Korn is iconic. They are the precursors of Nu Metal, a subgenre that was a huge phenomenon in the late 90s and early 2000s, which spawned several bands that were later influenced musically by them, such as Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, System of a Down, Deftones, among others. Their lyrics are powerful, touching on the traumas of bullying, abuse, and violence suffered by vocalist Jonathan Davis. The track "Daddy" is perhaps the most impactful and darkest song of all time. Korn helped a generation that suffered the same traumas as Jonathan, showing that they were not alone. They are still active today, competing for Grammys and having success. They are my favorite band that made my favorite musical genre (Nu Metal) explode. Embark on the Korn journey. You will love it, Nikki. "Freak on a Leash", "Thoughtless" and "Falling Away From Me" may be next. PS: Yes, check out Deftones. It's unique! Start with "Digital Bath". It's a masterpiece.
Such a classic song. First heard this song in 96 back when I was 10 years old. Was really getting into metal at that time and my uncle got this Espn X games Volume Compilation cd and this song was on it, and was obsessed with from the get go. Just a good heavy bang your head song that really paved the way for the nu metal sub genre. Great reaction!
Oh wow, thank you for explaining all that. It's kinda crazy when you think a band had their big break to another song..and it wasn't even their first song/attempt. I've been so wrong haha.
Track #1 and first single, first music video by KoRn from their 1994 self-titled debut album (and yes, they always play it live)... It was the record and band to take 90's rock out of the grunge rock era and into the late 90's 'nu metal' era, alongside bands like Limp Bizkit... Deftones... Coal Chamber... P.O.D. ...etc. Although 'Blind' got some MTV airplay, KoRn didn't set the world on fire in the 90's, like previous rock bands like Motley Crue... Guns N' Roses... or Skid Row ...in the 80's... KoRn went on tour in 1995 as an opening band and were not well-received at first. It wasn't until they opened for Ozzy Osbourne in 1996 that KoRn began to take off and the record finally sold a half million copies in the US, even w/ more MTV videos for 'Clown'... 'Shoots and ladders'... (KoRn eventually co-headlined Ozzy's Ozzfest tour in 2003) 2nd album 'Life is peachy' was a dark, hardcore-influenced record... and despite only 1 MTV single 'A.D.I.D.A.S.' ... the album charted at #3 in the US and sold gold (half million copies) faster than their debut album and KoRn toured into 1997, co-headlining the Lollapalooza '97 tour w/ Tool. It was their 3rd album 'Follow the leader' in 1998 that broke KoRn big worldwide, charting at #1 and selling 5x platinum in the US (5 million copies) w/ the singles 'Freak on a leash'... and 'Got the life' ... and pushed sales of their first 2 records past platinum sales.
such a cool funky and energetic another creative band from California being able to harness all that aggression they were feeling they were at the top of their game
It wasn't until 1999, that I began to introduce myself to the much more heavier rock that was to start off the new century. I think I probably even discovered it before Woodstock '99 that year. I can't even imagine Jonathan Davis' feelings about Woodstock that year after collapsing backstage after their performance. Anyway, yeah my introduction to heavier music that year included Korn, Limp Bizkit, Rage Against the Machine, Kid Rock, Static-X, and Powerman 5000. Despite my absolute love of punk rock music in high school (which ironically was at the turn of the century), I didn't forget my first introduction to heavier music in 1999. It felt like a new age of aggression with music too. There was something more powerful about it. It was more aggressive, but yet more expressive in the lyrics. By the way, I still hope you'll check out Powerman 5000's "When World's Collide." I think you'll like Spider One (the lead singer of Powerman 5000 aka Rob Zombie's brother).
What up..hey not really a request here but it's be dope. Check out them performing this at Woodstock 99 live, 100x better. Live is always the way to go with bands you get so much more energy out of it. I had a chance to go to that to I was 18 but wasn't able last minute. And it is so very cool seeing the younger folks of today still enjoying the same shit us old heads listened to lol..like that is way cool. Makes me not feel so old lol..for Gods sake you hear Korn now on classic rock stations lol. I would of never thought, life's a trip
Haha, a lot of people don't really know anything from their first self-titled album! I think it's by far their best. I love the whole album! Well, except one song...
