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| Artist: Mushroomhead
Label: Umvd Labels
Category: Music
Buy New: $13.98
Rating:  197 reviews
Sales Rank: 16159
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 016430
UPC: 044001643026
EAN: 0044001643026
ASIN: B00005RZWL
Release Date: December 4, 2001
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
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| Tracks:
| • | Before I Die | | • | Bwomp | | • | Solitaire Unraveling | | • | These Filthy Hands | | • | Never Let It Go | | • | Xeroxed | | • | The Wrist | | • | Chancre Sore | | • | The New Cult King | | • | Born of Desire | | • | 43 | | • | Epiphany - Mushroomhead, Shmotz | | • | Episode 29 | | • | [Silence] - Mushroomhead, | | • | [Silence] - Mushroomhead, |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Although classifiable as nu metal, the nine-piece Mushroomhead don't rest on the sugar hooks or one-shot blasts that are associated with the genre, instead expanding and twisting ideas in a manner that's genuinely bizarre and thoroughly entertaining. "Before I Die" is a furious headbanger, while "Never Let It Go" is reminiscent of Faith No More circa Angel Dust, and "Born of Desire" is like a head-on collision between Slayer and a symphony orchestra. For those who love a raw, serrated riff with no interference, "Episode 29" is 1 minute 35 seconds of pure nectar. Ultimately, this Cleveland group's effort to expertly integrate styles and strains is 98 percent successful. This artistically progressive metal ensemble deserves attention. --Steffan Chirazi
Album Description
XX is the band's debut national release, featuring re-mixed material from their hard-to-find independent releases Mushroomhead(1993), Superbuik(1996), and M3(1999). Quality Q-pack packaging, killer production and ultra hi-gloss artwork makes this one of the most sought after releases of 2001.
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 First major label release November 30, 2007
Aaron Keele (All over)
With this album being thier first major label release it didnt sell all that great. It has very catchy lyrics, hard hitting bass, and riffs that will get stuck in your head. Once you play the disc you want to hear it again just to be able to catch everything that you missed the first time. There is much that can be said about this album besides buy it and you will not be disappointed in what you hear.
Mushroomhead July 15, 2006
Zero (Pennsylvania)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Mushroomhead's first album, "XX", brings to mind Faith No More around the time of "King for a Day" and "Angel Dust" with a little of Mudvayne's "L.D. 50" thrown in, yet they have their own unique sound. Part of that is the combination of guitars and keyboards / piano. Few metal bands make the effort to blend and harmonize the two instruments this well, Faith No More and Type O Negative topping my mental list. What makes the album really pop, however, are the two lead vocalists.
Jeffrey Nothing bellows melodically in a Jonothan Davis (or perhaps Mike Patton) style wail, while J Mann growls, shouts and even raps along side. Based on the liner notes, it appears the two singers often write their lyrics independently and on a couple of tracks they even sound like they're arguing back and forth and interrupting each other. Rather than sounding chaotic and confused, though, this is actually what makes Mushroomhead's sound work the best. Good examples of this are Solitaire Unravelling, These Filthy Hands, and Never Let It Go.
Other stand-out tracks include The New Cult King, Born of Desire, and Too Much Nothing (very short, but one of the catchiest tracks). There are a couple of weaker tracks, particularly two tracks each performed by only one of the two vocalists (Chancre Sore and 43) but in all, it's a fairly solid album and an impressive debut.
Mushroomhead is by far my favorite band of all-time September 26, 2005
T.J. Houshmanzedah (Baltimore, MD USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I first saw this album in the store and I had never heard of this band before and I thought they looked awesome on the front cover so I took a chance and bought the CD. When I got it home and listened to it for the first time I immediately fell in love with the songs Solitaire Unraveling, These Filthy Hands, Never Let It Go, The Wrist, The New Cult King, and Too Much Nothing. I love how they make 8 band members work so uniquely and the two vocalists just put a whole other aspect to their music and separates them from many other bands. I saw the Solitaire Unraveling video on Headbangers Ball and I think it is so awesome and shows just how much emotion there is in their music. I would recommend this album to anybody who wants to listen to and a unique and talented band.
a public service announcement...LAY OFF MUSHROOMHEAD September 8, 2005
J MANN
first off anyone who says MH ripped off slipknot is an idiot because they 1.sound differnet 2.have each member do something ulike slipknot. dont get me wrong slipknot is a good band but they love themselves too much, they sued burger king for that commercial with the chicken band thing for gods sake, is mushroomhead like that...i think not. and they didnt copy the mask and uniform because mushroomhead was a real band before slipknot and (as people have said in the past)they were both beat by mr. bungle for that.
when people say MH sux because of the vocals my answer is shut up because your stuipd. jeff and J MANN are good singers. so basicly give these guys a try if you dont like them you dont like them but dont say they suck and take the time to write a review about it even if you say you need to warn people because they can make decisions on there own.
stand out tracks in my opinion is:
solitare/unraveling,never let it go, before i die, and new cult king
overall its a good cd but you should also get XIII, because its (in my opinion) their best so far and if it werent for that cd this one would get 5 stars.
thanks for taking the time to read my review and please give these guys a chance. peace im outta here
Original Release from Eclipse Records August 22, 2005
Justin Williamson (Tampa, FL)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Now I know what you're thinking, why are there two releases of "XX"? Well after they switched from Eclipse to Universal records they re-released the album "XX" but they also re-recorded all the songs with less hard core vocals (BIG MISTAKE!) The original album is by far much better than the Universal release in December of 2001. If you're not sure which one to go with GO WITH THIS ONE!!
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