robjphat@yahoo.com | Nottingham, England | 10/17/2000
(1 out of 5 stars)
"This is yet another sub-standard nu-metal release which offers nothing in the way of originality. Don't get me wrong, I love nu-metal but there's just too many bands on the scene and very few of them are doing anything original, and Shuvel are just one of those bands. They are probably a brilliant live act as they have two vocalists and the album is, if nothing else, quite energetic and live sounding. The thing is that I can't imagine any reason why anyone would buy this album (I got it by mistake),off hand I can think of about thirty bands who do the rap/ nu-metal thing better, and even if you have albums by them all, then this album does nothing to stand out from the crowd"
Not quite what I expected
Chris Erickson | Athens, Georgia USA | 01/05/2001
(3 out of 5 stars)
"I saw these guys at Ozzfest and was pretty optimistic about them. The CD just doesn't do much for me. There is not anything special about this CD that you can't find on a ton of other CD's. Either Shuvel needs to do a better job of capturing their live show and put it on the next album, or else they aren't going to make it very far. The potential is there, but this CD doesn't show it. If you like basic rap metal that is more on the rap side, pick up this CD. Otherwise, keep on looking."
Jtrei
Chris Erickson | 11/25/2000
(2 out of 5 stars)
"This album doesn't do Shuvel justice. I saw them live at Ozzfest and was ecstatic about their performance. Everyone I knew was. We all went out and bought the CD when it came out and spent the next week bitching about how bad the CD was. Live=Awesome. CD=Terrible. I can only hope that the show we saw exhibited some kind of "maturing" process. From the difference in the CD to the live show, I say it happened. I really expect their second CD to be much, much better. By the way, if you're interested in this kind of sound, check out Mr. Plow. They've got it down. Hard to find, but definitely worth it."
The Shiznit
Chris Erickson | 09/02/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This Cd kicks ... They have gotten alot better from when they were in Wichita. Songs i recommend you listen to are: Inside Out, Freestyle, and Herbs and Mixes, to name a few"