This album was recorded under crazy conditions. They spent over a year on the road and were thrown back into the studio with zero chance to rest. The guys were at each other’s throats, there was a lot of booze and drugs, and a whole lot of anger. They were sick of each other, but had to somehow coexist and create together. The result is some of the most emotional, energetic shit your ears will ever experience. Legendary band and album.
Don't think it's underrated, some songs or bands just give the feeling that it's underrated, people listen without mentioning them often, i think that's clear
The great thing with metal & extreme music is that once you understand that it isn't just a bunch of 'angry' noise you then start to find how cathartic it can be. It can be a great release of tensions and stress and leave you feeling like you channeled any negative energy into the music and come out refreshed. It is for this reason that the majority of metalheads that you'll meet will be really great folk. It is so rare that you hear of any trouble at metal gigs or festivals. Glad to see you enjoy the Knot, whilst this is the heaviest album and probably the fan favourite, Subliminal versus (the third album) is a beautiful creation.
@@Boldiv67 I LOVE it when someone says like "oh you like listening to devil music" or whatever bullshit that they'll spew out cause I'll just stand there and smile ear to ear while staring into their soul
Yep I connected to that song a lot during the lowest part of my life. I hate songs that are so repetitive but skin ticket really connected to my soul and spirit during that time. To describe my emotions, it was when I am hallucinating inside my room seeing things hearing someone say that the devil will talk to me or something. There's a lot going on during that time that I just can't understand. Can't control my emotions.Sorry for my bad English
I'm so shocked nobody has explained IOWA (the song) to you. Corey literally drove himself into an emotional fit during the recording of the song. He stripped down naked in the booth, chugged liquor, broke a candle stick and proceeded to cut his chest open and bleed and throw up everywhere. This song was Corey going into the deepest darkest sickest parts of his mind and who he is. The song (straight from his mouth) is about him being locked alone in a room with a dead body and doing fucked up things to it. By the end he was screaming at everyone to stop staring at him which you can hear in the background if the song. This was Corey releasing all of the pent up rage and hate in life he has bottled up. Amazing reaction to the album man, can't wait for you to get to Vol. 3
Way overrated song imo for what it is supposed to be. Yes the tales about it and how it was recorded are crazy but imo there are far better songs when you're looking for an aggressive psychotic "outlet" type song by Slipknot. Scissors or Skin Ticket come to mind for me for example. I'm almost glad he cut that sh*t off at the end 🤣
@@kingharlausthe1st684scissors is one of the most fucked up songs I've ever heard after learning the story behind it. The 20 minute dead space followed by audio clips of the band reacting to scat porn is a move I will never quite understand, but also always respect for some reason
No way bro I saw the other one last night and you already hittin Iowa damnnn. I think Vol 3 will be ur favorite if you listen to that one tho. I recommend their third album. You gettin a sub from me btw
The intro to this album is actually a recording of #0 Sid Wilson the guy on the turntables. It was recorded in the studio after he found out his grandfather passed away.
515 is sid wilson screaming and crying (turntables/dj) after finding out his grandfather past away and sid thought it would add a good fit for the very first song in the album.
You will have to react to every album dude. One you get to the latest one it has the sounds of every album era in that album it’s insane. Can’t wait for you to hear vol.3. It is where they introduce their full sound range every style of slipknot. Heavy, rappy, pretty, angry, happy, jazzy, experimental, blackened, everything. Iowa is their angry shit. They were all on drugs on this album. 9 members in the band btw
I saw their singer Corey Taylor with another band at smaller venue earlier this year. It was the best show I saw all year, and he spat on me, I was honored.
0:51 (515) 1:55 People = shit 9:53 Disasterpiece 19:35 My Plague 25:40 Everything Ends 32:09 The Heretic Anthem 39:36 Gently 47:32 Left Behind 54:13 The Shape 1:00:00 I Am Hated 1:05:44 Skin Ticket 1:13:58 New Abortion 1:19:57 Metabolic 1:27:12 IWOA
@@user-mf4gz3sp1qyeah it is the Mansion they recorded at is well known for being haunted just coz you dont believe and are narrow minded dont mean things don't exist
(515) was Sid SCREAMING his heart out in a separate room due to his grandpa passing away. They heard him from another room and they cried with him from how intense it was in there. They all went through A LOT (abuse, addiction, trauma and depression) when this album was recored. They used that intensity in here. There will NEVER be another Iowa for that reason. They gotta go back to the trauma to get to this point again since a lot of fans want another Iowa.
