Type O Negative - October Rust
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Free Music Review: Perpetual Bliss
Hit: 5 Stars
In honor of winter's presense surrounding me, I'd like to discuss one of my favorite "seasonal" albums, Type O Negative's October Rust. And by seasonal, I mean it encompasses all seasons--just take the cover art, which by each song pairs photo of the woods in different conditions, different lights. October Rust is the most melodic of Type O's works to date, and as a result, the favorite of many fans. It may be softer than their other albums, but still retains some aggression and lots of haunting through its ambience, deep guitar bellows, and Pete Steele's bottom-of-the-well bass vocals.
Type O Negative has this way of merging sarcasm and beauty. It's just an ever-apparent characteristic of their style. In October Rust, they start out by playing a little gag on us, but before we have too much time to respond, we are immediately thrust into "Love You to Death," a song of ultimate gothic romance. The romance continues with "Be My Druidness," a tale of pure lust. The sun is alive and burning in "Green Man," a song about the human condition through the seasons. Next, if you're dreaming of a black Christmas, you have to experience "Red Water." It's not a song of Christmas morning, but rather Christmas mourning. The mood and the transitions in this song are amazing. "My Girlfriend's Girlfriend," the most catchy tune on the album, is all about kink and unconventional romance. "Die With Me," a song about the departure of a loved one, is softer with beautiful crescendos. "Burnt Flowers Fallen," though minimal in lyrics, carries some great moments, though one of the weaker tracks. Themes of burning continue into "In Praise of Bacchus, where we have wounded images of New York City--a song that intensifies the most at the end. "Cinnamon Girl" takes the basic melody of the Neil Young version and twists it into something completely Type O. "Wolf Moon" carries moods of isolation in the deep woods; of the warning and spell-like quality of a full moon shining upon darkness. Tortured sensuality drifts through "Haunted," the final and darkest track.
Free Music Review: Fantastic
Hit: 5 Stars
As I wait for Type O's latest release this June (2003), I began to dig out the old stuff and set the mood. If you're reading this review and this is your first foray into the world of Type O Negative, October Rust is like nothing you've heard before. If you're progressing to October Rust from Bloody Kisses, this album is the perfection of the gloomier half of their previous works.Classified by most as "goth", Type O truly sets their own agenda and doesn't fit into any particular category. Self-described as The Drab Four, you'll find influences from The Beatles through Black Sabbath, and lyrics that focus on hate, hope, love, and loss. The gloom is occasionally pierced by a wicked sense of humor and cover songs you would least expect, but their original lyrics remain true to reality and far from politically correct.
Of all the offerings presented by TON, October Rust is the sonic masterpiece. Layer upon layer of highs and lows, between and within the songs, both musically and emotionally. The opening anthem of self-doubt (Love You to Death) sets the mood for 80 minutes of orchestra-quality music. Every song is a highlight unto itself, with twists and turns and a musical finesse that is unmatched in the metal or rock category.
This is not "get up and dance" rock, and certainly not moshing material. There is no thrash here. No hint of Peter Steele's previous venture with Carnivore, or the early days of TON. While some critics hint that Type O lost their metal edge with Rust, they instead progressed into uncharted territory. There is imaginative, original music beautifully arranged and meant for your easy-chair.
The follow-up to Rust, World Coming Down, is darker and gloomier and not nearly the musical accomplishment of this 1996 classic. A fine listen on its own, it pales in comparison to the sonic benchmarks acheived on Rust.
Find the best headphones you own, and seclude yourself for a while with a candle, a bottle of blood-red wine, and October Rust. And welcome to the world of TON.
