Stabbing Westward [reviews]
Updated by Draconina on 08/11/2007 00:07
Ungod |Columbia, 1994|

Lost, Control, Nothing, ACF, Lies, Ungod, Throw, Violent Mood Swings, Red on White, Can't Happen Here


The debut albums usually are the best as for the dynamics and the band engagement in making their ideas happen, but they lack high mastering and production quality. It is related to Ungod as well. There are lots of good ideas released with raw passion. The most sexiest band leader A.D.1994 - Christopher Hall has got a bit melancholy voice and as for industrial rock music, I take it always personally as a pain in the ass. It doesn't fit to the music, but on the other hand it gives such a typical vibe to Stabbing Westward music. They worked out their characteristic sound based on industrial samples, predatory guitars and a melancholy voices. Something to be put between Filter and Gravity Kills CDs on the shelf. ( Katarzyna NINa Górnisiewicz. Must not be used for promotional or commercial purposes. See a Legal Note for the copyrights below)
Wither Blister Burn And Peel |Columbia, 1996|

I Don't Believe, Shame, What Do I have To Do?, Why?, Inside You, Falls Apart, So Wrong, Crushing Me, Sleep, Slipping Away


This album gained a lot of good reviews at all. The music sounds predatory with an some add-ons of melancholy, darkness and dispair. I loved such songs like: I Don't Believe, Inside You, Crushing Me, Slipping Away. ( Katarzyna NINa Górnisiewicz. Must not be used for promotional or commercial purposes. See a Legal Note for the copyrights below)


The Darkest Days |Columbia, 1998|

Darkest Days, Everything I Touch, How Can I Hold On, Drugstore, You Complete Me, S ave Yourself, Haunting Me, Torn Apart, Sometimes it Hurts, Drowning, Desperate Now, Goodbye, When I'm Dead, The Thing I Hate, On Your Way Down, Waking Up Beside You


Strong dispair again. Lots of good songs like When I'm Dead, Haunting Me, Save Yourself. ( Katarzyna NINa Górnisiewicz. Must not be used for promotional or commercial purposes. See a Legal Note for the copyrights below)
Stabbing Westward |Koch Poland, 2001|

So Far Away, Perfect, I Remember, Wasted, Happy, The Only Thing, Angel, Breathe You In, High, Television


The guys entered rock mainstream, industrial rock no more. The guitar driven songs sound softer, lighter but also with that typical for Stabbing Westward melancholy. Seems like not many samples used there are, if any at all. I liked Television only. I got an impression that Christopher Hall, the Stabbing Westward leader changed his voice timbre besides his hair colour, and sings using higher tones... No revelations, guitar driven music, but I don't recommend listening to that album right after Ungod. ( Katarzyna NINa Górnisiewicz. Must not be used for promotional or commercial purposes. See a Legal Note for the copyrights below)


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