Having been nurtured on good ol' 70's and 80's rock and metal (Aerosmith, Sabbath, Ozzy, Priest, Maiden, etc.), I have to say that when I first heard KoRn, I was COMPLETELY dumbfounded. I had never HEARD anything like it before. The guitar, usually an instrument of MELODY, had become a roaring instrument of percussion. The vocals, in some brilliant passages, becoming the jittering and throbbing rants of a mental patient before receiving his meds. After listening to the CD a few times, thought, I'm genuinely IMPRESSED. KoRn represents a completely NEW genre of music. It's NOT metal, rap, hip-hop, or rock. The best way I can describe it is that it is the most TRIBAL, EMOTIONAL, ANGRY and INNOVATIVE music that I've ever heard. Sure, It's easy to just call it noise. But this is the kind of stuff that represents what music is all about - the naked expression of feeling, emotion, and experience. You might not care for the emotions or experiences communicated on KoRn's CD's, but you have to sit up and take notice. This is REAL. This IS new. And, unfortunately, that RAGE, ESTRANGEMENT, and ANGER effectively communicates how lot of young people are feeling today. Try it a few times. I DARE you...

This was the first CD I bought from KoRn a few weeks after it was released. Words cannot describe how truly amazing this album is. This is a must for everyone to own whether you are a KoRn fan or not. KoRn hit big making platinum with this CD and listening to it will sure explain why! It's remarkable. The band has matured since their self-titled debut album back in 1994. KoRn's experimental mixture from different genres of music are absolutely stunning. Besides sticking to Heavy Metal, KoRn play around in Hip-hop, funk, rap, and Disco music. Particularly in songs such as "Got the Life", "Children of the KoRn" with Icq Cube, and "All in the Family" with Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst. In my opinion, none of the tracks were boring. Head and Munky's guitar riffs; David and Fieldy's heavy drum, bass hits; and Jon's stunning vocals all manage to keep you far far away from the stop button on the stereo. The dark, eerie stories about Jon's life in each song leave a big impact at the end for everyone. In fact, they are so intense that "All in the Family" helps give out some comical-relief that can give out a few good laughs. If you are unfamiliar with KoRn or do not own any pf their CDs, then I recommend buying this CD first. You'll be as stunned as I was! It's brilliant! Go stick into the shopping cart!

This was Korn's first CD that I bought and after hearing it once, I was rather disappointed. I only at first liked "Freak on a Leash" and "Got the Life" and I found the rest all disgusting. I couldn't stand that profanity on "All in the Family" and the other tracks were to me just the same to me. But then I started listening to it again. I realized that there is much more to their heavy rock sound and wailing lyrics. There's were styles that they tried, like the disco-ed "Got the Life" and the hip hop "Children of the Korn". And "All in the Family" is actually one of my favorites on the album now. It reminds me of two people spending hours and hours making fun of each other. And "Dead Bodies Everywhere", "It's On", "My Gift to You", and "B.B.K." all add to the different experience that the first album provides. Try it out. You might find it to be junk at first, but with a little patience, however, it will surely grow on you.

August 18th 1998 a day that true KoRn fans remember well, I am sure all of the fans who bought this album like myself on that day remember exactly what store we bought it from. Now at the age of 21 looking back at this album I am still as enthralled as I was 7 years ago when I was 14. They took what was great about the Debut album and what was good about Life is Peachy (and YES it is good) put it together and makes one of the most defineing rock albums in the last 20 years and the album that truley usherd in the Nu-Metal genre. So if you looking for the the album that spawned a hundred copy cat bands pick up this album...what are you still reading for GO GET THE ALBUM

First off, I am a black man who was primarily into hip hop, then one day I saw the "Freak On A Leash" video and absolutely loved it. The next day I bought this record and it opened me to a new world; Johnathan Davis lyrics are some of the best in any music and the ferocity and power in the guitar playing is awesome. Now I listen to other "nu-metal" bands like Limp Bizkit, Adema,Saliva,Slipknot,Papa Roach and others. And I've also gotten into bands like Nirvana, Green Day, Linkin Park, Pearl Jam and the like. Let me tell the nu-metal haters something; who writes the rules of rock or any music? Who says you can't mix two forms of music together; alot of these bands can play, and Korn is definitely one of them; you can deny their music, but you can't deny their musicianship. Terrific album.