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Sevendust - Home Audio CD

A fair review of the Sevendust "Home" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Sevendust reviews here, or go back to the Sevendust tabs.

Band: Sevendust
Title: Home
Rating:

Release Date: 1999-08-24
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Home 2: Denial 3: Headtrip 4: Insecure 5: Reconnect 6: Waffle 7: Rumble Fish 8: Licking Cream 9: Grasp 10: Crumbled 11: Feel So 12: Grasshopper 13: Bender

Excellent Sophmore Outing...5 stars
I've been a huge fan of Sevendust ever since I first got their self-titled album eight years ago. Sevendust's second full length album from 1999, "Home" is an excellent sophmore release that hits hard from start to finish, and it's also one of my favorite Sevendust albums as well along with their 1997 self-titled debut (which is my personal favorite Sevendust album), 2001's "Animosity", 2007's "Alpha", and their latest 2008's "Chapter VII: Hope and Sorrow" (which I got recently), and I still need to get both "Seasons" (2003) and "Next" (2005). They are truly one of the best rock/metal bands I've ever listened to, and have changed my life for the good. This album is definately a great step forward from this Georgia alternative metal quintet's self-titled album, and a vast improvement as well. "Home" still mainatains that hard and heavy edge that made Sevendust famous on the first album, but has a more cleaner sound, as well as tighter and stronger musicianship, and better production thanks to producer Toby Wright. The album hits you hard like a ton of bricks, while maintaining a groove and a beat to it keeping it catchy and enjoyable without getting stale. Lajon Witherspoon's vocals are absolutely amazing and more stronger on here, ranging passionately from harsh and blistering to soulful and melodic. He's definately one of rock's best singers ever, no questions asked. Guitarists Clint Lowery and John Connolly's dual guitarwork is just heavy and crushing and bludgeoning throughout with heavy, hard hitting, bone crunching riffs, and also some melodic parts thrown in as well. Both guys do such an awesome job at complementing each other. Vince Hornsby's bass is just fantastic here, and yes you can actually hear his basslines here especially on cuts like "Crumbled" and "Reconnect", and of course Morgan Rose shines on the drums as he always does. He can really pound those skins with the best of them. Morgan is without a doubt, one of the best drummers in rock music today. The title cut "Home" is an awesome, brutal, bone crunching opener that features a great, heavy, chuggy opening riff. The next song "Denial" is without question one of Sevendust's most reconizable songs and it's also my favorite song by Sevendust as well. This song has awesome pummeling guitar riffs, pulsating bass, pounding drums, and an addicting melodic sung chorus. Words just can't describe how much I love this song, it's just incredible. Next up, we've got "Headtrip", another one of my favorites on here which is highighted by a catchy, trippy verse riff, a great chorus, and excellent vocal work to boot. Other favorites on here include "Reconnect", which features more cruchy, chugging guitars, rumbling basslines, and great vocals, and "Waffle" which is another one of the band's best known songs that starts off with a clean melodic intro before going into cruchy riff rocking territory. "Rumble Fish" is another catchy, heavy riff number that boasts more crunching riffs and fierce vocals from Lajon, while "Licking Cream" is another awesome cut that features guest female vocals from Skin of Skunk Anansie, and of course "Bender" is an excellent hard hitting closing cut that features fantastic dualing vocals by Lajon and Deftones frontman Chino Moreno throughout. Overall, "Home" is definately one of the best albums in Sevendust's catalog, and it's also one of the better rock/metal albums of 1999, and a breath of fresh air during a time when the music world was dominated by atrocious and talentless boybands, teenyboppers, and pop divas. Bottom Line, if you're a fan of Sevendust and rock and metal music alike, then by all means, you must buy this awesome album. Hope I was helpful to all your rock/metal lovers. Sevendust Rules!!.

Bringing It Home: Sevendust Puts a Hurting on the Sophomore Slump
In "Home", Atlanta's Sevendust beats out the Sophomore slump with a hard-hitting album worthy of following up to their eponymous 1997 debut for TVT. With "Black" and "Bitch" becoming big fan favorites around their hometown, there was enough of a fanbase to warrant significant progression for a heavier second sitting, but one that didn't stray too far from what a band started from.

Sevendust began to gain large popularity following release of this album in 1999, and it's not hard to see why it sits well with most alternative stations. It hits hard, very hard, but manages to keep a groove, a beat to it that keeps it enjoyable and not from becoming too busy or aggressive. Additionally, Lajohn Witherspoon is as professional a singer as he is a shouter, screamer, or rapper. Morgan Rose's drumming is crisp and sharp, possibly one of the most impressive drummers I have ever heard, and the dual guitar work of Clint Lowery and John Connely along with the backing bassline from Vince Hornsby create tones that would beautifully compliment any musical style, ranging from Metal to Rap or even Funk. Overall, the vast majority of the songs on here are very strong and well written. Not all are perfect ("Headtrip" seems to be the weakest of the set, if we're not counting the filler, less-then-10-second "Grasshopper"). However, the majority of what can be heard on here has been well crafted and performed. Musically, it can be enjoyed by fans of Metal, Alternative rock and even Hip-hop.

The album has a tendency of being one of the most heavily sourced albums at any Sevendust concert, With Sevendust playing any of their big hits from the album, including "Denial", "Waffle", "Rumble Fish", "Bender", "Licking Cream", and "Home". Many are still played on Atlanta radio stations.

Ideally, if you were looking for a hard hitting rock group from Atlanta GA, this would be your band pick. Sevendust has SEVEN albums however, so if you're new to the band, I would recommend TVT's greatest hits which covers the years 1997-2004 (Which are arguably the bands best years). Should you feel that further investigation into the band is necessary, I feel you will enjoy your money's worth for this record! 4. 5 Stars.

One of the hardest-hitting cds of 1999.
"Denial" became a classic, mosh-inducing hit. This was one of the most-anticipated releases of '99, and it did not disappoint. Many other songs like "Blender", featuring Chino Moreno from Deftones, "Home", "Waffle" and "Rumble Fish" became fan favorites. While many bands struggle to release a sophomore album that matches the success of the first, 7Dust have grown as musicians and cemented themselves as legends in the heavy music scene. Every song is good. If you want to start at the beginning, check out their self-titled debut first. If you are new to 7Dust, they combine heavy riffs, chugging rhythms, and both harsh and soulful vocals. .

A Nu-Metal Classic
20 years from now people will still be cranking this . Overall this is one of the best NU-Metal Cd's. It is a classic. Denial and Licking Cream are the 2 cuts everyone knows, but the rest of this CD is also very strong. My favorite cut is the absolute blunt crunch that is the title track, Home, when they play it live it feels like an earthquake. The rest of this CD is a little repetitious from a chord structure point of view, but other than that, it is consistantly good all the way through.

dont own it yet but sounds pretty good
i like how heavy they sound on this cd and the drumming is very good too. even though i dont own this cd yet ive listened to alot of the songs, waffle, denial, bender, and rumble fish. some of the chorus's with the exception of denial and waffle kind of annoy me for some reason but still good. ill write a full review when i listen to the whole cd.

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