The Burning Red
Machine Head
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Enter the Phoenix | Machine Head | 0:53 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Desire to Fire | Machine Head | 4:48 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Nothing Left | Machine Head | 4:04 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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The Blood, the Sweat, the Tears | Machine Head | 4:11 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Silver | Machine Head | 3:51 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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From This Day | Machine Head | 3:56 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Exhale the Vile | Machine Head | 4:56 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Message In a Bottle | Machine Head | 3:31 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Devil With the King's Card | Machine Head | 4:04 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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I Defy | Machine Head | 3:41 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Five | Machine Head | 5:17 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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The Burning Red | Machine Head | 6:43 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 12 Songs |
Album Review
Machine Head's third album finds them sounding a bit looser and less constricted musically than they have in the past, but their aggro-metal with funk overtones is still plenty dense and emotionally claustrophobic. Aided by modern metal producer extraordinaire Ross Robinson (who has also helped Korn and Limp Bizkit get in touch with their inner Lemmy), Machine Head continues to explore themes of alienation, loss, and abuse, but singer/guitarist Robert Flynn is singing a bit more this time out; on "Silver" he almost croons. Unfortunately, while his up-tempo bellow is pleasantly generic, his singing voice and delivery both sound like they were lifted directly from middle-period Eddie Vedder. Flynn and the rest of the band are actually at their best in funky, hip-hop mode, as on "Enter the Phoenix" and the early section of "From This Day." Amazingly, they also deliver a respectful cover of the Police's "Message in a Bottle," one which, disappointingly, adds little more than crunchy guitars to the mix. Overall, though, this is a pretty satisfying aggro-rock affair.
Customer Reviews
Not every album is going to be great.
I am a huge machine head fan and have been from the beginning. This is their worst album. A handful of good riffs in some songs, but that's it. Example, in "Desire to Fire," opening guitar riff is powerful, then they destroy the song and it becomes corny. One horrible album I can live with, because the rest of their stuff is great. Machine Head is one the top metal bands out there, hands down.
Machine Bizkit
Bahhhhh....this is weaksauce...get their first albums or their last one instead...this is commercial crap at it's finest
Overlooked and Underrated
Sure, this isn't Machine Head's best work. You can prove that well enough by the sales. But this album is what got me addicted to the band, particularly the song "The Blood, the Sweat, the Tears". The song is aggressive and angry at the world, as the majority of this album is, and it just makes you want to kick somethin just to see it break. But it isn't just blind hate- lead singer Robb Flynn often incorporates and underlying theme of fighting for what's right and not giving up at any cost behind the rough screams. This album also marks his first attempt at truly singing- as well as, regretably, rapping. Flynn is by no means a rapper, and it shows. That alone is what brings the album down to 4 stars. But up beat tracks like "From This Day" and softer tracks like "Message in the Bottle" compliment MH's common thrashing style quite well, and gives them more diversity than either of their prior albums. Some don't like this different side, but I for one couldn't live without it.
Biography
Formed: 1992 in Oakland, CA
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Machine Head
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Halo | The Blackening | 9:02 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Darkness Within | Unto the Locust (Special Edition) | 6:27 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Davidian | Burn My Eyes | 4:56 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Beautiful Mourning | The Blackening | 4:46 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Imperium | Through the Ashes of Empires | 6:41 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Locust (Advance Mix) | Locust (Advance Mix) - Single | 7:38 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Hallowed Be Thy Name | The Blackening (Deluxe Version) | 7:27 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Aesthetics of Hate | The Blackening | 6:30 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Now I Lay Thee Down | The Blackening | 5:34 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Locust | Unto the Locust (Special Edition) | 7:36 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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- $9.99
- Genres: Rock, Music, Hair Metal, Hard Rock, Metal
- Released: Jul 27, 1999
- ℗ 1999 The All Blacks B.V.
