Here's a song for my Funeral Mix ~
To Be Played At Maximum Volume.
If I could only choose one—song to play at my funeral—
then this one's good as any.
This song was released in 2005 as the B-side of their 1st single without Brian "Head" Welch Twisted Transistor (from their seventh studio release SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE, an underrated and overlooked sonic masterpiece from my vantage point). I'm listening to their fifth album UNTOUCHABLES right now on my record player, and it's a pretty dope example of "Doom Pop," or some sick crossover music incorporating a strange amalgam of styles well-blended enough to defy strict categorization. I added this Bakersfield quintet too my list of death rock bands since I saw them on that first tour in '95. Saw them 10x w/Head
Quintessential examples of crossover music, KoRn may in fact end up having scrabbled to the top of the heap by the time it's all over. Who knows? Brian "Head" Squelch, Batman!
Let's just hope these guys release a parachute soon from their jet-fueled getaway racing car. Fame will do funny and tragic things to a person, it doesn't matter who you are to begin with. I think all the guys in the band today including their current drummer are just about the most balanced family individuals with a lifetime of rocking experience you could ask for. Give it up for KoRn still going strong after all these years, and with only one member changed. So what else is new. They're sure to keep on rocking in the new world for many years to come. Nevermind what any one of us thinks of this band. I've seen em nineteen times live and they delivered each time. When they first dropped their debut I thought to myself, "This is some weird off the hook grunge hip hop skate punk hybrid kinda,"—little did I know then it was five tweakers barely out of their teens on a dark mad psycho frenzy freak out. It's a great thing that they're all alive and thriving today and (mostly) reunited.
