City Lyrics (9)
City
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | January 27, 1997 |
| Genres | Industrial Metal |
| Labels | Century Media Records |
| Length | 39:25 |
| Ranked | #29 for 1997 , #1,402 all-time |
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City Information
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Velvet Kevorkian | 1:17 | 75 | 2 | |
| 2. | All Hail The New Flesh | 5:24 | 87.5 | 2 | |
| 3. | Oh My Fucking God | 3:35 | 85 | 2 | |
| 4. | Detox | 5:37 | 90 | 3 | |
| 5. | Home Nucleonics | 2:31 | 87.5 | 2 | |
| 6. | AAA | 5:22 | 83.3 | 3 | |
| 7. | Underneath The Waves | 3:40 | 87.5 | 2 | |
| 8. | Room 429 (Cop Shoot Cop cover) | 5:21 | 80 | 2 | |
| 9. | Spirituality | 6:35 | 70 | 2 |
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Line-up (members)
- Devin Townsend : Guitars, Vocals, Programming
- Jed Simon : Guitars
- Byron Stroud : Bass
- Gene Hoglan : Drums
- Guest/session musicians:
- Tanya Evans : Additional Vocals
- Chris Valagao : Additional Vocals
Japanese release contains the bonus track Centipede (7:54).
Re-released & remastered in 2007 by Century Media with the following bonus tracks:
10. Centipede (7:51)
11. Home Nucleonics ('96 Demo) (3:02)
12. Headrhoid (Gunt Demo) (1:38)
13. Detox ('96 Demo) (5:48)
14. AAA ('96 Demo) (5:22)
LP re-released in 2010 by Century Media as a box containing the vinyl, CD and a t-shirt.
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Re-released & remastered in 2007 by Century Media with the following bonus tracks:
10. Centipede (7:51)
11. Home Nucleonics ('96 Demo) (3:02)
12. Headrhoid (Gunt Demo) (1:38)
13. Detox ('96 Demo) (5:48)
14. AAA ('96 Demo) (5:22)
LP re-released in 2010 by Century Media as a box containing the vinyl, CD and a t-shirt.
released ... See More
City Lists
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City Reviews
(2)
Date : Jul 28, 2023
The sophomore album by Strapping Young Lad is a much more concise piece of music with a clear direction. There were many aspects I liked about this album:
- The rhythm section is fantastic. Drums are energetic and aggressive just as I prefer.
- Production is pristine. Every instrument is audible and some interesting Industrial sound effects add layers to the compositions.
- Devin’s voice is awesome. His range is incredible, usually hitting somewhere between melodic singing and screaming, but going every which way up and down that spectrum, and doing it all very well.
Unfortunately, this album has a lot of weakness that really stifle the enjoyment for me.
- The riffs are boring. They are mostly rhythmic, with very little lead guitarwork and nothing at all memorable being crafted with the guitars.
- The lyrics are mostly bad, with too much unnecessary vulgarity that just doesn’t work.
- Devin adopts a “tough guy” persona on the album and whether it’s a joke or not doesn’t matter, it’s really annoying and really cringy.
- Devin is known for being a musical chameleon, but this album is (among his work) quite samey front to back, with most songs being Thrashy/Groovy Industrial Metal. That wouldn’t be a problem, but they all suffer from the same exact weaknesses, which makes the samey-ness that much more offensive.
That leaves this album a really mixed bag for me. It’s a good album, but it has way more potential than it ever reaches, and too many we ... See More
- The rhythm section is fantastic. Drums are energetic and aggressive just as I prefer.
- Production is pristine. Every instrument is audible and some interesting Industrial sound effects add layers to the compositions.
- Devin’s voice is awesome. His range is incredible, usually hitting somewhere between melodic singing and screaming, but going every which way up and down that spectrum, and doing it all very well.
Unfortunately, this album has a lot of weakness that really stifle the enjoyment for me.
- The riffs are boring. They are mostly rhythmic, with very little lead guitarwork and nothing at all memorable being crafted with the guitars.
- The lyrics are mostly bad, with too much unnecessary vulgarity that just doesn’t work.
- Devin adopts a “tough guy” persona on the album and whether it’s a joke or not doesn’t matter, it’s really annoying and really cringy.
- Devin is known for being a musical chameleon, but this album is (among his work) quite samey front to back, with most songs being Thrashy/Groovy Industrial Metal. That wouldn’t be a problem, but they all suffer from the same exact weaknesses, which makes the samey-ness that much more offensive.
That leaves this album a really mixed bag for me. It’s a good album, but it has way more potential than it ever reaches, and too many we ... See More
Date : Aug 29, 2007
저명한 보컬리스트이자, 창조적인 사운드를 구사하는 기타리스트이며, 실험적인 사운드를 즐기는 인물 Devin Townsend의 실험적인 밴드 Strapping Young Lad의 2번째 정규앨범이다. 인더스트리얼 사운드란 이름하에 실험적이며 과격한 사운드로 이루어져 있는 앨범인데, Devin Townsend의 살인적인 보컬과 정체를 알 수 없는 사운드들로 뒤덮혀져 있다. 충격적이면서도 혁명적인데, 극도의 헤비함과 인더스트리얼의 색채를 좋아하는 청자에게는 충분히 어필할만한 음악이라 생각한다.
City Comments
(28)
Aug 23, 2024
데빈식 괴짜 인더스트리얼이라고나 할까 좋은 후클란의 적당히 두들겨 패는 드러밍부터 시작해서 꽤나 왁짜지껄하다 많이 들어 보지는 않았지만 꽤나 맘에 드는 앨범이다.
2 likes
Jan 18, 2023
Heavy, energetic, and it has such perfect instrumentation. It's like having fun and enjoying the view while right in the middle of a dark & dangerous adventure. My pick for today.
2 likes
Apr 11, 2021
My 8952nd most played album, hard to listen to, very bad album! Too much!
1 like
Oct 16, 2015
This album ain't all that special, though the endlessly bashing drums and eardrum-demolishing sounds are a stress wiper that works wonders.
Sep 4, 2013
Oh My Fucking God 곡을 처음 들었을 당시 무슨 인간이 저렇게 고래가음을 질러대나 했다.
Fucking Great 다 이 앨범은
Mar 4, 2013
celkom dobré album, ale radšej mám Devinovu neskoršiu tvorbu, ktorá je kvalitnejšia
Jan 31, 2013
들을때마다 짜릿하다. 콜라를 쉬지않고 마신다음의 쨔리리릿한 느낌을 입으로 보내서 "크으아아아아아!'하는 기분이...!! 참 콜라같은 앨범이였다.
Strapping Young Lad Discography
| Album | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy As a Really Heavy Thing | Album | Apr 4, 1995 | 68.9 | 7 | 0 |
| ▶ City | Album | Jan 27, 1997 | 86.1 | 30 | 2 |
| No Sleep Till Bedtime | Live | Jun 11, 1998 | 66.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Tour EP | EP | 2003 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Strapping Young Lad | Album | Feb 11, 2003 | 85.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Alien | Album | Mar 22, 2005 | 88.3 | 10 | 0 |
| The New Black | Album | Jul 11, 2006 | 84.4 | 9 | 0 |
| C:enter:### | EP | Apr 19, 2007 | 78 | 1 | 0 |
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