🤔 Is it the one I wouldn't mention or a different one? I looked up the track listing just now and yeah, I don't know any of them. 👀 Well, besides Blind now lol.
@nikkireviews Haha, no, not track 6.. The last track, Daddy, and the hidden track that follows it, "Michael & Geri," are what I was referring to.. And they're definitely far from my favorite.. The whole song is really fucƙeɗ up, honestly.. If you think a lot of their lyrics are "dark," that song will make you wanna join a convent!.. 😆
@nikkireviews They were all definitely going through pretty dark times when making that album, though.. I know that Jonathan Davis was still a hardcore Tweekabod Crane back then and wrote and recorded the whole thing while spun higher than the sun!.. Just look at "Ball Tongue" for example.. It's just a song about a guy with a pierced tongue that sold t-shirts for the band and nobody liked!.. He just used that Methamatic equation to create music, and it fucƙīŋ worked... Lmao.. 😆
I'm surprised you've never heard Blind before Nikki, it's generally a staple at their shows..you should do some more Smashing Pumpkins, try Cherub Rock
just please dont react to "daddy" by them until youve heard like 8 more songs or you do a full album reaction to their first album..you should check out "blind" by them for sure both music video and live at woodstock..its the first song they released and basically the song that birthed the "nu-metal" genre...keep up the DOPE reactions! also if you aint bumped $uicide Boys there is another rabbit hole to head down start with "paris" by them
saying you havent heard this song before is like saying you have never heard the national anthem!
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Most ppl who get new into the genre weren't around when it first peaked
Literally the song that brought them to the mainstream
Korn is iconic. They are the precursors of Nu Metal, a subgenre that was a huge phenomenon in the late 90s and early 2000s, which spawned several bands that were later influenced musically by them, such as Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, System of a Down, Deftones, among others. Their lyrics are powerful, touching on the traumas of bullying, abuse, and violence suffered by vocalist Jonathan Davis. The track "Daddy" is perhaps the most impactful and darkest song of all time. Korn helped a generation that suffered the same traumas as Jonathan, showing that they were not alone. They are still active today, competing for Grammys and having success. They are my favorite band that made my favorite musical genre (Nu Metal) explode. Embark on the Korn journey. You will love it, Nikki. "Freak on a Leash", "Thoughtless" and "Falling Away From Me" may be next.
PS: Yes, check out Deftones. It's unique! Start with "Digital Bath". It's a masterpiece.
Best album by Korn
Such a classic song. First heard this song in 96 back when I was 10 years old. Was really getting into metal at that time and my uncle got this Espn X games Volume Compilation cd and this song was on it, and was obsessed with from the get go. Just a good heavy bang your head song that really paved the way for the nu metal sub genre. Great reaction!
Oh wow, thank you for explaining all that. It's kinda crazy when you think a band had their big break to another song..and it wasn't even their first song/attempt. I've been so wrong haha.
And the song that destroyed Woodstock 99. I was there and feared for my safety. Insane crowd and heat exhaustion
Track #1 and first single, first music video by KoRn from their 1994 self-titled debut album (and yes, they always play it live)... It was the record and band to take 90's rock out of the grunge rock era and into the late 90's 'nu metal' era, alongside bands like Limp Bizkit... Deftones... Coal Chamber... P.O.D. ...etc.
Although 'Blind' got some MTV airplay, KoRn didn't set the world on fire in the 90's, like previous rock bands like Motley Crue... Guns N' Roses... or Skid Row ...in the 80's... KoRn went on tour in 1995 as an opening band and were not well-received at first. It wasn't until they opened for Ozzy Osbourne in 1996 that KoRn began to take off and the record finally sold a half million copies in the US, even w/ more MTV videos for 'Clown'... 'Shoots and ladders'... (KoRn eventually co-headlined Ozzy's Ozzfest tour in 2003)
2nd album 'Life is peachy' was a dark, hardcore-influenced record... and despite only 1 MTV single 'A.D.I.D.A.S.' ... the album charted at #3 in the US and sold gold (half million copies) faster than their debut album and KoRn toured into 1997, co-headlining the Lollapalooza '97 tour w/ Tool.