What will always make the first couple of albums undeniably legendary, is the fact that he literally ripped his throat apart recording and performing those songs. That commitment to produce a sound that will never be replicated is something special. The raw absolute rage and brutality of it will never be heard again. Corey (the singer) didn't do his screams in a conventional way, all other singers that use this style use a technique that doesn't hurt or damage their vocal chords. Corey is just fucking screaming as loud as he can.
If you look into the history of Corey and the band you can understand the music around this era. Alcohol drug/abuse, band tensions high, unresolved issues of abuse and depression, and bad personal relationships
I used to listen to this album on my portable CD player on the way to high school everyday. Definitely got me going. You gotta see them do People=Shit, Disasterpiece and Heretic Anthem live in London 2002. Its Slipknot in their prime and its crazy. Corey their singer also recorded this album while naked and cutting himself in the studio.
The reason its different and hitting is probably cuz its the most energetic and passionate music you've ever heard. I guarantee you probably cant find previous music you listened to regularly that match this level of energy. Music effects more than people realize and there's a reason low to mid energy music is mainstream.
I remember buying this album on CD in 2005 at a Record store in Boston that was going out of business. I also bought Iron Maiden's Number of the Beast and The Offspring's Smash. I'll always remember the young girl and guy at the counter looking at me approvingly, with some knowing smiles, and saying I'd made some great choices and that I was gonna love them all. They were especially glad to see me get Iowa. You can't hide enthusiasm like that. I immediately knew I'd made the right choice.
My friend.. You stay strong and listen to what you want, we as metal fans, bilions of us, without border, without color, many of us had to deal with people not understanding why we listen to something agressive, yet, we are for the very most part extreemly calm and kind.. Cause this music is fucking therapy.. Do away with these.. preconceived notions.. judgmental ideals.. and borderline racist depiction of "black people only listen to rap".. it being your friends or otherwise The mind is like a parachute.. they work best when open.. Im sure i speak for the metal community when i say, you are very welcome here and glad to have you with us.. love seeing you react and enjoying anything, no judgement, not all metal is for everyone, each to their own be strong and believe in your own taste, cause its who you are and you shudnt shy away from that. if fools dont let you be.. let them be..
Just found your channel today, I will watch anyone reacting to Slipknot. And man, you killed it! I'm a new subscriber for sure, and really enjoyed watching you break the Slipknot sound down. Welcome to the family 🤘 Also, their shows are the craziest I have ever been to but also are just full of the nicest and coolest people. You should try to hit one up if they tour near you soon
It's very cool when you realize the significance behind a lot of these songs. Of course, they can all be attributed to combatting their addictions and aggression towards each other but for example: Disasterpiece "I wanna slit your throat and fuck the wound" (as the lead singer explained in an interview somewhere) was directed to his bullies as a child Heretic Anthem "If you're 555 then I'm 666" they are not satanic in the slightest, but they're indicating that if people tell them to be one thing they will be the complete opposite. Kinda like differentiating themselves. Also hence the lyrics "Which is fine because you're made of everything I'm not" That song was directed to namely the pop industry and a lot of producers and labels in general that told them to sell hits that can actually appear on the radio for once
Liked before I watched. Iowa is the hardest. Most maggots look to this as prime knot. But no shame if it ain’t your favorite. Almost all their albums are bangers except the last one they released
The vocals in the intro are from Sid (the dj). During recording his grandfather who he was really close to was ill and there was so much pressure to get the album done that Sid couldnt leave. His grandfather ended up passing away around the same time Sid had finished all his parts. So Sid made the intro just as an emotional release.
