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Highest Possible Recomendation

Benjamin Dotson | East Ridge, Tennessee United States | 11/01/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD is a solid effort and worth every penny. The songs sound like Rob Zombie's , but that's not a bad thing. Every track on here is a winner and has a cool twisted feel to it. The cd even includes the new umixit technology that allows you to remix the song to your preference. Do your self a favor and buy this cd now. Can't wait to hear even more from Scum of the Earth."

Scum of the Earth sounds a lot like Rob Zombiebut...

George Dionne | Cape Cod, MA | 01/10/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The Good

The heavy guitars and background effects on "I Am the Scum" come at you like a hungry pack of wolves. You'll notice that Riggs' vocals are similar To Rob Zombie's, but he does sound slightly different. The driving beat of "Bloodsuckingfreakshow" is enhanced by the moans of a satanic-loving devil woman. The guitar effects on "Get Your Dead On" have a funky seventies twang to them. Riggs' album up to this point treads the same ground that he did with Rob Zombie, but "Little Spider" sounds a lot different. The vocal tones are just as deep and creepy, but it's an acoustic heavy ballad (not exactly a lovey-dovey ballad).



"Murder Song" starts off with a classic horror movie clip and is followed by chunky driving riffs. "The Devil Made Me Do It" is loaded with effects, wailing guitars, and pounding drumbeats. Another ballad type song appears in "Give up Your Ghost". Instead of acoustic guitars Riggs and company utilize a sitar which gives the track a more haunting feel. This CD also has an enhanced media section. It's interesting to note it because it has a feature called `Umixit', in which you the listener can remix one of the tracks the way you want.



The Bad

"Pornstar Champion" is a horrible parody of Queen's "We Will Rock You". It even uses samples from the original, but that doesn't even save it. It's an insult to Queen.



The Verdict

I'll be the first to admit that Scum of the Earth sounds a lot like Rob Zombie, but what would you expect from his guitar player? If Rob isn't going to commit to another album you might as well have the next best thing. You won't be disappointed.

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Just what you'd expect

C. Taylor | Rockland county NY | 11/28/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"And that's not a bad thing at all. This cd features former Rob Zombie guitarist Riggs and really doesn't stray too far from that of his time in the Zombie camp. It's probably not going to come as a suprise, but this pretty much sounds like 'the next' cd. The cd consist of very Zombie sounding tunes that will be welcome to many's ears. The cd seems to be very heavy on samples, especially in "Pornstarshampion" which samples Queen's "We will rock you". The cd doesn't seem to focus so much on monsters like zombie's cds seem to do lyric wise, but more towards the sleazy side of things, I mean, let's face it, Rob Zombie's Music is basically 'music made to strip to' and I think this cd acknowledges that and very much wants to be spun up in that rotation. I can even picture some Manson fans getting into this, either or. It's a fun cd for fun times, I'm giving it a 3."