Free Music Review: Eerie and Beautiful
Hit: 5 Stars
I can't think of the RIGHT words to describe such a powerful and moving cd. It's got such a mood that I want to explain to you it's power but it's too hard. Anyhow, it starts out on a funny note, the first track is silence and the next is the band talking about the album laughing and everything. Then, the real first song, "Love You To Death" comes on and it just takes you away. What a beautiful love song and it's got such a gothic and eerie feeling to it. "Be My Druidess" comes on next. It's got graphic sexual lyrics and is supposed to be spooky but makes me laugh kind of (I'll explain why in a little bit). "Green Man" is ok to listen to when you're going to sleep but is too drony for me. "Red Water (Christmas Mourning)" is a really downer song. It's ok but not my favorite or anything. "My Girlfriend's Girlfriend" has funny lyrics but Peter's voice goes too low and it messes up the cds overall mood. I really liked "Die With Me", "Burnt Flowers Fallen", "In Praise Of Bacchus", and "Haunted". The other ones like "wolf Moon" are ok and blend in. This cd is great to listen to when you're depressed because you get a very dark atmosphere surrounding you and it's very fun for me. Listen to this and picture you are living in Salem during the Salem Witch Trials era and you're walking on a wooden planked bridge at night with an eerie yellow moon showing and steam rising off a pond with the sky pitched black and the trees bent and crooked in a swampy type area. It's really cool and fun but may creep some people out too much. It's kind of funny when you think about the fact that Type O Negative are boys from Brooklyn living in the city and they're talking about druids and burning stacks of hey and witches when there aren't that many in the Brooklyn Zoo. Anyway, it's great music and a great mood setter so I encourage and recommend that you buy it immediately.Free Music Review: Unlikely Sonic Masterpiece
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a great album - in fact, the best kind: one that rewards close, repeated listening. Slooow - but never plodding, unlike some other material in the TON catalog - the dense and multi-layered October Rust moves at its own languid, near-glacial pace, establishing and obeying the internal logic demanded by the music's brooding themes of death, sex, romance, personal loss, and Nature. The album is long, but frequently enlivened by moments of real pop-appeal that keep the pace moving - the 60s-spook kitsch of "My Girlfriend's Girlfriend"; "In Praise of Bacchus"'s soaring bridge; the gorgeous, album-closing finale of "Haunted." And all delivered in a magnificent, sensual SOUND that one review I read described as a "sonic coccoon"; that sound - near-ambient in its use of reverb, space and location audio to expand the "settings" of the music - renders October Rust in terms of its own aural universe, lending a huge, towering quality to the material ("Red Water" being a particularly effective example).
Bizarrely, it is perhaps the sarcastic and self-deprecating humor that flows through the album - the abrupt endings, the tongue-in-cheek subversion of Goth tropes in the lyrics, the sound of Pete Steele picking up trash (!), the "joke" track that opens the album - that seems to me to be the mortar that binds the work together. Ultimately, one is left with the feeling that you are hanging with four silly, REALLY weird Brooklyn dudes who have gotten together to do what they love, and don't mind sharing it with you - as long as you'll pull their finger. This approach establishes an unusual intimacy between the band and the listener that, considering the fact that October Rust likely contains TON's strongest, most creative music, cannot help but add a genuinely endearing quality to the experience. Highly recommended.
Free Music Review: Dreamy, dark and blackly humourous
Hit: 5 Stars
When I first heard this album, I was a real metal idiot boy. I was worshipping Sepultura, Metallica, Korn et al and loving every minute of it. Then a friend of mine gave me a lend of this album. I was dumbfounded. This instantly became one of my favourite albums of all time. Although in terms of guitar distortion or vocals this album is unlike any of the aforementioned, this is still 'heavy'. The effect produced by the 'drab four' on this album can kill. Peter Steele, master of self-deprecation and wit, could pass for a latter day Paul Robeson. I kid you not, this mans voice is so rich and deep he could be an opera singer. The music on show is quite phenomenal. Josh and Peter have composed excellence together, and particular note must be made of Josh's superb deployment of keyboards throughout the entire album, perfectly accentuating and reinforcing every note and change. The tone of the album is far more relaxed than previous records, and as a result the songs can 'breathe'. It is less aggressive and the guitars and vocals are nowhere near as angry or harsh as before. The whole works drips with atmosphere, from the lush artwork to the surreal beauty of Haunted. As usual, the bands trademark sense of humour arises at most unlikely moments, and the liner notes are as entertaining as the CD itself. Standout tracks are: 'Love you to death', my girlfriend's girlfriend'(a radio song if ever I heard one), 'wolf moon' and the cover of Neil Young's 'cinnamon girl', which works amazingly well. My personal favourite, 'Wolf Moon', is just superb. A classic goth(adelic) tune, and a classic album. The consistency of the songs is quite unlike any other of the late 90's, all having their own character and uniqueness. Get it, and make these Brooklyn boys rich. They deserve it.