Slipknot - The End, So Far (September 30, 2022) Album • Page 7

lol yes the "warranty" lyrics sound pretty silly

i'm liking this more and more as i return to it. "medicine for the dead" is dope

 

I really like this, I think at the moment the only low point is maybe Warranty for the lyrics but it's still a fun enough song.

 

difficulty in buying a car? I love relatable lyrics

 

A couple listens in, and this is definitely a step down from We Are Not Your Kind. I have a hard time telling the traditional heavy-ish to heavy songs apart, and those mostly give me that "I've heard this before" feeling, like the band is going through the motions a little bit.

That said, the increased amount of clean vocals is interesting, as is the amount of proggy songs. Vermilion has always been one of my Slipknot favorites, so getting an album with more songs in that vein than their usual affair took me by surprise too. Still think I'd put this above All Hope Is Gone and The Gray Chapter overall, but I haven't listened to the second in a few years.

 

I think I like this and WANYK about the same after sitting a while with this and returning to it. I do find that while WANYK has higher highs I do feel like a few of the songs drag on a bit by comparison to the relative economy on most of the new one

 

I've given this a few listens now and think I can settle on my rankings.

Iowa
Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses)
Slipknot
We Are Not Your Kind
The End, So Far
All Hope Is Gone
.5 The Gray Chapter

 

Idk after re visiting AHIG recently I think there is some excellent stuff on it. Joey also does a fantastic job on it

 

Spent more time on it this weekend and it really grew on me

 

feel like AHIG has 2-3 of their best songs, a handful of solid ones and then a whole bunch of really boring dreck. I can never sit through the whole thing, but yeah the drums sound spectacular on it

 

my recent discog run all hope is gone really clicked for me. still toward the bottom end of my ranking but i enjoy every song

 

perfect ranking, agreed

 

Kind is honestly my favourite, it does everything I love about this band so well

 

I would like this album better if it sounded better. The production sounds pretty cheap/bad.

 

Hmmmm I disagree personally I think it sounds good

 

Iowa
Slipknot
We Are Not Your Kind
Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses)
All Hope is Gone
The End, So Far
.5 The Gray Chapter

I need to spend more time with the End. There are a lot of interesting choices on it, but it hasn't fully clicked yet.

 

Unpopular take, but I think TESF is a Top 3 Slipknot album for me. It’s still plenty brutal yet knows when to let off the gas and explore different aspects of their sound.

Sure, I’d love another Iowa but that’s not realistic anymore. This might be the next best thing.

 

Lol I was going to do one also but you basically got my rankings down.

 

Slipknot
Vol. 3
Iowa
WANYK
The End, So Far
All Hope Is Gone
.5

There's days where I'd honestly consider switching vol 3 to my #1 just for nostalgia alone since it's the record that got me into the band but the self titled is just so good

 

Just hit play on this and wow, was not expecting Adderall to sound like that.

 

bad take here: i've never thought slipknot were much of a full album band. this album really just cemented that. it has a few good tracks but as an overall package it's not very good

 

Iowa
WANYK
Slipknot
Vol 3
TE,SF
AHIG
.5 Gray Chapter

I used to LOVE Vol 3 and I admire it’s spirit of breaking the mold of the first two records, but in recent years Corey’s weak screaming has brought it down for me. I understand it was for the best that he went with a new technique after 4 years of touring and recording nearly ruined his voice but it doesn’t compare to the records before and after.

 

Switch AHIG and Gray Chapter and this is basically my ranking. I think I appreciate vol 3 now more than I did when it came out. I was hoping for Iowa 2 so don’t know if I fully appreciated the production and experimentation

 

Iowa
WANYK
Vol 3
Self Titled
AHIG
.5

I’ve only listened to this one twice so can’t really place it yet.

 

The only consistency I'm seeing in these rankings so far is that .5 is at the bottom.

 

It's a shame because I'd take it above All Hope Is Gone anytime.