Take a Look in the Mirror | 
| Artist: Korn
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
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Rating:  496 reviews
Sales Rank: 102620
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.5
MPN: 90335
UPC: 827969033524
EAN: 0827969033524
ASIN: B0000DYJM7
Release Date: November 21, 2003
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| Tracks:
| • | Right Now - Dirty Version | | • | Break Some Off | | • | Counting On Me | | • | Here It Comes Again | | • | Deep Inside | | • | Did My Time | | • | Everything I've Known | | • | Play Me (featuring Nas) | | • | Alive | | • | Let's Do This Now | | • | I'm Done | | • | Ya'll Want A Single | | • | When Will This End | | • | One |
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Heavy Korn has resurfaced. May 31, 2007
Lukas J. Running (Wisconsin)
This was a step back to "Follow the Leader" days. Some of their heaviest stuff is on this album. "Right Now" may be the angriest song they have ever made. "Did My Time" is one of my favorite Korn songs. "Y'all Want A Single" is a fun, f-bomb flinging romp. "Play Me" is a rap-rock masterpiece. If you liked their early music, this should help satisfy your appetite for heavy Korn music. I hope their new one (Summer '07) is heavier too.
 Add to your collection January 12, 2007
Lynnie in PA (Pottsville, PA USA)
If you are a korn fan then you must add this to your collection.
F*ck the haters June 4, 2006
SPiKE (Long Beach, California United States)
Wow...seems a lot of people hate this album. It also seems that a lot of people are just plain stupid :-P
Me personally, I love this album. I'm listening to it now in fact. It's more "KoRn" sounding than Untouchables was, and harder than Untouchables was too.
Funny story behind "Y'all Want a Single?". The producer (or one of the big wigs, whichever)wanted Korn to make a single for the album so they could get some air-play. Korn said FU. They wanted the single done anyway. Korn still didn't feel the need for it. But in the end, Korn said "Fine. We'll make your stupid single." so the made that song. lol the big wigs were like "We can't use this! Too many swears!" and Korn said tough rocks buddy, there's your single.
Funny stuff.
Breath of fresh air or last gasp? May 8, 2006
mullet (Wisconsin, America)
First off, this is one of my favorite Korn albums, behind Issues and Korn self-titled. That doesn't mean that I don't like their other albums, but of all the albums they have come out with, this is one of their most truthful. Untouchables was good in its own way, and tried to be depressing, but the voice synthesizers, and over-production just made it feel phony. This album is by no stretch of the imagination deep or thought-provoking, but its just plain enjoyable heavy metal. This album is, like many reviewers have already said, the anti-Untouchables. Almost every song on here is easy to play onstage, and sure to get the mosh-pits going. To the people who give this album bad grades because they thought it wasn't deep enough, then you aren't a true Korn fan. If Korn remade the same album over and over, you wouldn't even be able to buy it, because they would have faded out long ago. I also must say that this is the album that got me into Korn. A friend was giving away some of her cd's and gave me this, and once I heard Lets Do This Now, I knew I wanted to be a fan. It didn't get too many buyers, mostly because it was self-produced, and for me that makes it all the more easy to appreciate. They haven't recorded an album this heavy and kickass since Korn st and Life is Peachy, when they were still wearing Adidas outfits, and its a breath of fresh air. It is debatable whether its a breath of fresh air or Korn's last gasp, as for me, after hearing See You On The Other Side, im still torn. I am almost sure that they will never record anything this heavy again. This is also Brian Welch's last album with Korn, and its nice to see he went out in such a nice fashion; his guitar work on here is no-holds-barred heavy, which is nice after Untouchables, which wasn't his or Munky's heaviest record, to say the least. I can't see how any Korn fan can't appreciate this record, at least the real ones, the ones who loved Korn self-titled. Now to the song ratings.
1 Right Now: 9/10 Right from the start you know what kind of record this is going to be, and unlike the mis-leading Here to Stay on Untouchables, it stays this way. An aggressive, hate-filled song.
2 Break Some Off: 9/10 Another aggressive track, with some more screaming curtesy of Mr. Jonathan Davis. Unlike its predecessor, there is some melody here. A short song, so it isn't going to out-stay its welcome, which is true of the whole record. People complaining about this albums shortness, need to stop and think; this is a heavy record, whithout too much thought, too go on for too long would be to get grating.
3 Counting on Me: 7/10 Not bad, but I usually skip it. A bit emotionally heavy, dark, but sort of forgettable.
4 Here it Comes Again: 9/10 At first I didn't like this track, but it has grown on me to become one of my favs on here. It's a mix of singing and screaming, but unlike Break Some Off, its mostly melodic. A hidden gem on this album.
5 Deep Inside: 7/10 Sorry, but unlike most people, I don't really dig this track too much. Bit too repetitive, and the emotion doesn't feel genuine here. Also, notice how most of the emotional songs on here haven't gotten great ratings? Its because this isn't meant to be emotional album, and any emotion on here feels out of place.
6 Did My Time: 9/10 Of course, there ARE exceptions:) A gem of a song, not one of their best, as many reviewers here would have you believe, but still really good. A dark, depressing, emotional song, with amazing guitars on it to boot.
7 Everything I've Known: 7/10 A weird song, but not in a good way. I can't believe that they made this song a single. There are so many better songs on here. The vocals are kind of interesting, and the structure is kind of unique, but doesn't hold my attention, and I doubt it will hold yours.
8 Play Me: 7/10 This is kind of the laggy part of the album, and it shows. I normally hate rap, but for some reason I don't hate this song as I should. I guess its just the novelty of hearing this dude rapping over heavy metal. Also the first rappy song since Follow the Leader, and I don't mind that one bit.
9 Alive: 8/10 A classic Korn song, but again, doesn't hold my attention much. It was written before Korn self-titled came out, and makes you wonder what it would have sounded back then.
10 Lets Do This Now: 10/10 Arguably the best song on the album, but maybe I am biased, since ever since I heard this song I have wanted to own every Korn album. The best fight song I have ever heard (sorry Marilyn Manson). It is so catchy, and I don't know why they didn't make it a single, because it doesn't really have too many swears, would have made a better single than Everything I've Known, thats for sure. The chorus is one of the best Korn has ever done, up there with Ball Tongue, Daddy, Good God, Seed, Make Me Bad, and Here To Stay. Man, I don't understand how anybody CAN'T like this song.
11 Im Done: 8/10 This song has warmed up to me a bit, but it still isn't all that great. Maybe its because its the sandwhich song between Lets Do This Now and Ya'll Want a Single, but I, and probably you, will want to be skipping this one.
12 Y'All Want a Single: 9/10 When I first heard this song I thought it was a joke, like K@#*%!, but it has meaning. You will have to watch the video, the un-cencsored version if you can, and you will see what I am talking about. If you can't find the video without the full lyrics, don't bother, its too annoying listening to Suck That! over and over again.
Overall, this will be remembered as one of Korn's best records, especially now that they have gone in a totally different direction with SYOTOS, Korn fans who initially bashed this record might appreciate it that much more, because hardcore albums like this by Nu Metal bands are becoming rarer by the minute.
Overall rating 90/100
Recommended.
 "Take a Look in the Mirror" -- Waste of a CD March 18, 2006
Delia (Jamaica)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Although I'm not a die-hard fan of Korn, I like a lot of their music. This CD, however, was TERRIBLE! A couple of songs were alright but IT ALL SOUNDS THE EXACT SAME!!! Is that even legal to produce a CD like that? Anyone with a brain would skip this CD, and go buy a case of beer with the money they would save. If you want to hear one or two of the songs, get the greatest hits... you'll be better off that way.
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