Exodus - Another Lesson in Violence
When I heard that Exodus reformed with their original singer, Paul Baloff, I shot blood out of my fuckin’ eyes. I stopped everything I was doing to play this live disc the instant it arrived. Interesting to note that the only songs on this are those written when Baloff was first in the band. I’m glad to see that “Pleasures of the Flesh,” “Seeds of Hate,” “Brain Dead,” and “Impaler” are included. But… Maybe I expected too much. Maybe I was hoping for perfection. Maybe Paul & co. have been listening to too much Machinehead. Baloff’s comments about how “heavy” everything is made me think that he was smoking crack between songs. I’m really mixed about this. How can I say anything bad about songs I’ve listened to and loved for more than a decade? And yet how can I say anything good about Exodus acting like they are mentally handicapped? They seem as if they’re making fun of the fans and themselves. If you cut out the between-song lameness, and Paul altering/adding to/forgetting/ad libbing/Rapping the lyrics, then this would rule. But as is, it’s just a band with a “heavy” guitar sound covering the legends. If they record a new LP, I’ll bet that it sounds like Pantera with some Rap influences - and it hurts me to print that, but not as much as it does to listen to this. I hope that Exodus prove me wrong and put out a great album of new material. But they won’t. By the way, Bonded by Blood is as perfect an album as has ever been recorded, so if you need some Exodus (and you do), then get that, but leave this to the dogs.
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