It was their 3rd album 'Follow the leader' in 1998 that broke KoRn big worldwide, charting at #1 and selling 5x platinum in the US (5 million copies) w/ the singles 'Freak on a leash'... and 'Got the life' ... and pushed sales of their first 2 records past platinum sales.
First song, first album....BLIND
This song when it was new was my introduction to Korn. This and Shoots And Ladders is what I think of when I think of Korn.
such a cool funky and energetic another creative band from California being able to harness all that aggression they were feeling they were at the top of their game
One of the best bands EVER!!
Nikki! I am surprised you never heard this before! It's so catchy! I got to see Korn live just after they released this album, great live band!
Nikki. 🌀👁🌀 expansion of your mind is a wonderful thing ❤️
Props to Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu on Bass. The man really knows how to drive a tune.
Any chance we get a reaction to Helmet?
It wasn't until 1999, that I began to introduce myself to the much more heavier rock that was to start off the new century. I think I probably even discovered it before Woodstock '99 that year. I can't even imagine Jonathan Davis' feelings about Woodstock that year after collapsing backstage after their performance. Anyway, yeah my introduction to heavier music that year included Korn, Limp Bizkit, Rage Against the Machine, Kid Rock, Static-X, and Powerman 5000. Despite my absolute love of punk rock music in high school (which ironically was at the turn of the century), I didn't forget my first introduction to heavier music in 1999. It felt like a new age of aggression with music too. There was something more powerful about it. It was more aggressive, but yet more expressive in the lyrics.
By the way, I still hope you'll check out Powerman 5000's "When World's Collide." I think you'll like Spider One (the lead singer of Powerman 5000 aka Rob Zombie's brother).
What up..hey not really a request here but it's be dope. Check out them performing this at Woodstock 99 live, 100x better. Live is always the way to go with bands you get so much more energy out of it. I had a chance to go to that to I was 18 but wasn't able last minute. And it is so very cool seeing the younger folks of today still enjoying the same shit us old heads listened to lol..like that is way cool. Makes me not feel so old lol..for Gods sake you hear Korn now on classic rock stations lol. I would of never thought, life's a trip
You do need to hear DEFRONES! Hexagram
If you ever have the chance, go back and check out this song played live at Woodstock 99.
Haha, a lot of people don't really know anything from their first self-titled album! I think it's by far their best. I love the whole album! Well, except one song...
🤔 Is it the one I wouldn't mention or a different one? I looked up the track listing just now and yeah, I don't know any of them. 👀 Well, besides Blind now lol.
@nikkireviews Haha, no, not track 6.. The last track, Daddy, and the hidden track that follows it, "Michael & Geri," are what I was referring to.. And they're definitely far from my favorite.. The whole song is really fucƙeɗ up, honestly.. If you think a lot of their lyrics are "dark," that song will make you wanna join a convent!.. 😆
@nikkireviews They were all definitely going through pretty dark times when making that album, though.. I know that Jonathan Davis was still a hardcore Tweekabod Crane back then and wrote and recorded the whole thing while spun higher than the sun!.. Just look at "Ball Tongue" for example.. It's just a song about a guy with a pierced tongue that sold t-shirts for the band and nobody liked!.. He just used that Methamatic equation to create music, and it fucƙīŋ worked... Lmao.. 😆
I saw them live in 95 at a small club in CT. Best show ever. This song makes you ready to kill the day.
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
I'm surprised you've never heard Blind before Nikki, it's generally a staple at their shows..you should do some more Smashing Pumpkins, try Cherub Rock
Pleas reacT KORN-BLIND LIVE WOODSTOCK 99
The first 3 albums were recorded on lots of coke meth and jack Daniel’s etc
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You need to listen to "Clown" by Korn
Yes dark and struggling good description of their tracks.
faget is their secret best song
just please dont react to "daddy" by them until youve heard like 8 more songs or you do a full album reaction to their first album..you should check out "blind" by them for sure both music video and live at woodstock..its the first song they released and basically the song that birthed the "nu-metal" genre...keep up the DOPE reactions! also if you aint bumped $uicide Boys there is another rabbit hole to head down start with "paris" by them
All these bands you mention do not exist without KoRn besides Deftones, they came up together. Most important metal band of all time after Metallica.
.what kind of shit of the intro's reaction was that
goth kids coming back?
You think song is a struggle, you should listen to Daddy.