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Post by jvandyck87 on Apr 18, 2011 10:25:36 GMT -5
YES!!! I like Korn okay, but I think Skrillex is AMAZING and I love that dubstep will be hitting rock radio, and I love that it's Skrillex because he's the best artist in the genre. This is the most I've liked a Korn single in forever: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQUU_VHWHPwAnd more on the song / next step for Korn: www.nme.com/news/korn/55817My local rock station just played this as the new single from Korn on their hit or diss segment, but if something else ends up being the lead single off the next album, I'll change the title of the thread. If this is released, I think it will bring Korn back to the top 5 of active with way more longevity than "Oildale".
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Post by pen on Apr 18, 2011 11:28:38 GMT -5
This is definitely what should have followed Other Side and Untitled as far as sound instead of the insipid and uninspired retread that was III. Although the electronics start to get a little annoying in this. Just a tad.
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Post by pen on Apr 18, 2011 11:29:06 GMT -5
Also, reports indicate that this is going to be from an EP that the boys are pulling together, not a new album. I hope those reports are wrong though.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Apr 18, 2011 11:30:54 GMT -5
Well if it's coming a year after Korn III, can you blame them? And to me Skrillex is the best part of the song because his electronics and production choices make Korn sound the heaviest they have since Issues.
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Post by pen on Apr 18, 2011 11:51:44 GMT -5
I'm going to refute that because I feel like there have been some pretty heavy sounding songs on Untouchables and Mirror.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Apr 18, 2011 12:09:44 GMT -5
Yeah, but I think Skrillex's brand of dubstep ends up coming across as more aggressive and massive sounding than the heaviest songs on those Korn albums, due largely to production choices rather than compositional/instrumentation ones. Their guitars just haven't felt as bludgeoningly huge/thick since Issues.
I also generally like Skrillex more than Korn, which is certainly going to be the minority angle to be coming at this from in the alt/rock section of the board.
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Post by Devin on Apr 18, 2011 14:56:27 GMT -5
I'm not a fan of Korn or Skillrex, but this is pretty listenable. The production kinda reminds me of Linkin Park's A Thousand Suns. Didn't like "Evolution" or "Oildale (Leave Me Alone)" one bit. Nor do I like Skillrex's remix of "Hey Sexy Lady" by iSquare I have (it sounds like a mess).
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Post by American Idiot on Apr 18, 2011 18:25:28 GMT -5
This is the best song I've heard from Korn since the "Follow The Leader" era. Skrillex really helps with the electronic influence that I love mixed with in with heavy nu-metal. I hear the comparison with some of the heavier Linkin Park. Really it sounds like something you'd hear off of "Reanimation."
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Post by rockmaniac on Apr 18, 2011 18:32:38 GMT -5
the song will be a part of an upcoming EP due to be released next month
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Post by pen on Apr 18, 2011 19:06:13 GMT -5
This is the best song I've heard from Korn since the "Follow The Leader" era.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Apr 18, 2011 21:22:06 GMT -5
This is the best song I've heard from Korn since the "Follow The Leader" era. I'd probably agree with him too except that I liked "Make Me Bad" a whole lot. I might end up liking this one even better though. And @ Dev, the way to hear Skrillex is "My Name Is Skrillex" (Skrillex Remix version - where he remixes his own song...) That song rawks.
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Post by American Idiot on Apr 18, 2011 21:54:47 GMT -5
It's not that I didn't like anything Korn put out since "Follow The Leader," but I wasn't ever overly impressed with much of it. There just seemed to be too much electronic filler and not enough hard rock involved like they had on the earlier albums. "Korn III" was probably my favorite album since that time and I think they went more back to their roots than they had in years.
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Post by pen on Apr 18, 2011 22:17:29 GMT -5
It's not that I didn't like anything Korn put out since "Follow The Leader," but I wasn't ever overly impressed with much of it. There just seemed to be too much electronic filler and not enough hard rock involved like they had on the earlier albums. "Korn III" was probably my favorite album since that time and I think they went more back to their roots than they had in years. We're coming from two different worlds, my friend. I think Korn III is a terrible attempt from the band at constructing a throwback album that they did way more naturally on Mirror. There are good parts, but nothing feels completely solid and nothing feels fluid. I think they tried way too hard. Meanwhile I was waaaay in favor of the direction they were taking on Other Side and Untitled. In fact, Other Side I believe is my favorite Korn album, and second is Untouchables. I never liked Follow The Leader or Issues all that much as albums, although there are singles that I enjoy.
