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intereact!Disturbed
Retail Price (not our price): $18.98
Release Date: 2002-09-17
Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Track List
Now here, for your listening pleasure, the tracks...
| Disc 1 |
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Amazon.com
The Windy City alt-metal provocateurs Disturbed surprised everyone when their debut, The Sickness, sold over 2 million copies. Here, once again, the band's imperious chrome-domed vocalist David Draiman bleats out the band's messages of nonconformity, self-empowerment, and individuality with a passion and ferocity that hasn't been heard since the '60s--though there's little room for peace, love, and understanding in Disturbed's world. Instead, Draiman laces the band's message with equal parts rage, disgust, and menace, all delivered in a thundering voice that alternates from the lyrical to the grizzled. Ozzy Osbourne has called Disturbed the "future of metal," and he might be right; they have almost single-handedly plucked the genre out of the aggro dung heap and fueled it with intelligence. The band is just as aggressive here as on their debut, but they've lost some of their dark angst, and as a result have created a melodic, psychically lighter album, despite the fact that the CD kicks off with "Prayer," a conversation between Draiman and God, inspired by the singer's grandfather's death. --Jaan Uhelszki
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5
1) Belive [Rating: 5 out of 5]
The Believe album is great for any Disturbed fans or rock fans. It's great quality and you hear the other songs aside from the big ones the band makes that are also just as good.2) Disturbed CD [Rating: 4 out of 5]
This CD is excellent! I had only heard a couple of the songs on there when I decided to purchase it. When I received it, I found that it was of good quality and loved it instantly. It's a great CD and band. I recommend it strongly.3) Great Music [Rating: 5 out of 5]
This is much more mature than their previous release. The lyrics and music are much better. If you want a CD thats nothing but pure testosterone, with sloppy chords and sloppy playing this probably isnt for you. If you want to hear the artsier side of disturbed, you may want to give this one a listen.4) Believe in the power of change... [Rating: 5 out of 5]
`Believe' has to be one of my favorite rock albums ever released and I truly believe it to be one of the greatest albums in circulation today. When `The Sickness' was dropped Disturbed found themselves a large fan base. I was one who devoured their debut album and raved its potential. With `Believe' I feel validated in my praise for Disturbed morphed into a mature and brilliantly talented band. If you are expecting `The Sickness' redux then you are in for a shock. I think that was the problem with its lukewarm reception at first. I will admit that even I was a little put off by the abrupt change in the bands delivery. `Believe' is so much more polished and advanced than `The Sickness' it almost feels like a different band altogether. David Draiman confessed to taking singing lessons in order to unleash his true vocal potential and in attempt to savor his voice and not destroy it. This brings new life to `Believe' for his vocals are so smooth, so melodic and utterly beautiful to listen to that I'm fully convinced Draiman has one of if not the best voice in the industry.`Believe' has a much more passionate approach than that taken on their debut album and it works beautifully here. On songs like `Remember' and `Mistress' the vocals, lyrics and musicianship bleed forth with dedication and devotion, engulfing the listener in a sea of emotions. Lyrically this album is much more mature than the preceding album, broaching deeper subjects and poetically maneuvering itself through the melodic brutality of each track.The best tracks here embrace this newfound sound with ferocity. The most effective at this is none other than the goliath known as `Remember', a song that redefined the band known as Disturbed once and for all. Musically the track is flawless, with catchy riffs and that mind blowing double kick drum, but it's within the vocal delivery that `Remember' becomes more than just another song for Draiman's vocals are so overwhelmingly intoxicating one can't help but become absorbed. `Mistress' is another track that embraces this melodic side of Disturbed especially as the track comes to a close. The bridge is beautifully orchestrated and delivered. The title track `Believe' runs in this vein as well and works beautifully. It's `Devour' though that stands as one of the best tracks on the album, infusing the melodic overtones with some intricate guitar work and a chill inducing bridge where the vocals alone cause the hairs on the back of your neck to stand.The opening track `Prayer' is a good mixture of what they once were and who they have become. It carries the same power and intensity of heir work on `The Sickness' but appears more polished in its delivery. They do a superb job of staying balanced with quite a few tracks here. Following in this vein is `Awaken' which feels tailor made for radio play in attempt to draw new fans while keeping the old ones satisfied. Tracks like `Liberate' and `Intoxication' serve as the heaviest on the album, `Liberate' especially proving brutal and vulgar (in fact `Liberate' is the only track to sport the F-word, a word used in heavy rotation on their debut...yet another sign of their rowing maturity). `Intoxication' is probably the only track that sounds as if it belongs on `The Sickness'. Draiman resorts back to his grunts and crazed vocal style. To me it doesn't fit or mesh with the balance of the album but it's far from a deterrent. `Rise' is a fast paced adrenaline rush but the bridge once again breathes a new kind of life into the track, elevating it to greatness. As Draiman asks "am I precious to you now" before the song breaks I found myself becoming attached to the song more and more. `Bound' runs along these lines too, staying heavy and fast paced but allowing the melodic apparel to familiarize itself with the track. `Breathe' sounds unlike any other track on the album. The guitar work is not like anything I've heard Disturbed offer and I must admit that at first I didn't like the track that much but the more I listen to the album (I always listen to this album straight through) I found myself really loving this track.The closing track `Darkness' is beautiful. There is really no other way to describe it. Serene maybe, but simply put it is beautiful. It really shows the power behind David Draiman's vocals, the extraordinary talent he possesses. I find myself a little saddened by their third album '10,000 Fists'. If it had been released as their sophomore album then maybe I would have enjoyed it much more for I would have only had `The Sickness' to compare it to, and both albums are similar in delivery. The problem for me is that Disturbed transcended the `nu-metal' genre and entered greatness with `Believe' and so to follow up this masterpiece with a backward step was painful for me. It's not that I don't enjoy the other side of Disturbed (in fact I gave their debut a 5-star review) but I just loved the advancement they made with this album and only wish they had built on this solid foundation instead of conforming to what was initially expected of them and returning to their original sound. Alas, there is always album number four. Until then `Believe' will be the album that defines this band for me.5) 2nd (?) CD [Rating: 3 out of 5]
Mostly good stuff, nice video inlay on the CD. Not as good as CD's 1 and 3. I think they were feeling themselves out on this one.