Gruesome violence and catchy tunes
933770
This documentary is one of the most disturbing I've ever seen.  It is truly sad that so many people have to live in such violence, and fall victim to it.  The Narco music culture is not only disturbing but strange; you have a bunch of men dressed in Mexican cowboy garb, with AK-47's on the back.  The fact that the perpetrators of the violence look so much like everyday people is the reason why it's perplexing to see a bunch of men wearing cowboy costumes talking about chopping up bodies.  Glorifying deviant subcultures is nothing new, but the level of gruesome violence and the happy tone of the music is an example of extreme sociopathy at it's worst.
1390257
I understand that the movie (and especially the accompanying soundtrack) are targeted toward a younger audience, but at least two of the Elvis tunes from the movie ("My Way", toward the end, and "Trouble", when Kurt Russell "gets into character") really would've added that extra kick to this work as a soundtrack.
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Having said that, this is a great collection of modern, sludgy, insanely aggressive music.  I understand that Demian Lichtenstein made his mark first as a music video director, and just as a director from that medium has to put effective imagery behind a song, his choices (assuming they were his) for music to add effective audio background to this exceptional action/crime flick are absolutely spot-on.
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A lot of these songs might as well be older Soundgarden or Alice In Chains tunes sped up and mixed with the odd hip-hop beat, but if you like those acts to begin with (as I do, very much), you're not going to be disappointed with this soundtrack.  If you liked the movie, you definitely won't feel cheated buying it.
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If you HAVEN'T seen the movie, trust me, it's worth at least a rental.  The music is featured prominently enough to give you a good idea of how it sounds on the CD, so you will be able to get a good idea by watching the movie whether or not you feel this CD is for you.
2422835
There are some wonderful songs on this album and my children love singing along. As one listener  pointed out, the clapping by the concert audience is annoying (to me, not to my children). The froggy song is violent, but the children (ages 4 and 2) don't "get it." The chorus (Here's to cheshire, here's to cheese) is actually very sweet. I honestly don't think that they are learning violence from this song anymore than they are learning to eat eels from another  song on this album.
4930087
From the greasy guitar chords and catapaulting drums that open this disc's first track, it's clear that Jump, Jive, & Harmonize is no ordinary, run-of-the-mill garage band comp. This, my friends, is pure mind-slaughtering, blood-curdling, heart-stopping, foot pounding rock n roll madness, a glorious compendium of music at its very rawest.

The first volume in the fifteen-disc Teenage Shutdown series, Jump Jive & Harmonize is devoted exclusivly high-strung dance punk from the mid 60s. That means its full of double-time rhythms, air raid guitars, and breathless vocals. It also means that there's an endless supply of fun to be had.

Let the songs speak for themselves: Thee Midniters' afformentioned opening tune (also the set's title track) is an r&b-tinged scorcher, with a super-hip vocal. The Jolly Green Giants serve up the ultra-raucous "Busy Body," complete with a thundering bass run and some truly sick guitar spasms. The Five Americans roar by with a version of "Slippin' And Slidin'" that lasts less than two minutes, and The Us Four's "The Alligator" boasts some back alley greaser harmonies. The In Crowd's "Set Me Free" is a literal screamer, while the Cobras' "I Wanna Be Your Love" is an utterly brutal two-chord pounder with a guitar solo that'll give you rabies. Count & The Colony's "Can't You See" is a deranged groover, and Mark & the Escorts' "Get Your Baby" is a deliciously inarticulate dancefloor crusher. And don't even get me started on Jimmy Stokely & The Exiles' "It's Alligator Time," which is an ultra-sleazy soul influenced strutter whose lyrics invite the listener to "stroke that alligator." Los Shains' "El Monstruo" is an incredible Peruvian monstrosity which simply cannot be described (believe it or not, it's a cover of the Novas' unbeleivable "The Crusher," which can be found on&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Back-from-the-Grave-Vol-1/dp/B0000058UT/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Back from the Grave, Vol. 1</a>), while Baby Huey & The Baby Sitters' "Monkey Man" would probably sound incredibly dated and offensive if it weren't so darn catchy. The Shandells' "Gorilla" Takes the same approach as "Monkey Man," with similar results. The Century's "83" is beer-soaked frat-rock at its best, and The Twiliters' "(Everybody's Goin' To) Rollerland" is a fitting ode to the kind of venue that most of these bands probalby spent their whole careers playing. The Esquires "Come On Come On" is a cooler-than-cool raver, and The Preachers' violent reworking of "Who Do You Love" is nothing short of gutbucket brillaince. Mr. Lucky & The Gamblers' "Take A Look At Me" features a gritty harmonica, catchy vocals, and what may be rock's greatest use of a triangle. The Groupies' "Hog" is lean, mean, and dripping with grease, and The Human Beings close of the proceedings on a cool, punked-up Beatle note with "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby."

