat I've heard in music. Becase Korn music grows with them, Daddy is the anger of being abused by an adult, but the sadness of losing someone when now YOU are the father of your kids is something harder, way beyond just anger.
Is interesting some context too, metal in those years was not this kind of vulnerable and open, lyrics were about anger with politics, protest against war, being rude, fantasy, grandiloquent themes. But korn was one of the first band who started the idea of showing how vulnerable and defeated someone can be, in first person in the most raw and unrefined way possible. And you can see this in most of the first nu-metal bands from the 90's. Then the genre lost that creepy and disturbing part to be more commercial, but the vulnerability side never left, just changed subgenre, specially towards the "core" ones, then even prog with Leprous being a good example of that.
Great comment! Yeah, I've only heard this first album from them but it's already clear to me that they infuse a lot of vulnerability and personal topics into their music. It makes it really powerful and emotionally charged. I'm really curious to hear The Nothing now, that sounds like its going to be quite the experience to listen to.
@@mollyesanborn it would be really cool to hear it before the other things in my honest opinion, the two extremes kind of stuff maybe? It could show really well the whole journey the band went through by analizing the beginning and the end, so you could see the middle after and understand better what they aimed and how they progressed little by little.
This album and Life is Peachy are something special, I don't think you'll ever hear anything like it. It's chaos that flows and the rhythm section is distinctly Korn along with the screechy high and heavy distorted low guitar. And if you've been through some trauma then you'll definitely relate.
Haha, "chaos that flows." That's pretty accurate. Looking forward to hearing Life Is Peachy!
Korn was THE nu-metal band that litteraly everyone was listening to when I was in uni. Never been a big fan but the second album is pretty good...nice review.
You like koRn? Their early work lay the foundation for Nu Metal but when Life Is Peachy came out in '96, I think they really came into their own. Commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound and a new sheen of dark humour that really gives each song a feeling of ethereal dread. They've been compared to Limp Bizkit but I think koRn have a more bitter, cynical sense of humour.
In '98, koRn released "Follow The Leader," their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpeice is "Freak On A Leash." A song so catchy most people probably don't even listen to the lyrics, but they should! ...Because it's not just about a stray cartoon bullet going on a perilous adventure in the real world, it's a symbolic statement about the fragility of life and about the band itself.
@@TheGymReaper192 Korn’s too black sounding for me…
The lead singer Jonathan Davis said in an interview that once he got sober, he realized what he was trying to do with his voice and his cleaner vocals got noticeably better
I don't listen to much of Korn's newer material, but their older albums, especially this one, hold a special place in my heart.
The more vulnerable, the more I'm able to emotionally connect. Which is the number one thing that dictates whether I love a song or not.
Let’s all be honest here we all wanted her to see her reaction to korn daddy
Korns first 2 records changed my life! Life is Peachy by far being my favourite. It was the record they seemed to really nail down their sound initially before branching into a kind of unique alternative metal style in later albums. Their debut album has so many amazing songs on it, nothing compares to being at a Korn concert where suddenly the lights go down and that ride cymbal starts in for the intro to Blind...you just know the place is about to explode! I hold this record close to my heart, it was very cool to see you listen to it for the first time, you have a very open mind when it comes to music, that's really awesome. Cheers!
Thanks, I appreciate that! I try to be open to anything and everything when it comes to music and I'm glad that translates into my videos. And yeah, I can only imagine Blind live would be an EXPERIENCE for sure, haha!
Wrong. Issues is by far their best.
@@MrParkerman6Wrong, the first 2 albums are their best.
It's weirdly enjoyable watching someone discover basically my late teens/early uni days as I discovered music for myself. Korn, Deftones, Tool, System, Weezer. Lol! I await eagerly for you to get to Korn's next two albums, Life is Peachy and Follow the Leader. Around this time was the height of the music industry as far as profits, it was the most money they were ever making... especially when Limp Bizkit hit.
Glad you're enjoying the videos! I love discovering all of these amazing bands, with each one I feel like a new world of music opens up to me. It's so exciting. I'm really intrigued to hear the rest of Korn's discography now, and see what direction they go with their sound.
Yeah.. it's an rollercoaster with Korn. I like Untouchables quite a bit.
Im looking forward to issues the most
@@bendetevz615 Issues was the last album if theirs I liked. Nu Metal was easy to grow out of back then. I ran out of angst. Lol! It flooded the market but was also a gateway genre to heavier stuff. Head leaving the band also hurt them significantly.
@@mollyesanborn Happy new year Molly! Just discovered your channel today when your review of this album was recommended. I look forward to getting into more of your reviews
This band literally saved my life when I was in high school in the 90s. Nobody talked about mental health at all. When I first heard their lyrics, and someone was talking about their mental problems in such clear way, I cried so hard. It was something I could finally relate to. It was something stable to grasp when my own mind is spiraling out of control. There will never be a band that replaces Korn in my heart.
