I Don't Get It
2
By Chevontez
Because most of the world still thinks of Twiztid as "ICP's proteges" they never actually give them a chance to realize that Monoxide and Madrox are actually extremely talented and versatile vocalists that have enjoyed a long career. I am all for artists (rap, rock, whatever) trying out new things and broadening horizons as their career progresses, but I must admit that this is the first Twiztid album that was a real disappointment to me.
There are some cool moments here and there throughout the album, but I think the main problem is that there is quite a lot of the album that feels very unoriginal and sounds like a lot of other b.s. out there, which is something I've never been able to say about Twiztid. Let's look at "I Got These Feelings", this is essentially a song that could have easily been a One Direction song or something. It feels totally wrong for Twiztid to do this and really isn't a good look for them. Not everything has to be blood, guts, and murder, but come on. It's followed by "Nothign To You", which isn't bad, but sounds like every other radio rock song out there with contrived "oh, oh, oh" parts you hear everywhere nowadays. Twiztid has had some great weed songs in the past, but "Come On Let's Get High" is not one of them. Again, it's super unoriginal and just doesn't feel like Twiztid being Twiztid. "Long Road Home", must like "I Got These Feelings", is another "what is going on here?" moment. Just not Twiztid at all, but not only that, it's very unoriginal.
Twiztid put out a "VIP" version of "Psychomania" quite a while before the album came out and it was just Twiztid on it. Their verses were killer, the chorus was menacing, it was awesome. When I saw it in the tracklist featuring the whole MNE roster, I was pumped. However, it become watered down and I don't know what happened. They went for slicker production in the chorus and it takes away the vibe for me. Even worse, they completely changed Monoxide and Madrox's verses and they are nowhere near as cool. I don't understand the choices made here.
Of course, it's not all bad. "Kill Somebody" is good fun, it has a classic Twiztid sound but with a bit of a new school update to it. If the album was more along these lines that would have been great. "Black Clouds" I think is one of the more successful attempts to do something different, but it actually comes across as original and fresh. "That's Why They All Hate Us More Than You'll Ever Know!" is a fun track as well. It almost has a "rapping Rob Zombie" vibe to it. The chorus is a bit lacking but it's not bad. Then they go in and pick up where "How Does It Feel?" from Mostasteless left off which was super unexpected and fun.
Overall, this album is a head scratcher to me. Again, I love it when artists grow and don't just sound the same over and over on every album. But, I feel like a lot of the songs are a step backwards for them and possibly was a weird attempt to attract a more mainstream audience. Oh well, I'll enjoy continue to enjoy the few songs from this album that I dig and I still look forward to what they will do next.