So, my point is... BUY THIS THING! DANCE TO IT! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! etc.
711882
All of these songs rock.  They are evil, degrading, and you wouldn't expect anything less from those guys.
4700607
Guns N'Roses are gone.  Led Zeppelin is history.  Aerosmith has been clean for years.  The Rolling Stones are living, breathing anachronisms.  Rod Stewart is a pop singer. And hip hop bands don't use live bands with loud guitars.  Is the modern music scene hopeless?
Nope.  It's alive and dangerous.  For those of us who miss loud guitars and controversial lyrics, Kid Rock has come to the rescue.
If you are a hard rock fan and can keep from banging your head during "Bawidaba," you don't have the volume loud enough.  If you don't bang your head after the piano break in "Cowboy," you need to buy Pat Boone's "In a Metal Mood." If you don't sing along to the bridge in "Roving Gangster," perhaps you need to take your a** to the early-bird special at Denny's and take your geritol.
If you miss the danger of G N'R, you'll love the drug-glorifying jams of "I Am the Bullgod" and "Where You at Rock?"
While I've never been a fan of hip hop, I must say I thoroughly enjoy the drug-glamorizing, braggadoccio of Kid Rock's "Devil Without a Cause." Imagine the Beastie Boys merged with G n' R, Zeppelin, and Skynyrd and you have Kid Rock.
If you're looking for modern music with the edginess of the backporch of a house overlooking the Pacific in SoCal, this is it.
2417179
The latest music out there has been so terrible.  It's great to have bands like Joy Division, Dead Can Dance and Silent Faith in the world.  I love the punk energy of The Scream but this album offers melody and one of the greatest guitarists ever in John McGeough.&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Remakes-Thru-Blood-Banks/dp/B01GA3SQ38/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Remakes Thru Blood Banks</a>
4830525
This is music for punching people to. If I am breaking someones jaw, it's to "We Put the Fun in Funeral". If I'm beating someone who owes me money, it's to " I Want My 50 Dollars". If I turn this album on, something must be beaten. It's just that brutal. Get it now, and start a fight.
2379174
Taste The Sin is one vicious record.

Drenched in the Southern metal sound of peers Baroness and Kylesa, Black Tusk rip out a more ferocious, unrelenting take on the style of those bands. Violent riffs compete with varyingly troubled yelps/guttural growls for attention, underlaid by a solid if occasionally unadventurous rhythm section. Whether slow, menacing sludge or slashing, breakneck metal, the attitude rarely sways from outright threatening.

Although this overbearing violence may not be to the tastes of everyone, it's an exhilarating listen when in the mood for something purely brutal. If watered down radio-metal is destroying your soul, Taste The Sin may well be just the aural antibody you require to detoxify - or perhaps retox - your system.
4573166
Johnny Gruesome is a heavy metal horror novel, while not especially gory, manages to be quite gritty.  In Johnny Gruesome, the lead villain is Johnny Grissom, an angry young man who has a vendetta against the world.  He is best friends with Eric Carter, who is a bit more clean cut and lacks Johnny's bitterness.  Despite his anger, Johnny is a likeable character and Lamberson does a good job of crafting well-developed characters throughout the novel.  On one fateful night, Johnny is murdered by one of his friends while Eric and Johnny's girlfriend do nothing to stop it.  That sets off a chain of events that really get the novel moving.
 Eric and company cover up the murder to make it look like an accident.  Later Johnny finds a way to re-animate and come back from the dead.  When Johnny comes back from the dead, his anger has intensified ten-fold and he wants revenge on the town and specifically those who had something to do with his death.
 Johnny Gruesome is a thoroughly enjoyable, fast paced horror story.  Lamberson uses a very visual style in his writing.  The novel often plays out like a movie, which might have much to do with the author's background in film.  There is sufficient tension throughout as Gruesome begins a killing spree in the town he grew up in.  The one thing I would have preferred is a bit more detail in some of the killings.  When Gruesome takes his first few victims, the author completely skips over these scenes and then covers the aftermath.  I would have preferred to see the actual killings, but hey you can't have everything.  The buildup and the climax is quite effective.  By the end of the story, Lamberson finally does show the bloody details of the killings, which I appreciated it.  The ending did not disappoint.  All in all, a fun read that will leave the reader satisfied.