I gotta say, that the way you do these reviews are some of the best on TH-cam. It’s in depth, it’s honest and your love of music in general just shines. Really awesome and so happy that you have started to digg in on my favorite band now 😊
This comment is so sweet, thank you! I'm glad that you say my love of music comes through in the videos, that's why I make them. I love being introduced to so many amazing bands and sharing that experience with others. I'm looking forward to diving further into Korn's music now!
Agreed! She really has a good thing going here. A true lover of music will enjoy her offerings.
Great interpretation, a classic album with some heavy original raw emotions on it.
Edit: The next 3-4 Korn albums are really worth checking out too.
Life is peachy has slowly become my favorite Korn album.
It was a trip in high school in the '90s watching this band go from a fairly esoteric band for stoners and skaters my freshman year to a bona fide mainstream sensation that everyone listened to by their third album my senior year.
Jonathan’s vocals on this album is legendary. Heavy album. I listened nonstop my entire youth. The music video for “Clown” is one of my favorites. Btw lol if you go down Korn rabbit hole, get ready for more badass bag pipes😁🤘🏻
Nice, I'm looking forward to the bagpipes, haha!
My favorite tracks from Self-Titled Korn:
1st DADDY (their musical peak)
2nd NEED TO (underated and far better than Clown)
3rd FAGET (dat anger)
4th SHOOTS AND LADDERS (so childhood-suggestive)
5th LIES (I love the syncopated rhythms here)
Finally Need To gets recognitzion
Over the years Helmet in the Bush has become one of my favorite Korn songs, glad you also liked it!
Yeah, such a great track! I'm still listening to it on loop haha.
@@mollyesanborn hopefully if you start working through their albums, on their 2nd Life is Peachy, one of my fav songs on there is Track 13 "Ass Itch", dunno why but it's grown on me over the years the way Helmet in the Bush did. Good luck censoring Track 8 KA#%! for youtube, lol.
One of the greatest debut albums ever and one of my favorite albums of all time this album changed my life forever and I became a huge fan of Korn after hearing this album, Johnathan davis is my idol and it’s amazing to think that on 11th October this masterpiece will turn 30 years old.
Welcome to my high-school years. I had a lot of pain and anger to deal with (didn't we all?) and this cd helped me get through it. My step-dad had these big speakers downstairs and I would crank this up, make things rattle, and scream along with this all the way through, before my parents got home. It's amazing I didn't blow out my vocal cords or piss off the neighbors.
My neighbors loved the music, they even threw a brick through the window, so they could listen to it better. ;)
Lol, who are you kidding. You totally pissed off your neighbors, and you knew it and didn’t care. In college in ‘94/‘95, I blared this shit as loud as possible myself out my bathroom window while I was showering, to intentionally piss off the construction workers next door who kept waking me up at 7am with their radio.
Guess what? They got the hint. I was able to get my beauty sleep again. ;)
Or blow your step-dad's speakers with Blind's Intro.... That bass hit has blown many a speaker!
This is one of my favorite bands to see live, I've seen them 8 times. Great analysis of such a pivotal album of the 90s. I discovered them right on the heels of discovering White Zombie's La Sexorcisto album. Talk about two bands that shaped my love for heavy music.
Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed the reaction! I'll definitely have to check out White Zombie now.
@@mollyesanborn You're welcome. White Zombie is quite a unique band. If you know who Rob Zombie is, he directed House of 1000 corpses and the devil's rejects, he is the lead singer. He did a great episode on Joe Rogan's podcast. Also, much respect for not shying away from saying potentially enraging song names. I made a band suggestion on another one of your korn album analysis videos, I would love to hear you go through Stabbing Westwards albums, from ungod, up to their break up and their new stuff since their reunion. I think you'd appreciate them and their industrial rock feel, plus Chris's lyrics and his voice.
Make sure you check out White Zombie and not Rob Zombie
Korn is the bees knees. While you're checking out older music, give the cult classic Acid Bath - When the Kite String Pops, a gander.
Good choice! Also. may I add. Crowbar - Sonic excess in its purest form. Great album.
Omg Acid Bath. When the kite string pops
Lol Acid Bath?! I dont understand this stuff, like does this girl reviewing even like metal at all? Idk, i just dont see the point of recommending shit like Korns debut and Acid Bath unless the person was actually into loud rock/metal/punk (i could be totally wrong, she may love metal and shit)
Yeah, good luck with that since acid bath albums are removed at least once a week from TH-cam. A reaction video for Acid Bath would never stay up.
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Clown is probably my favorite song on the album. This album took heavy music and music in general in a new direction! This is a legendary album in all of rock and metal.
