Slipknot - 9.0: Live

In a world where the mentality seems to be "work less, yet earn more," Slipknot have done everything they can to work harder and earn what they deserve, much to the chagrin of their so-called peers, yet to the delight of their fans, known affectionately as the Maggots. The latest culmination of their efforts is Slipknot 9.0: Live, a bludgeoning live double CD of the past three album's worth of material that captures all of the noise, hatred, intensity, violence, pain, blood and infection that make the maggots swarm.

"Most of the people that are going to buy this record are core fans, and normally when they listen to an album, they say: 'Oh, this part is brutal, oh, this is bad-ass.' And they rewind over parts and sing along," Crahan explains. "But I think with this record, they're going to be very silent because I think they're going to be painting a picture of us live in their head as they hear it. You're used to seeing us live, but now you're hearing it live, so you're forced to paint the movie in your head, which creates a psychosis - that is what we are doing with rock and roll music."

The 24 recordings on 9.0: Live were made directly from the soundboard in countless cities and capture the immediacy and explosiveness of the Slipknot experience, an experience that took on a new life two years ago. In July of 2003, Slipknot convened in a dilapidated mansion in the Hollywood Hills. By January of 2004, they emerged with Vol 3: The Subliminal Verses, an album that would re-establish them as the premiere hard rock band in the world. And in March of 2004, they set out to remind the world of that by doing what they do best: taking it to the people live - a full-contact concert experience. The album contains blips from the nearly two years of brutal touring the band waded through, rejoicing, suffering, destroying, but most importantly reconnecting as a unit, a family, an unstoppable force that will never be reckoned with, never be duplicated, but always envied.

Album Description

Yeah it's Slipknot... but who the heck is singing??

Of course, because it is a slipknot album and they rock, the album definately has potential... however Corey's INCREDIBLY bad vocals on the album destroy any chance of this being "the greatest live album ever" Do yourself a favor, buy the Disaterpieces DVD.... and you'll see Corey in all his glory, without his voice all messed up.....you want greatest live album ever it's Disaterpieces, not this waste of 20 bucks. His voice is beyond TERRIBLE in the album..... almost to the point where you wonder if they even listened to this before they released it. No lie, it seriously sounds like someone else singing Slipknot songs.....dont waste your time with this, get Disasterpieces.... June 13, 2008

Five stars for effort.

First off, as I can see in most reviews complaining about Corey's voice, I'm actually baffled that none of you are aware that it was the band's extensive touring which caused his voice to sound hoarse, NOT the mask. Hell, I sound hoarse after singing along at a concert for just a couple of hours, so imagine having to do that for approx. 233 shows, and then see how good your voice would sound. As for the instruments, they couldn't sound better. I'm a Guitar player, so naturally I listen to the Guitar parts more closely than anything else, and I must say that they're incredibly thick, and heavy. Jim and Mick perform flawlessly. Everybody else sounds great as well.


As for the actual review.


I've never heard a live album where most of the songs are actually better than the originals before. Seriously, you have to hear some of the versions of songs featured on these discs. I'll post the highlights and compare them to the studio versions.

The Blister Exists - Heavier than the original, and in my opinion it's much better.

Sic - Played at a slightly slower tempo than the original, but like the previous song, it's much heavier.

Disasterpieces - This song is anything but a disasterpiece. Mick's lead Guitar parts are much louder than the album version, and they provide some great hooks.

Liberate - Corey's harsh vocals actually make this song better than the original, where his vocals weren't quite as good.

Vermilion - The band performs this song exceptionally well, but I do have a problem with Corey's vocals, as he sounds quite winded, and you can really tell in the verses. And the last minute or so the song goes off tempo a bit. Still a quality performance though.

Pulse of The Maggots - Much heavier than the original, and performed with loads of energy. Definitely better than original.

Purity - Even though this was never offically released on any album, it doesn't keep it from being one of my favorite 'Knot songs. Very eerie verses.

On to disk two.

Skin Ticket - Slipknot never performed this song up until this point, and Corey stated that it might be a trainwreck, but it definitely wasn't.

Everything Ends - WAY better than original. In fact, this may be the best example of the live songs being better than the originals. Mick's lead parts were almost non-existent in the original since they were barely audible, but they're VERY audible here. Very good live re-endition indeed.

Spit it Out - Corey's voice makes this song what it is. Plus, it contains the "jumpdafucup" interlude. Too bad we can't see it though.

People = S#it - Very heavy, and performed with loads of energy. And the climax before the final chorus gives me the goosebumps.

Those are in my opinion the highlights of the two disc set. Take the advice of an actual Slipknot fan, and buy this set. It's fantastic.

Later, Maggots. December 4, 2007

Live Slipknot

Ever wanted to listen to Slipknot live?

No, neither have I.

But judging by the cover of this album, at least 6 people have.

No, no. In all seriousness Slipknot aren't THAT bad. They just don't deserve anymore than 1 star. Their music is that perfect blend of metal that appears edgy and cult, yet is supremely accessible and predictable. I hear people say the band is misunderstood, or misdirected or mis-whatever. But the message "People=SH**" seems about as direct and understandable as can be.
They do have a very good drummer though.
October 22, 2007

REALLY good

The album itself was perfect
if the cover did not have a tiny crack
,which must have happened during the delivery/transportation
of the package, It would have been worth 5stars
October 3, 2007

worrying about what other people think.

If you like a certain artist it doesn't really matter what other people think. Do you ask for their advice at the drive-thru as well? Follow your heart. I love the originality of Slipknot. I have been a metal fan since '77. So much garbage comes and goes. The longevity of Slipknot will prove all the critics wrong. Cheers! September 28, 2006

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