Carl Alves - author of Two For Eternity
431512
Hoollywood Undead's first album is by far a great combination of rap and rock mixture that I found to rank up there with the hype of Linkin Park, Papa Roach first album, and the Limp Bizkit phase.  But this band actually has very talented MC'S and good song writting, just if your easily offended by bad language and there is plenty in this cd then don't buy it.  Though if you enjoy a rap and rock mixture of songs and almost all the songs are a blending of the rap rock mixture then you will enjoy it. Plus if your not easily offended then you also enjoy the style of hollywood undead.  I own all 3 of their cd's and listen to every song start to finish anytime I am in the mood for the style they offer their fans.
1739421
Interesting, but a bit weird. Excessive violence.
238282
Funky, funky, funky ... this band is so tight and so funky, I defy you to remain seated ... you just gotta dance when they fall into groove after unstopable groove.  The only negative is the depiction of violence as an unavoidable and integral part of male-female relationships -- it's not in my world, and it eats away at the otherwise pure enjoyment of this music.
447831
Excellent work, guys ! :))
Your songs are so killing !
You are knife in my ears ! :))
3813800
This is the fastest-paced, most violent and goriest of the Blind Dead series. Taking place in a small town during a festival, the Templars awaken and begin a killing-spree through the town. After killing a bunch of the townsfolk, they force a small group to take refuge in a single building. There's some topless nudity, and the body count in this one is high. The atmosphere, suspense, music and scenery is also very good; although many might not find it as scary as the other Blind Dead films. While it doesn't feel as claustrophobic as NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD when they take refuge in the building with the Templars waiting for them outside in the dark, the film may still be of interest to fans of that film. The directing is really good, and the film is likely to appeal to an even larger audience than the rest of the Blind Dead films because of the increase in violence, action, and gore. There's good amount of gore in the movie with some scenes being quite nasty, but it isn't all gore from beginning to end. It's an excellent easy to follow film to watch at night, or for those who need to get anything remotely resembling NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD.

The quality is excellent. The best version by far on the disc is the original uncut Spanish version with English subtitles.
4044537
I bought this album a little while ago, and listen to it all the time.  "Idle Hands" "Drink the Wine", "Press Gang" & "Demon Brother" contain some of the meatiest rock grooves I have ever heard.  The freaky organ is too cool.
I just saw MCD last night, and they just rocked the roof off of First Avenue.  Their assault is so visceral that it left bruises.
If you think this album is cool (and it is), go see 'em live.  They opened with "Idle Hands", and the garage has rarely sounded so threatening.
4.5 stars for the album, and 6 stars for last night's show.
3300586
Rob Zombie's Halloween OMPS is, as usual, an eclectic treat in terms of the variety of songs on the disc. Like the Devil's Rejects, some of them seem to be slightly surreal choices but (I haven't seen the movie yet because it isn't out in the UK until September 28) I'm sure they've been used in a satisfyingly perverse way (Anyone who has watched House of 1000 Corpses and remembers a certain scene that is accompanied by the song 'I Remember You' will know exactly what I mean). On both House of 1000 Corpses and Devil's Rejects soundtracks, however, Rob has always put a really cool soundbite from the movie, and while there are some good ones on here, there's nothing like a 'This Is Insane', or 'Dr Satan' on this one. Still, the songs are good, and it's entertaining enough to have a horror movie soundtrack with the obligatory 'Don't Fear the Reaper' by Blue Oyster Cult.

I bought this disc alongside the forthcoming Rob Zombie Live CD (you might have twigged before that I'm a fan), and have to say that it represents excellent value for money in terms of price (not got the live CD yet, it's not out until late October).

In the meantime, the Halloween soundtrack will whet my appetite as I eagerly await being able to see the movie.