I remember listening to this in the 90s. It starts out fun and interesting and disolves in to pain and sadness. People "media" used to think they were promoting child abuse but the lyrics are dealing with the singer's own abuse as a child.
This is a band where you will be bopping along to the music while crying on the inside.
Yes! The course that this album takes from the energetic "Are You Ready!" at the start of Blind to the muffled sobs at the end of Daddy is really something else... it's a trip for sure.
I love this album. It really influenced me as a drummer. You really don't know what to expect with Korn. I also love the little phone call recording in the beginning of Helmet in the Bush. Kinda creepy, kinda funny. Life Is Peachy is a good album too. Their first 4 records were the best.
This album influenced so much of the “nu metal” music that really exploded around 1998 and was HUGE until 2003-ish. Without this record, im not sure that genre takes off the way it did. While most of it hasn’t aged well, for a moment in time it captured a generation.
Wrong, it never stopped being huge.
Fake news. I heard them for the first time in 1997 with Life is Peachy, and its 2022 and they are still selling out arenas. They are indeed, still HUGE.
Yeah it was very trendy for a short time, even bands that should know better like Slayer and Sepultura started incorporating elements of it into their sound. Thankfully it flamed out quickly but it was an interesting moment in time. Not saying all nu-metal is bad but it got way overexposed and commercialized, then Limp Bizkit came along and put it out of its misery.
Korn made a huge impression with this album. I remember hearing it for the first time as a teenager 🤯
The album that started an era, glad you reacted to this masterpiece of metal! I personally don't recommend that you listen to their other albums because I always felt that a lot of the personality that characterized his first album disappeared in their next projects, the only ones that could be saved would be Follow the Leader (1997) and Issues (1999) but the rest are very regular albums in my opinion. greetings from Chile!
my favorites off of this album are blind, clown and lies and it was great to see you enjoying my favorite songs as well. i don't enjoy this album as much as their other releases but seeing you react to them has made me see it from a new perspective
Can't wait for you to make your way to "Follow the leader"! It's by far my favorite album from them. This album is bit of a miss for me, but I do value it for what it is on their journey to finding their sound.
I can't wait to hear it, as well as the rest of their discography. I think the messy rawness of this first album is great though, it just delivers so much on the intensity and emotion.
I’ve never heard anyone say the Self Titled as a miss. That is pretty wild. Maybe a bit of context will help. No one sounded anything like this before these guys. Everything was new including the vulnerability of the front man. One of the darkest, creative, raw, and uncomfortable releases ever.
🤔that was their sound.
Later on they changed it because literally every one was copying.
Not a miss...
Loved this so much! Especially your reaction to Lies. By far the most underrated song on the album. The part where you say it got “clearer” is one of my favorite parts. What that was is you hearing just one guitar playing in the left channel, followed by another guitar track coming in on the right
Yeah, that opening sound just surprised me. So cool how they did that!
They definitely get not as all over the place after this album my personal faves are Issues and See You On The Other Side
I'm looking forward to hearing them :)
See you on the other side is my favourite, so many bangers
Watching you grin slightly and start headbanging a little bit when the groove kicks in is the coolest shit haha. Really cool to see you discovering and getting into some Korn.
Haha, thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video :)
I first listened to this album 14 years ago and it's still one of my favourites of all time. I love the riffs, the rhythm, all the guitar effects, the bass and the raw emotional vocals. Jonathan Davis does all the vocals with the exception of Ball Tongue and Lies, where you can hear some background vocals by the guitarist Brian "Head" Welch. The story behind Daddy is that the lyrics are about the singer being abused as a child by his babysitter and when he told about it to his parents, they wouldn't believe him. Back in the day the band would perform the song live only about three times, because the lyrics are so personal for Jonathan, that he started crying everytime. That's why everytime they recorded that song for the album, they kept recording even after the song was over. Since then Jonathan refused to perform the song until they did a tour for the 20th anniversary of this album and even after 20 years he got really emotional on stage. Also one of the reasons why this album is so raw and emotional, is the producer Ross Robinson, who basically pulled out the emotions out of the entire band. Can't wait for you to react to the rest of the discography. The second album, Life is Peachy, has a guest performance by Chino from Deftones on the song Wicked, which is a cover of a song by Ice Cube.
I really can't imagine him performing Daddy live, it's just such an intense track. I'm looking forward to hearing Wicked on their next album!
Also on the 2nd Album guitarist Brian "Head" Welch sings lowrider after wicked.
Cool to see you experiencing all the music from my childhood for the first time! I remember bumping Korn on the school bus in 5th grade on my ipod 😅
I've always enjoyed an outside perspective, having grown up listening to music like this. I found you channel today and appreciate your analysis...pretty spot on. This album will always be encased in my brain from start to finish.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video! Hopefully I did this album justice, it's a pretty awesome debut for Korn.
