Audio CD review:
Ill Nino - Revolution Revolucion (Dig)

Ill Nino - Revolution Revolucion (Dig)

Band: Ill Nino Title: Revolution Revolucion (Dig) Rating: Release Date: 2002-10-22 Media: Audio CD Tracks:

Awesome! Hellz better than Confessions! I'd give this 25 stars if I could! Standouts: If You Still Hate Me Rumba I Am Loco What Comes Around Liar. JUST PLAIN BRILLIANT! They have great vocals, great guitars, an original sound, and a really clever name that fits them just right. Absolutely nothing in the world could've prepared me for this band. When you hear Christian's screams, you may be afraid, but it's a good type of fear. go and get it. it's worth your money. I never regretted buying this CD. ever. 1. God Save Us (10/10): This is the first song i heard from these guys after someone told me about em and it's my 3rd favorite on the album. solid. 2. If You Still Hate Me (10/10) The guitar buildup before the chorus is just awesome. The lyrics are great too. 3. Unreal (9/10) This is the only song that took some getting used to. Now I think it's great. 4. Nothing's Clear (10/10) Great acoustic intro and then it quickly switches back and forth between acoustic, synth, and numetal guitars. Also Christian Machado's vocals are great, switchin off between smooth and screams, English and Spanish. 5. What Comes Around (10/10) My second favorite song on this album. It's fun to play on guitar and the rapping is great. Roger Vasquez plays the tribal drums like a lead instrument and gives the verses it's flavor. The bass stands out a lot too. Also The bridge is awesome. 6. Liar (10/10) The second song I heard from these guys. My friend got the Ozzfest comp and this song was on there. tight song. 7. Rumba (10/10) Now this is music. The intro stands out a lot in this song and the guitar is great. hella fast and great. 8. Predisposed (9/10) Another "intro stands out" song, but it's a little too slow for me. still good though. 9. I Am Loco (10/10) Tied for 1st favorite. It may be slow, but the lyrics are awesome and the guitars are excellent. 10. No Murder (10/10) It took me 2 weeks to get how to play this song (it normally takes me a few minutes) A good message in a heavy song. 11. Rip Out Your Eyes (10/10) The other tie for first. Every time I pick up my guitar I have to play this song. Christian's vocals are just incredible. 12. Revolution/Revolucion (9. 5/10) The title song and it kicks a**. but not as much as the others 13. With You (9. 5/10)It has a great latin sound in guitar and drums, and great vocals from Christian, but it would've been better if they had a few Spanish vocals. 14. Fallen (4. 5/10) Oh, come on. Ill Nino had a good streak going and they ruin it with this: A standard Numetal song with no originality. 15. Eye for an Eye (10/10) They sound awesome live and this Soulfly cover proves it. I can't decide which version's better. I like em both. 16. God Save Us live (10/10) Like I said, they're awesome live and they live up to that reputation with this. 17. What comes Around spanish (10/10) Lucky me, I'm Mexican, so I can understand the lyrics. They're a little different than the English version, but still, it's great. 18. Unreal spanish (10/10) (^see above^) It also has the videos for What comes around (pretty cool) and Unreal (live) Just get this CD. You won't be sorry. Awesome First off, this does get old after a while, and Christian's voice sounds like crap sometimes. This band is awesome, I don't see the Slipknot influences near as greatly as I see Soulfly, but that could just be me. Second, With You and What Comes Around both suck, What Comes Around is too rap metal. The best songs are Nothing's Clear, Unreal, Fallen, Revolucion/Revolution, and Liar, which I bought it for. The big thing everyone should know: There is very noticeable piano in the spanish version of Unreal that's not in the English one. I for one very much like when metal bands infuse classical instruments, so I am unsure whether I like the English or Spanish one better, as I speak both languages anyways. So, listen to the spanish version, and definitely get the enhanced extra track version, for Eye For An Eye, Fallen and the Spanish Unreal. Awesome debut from some fellow Jersey boys I've noticed heavy doses of Slipknot when I've listened to it, maybe it's me, but I've read interviews with members of the band saying how Slipknot is a huge musical influence on them. Ill Nino's debut album is good, but I don't think it's as great as others say it is. I do love how they've mixed in latin beats and rhythms; Ill Nino also has sections of their songs in spanish and have also done entire versions of their songs in spanish. I've actually known about this band for a long time, back when they were El Nino, not Ill Nino. They had a decent cult following going on here in the NY/NJ area for a few years. They were a much harder, heavier band back then; very much involved in the local Hardcore scene. Their singer was a guy named Jorge who was in the bands Full Contact and Merauder. He also did guest vocals on Candiria's third album. I think everyone back then thought El Nino was destined for greatness, but I don't know if anyone thought they would change singers, change their name and mellow out their sound. El Nino never released anything officially outside of a demo, but I'm sure that's floating around the internet somewhere. They were one sick f#!@ing band . . . Best of the best the new album Confession has a lot to live up too but from what i heard it is amazing as well. This is a benchmark in nu-metal albums & all albums after this should be judged against it & YES it is that good!there isnt one bad song on this album at all,every track is amazing. if you have'nt heard this album already go out right now and buy it because simple words cant justify how good this album is. 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