The Shape is definitely the most interesting song from a hip hop listener perspective it, also it translates well with Korns sounds Slipknot is just more intense and fast.
during the recording of Iowa, the song not the album, Corey went into the studio and recorded completely naked while cutting himself. incredibly fucked up but real
Even if they were right they'd go over dudes head tbh lol like he isn't even catching the vibes right 😂 songs be slow n creepy as shit and he's acting like they're chill like huh? 💀
I was 19 when this album came out… it was like the perfect album, for the perfect time of my life cuz I was wild’n out back then boy lol. My goodness, and this was 2 weeks before 9/11, so that tells you the time period we were dealing with. I’m here to hear the the whole album with you my dude.
Good reaction man, this video was pure fun! I'm even being a hardcore Slipknot fan at the time, when I readed the lyrics "slit the throat and fuck the wound" I was shocked lol
1:05:33 crazy thing is that the album released just a couple weeks before the incident so the album got no traction at first since everyone was too busy to be listening to music
Fun story about the intro song (515) This is supposedly actual audio recorded in the studio of their DJ (Sid Wilson) having a mental breakdown after just losing his grandfather, which whom he was insanely close with. Story says he got the call, and instantly started breaking down and screaming "death" repeatedly and they recorded it and turned it into an album intro. This whole album is nothing but raw emotion and still holds up as one of the best metal records ever recorded.
Disasterpiece is about the lead singer (Corey Taylor) wanting to kill his childhood bully. And the background for the opening track (515) is the DJ (Sid Wilson) screaming in pain after the sudden death of his grandpa.
Dude your EQ on your spotify is AMAZING. i don’t know what it is, but my phone has never sounded better. this album sounds completely different. What are your settings?!? i need them
Do you mean the Download festival from 2009? The festival is actually held in the East Midlands of the UK, nowhere near London, just for some geographic context :)
@@Stephs_VibeRater Yes , I have no idea why I wrote London tbh, I meant to say "Live at Download" xD Thanks for correcting, I will edit the original message!
Yes even though I only have 3 liked songs from iowa I like most of the songs save them for a special occasion.😂 also so amazing u liked the shape. It's underrated
9:45 "i know that shit hit live" believe me it fucking does, you should definitely react to their 2001 ozzfest performance where people = shit is their opening song. its crazy.
I am amazed you low key hated on skin ticket. We all listen to music differently, but skin ticket was the first song they wrote on this album. In fact the dark self harm atmosphere is what inspired the sound for the rest of the album. No matter your music tastes, gotta respect where this stuff actually comes from.
Great to see you as always my man, I love this because I see myself discovering this when I was a kid l, brings me sooo many memories and feelings… I would love to see you react to one of the greatest albums ever if you haven’t already: Nirvana - Nevermind. Merry Christmas y’all
black sabbath - War Pigs ! U gotta do it next ! Or If u wanna do the album by them which the song war pigs is on its called “paranoid”. They were the pioneers of the metal genre in the 70s so its a must bc before any heavy band they were the first EVER
Everytime you have this indecisive look on your face whether you should like it or not and just say "that shit hard as fuck tho 🤔" the more i realize you're like me when i first started listening to hard music like this 😂. I recommend LD50 album by Mudvayne or Adrenaline by Deftones for nu-metal. Want more screaming??Try gojira, lamb of god, and Killswitch Engage. I don't mind the replays that much and good luck on hitting 8k ❤️
Ngl u gotta see the 2002 live video from the Iowa tour it was one of the best shows ever and had even more energy and aggression than the studio version maybe even sounded better.
Skin Ticket is the best experience on the album, it is the most atmospheric, sick, psychodelic, horror-like, and you are right it is the weakest song.. it is not meant to be a song, it is an emotional (even psychotic) experience.
Skin Ticket is one of the best songs on the album. Moody, atmospheric, and a bit of a slower burn than most of the rest. When I try to show people that Slipknot is more versatile than they might think I'll show them Heretic Anthem, Left Behind and Skin Ticket are from the same album. You should keep going and do Vol. 3 the Subliminal Verses though if you havent yet.
I saw your Slipknot self title reaction you are getting a new sub 🤘🤘. Volume 3 is probably one of my favorite slipknot albums. I think you would like it 🙏