I listen to death metal and all that but “Daddy” is one of the most unsettling pieces of music I’ve heard
¡De los mejores debut de la historia sin duda alguna! 💕
I'm literally a 30 something fan from the UK and i love to see this! Absolutely fair play to you! Please keep these honest reviews up, guaranteed sub. Keep it up!
Aw, thanks! So glad that you're enjoying the channel :)
Hi Molly, what a great reaction, the full KoRn album, brill idea. Brings back a lot of memories to the mid/later 90's when I heard this album the first time. Your descriptions about angst, anger, emotions, raw, dark, atmosphere, are all very true. KoRn created this sound, really one of a kind. Thanks, or due to, the horrible experiences by mainly Jonathan, this album was created, bringing comfort and joy to people. They still go strong and looking forward seeing them again live on stage in Amsterdam in May
Yeah, they pull so much emotion into their music. I can see why it's resonated with so many over the years. Enjoy seeing them live, I'm sure that'll be awesome!
The story behind Daddy is very dark, the song is about Jonathan Davis (the singer). When he was a kid, he was raped by his babysitter, and then when he told his parents they didn't believe him, so it really traumatized him and scarred him for life. So thats why he broke down and cried, but before the recording of the song, he told his band members to keep playing if he would get too emotional. It really is a deep song lyrically and is among the darkest songs by KoЯn.
Yeah, what an intense song. Very hard to listen to but also I applaud Korn for not using a ton of metaphors in their lyrics and sugarcoating the topic, they put it all out there. And the last sentence of your comment, are you implying that there are Korn songs darker than Daddy? Oh my... :O
@@mollyesanborn Well, maybe not really darker than Daddy, but at least nearly as dark. You will see!
I always thought it was just marketing tbh.
A hundred thousand views. Congrats Molly, you earned it.
Thank you! :D
I've been into Korn since 95 and never looked back. So happy to see you listening to so many bands I grew up loving. The first four Korn albums are my favorites (especially Issues), even though (IMHO) they've never made a bad one (13 albums so far, 14th comes out next month). First Deftones, then System of a Down, now Korn; PLEASE do Limp Bizkit & Slipknot so your nu-metal training can become complete. Keep up the great work, your reactions keep validating my music tastes, LOL.
Glad you're enjoying the videos! I'll certainly add Limp Bizkit and Slipknot to my list, I'd love to hear them. And I didn't know Korn had an album coming out! Now I'll have to skip forward in their discography and give it a listen when it's released.
My first favorite band. Glad you reacted to this record, I really enjoyed it. Im excited for you to hear their next 2 albums, Life is Peachy and Follow the Leader! Its more hip-hop influenced and catchier. You'll love it!
Can't wait to hear both of those!
those 3 albums had such an important place in my teenage years, they literally set the motion for the next 5 years or so of my musical progression.
Issues is their best album.
Your 'stank face' during that nasty guitar riff on ball tongue made me smile
Hope you gonna do Issues by KoRn. The most amazing, dark, melodic and beautiful album of theirs, IMO.
I plan on it, can't wait to hear it :)
@@mollyesanborn To date, they have 14 records out between '94 and '22...with a 15th on the way last I heard. All KoRn and what they do, but different spins on the whole thing too (roughly around 2007 to 2011 or so). Issues, as mentioned, it also really good. Certainly check that out. I noticed you did one on Life is Peachy...I'll be watching that one next, but their following record to that, Follow the Leader, is IMO another one to take a listen to.
@@mollyesanborn Totally looking forward to this one!!
@@mollyesanborn hope to see your reaction for this one soon. It's one of their best albums.
Great reaction Molly! When you got to Daddy I was like oh crap here we go. Bravo!
This album was a “go to” album for me when it came out while I was in high school. The raw emotion and the different sound from almost everything else going on at the time (remember we had hair metal followed by grunge). I saw them several times live and they put on a great show. Now, in my 40s, I still enjoy this album.
My new favorite band (completely different genre of music) is Unleash the Archers. They are a Canadian power metal band with amazing musicians, stellar vocalist Brittney Slayes, and incredible live shows. Give their album Apex a listen.
This album was on a different level when it came out. If you’ve never heard Korn through some good car speakers and a subwoofer you’re really missing out on meaty layers (especially low-end) that you can’t hear with headphones.
Korn is one of my favorite bands ever. Please do Life is peachy next 😃
Good god is in my top 10 Korn songs.
I'm looking forward to hearing it!
Good God is intense
Oh the vocals that shout "Ball Tongue" and "Faget" were Brian "Head" Welch's vocals, the lead guitarist, he does a few backup vocals here and there. Need To was all Jonathan. Jonathan has a wide vocal range, as much as Elvis according to Wikipedia
Wow, this is such a fresh perspective on one of my all time favorite childhood bands. Seeing someone who knows the likes of SoaD, Deftones and Tool listening to Korn for the first time feels pretty magical. Can't say I didn't tear up a couple of times throughout this video.
