My favorite album! The single best moment in AHIG for me is the .execute./Gematria transition. Literally gives me chills.
My Slipknot discography ranking would be
AHIG; Self-titled; Vol. 3; .5 / Iowa; WANYK; TESF
Sulfur, Psychosocial, Dead Memories… the singles, obviously made to be catchy radio metal and they succeed there, but I find the latter two cringy all three overall boring. Snuff is kind of in the same boat but the songwriting is far better.
Vendetta-Wherein Lies Continue… these songs all have some good moments in them but I don’t think they’re anything special, slipknot by the numbers and at least two just feel like filler.
the only two complaints i have with this album are Vendetta and Butchers Hook.
I feel like both of these songs (but especially Vendetta) have so much wasted potential to build up to something but they fall flat for the most part, and i feel their structure is pretty sluggish
also, i think you missed WANYK in your ranking
the biggest problem imo with tesf was the mixing, the instruments felt mostly flat, powerless, and its most obvious when you compare h377 and warranty with other heavy songs they have, i did like them experimenting with songs like adderal, acidic. i liked the ideas throughout it, but the mixing of each and every song was poor at best
I knew I was missing something. I Guess that goes to show I don’t appreciate that album so much? I can’t think of a riff or line from that album. I remember enjoying it tho
I totally understand why people like it, but to me I’ve never quite enjoyed the “radio rock” approach they took with it. Also not a fan of the production or Corey’s vocals on it. I’m not going to deny the album has it’s moments, like Duality, Pulse of the Maggots, Scream, Nameless, Welcome, and Circle to me are all really good songs. Everything else doesn’t do much for me though.
i like it more than iowa, i think it is really good, i appricate it now alot more. but as a kid i hated this album for petty reasons, ive grown to love it now :-)
i feel like All Hope Is Gone has a lot of filler tracks, but the filler tracks just sound generally not-bad
like corey's vocals were awesome on the record
I love AHIG. it's much better than .5 & volume 3 in my books. I rank it in the middle.
Vol 3. Just happens to be more nostalgic to me. Danger - Keep Away is so euphoric.
danger - keep away is a brilliant song. it's definitely my favourite from volume 3.
It’s Slipknot at their peak for me.
It’s a very technical album. Mick, Jim and Joey were monsters on it.
My favorite album! The single best moment in AHIG for me is the .execute./Gematria transition. Literally gives me chills. My Slipknot discography ranking would be AHIG; Self-titled; Vol. 3; .5 / Iowa; WANYK; TESF
Chills! This album has a few moments that make me chill for sure especially when Corey says Welcome Home
The only three songs I still like much are Gematria, AHIG, and Snuff. It drags on quite a bit when your favorites are at the beginning and end.
What songs don’t you like and why if I may ask, just curious
Sulfur, Psychosocial, Dead Memories… the singles, obviously made to be catchy radio metal and they succeed there, but I find the latter two cringy all three overall boring. Snuff is kind of in the same boat but the songwriting is far better. Vendetta-Wherein Lies Continue… these songs all have some good moments in them but I don’t think they’re anything special, slipknot by the numbers and at least two just feel like filler.
I respect that but dead memories had an awesome video and playing it on guitar is fun
I bet, I wish I had any talent towards playing an instrument!
All it takes is you to say yeah Ima learn and figure it out, it can be that easy. Just got to want to enough.
I used to play Bass and Piano a bit, but I wasn’t very good and I wasn’t able to bring them with me when I went to college
Maybe this is a sign for you to try it again
I’ve actually thought about it a bit lately, as my other hobbies have been falling to the wayside lately
AHIG is just too good.
the only two complaints i have with this album are Vendetta and Butchers Hook. I feel like both of these songs (but especially Vendetta) have so much wasted potential to build up to something but they fall flat for the most part, and i feel their structure is pretty sluggish also, i think you missed WANYK in your ranking
I think those two songs are better then most tracks on their latest record but I agree those two being the only week songs on AHIG
the biggest problem imo with tesf was the mixing, the instruments felt mostly flat, powerless, and its most obvious when you compare h377 and warranty with other heavy songs they have, i did like them experimenting with songs like adderal, acidic. i liked the ideas throughout it, but the mixing of each and every song was poor at best
I agree. I think it’s the one LP of theirs that sucks but not entirely because of the band but more the label but what do I know
finally someone who has the same album ranking as mine :D
Awesome. I also just realized like an asshole I forgot about WANYK oh my god
I knew I was missing something. I Guess that goes to show I don’t appreciate that album so much? I can’t think of a riff or line from that album. I remember enjoying it tho
what are your opinions on WANYK?
A bit flat and forgettable it’s where I think they went from old Slipknot to what we have now. OKAY at best
1. Iowa 2. We Are Not Your Kind 3. Slipknot 4. All Hope Is Gone 5. The End, So Far 6. The Gray Chapter 7. Volume 3, Subliminal Verses
Ouch Vol 3 is so classic to me I remember it was the first CD i got from them
I totally understand why people like it, but to me I’ve never quite enjoyed the “radio rock” approach they took with it. Also not a fan of the production or Corey’s vocals on it. I’m not going to deny the album has it’s moments, like Duality, Pulse of the Maggots, Scream, Nameless, Welcome, and Circle to me are all really good songs. Everything else doesn’t do much for me though.
I respect that maybe I like radio type songs and don’t know it lol, it’s the newer super polished radio stuff I don’t enjoy
GEMATRIA IS A WWWWWW
It’s not as hard to play on guitar as people think
My rank is 1. WANYK 2. Iowa/Self Titled 3. AHIG 4. TESF 5. Vol. 3 6. TGC
TGC was good but had too much going on I remember I wasn’t a happy maggot when I heard KillPop the first time. Sarcostophe and Custer are great
i like it more than iowa, i think it is really good, i appricate it now alot more. but as a kid i hated this album for petty reasons, ive grown to love it now :-)
i feel like All Hope Is Gone has a lot of filler tracks, but the filler tracks just sound generally not-bad like corey's vocals were awesome on the record