WWFRulz's Full Review: The Least Worst of Type O Negative [PA] by Type O ...
Okay, so before I start of this review, let me either scare away or keep the hardcore Type O fans from killing me. To tell the truth, this is the only Type O Negative Album I own, and it's probably gonna stay that way for a little while. Please don't kill me because of my ignorance. And, just to tack on another excuse: I'm Norwegian, please excuse my idiocy.
But, as far as the review goes *Cough*.
Type O Negative is one of my favorite heavy-metal groups of all time. This status is something they've accomplished with the 6 or 7 songs on this album that I constantly listen to. Since no one here knows me personally, let me just assure you that the status gained by this band in my play list is usually reserved for Pink Floyd (9 albums owned), Malice Mizer (4 albums owned), and Sigur Ros (2 albums owned). Then again, this review is not (primarially) intended to boost my reputation on the internet (which it won't do, anyway), but to convince you, the reader why you should buy this album, or indeed, why you should keep listening.
Type O is a quartet based out of New York, made up of Josh Silver (Keyboard), John Kelly (Drums), Ken Hickey (Guitar), and the ever-awesome (and monstrous) Peter Steele on Bass and Vocals. Steele is by far the most attractive force in the band (no, not only physically). His voice-work is just amazing, smooth, and deeper than should be allowed.
My first exposure to the band came when me and my now ex-girlfriend (don't ever get one of those. They suck) borrowed a DVD of Nosferatu from the Library. On the soundtrack duty was, of course, Type O. Now granted, as a movie purist, I'd much rather watch the classic silent move in silence, but I couldn't help being engrossed by the slow, brooding nature of the heavy metal which accompanied the picture. On the DVD was a music video for Black No. 1, which is where the band as a visual experience caught up to me. Steele in particular cut an intimidating figure, standing at 6'5" or something of that ilk. His face looks like Boris Karloff (which, I guess, could be why his nickname is Lurch), and his voice sounds like a gothic heaven. But, the most interesting thing about the video was the way in which he played the bass. No, not just a p*ssy regular bass. No, he had an upright chained around his neck, and was strumming that like it was the most comfortable thing in the world. Now, granted, I don't know if he actuallly does that or not, but it would certainly be worth seeing.
"The Least Worst of", which came out in either 2000 or 2001 (don't ask me, I don't know) is a compilation of the hits they had since their career start in the hopping 80s. From what I've understood, the album is slightly edited, but I can't tell, since I've never heard them before.
The album begins with an enigmatic track known as "The Misinterpretation of Silence and its Disastrous Consequences (Wombs and Tombs Remix)", which is just 40 seconds of silence, kind of as a joke from their first album, "Slow, Deep, and Hard".
The last track is one of my favorite tracks, titled "Stay out of my Dreams", which, I guess, is about a guy who's had sex with his sister one too many times. Either that, or she thinks he's her brother. Or something... Anyway, the song is just heavy as hell, which I like.
In between the beginning and the end, there's a mish-mash of songs ranging from the good to the pretty bad (musically). When it comes down to it, tracks like "Hey Pete" and "Unsuccessfully Coping with the Natural Beauty of Infidelity" bug the hell out of me. "Hey Pete" just sounds plain dumb. I don't know why. I just don't listen to it. The other one (no chance I'm typing the title again) sounds like something off of a Black Flag album, though they do get props for throwing a word like "twát" into a seemingly normal studio track.
When it comes down to it, my favorite tracks are the ones that (at least I think) are typical Type O. Stuff like "Everything Dies", "Love You To Death", and "It's Never Enough" make me have at least a semi-good musical orgasm.
Out of those three, though, "Love You to Death" has to be the best. It has this sort of tempo that my norwegian cousin describes (in Norwegian) as "seig". I guess, I could describe it as that the music seems to flow like molasses, which is a good thing. Steele's deliverance of lyrics in this song is just awesome. The fact that he can go from such a low-áss register in one song to this almost Ozzy-like falsetto in another is almost as shocking as Rammstein's Till Lindeman going from "30 year smoker" growl to "lullaby" voice. It just grabs you. That, and the way he rollllls his "r's". Mmmm. Tasty. Anyway, my favorite line from this song is as follows:
"I am your servant, may I light your cigarette?"
Don't ask me why, but it's just the way he sings it.
Type O has many of these little lyrical gems hidden throughout the album. Usually, they make me laugh, and sometimes, they make me think. Usually, they involve some sort of vulgar, anti-christian sentiment, but it's done in such a tounge in cheek way that you can't help but laugh.
My favorite of these is from the track "Christian Woman":
"A cross upon her bedroom wall
From grace she will fall
An image burning in her mind
And between her thighs"
Sure, I guess you can argue that that's offensive, but honestly, doesn't it make you laugh? No? Fine.
Other interesting points on the album include the two covers, "Black Sabbath (from the Satanic Perspective)", a Satanically skewed version of the famous Black Sabbath song, and "Cinnamon Girl", which is a strange dance-ified version of Neil Young's hit.
Anyway, if you like the heavy metal stuff, get this album. If you've never heard of Type O, I reccomend buying this album and hearing what their stuff sounds like on a whole, and then buy the full albums later (which is my intent).
Track List
1. The Misinterpretatin Of Silence...
2. Everyone I Love Is Dead
3. Black No. 1
4. It's Never Enough
5. Love You To Death
6. Black Sabbath (From The Satanic Perspective)
7. Christian Woman
8. 12 Black Rainbows
9. My Girlfriend's Girlfriend (Cheese Organ Mix)
10. Hey Pete (Pete's Ego Trip Version)
11. Everything Dies
12. Cinnamon Girl (Depressed Mode Mix)
13. Unsuccessfully Coping With The Natural Beauty Of Infidelity
14. Stay Out Of My Dreams
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