Can't wait to see you enjoy some of their following albums because if you liked this, you definitely will.
+1
Thanks, that means a lot! I'm looking forward to hearing more from Korn :)
@@mollyesanborn
Don’t get too excited, my dear. This album was their best, and it all went downhill from here. Sure, they sold a lot of albums because the industry pushed them, but the rest of them were just crap albums to be frank.
Best band, best album ever! I've been listening to Korn since I was 15 and they were new and blew by soul out of my body. I'm now 42 and they are still my favorite. I've seen them live over 20 times and I've met Jon , Fieldy, and Head.
"I can't wait to see how they finish this album, with track 12, 'Daddy'!" D:
Yep, definitely wasn't expecting that for the ending o_o
Korn was my first live concert when I was 17, in 1998. I still have the ticket stub. One of my favorite bands from my high school days. Glad you discovered this album. Nice video!
If you read about Jonathan Davis on wiki. It's pretty dark. It bleeds into the songs alot.
I'm not very familiar with his backstory or personal life, but man is it palpable through his music!
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@@mollyesanborn If I could throw a stick in the wheel? Listen to Illmatic by Nas. One of the greatest lyrical albums ever.
He was a mortician and had to deal with dead bodies including Children.
So the people arguing at the end of daddy was from a random cassette tape the producer Ross had found. Not for sure why it was included, they didn't know it who was on tape or when it was recorded it was just a random argument or a cassette tape that was discovered.
They are massive band and 13 albums later they are still realy good
The band pioneer the nu metal genre and bring it into the mainstream
Munkey and Head on guitar making intresting noises and very new and original at the time, one of the first who popularised 7string guitars
Fieldy at the bass guitar very unique slapps and tone sound
David Silveria the drummer, great groove, the spine of korn, he split with the band in 2007
Ray Luzier replaced him-awsome metal drummer
Jonathan Davis on vocals/bagpipes
Jonathan roots are scottish that is probably why he plays bagpipes
He wears kilt on stage and has veary unique microphone stand
He has been through a lot of shit in hes life ..child abuse, highschool abuse..
If you whant to her more from them just to heads up, first 3 albums are veary similar, first 4 albums are fav by fans
Ah, that explains the bagpipes at the start of Shoots and Ladders. Thanks for sharing!
I am 42 yrs old drummer / bass / younameit now, and at year of release, this album made me awake about possibilities of mashing up anything you feel like in metal .. just to follow with that huge wave of metal after this album to come
I’ve listened to this album hundreds or even thousands of times. Just hasn’t got old. Try Follow the Leader, Untouchables, Life is Peachy, Issues and for their newer work listen to The Nothing and Serenity of Suffering
I came to this channel for Pinkerton but it was such a good video that I’ve gone down the worm hole. You have so many of my favorite albums up in here.
Aw thanks! Glad you're enjoying the channel.
Love that you reacted to this one. I first got into this record in 2014 or so, when I was a sophomore in high school, and I’ve loved it ever since. Divine is one of the greatest “fuck you” songs ever (right up there with “Hush” by Tool). I agree with you about Helmet in the Bush being awesome and underrated as well. Without being the biggest Korn fan, I still return to this record from time to time. An all time classic! “Issues” is probably my second favorite Korn album, though I wouldn’t say it really compares to this one.
Helmet in the Bush is such a great track, I just love the tone of it. Divine has quickly become a favorite as well, that part toward the end just brings so much awesome energy! I'm excited to see what I'm going to think about the rest of their albums, this debut of theirs had so many crazy elements on it that I really don't know what to expect with the next one.
Divine is my favorite from this album.
Amazing guys, incredible musicians, David stays low key but he’s a phenomenal person, sent me a personal package of rehearsal used drum sticks recently with a signature dedicated to me, “blind” was the first song I’ve learned on the drums, here I am still playing 16+ years later, one of the few bands I have tattooed on me for the rest of my life
only just discovered your video's but enjoying them, its so great to hear people checking out the music that i grew up with, these reactions brought me back tbh in a good way
That's awesome to hear, glad you're enjoying them!
I think you're gonna enjoy a lot L.D-50 by Mudvayne. It sounds a bit like Korn but with their own twist.
That being said, a lot of the percussion you praised while you were listening to the album is made with the slapping and clicking sound of Fieldy's bass.
