tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005498.post5074088814553013709..comments2022-11-07T07:06:34.753-06:00Comments on Rick Gebhardt's Semi-Useless Thoughts: Thousand Foot Krutch - The End Is Where We Begin Album ReviewAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15916797529791429382noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005498.post-19015492982943728292012-03-10T10:50:13.146-06:002012-03-10T10:50:13.146-06:00Ya, its weird how things change. I definitely feel...Ya, its weird how things change. I definitely feel the same way listening to Disturbed nowadays compared to back then. With Soil, it was all about the singer Ryan McCombs, who later did an album with drowing pool and I don't know where he is now. That guy could belt out some vocals. Haha, good times. As far as that Thousand Foot Krutch album, I in fact never listened to them much t all back in the day and the new album is pretty bad. Five Finger Death Punch is another band who I was really into with their first release and listening to them now, I feel regretful I ever liked them, but I can still tolerate some songs off their first album. :)buck09https://www.blogger.com/profile/08913527918089520750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005498.post-64542260650044894822012-03-10T06:37:54.976-06:002012-03-10T06:37:54.976-06:00I used to listen to Disturbed a lot. What eventual...I used to listen to Disturbed a lot. What eventually grated on me was actually Draimen's vocals. I just got sick of his voice after a while. I don't think he has a ton of range, actually.<br /><br />As for Drowning Pool & Soil, I liked Soil's first album a lot, but not much after that. And I didn't like either incarnation of Drowning Pool actually. I ended up "listening" to them so much because they were a staple in a group of bands that got a lot of play in college in my social group and on the radio (you remember what that was, right?) :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15916797529791429382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005498.post-78490929711615304842012-03-09T15:26:56.605-06:002012-03-09T15:26:56.605-06:00For some reason this review got all up in my head ...For some reason this review got all up in my head and launched a pro's and con's of David Draimen fight inside my head. For me, I never really liked Disturbed for his "oohwaa ah ah ahh" vocals, but rather thought the dude had a very strong voice and a lot of range for a rock singer. In personally liked their other not so popular songs a lot more than the radio play songs like Down with the Sickness. The band itself seems undeniably catchy for the style music, and when compared to their peers, I would rank them towards the top. People can talk all the trash they want on the band, and I agree with most of it, but there was always something about the band and their music that resonated with me, especially their album "Ten Thousand Fists", which is bar far my favorite album from them. I dunno, its kind of fun to compare what you listened to back then and now. I can agree on many negatives of the band and their peers which you mention in your review. Also, I quite enjoyed Drowning Pool with vocalist Ryan McCombs of Soil fame. I think that guy is an absolute beast. Now, if you compare this music to the music of the underground (underground to the common man, and music that you, me, and the smaller percentage of the total music listening population)it is a whole nother ballgame. Anyways, just preaching what this review brought to my mind. What are your "real" thoughts on Disturbed? And do you agree McCombs was a way better vocalist for Drowning Pool? I know the obvious answer, but are all of us "pretentiously" fooling ourselves out of admitting some of this stuff is pretty good music, whether it is sell-out commercialized rock or not?buck09https://www.blogger.com/profile/08913527918089520750noreply@blogger.com