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Post by Ron57 on Apr 18, 2011 22:59:56 GMT -5
It's not that I didn't like anything Korn put out since "Follow The Leader," but I wasn't ever overly impressed with much of it. There just seemed to be too much electronic filler and not enough hard rock involved like they had on the earlier albums. "Korn III" was probably my favorite album since that time and I think they went more back to their roots than they had in years. We're coming from two different worlds, my friend. I think Korn III is a terrible attempt from the band at constructing a throwback album that they did way more naturally on Mirror. There are good parts, but nothing feels completely solid and nothing feels fluid. I think they tried way too hard. Meanwhile I was waaaay in favor of the direction they were taking on Other Side and Untitled. In fact, Other Side I believe is my favorite Korn album, and second is Untouchables. I never liked Follow The Leader or Issues all that much as albums, although there are singles that I enjoy. Agree with everything, except my 2nd favorite would probably be Untitled. Probably because it was the first Korn album I actually BOUGHT though.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Apr 20, 2011 0:02:30 GMT -5
First impression = ...Eh
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Post by Ron57 on Apr 20, 2011 0:04:28 GMT -5
Btw, this song kicks ass. Best thing by Korn in some time.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Apr 20, 2011 0:10:16 GMT -5
I'll leave you to enjoy your Hollywood Undead while I blast this.
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Post by david112 on Apr 20, 2011 1:03:50 GMT -5
I love this. Dupstep Metal is a genre I could really get into, this is prephaps the most innovative we've seen Korn since they pretty much invented the Nu Metal Genre to begin with.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Apr 20, 2011 1:12:27 GMT -5
I love this. Dupstep Metal is a genre I could really get into, this is prephaps the most innovative we've seen Korn since they pretty much invented the Nu Metal Genre to begin with. Agreed. Though there might be a few other contenders for the title of "inventors of nu-metal". They certainly hold the title for "popularizers of nu-metal".
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Apr 24, 2011 17:13:07 GMT -5
Top 50 on Active:
118 50 KORN Get Up f/Skrillex 94 11 83 0.499
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Post by david112 on Apr 25, 2011 1:08:11 GMT -5
Has this actually been confirmed as an offical single? Either way i'm predicting #30-40 on Alt and #10 on active.
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Post by Minor Scratch on Apr 27, 2011 12:04:13 GMT -5
If it weren't for Skrillex's womp womps, this song could have easily sounded straight from 99. I wish they put a little more effort into the lyrical part of things.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on May 1, 2011 11:47:26 GMT -5
Top 40 on Active:
50 36 KORN Get Up f/Skrillex 221 94 127 0.786
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Post by Walking Contradiction on May 2, 2011 15:14:28 GMT -5
I'd like this more if it wasn't for the "shut the f**k up, get up" chorus and the distracting electronic effects in the middle of the verses. Still, it's the most interesting thing Korn has done in quite some time.
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Post by singingsparrow on May 2, 2011 19:12:45 GMT -5
I'd like this more if it wasn't for the "shut the f**k up, get up" chorus and the distracting electronic effects in the middle of the verses. Still, it's the most interesting thing Korn has done in quite some time. The lyrics are what lower this to the status of a passable effort, overall, for me. But I do agree the production makes this a stand-out all the same. It's just, had the band actually put more effort into the lyrics, that this could have had more staying power over time. Namaste, Lisping Hibiscus
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Post by lockebox on May 9, 2011 10:25:06 GMT -5
Top 50 - Alternative
61 48 KORN - Get Up f/Skrillex 115 74 41 0.389
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Post by lockebox on May 9, 2011 10:28:27 GMT -5
Top 30 - Active
36 29 KORN - Get Up f/Skrillex 404 245 159 1.151
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on May 9, 2011 11:06:20 GMT -5
This song is OK, but it isn't Korn's best. I think I'd rather take "Oildale" over this.
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Post by lockebox on May 9, 2011 11:21:18 GMT -5
^ Same. This is flying up quickly for a Korn EP single.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on May 12, 2011 22:46:22 GMT -5
I'll leave you to enjoy your Hollywood Undead while I blast this. The difference is HU's song may be shallow and vague, but at least the chorus doesn't flat-out insult my intelligence. "Shut the f**k up! Get up!" Awesome. You wanna try a little harder, Jon? If it weren't for Skrillex's womp womps, this song could have easily sounded straight from 99. I wish they put a little more effort into the lyrical part of things. I'd like this more if it wasn't for the "shut the f**k up, get up" chorus and the distracting electronic effects in the middle of the verses. This. I think I'd rather take "Oildale" over this. Definitely. The bridge makes me dizzy. It sounds like I unwittingly swallowed an evil robot egg, it hatched in my stomach, and is clawing its way back up my esomalePwhoHisAintof*ckingotherGmalesus. Are you fucking kidding me?! I can't even spell F.A.G. - with a PH, for crying out loud - in the middle of an innocent part of the human anatomy??! WTF kind of over-reaching Big Brother bullshit is this!!!!!!
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