#Typ o negative gimme that tv

That’s why it leaves you satisfied but still recalling that previous Type O Negative albums have left a bigger impression.īut the quintessential Type O tracks (the title track, “How Could She”, “…A Dish Best Served Coldly”, “Less Then Zero” and a few others) are in no way bad songs. It’s not a runner-up for “The 1639 albums you have to hear before you die” and is perfectly aware of that. It’s a solid, mastered creation that perfectly knows is direction and that direction is the Type O fan-base, which had at that point become quite a crowd. It doesn’t make you want to become a sexually obscene vampire and live an abandoned church (as did “Bloody Kisses”) or to wander out to the woods with you loved one (as did “October Rust”) or to just kill yourself (as did “World Coming Down”). Some parts of lyrics of this song now seem frightfully oracular, particularly the phrases “without warning – heart attack” and “never woke up, died alone”.Īs the album goes on one may notice that although the songs are really good, Peter did a great job at creating and combining beautiful and heavy pieces together, the album itself is nothing spectacular or ground-breaking. If “Thir13teen” can be considered a joke-intro, this is the real starter. And the song sets the atmosphere to this record perfectly: it's way less depressing than 'WCD'. It’s fast-paced, energetic, simple and catchy as hell. But as soon as track 2 starts, parallels with the previous record vanish: “I Don’t Wanna Be Me” is an almost old-school gothic rocker in a metal wrapping.

#Typ o negative gimme that tv

Sure, the material is different – although that doesn’t become apparent immediately as the album starts with a cover of “The Munsters” TV show theme which could fit somewhere on “WCD”.

Sonically, “LiKM” is a direct heir of the 1999 opus and that’s a minor flaw because before that (as well as after) every new record Type O put out was a significant step in the evolution of their trademark sound. The first thing that captures listener’s attention is that the sound has no drastic changes compared to “World Coming Down”, it’s just slightly greasier. But, having bills to pay and a contract with “good old” Roadrunner, the band finally dragged themselves into the studio and created “Life Is Killing Me”.

The Drab Four themselves have taken a break from studio work, touring with their 1999 record “World Coming Down”, releasing a “Least Worst Of” compilation and consuming funny substances that had nasty side-effects.

Review Summary: A lively record, despite the titleīy 2003 Type O Negative were quite a well-known band and the seeds of metal-polished gothic rock they’ve planted had already flourished into some listenable (and some barely tolerable) acts.