Puscifer - V Is for Vagina
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Free Music Review: Musical Genious!
Hit: 5 Stars
I put off buying this CD until just a day ago. I refused to buy another thing that Maynard sells, because I know he's laughing all the way to the bank. When I heard that this CD was nothing like Tool, I couldn't be bothered. I love my Tool, and that's enough for me. Needless to say, I broke down and purchased "V" and I LOVE IT.
Yes, I am a die-hard Tool fan, right down to the "flaming eye" tat on my back. I'd probably buy an album of Christmas songs or nursery rhymes if the Tool boys marketed one. That is not to say I'd enjoy the music, but I believe deeply in supporting my favorite group.
I have numerous friends who bought this CD and were lukewarm about it. Most expected it to be reminiscent of Tool or APC and were disappointed. I went into the purchase expecting nothing good, and I was completely blown away. This album is so different from Maynard's other work, words can't describe. Maynard uses a voicebox for alot of the vocals, but you can often hear him humming, wailing, whatever...in the background. The dirty lyrics are entertaining, and seem to be in direct conflict with the beautifully layered music. This album is candy for the ears.
Buy it! If you don't love it at first listen, give it some time. It'll grow on you. Maynard has indeed stretched his creative wings.
Free Music Review: perfect blend of goth, industrial and the netherwrld
Hit: 5 Stars
what can i say about a band like puscifer other than amazing. maynard james keenan's voice stands out in this band like it did in a perfect circle and unlike tool, doesnt get lost in the industrial background. the cd has the feeling of a concept album; their songs are haunting, sexual, daemonic and sound like something out of a cult ritual in a movie - which i lve.
songs like "vagina mine" with haunting chants that have a rhythmic call to them that will suck you into the bottle of the cd player, or "sour grapes" that mimics a preacher's sermon about the lord and god and damnation - an amazing rip of the religious world. if you like a perfect circle, tiamat, the soundtracks from the queen of the damned and the underworld series, this cd is a must. it will have you from the queen of the damned-like beginning of "queen b" to the well-known "REV 22:20" from the underworld:evolution soundtrack - a different mix here that features more of an accapella - cant spell, sorry - style from keenan and a dry piano.
if you're a fan of clean lyrics or are afriad of things that go daemonic in the night, well, this cd wouldn't be for you. this is a goth-lver's must.
Free Music Review: knotty, naughty, gnarly
Hit: 5 Stars
Have you even really listened much to that Puscifer album? The more I hear it, the more I am awestruck at its perfection & soothing, corrupt beauty. For one the lyrics are the most sardonic, poetic, and deeply hilarious, knotty naughty gnarly lyrics penned by MJK yet.
For another, every song has its own internal structure and design, and unfolds sonically like an alluring deadly flower whose perfume lulls the listener into a feeling of comfort. Hearing the album is like being slowly enveloped back into the womb where you get to suck your thumb and dream erotic nightmares offering succulent opiates to anesthetize.
Truly an album I can never get enough of, and in certain integral ways a welcome relief from the typical fare delivered in such apocalyptic measures as TOOL is used to doing.
If Maynard announced TOOL and APC were both done, and Puscifer was all that remained, I, for one, wouldn't care, in fact I'd be pleased with the prospect of another Puscifer album instead of more of the same we've come to expect from APC and TOOL. There, I said it.
Free Music Review: mor pie plz;;;
Hit: 5 Stars
Maynard's new project, Puscifer, has given him an opportunity to show sides of himself we've never seen before. This is just a really fun and eclectic album far removed from anything he's ever done with Tool or A Perfect Circle. From the industrial metal of "The Undertaker", to the smooth hip hop-ish grooves of "Queen B", to the flamenco-tinged pop of "Momma Sed", to the jazzy "Rev. 22:20", to the Zappa-like insanity of "Sour Grapes", there's tons of cool diversity here. Maynard's vocals are more diverse than ever, showing that he's way more of a chameleon than we ever thought. Plus, there's a lot of cool contributions from many talented folks here, like Brad Wilk, Danny Lohner, Tim Commerford, Tim Alexander, even Milla Jovovich. Of course, this isn't a deep, complex, spiritual experience along the lines of Tool or APC, but rather a wacky good time, much like something you might hear from Mike Patton or the aforementioned Frank Zappa. It's fun, original, and downright awesome.
If you love Maynard, you have to buy this. Just come in expecting something different.
Free Music Review: very funny, very creative, and very good
Hit: 5 Stars
Count me among the ones who think this album is awesome. It's kind of like APC, Zappa, Ween, Deep Forest, and Rob Zombie got together to make a trance album. Of course, it doesn't sound exactly like any of them. It has it's own charm, and like those other bands I mentioned, is completely unique. Many of the songs seem to be taking a similar approach as Lovage, Mike Patton's foray into R&B electronica, but it's much more complex and challenging.
There are also a handful of songs that seem to take a more serious point of view than the others. Dozo, The Undertaker, and Rev. 2:20 are just great, great songs by any standards.
I've seen people saying that nobody would care about this album if it weren't Maynard Keenan making it. I think the opposite might be true. If this music had a different name attached, it may not be as well known, but for those who knew about it, it would likely be a very treasured album. I know I'm going to listen to it for a long time to come. I love every song on it.