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The
sixth and final release in the Joker's Card album series which sees the
Insane Clown Posse delivering more of their bizarre style of face
painted rap rock. This has probably been wildly awaited for by their
million plus fans, but for me this highly promoted and franchise machine
that is the Insane Clown Posse has more than run it's course.
This album does have one redeeming feature though (sadly not that this
is likely to be the last album from the band). The bonus disc included
in the package, which is a DVD showing highlights from their show,
features the Juggalo's, (that's what they call their fans), getting
totally soaked in Faygo Soda Pop. If only Coke or Pepsi had seen the
potential for actually washing the rock fans of today in their product
instead of getting them to drink it!
You can't help but marvel at the merchandising and business sense of the
Insane Clown Posse to take their product to the masses. You might not
ever see them in the mainstream but somehow the Insane Clown Posse have
managed to make money from a gimmick as simple as face paint.
But getting back to the music. The new album 'The Wrath - Shangri-La'.
The album itself is not the sort of thing you could even remotely
consider recommending to your parents. Take the track 'Get Ya Wicked On'
with it's lyrics that tell the youth ... 'I punch bitches in their fake
titties ... I like to murder those provokin' ... I swing quick, and
leave a motherfucker's throat hangin' open ... We cave heads in with a
brick ... We fuck hotties with the same dick'... nice!
How these guys get away with this kind of talk is anyone's guess but I
think society already has enough problems without this kind of goading
to the young kids. Yeh so maybe I'm showing my age a bit here but I
don't think that kinda talk is clever, it's not even funny. Grow up guys
and use your talent in a more productive way. The only track that I
could say is a saving grace on the album is 'Homies'. A mellow, yet
catchy, rap that goes out to all the Juggalo's out there and we know
there are more than a few.
Am I the only one that finds it a bit ironic that anyone would think
wearing kiddies face paints while wearing angel outfits and posing with
power tools could ever be construed as cool or hip. Perhaps that's not
the purpose behind all this, perhaps their appeal to the masses of World
Wrestling fans in enough for them. But I would have thought most truly
talented musicians would set their aspirations higher than that.
The bottom line is that I feel Cypress Hill do this sort of rap rock a
lot better than these guys and they don't need gimmicks to sell it
either. Perhaps that's why they are more accessible to the mass markets?
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