Anyways, great reaction as always!
you are on the path to 50k subs and possibly 100k if u want it :) the heavenly vibe of clout may be comin in hot lol
haha, thanks! As long as people are enjoying them and I continue to enjoy making them, that's all that matters. :)
I knew you'd enjoy this album and yes daddy is one of the most heavy on the heart gut wrenching songs I've ever heard which hooked me and they've been my favorite band ever since🔥🤘🔥🤘🔥
Loved ALL your reactions to Korn. The way you describe them, the way you interpret things. Absolutely enjoy watching someone who hasn't heard of Korn finding their way into their music and reacting to each track. As I said when you reviewed Untouchables from Korn, I'll go ahead and continue to now check out the rest of your work. I worked down from Untouchables lol. Anyhow, loved it. Have a great Friday and a better weekend when it arrives to you. Enjoy
Aw thanks, I really appreciate that! So glad you're enjoying the channel so far. Korn is really amazing, I love the journey that I've been taking through their music. I find it impressive how they are always playing around with their sound on each of their albums but somehow still manage to retain their signature Korn sound too. Good stuff!
@@mollyesanborn I cannot wait for you to check out their more newer stuff, you're in for a treat. I won't spoil it but my goodness the twist and turns you'd embark through their rest of their albums are out of this world and I'll leave it at that. 😉
Great channel, Molly! Keep it up! :)
Thank you! :D
This was great! Honestly this is the first video I've watched of yours and I absolutely loved it. This is my all-time favorite album and it's such a trip to watch somebody first discover it live, like this. I actually got nervous for you before daddy started. That track hits everybody like a ton of bricks no matter what. I heard this album for the first time in the eighth grade and when that song came on, I froze. Unbelievable.
They've been my all-time favorite band since. I've seen them 51 times and one of my old bands has had the absolute honor to play a show with them. I'll never forget that day as long as I live. Those guys are my heroes! No doubt about it. I'll be sure to check out your other videos. Keep kicking ass!
So glad you enjoyed the video! I hope I did this album justice, it is great. Yeah, Daddy is quite a devastatingly heavy track, I've never really heard anything like it though in terms of how direct they are with the subject matter. Definitely a ballsy move on Korn's part, but it's what makes this album so unforgettable. So cool you've seen them 51 times AND played a show with them, that's awesome!
@@mollyesanborn oh for sure! You definitely did it justice! That album has opened so many doors for bands after them. Such an influential band. As you listen to their discography, you can definitely hear the evolution. You rarely hear the same album twice. Their second album Life is peachy is similar to their self-titled with the rawness and whatnot, but as they progress they get experimental as all hell in the best way!
Oh yeah playing with them was so cool. It was just unreal! I get all giddy just thinking about it lol. That was back in 2009. Had the privilege of seeing them again back in October. Most of the band ended up getting covid believe it or not but they're doing well now.
I remember "Clown" being my eventual favorite from this album, but it's just been forever since I've listened to the whole thing. Their next album is also cool, but their 3rd album "Follow the Leader" is probably their best.
Wrong! Issues is by far their best!
Helmet in the bush is one of the best songs on this album!
Yes, one of my favorites for sure!
Would LOVE for you to go through most of their discography. They evolve after the second album and even moreso hensforth from album to album.
Yeah, I'm really intrigued to hear where they take their music following this debut album!
Bought this album the week it came out ..
Saw them perform it live from start to finish 20 years later.
Ground breaking ...no ground destroying...
I so much a Korn fan. My 22 year old daughter has the album cover from ' see you on the other side' album tattooed on the arm..
The comparison to system made me laugh...in a good way, as it's light years before them.
Love you Jon, for going inside your self and bringing the passion out...even daddy..
It allowed you all to be yourself and not hide or be bullied or anything...
🤘🤘🤘
So interesting to see someone discover the bands I loved as a teenager for the first time. It's cool to hear your thoughts and analysis of so many nostalgic tracks. You always seem to enjoy my favorite songs on so many albums.......🎸.Helmut in the Bush is a banger🎸 You have a great ear for the music of the good ole days. {Oh to be young and discovering the such classics}>>>>>Deftones and Gojira,2022 tour 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘>>>>>>> Keep up the good videos
Thanks, glad you're enjoying the videos as much as I'm enjoying making them! That Gojira/Deftones tour I'm sure will be amazing, I'd love to see them both live.
I'm sure you get so many suggestions for who to listen to and react to next.... So I'll just wait and see... Chances are it'll be a band I like 👌 🤞... Nudge - Crosses - 😉
Can't wait to hear Crosses!
Nice job on your Korn video being your highest viewed video so far... It would be pretty cool to see what you think of 'Thoughtless' next , not the most popular album of theirs but I like it quite a bit
I love all your vids . But I'm not a Weezer fan so much... Love the bad "Pinback" though
Saw Korn live at Tipitina's in New Orleans in about 95 or so on the tour supporting this album. They opened with Blind, and they sort extended the intro out into a couple of minutes, playing it slightly differently and stretching it out. When they finally dropped in, it was absolute CHAOS. To this day I have never seen a crowd go more totally insane than in the first few minutes of that show. I will never forget it. I don't much dig their later albums but this one is absolute manna from heaven. It was, and remains, a groundbreaking and moving piece of art. It was truly a paradigm shift for metal, and they did it with one record. The album was recorded using fully analog equipment, which to me is why it has that raw and edgy feel.
Awesome comment, that concert sounds like it was absolutely wild! Would have loved to have been there to experience that energy. And I didn't know that about the analogue equipment, I love that raw sound that this album has.
Korn is unique.
I have reviewed See you on the Other Side in the comment section of your reaction video and was thinking, you probably have some more reaction videos of Korn. When talking about Korn Albums, I have my „big 3“, and the debut album of Korn is one of my three favorite Korn albums (not sure which of the three is my favorite though, I keep changing my mind about it), so here my thoughts on the album track by track and how it became to me one of the greatest albums I ever listened to.
1. Blind -
Immediately loved the riff and the song in general. The first time I listened to it was watching Street Fighter the Animiated Movie as a kid, it was a soundtrack, and I was like: Hey, this song is so cool, but I only understood a few years later that this song is from what would be my favorite band ever.
2. Ball Tongue -
If we had a best off of Korn Riffs, the main riff of this song would be high up on the list as well, love the intensity of the vocals. Nowadays we here all kinds of vocalists screaming and expressing their anger, but this one just feels so real. And the song, like you said, unpredictable, with those groovy elements and sometimes even Hip-Hop like beats in an other wise fast-paced heavy metal environment. Another great Song.
3: Need to
Because you said you are not sure if it is the same vocalist in the chorus: It shows how amazing Jonathan as a vocalist is, switching from desperate, hateful screams to a sound, soft voice (and years later it would improve so much more). Again, this song immediately helped me release so many of those emotions I could relate to lyric-wise, because og how he sings and screams it, the anger, the pain, it feels so real. Again a great song.
4. Clown
The chromatic intervals of the guitar are so fitting to the title of the song, as the typical circus-clown-melody is also composed chromatically, and this combined with Korn’s dark sound perfectly fits to the dark topic of being bullied and attacked, which in turn eventually makes you start hating the world and becoming radical and go crazy, as reflect by the sound and atmosphere of this album. Other commentators have probably given you details on the meaning of the song, but you are not too way off, as it is about the facade of bullies trying to act tough, it was about a guy that beat Jonathan Davis up, I think after a concert.
5. Divine
It almost makes me proud to hear you say that you are sometimes not sure if it is the same singer in the song, because he is my favorite vocalist and it only speaks for him. Even so many years later, so far every song has been awesome to me. Divine sounds so freaky with its dissonant main riff, but the greatest thing and what has legendary status among Korn fans is especially the bridge and how it is building up (such moments are usually also the best moments at Korn-concerts), something that they will do even more so in the next song.
6. Faget
Lyric-wise perhaps the greatest effort on the entire album, and the greatest build up, real, pure, raw emotions, when somebody has been down and still gets attacked, when you keep pouring salt in the wounds until the moment you can’t take it anymore and lose it, like in the moment when Davis says „To a world that never appreciated shit, you can suck my dick and fucking like it“.
7. Shoots and Ladders
Both, very restrained and aggressive, as you mentioned, this reflects the meaning of the song of how the nursery rhymes sound so nice and innocent, when they actually often have a very dark background (e.g. „london bridge is falling down“). A Korn Classic, I just wished the studio version was more fast-paced like the live versions.
8. Predictable
Every song has been great so far in my opinion. This song I find "only" decent, but therefore again it has this main-riff that I would probably have high up on my „best korn riffs“-list. Also I like the soft way he sings in the beginning of the bridge, a real brief come down-moment after all the ass-kicking tracks Korn has delivered so far, before they go back into heavy-mode at the end of this track. Fun fact, kind of embarrassing because it's been my favorite band: Never paid attention to that beeping noise you mention, in over 20 years listening to it, thanks for that!
9. Fake
The chorus I find weak. So far the worst on the list so far, but that sounds so negative, when actually I think this song still has cool moments, I like the verses and especially the bridge is so great.
10. Lies
This song is so heavy, not as great as the first 7-8 songs, but still kicking serious ass. Barely any melodic singing, just raw, pure aggression.
11. Helmet in the Bush
Along with Fake and lies, I find this song not as great as the previous once, and yet still decent. In the beginning I barely paid attention that song. Only after listening to it several times more carefully, I started appreciating it more.
12. Daddy
In all those years I listened to this song only a few times fully. It is like a very visual horror movie that every horror fan must have watched but most people are not too enthusiastic about rewatching because it was so dark. This final track is so shocking, maybe the darkest song I ever listened to.... and after joining Korn in this rollercoaster-ride of emotions, listening to all the lyrics from being bullied, victimized, having had problems with drugs and other themes on this album, it is almost like in the end you get to learn about the root of the dark atmosphere on which this whole album is built on, all the problems and injustice happening to the singer, all the bad things that happen to him, which you learn about, only to learn how much darker it gets on the final track about his childhood. And after having suffered such trauma to still have to deal with people beating you up as Davis sings about in „Clown“, the bullying he had to deal with, a story told in „Faget“ and trying to escape this reality by taking drugs as in „Blind“, as if the childhood trauma had not been enough.
I could feel immediately Clown will be one of your highlights. It surprised me that you liked Helmet in the Bush. Much like on See you on the other side (with Open Up), one of your favorites is again one of my least favorites on the album! But the big difference: Even if Helmet is one of my least favorites on the debut album, it’s still so interesting and I like listening to it.
To me, the first 7 songs on this album are already 7 korn classics, as weird as it sounds, but that is why it quickly became one of my favorite albums ever. All in all, I would say, the second half I found notably weaker than the first, and still so well done and just such a brutal, shocking ending that you can hardly even listen to, and everything comes full circle, even the most insane seeming moment on that album makes so more sense after listening to the final track and knowing what it is about.
Wow, love this comment so much! Thanks for taking the time to write it. I completely agree on Daddy, I can count on one hand the times I've listened to it. Fantastic song but just so dark, it really is not one to play on loop, it's just too heavy for frequent playing.
I had forgotten that this album was quite crude in many ways, thanks Molly 👍 excellent video and have a great year! 🎉✨
Yes, very raw indeed! Makes for a very intense but awesome record.
Awesome album, listened to it as a kid still listen to it decades later. love it.
Korn - 'Life is Peachy' is darker in atmosphere and lyrics. Would be pretty cool if you check it out😎
I'm planning on it, I'm really curious to hear where they take their sound following this debut album.
The lyrics are not darker.
I listened to this record for the first time in 1996 while on a marching band trip my Sophomore year. Up until then, I listened to classic rock and classical music. So this was a sound I had never heard before. A month or two later, Life is Peachy came out. The combination of Self-Titled and Life is Peachy truly changed my life. If it was not for Korn and later Nine Inch Nails, I may not have survived High School.
Love me some Korn :) Def check out there 2nd album "Life is Peachy" one of the tracks has Chino of Deftones!
Oh yeah, can't wait for that one!
Totally agree with you in so many things it is cool 😎 to recall those feelings with the early KoRn . One of the biggest KoRn fans from Veracruz, México. Greetings
the intro of Blind is inspired, loose adaptation of Too many puppies intro by Primus, as they influenced Tool and KoRn. Yes, INDUSTRIAL does have it's place in and for Nu Metal, KoRn did use more INDUSTRIAL elements in the Serenity of suffering album. Daddy, Jonathan was savagely ABUSED in his childhood, sexually and, going into detail is, tough to explain
Wrong! It's the other way around, dumbass. Blind came before too many puppies. The intro to too many puppies is literally a parody of blind and Korn didn't even write blind. Sexart did.
Where or when have KoRn ever said Blind was inspired by Too Many Puppies? They were mostly inspired by Rap artists Mr Bungle and Helmet which they've said many times in the past.. You cannot claim something without proving proof as You're 100% full of shit.
Really cool video, loved seeing your reaction to this legendary album. I was 14 or 15yo when this band came out of nowhere, with this incredible music and album. I still remember the first time hearing this album...middle school, sitting in the auditorium during some bs speech giver about something that I didn't care about then (or now), a friend handing me his headphones (connected to a Walkman, with a cassette in it, which really dates this story), him saying "check this shit out", him hitting play and Blind starts...I was blown away by a sound I'd never heard before at that time, and by the time track 4 rolled around (Clown), I was sold and went out that weekend and picked up that CD. Such a great time back in those days, brings back a lot of great memories...hard to believe that was actually 28 years ago! Where has the time, and the years, went to?? Time flies, for real. 🤔
Same bro I was in 7th grade a friend let me borrow the cd and it instantly changed me and my bros life
Fun fact: this was one of the few rock albums MTV actually played videos of in the late 90s.
Thats not true. Especially since this album came out in 94. Mtv played plenty of rock videos between alternative nation, 120 minutes, headbangers ball. Hell bevis and butthead played rock videos
MTV would literally play Metallica on TRL dude. What are you going on about? 😂
Broooo. I’m so glad this was recommended to me. I LOVE that you did a full album review and now I’ve subscribed and I’m binging your vids lol. Keep it up!!!!
Thank you!! Glad you're enjoying the channel :)